Balto vs. Gong

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Balto
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Balto is a real-time guidance tool for contact centers from Balto Software in St.Louis. Balto provides sales managers a way for to coach call rep behaviors at scale, maintain quality, and know what's working and what's not. Balto offers dynamic prompts, listens to both sides of a conversation, and can insert preferred rebuttals and responses that agents can then read. And it includes desktop sticky notes, used to send reps reminders, contest details, strategic reminders, or other…N/A
Gong
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Gong helps people and companies reach their potential. The Gong Revenue Intelligence Platform™ enables customer-facing teams to take advantage of their most valuable assets – customer interactions, which the Gong platform automatically captures and analyzes. Gong then delivers insights at scale, to empower revenue and go-to-market teams to determine the best actions for winning outcomes. The vendor boasts companies like Morningstar Inc., Paychex, LinkedIn,…N/A
Pricing
BaltoGong
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BaltoGong
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
BaltoGong
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.4
(443 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(211 ratings)
Availability
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(99 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
Configurability
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(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BaltoGong
Likelihood to Recommend
Balto Software
New agents are given Balto and are able to take calls successfully from day one. They take incoming calls and Balto listens to both sides of the conversation and when things are said it will prompt the agent to move forward in different ways. It also will prompt if agents are speaking too much or if the agent isn't listening and asking the same question it will prompt them.
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Gong.io
Any team that has a direct relationship with a client via a phone or a video call would benefit from Gong. I've worked on sales in the past and these tools are the dream of every leader. I can't think of a better way to get actual material from our performance to give us a better chance to detect areas of improvement and hone our skillset before our next call. Even it's super fast. In merely a few minutes after the call you receive an email telling you that the recording is already ready for us to exploit it
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Pros
Balto Software
  • Lights up to let us know we are following the script.
  • Makes sure we are asking and gathering all the correct questions.
  • I like that we get confetti at the end to tell us we have done a good job.
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Gong.io
  • Recommendations to improve (silence time, speaking ratio, etc.)
  • Source of absolute truth! So easy to see what meetings have been done, and how it was done. No more he says she says
  • Transcription - it has been accurate, and helps when trying to learn how to handle rejections
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Cons
Balto Software
  • Just making sure it is hearing what is said correctly.
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Gong.io
  • Would like to have Gong use AI to alert me when a customer is at risk for attrition
  • Would like to make it easier to search on Accounts. When I type into the search field, sometimes multiple accounts appear, and when I click on one, there's an error.
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Likelihood to Renew
Balto Software
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Gong.io
We love Gong and our customers like it too. We can bring additional value by being to provide a dialogue of all our customer conversations.
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Usability
Balto Software
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Gong.io
Esy and simple to use outside of a few clunky moments with integrating to zoom/gcal or resetting the duration of recordings. Overall it's a really great tool that certainly empowers customer success and account managers to add of ton of value to the customer experience in a really simple way and makes the process more smooth and secure.
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Support Rating
Balto Software
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Gong.io
I give them a 10 because, I have been using Gong for over a year now and have never had issues or concerns go un resolved in a day or two. Their communication is impeccable and their tech support is very hands on and prompt
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Implementation Rating
Balto Software
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Gong.io
This is nothing something I'm able to answer
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Alternatives Considered
Balto Software
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Gong.io
We used to use Zoom recordings but they don't compare, we also had to spend a ton on extra storage while Gong is unlimited. In my opinion, Zoom/etc. provides no insights, no ability to score calls, no collaboration, poor sharing, etc.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Balto Software
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Gong.io
I was not involved with the process
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Professional Services
Balto Software
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Gong.io
I was not involved with the process
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Return on Investment
Balto Software
  • This question is above my pay scale.
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Gong.io
  • Greater collaboration across internal teams
  • Improved presentation and conversation skills, based on manager feedback and individual assessment
  • Improved patience (must fewer instances of interrupting customers thanks to Gong)
  • Customers are more confident in their decisions (when they can rewatch demos)
  • Better alignment with customers, since we can be truly present on the call then listen to the recording later instead of taking notes in real-time
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ScreenShots

Balto Screenshots

Screenshot of With Balto Notifications, agents form great habits and managers ensure a unified contact center voice.

Backed by decades of habit-formation psychology, Balto’s Notifications give agents instant feedback on keywords, soft skills, and other habits they need to get right every time.Screenshot of Guide agents through make-or-break moments. Balto's Dynamic Prompts automatically show agents what to say when callers ask questions, have concerns or share critical information.Screenshot of Balto automatically scores 100% of calls so you can focus on improving conversations – not on scoring them.

Balto's Dashboards show scores for individuals and groups of agents in real-time, breaking down scores into individual categories.

Get a complete picture of call quality without having to wait hours for processing.Screenshot of No more saying the wrong things in make-or-break moments. Guide every rep to sell like your top performers.

Balto guides reps to win the call and measures what’s working in real-time. Increase conversion rates by up to 26% in just 45 days.

Learn more at https://www.balto.ai/sales/Screenshot of Balto shows reps how to stay compliant and correct mistakes in real-time while keeping track of every conversation. Get bulletproof compliance.

You can’t go back to non-compliant calls, so why not mend things before the conversation is over? 

Learn more at https://www.balto.ai/compliance/Screenshot of Balto powers up your agents to perfect every conversation. Get better customer experiences with Balto Real-Time Guidance.

No more long call times or call backs while agents search for information. Guide your agents to take control from “hello” to “goodbye”.

Learn more at https://www.balto.ai/customer-experiences/

Gong Screenshots

Screenshot of Coach reps into sales superstars. Replicate what works by turning objective, data-based guidance into coachable moments for managers, peer-to-peer coaching, and self-driven improvements — without any drama.Screenshot of Find the truth in your pipeline. There are risks hiding in your pipeline, deals, and customer interactions. Get true visibility from contact to close so you can address them and call the right forecast every time.Screenshot of Bet big. And win. Gong’s early insights into what’s working — and what's not — gives your team the confidence to take big-bet initiatives to market successfully.