Balto vs. Gong

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Balto
Score 10.0 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 9.1 out of 10
N/A
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
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Community Pulse
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Features
BaltoGong
Conversation Intelligence Software Features
Comparison of Conversation Intelligence Software Features features of Product A and Product B
Balto
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Ratings
Gong
8.8
183 Ratings
10% above category average
Speech-to-Text Transcription00 Ratings8.8180 Ratings
Keyword Detection00 Ratings8.9178 Ratings
Sentiment Analysis00 Ratings8.1161 Ratings
Speaker Diarization00 Ratings8.8171 Ratings
Call Recording Playback00 Ratings9.5181 Ratings
Call Summarization00 Ratings9.0180 Ratings
Conversion Metrics00 Ratings8.6163 Ratings
Keyword Search & Retrieval00 Ratings8.8176 Ratings
Call Tagging00 Ratings8.8167 Ratings
Integration with CRM Systems00 Ratings8.7159 Ratings
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User Ratings
BaltoGong
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.2
(625 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(13 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(393 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(100 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.7
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 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
Gong is a wonderful tool to be able to make sure that a call is recorded properly with next steps highlighted by an AI once the transcript has been processed. Our organization uses the clip functionality quite often to share a prospect question internally with the appropriate parties, and the sales and CS teams have it synced to SFDC so they can see the opportunity value associated with each call.
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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
  • The history is quite useful in many aspects of my daily work, as I have a complete and detailed view of transcribed calls and email summaries of previously exchanged emails.
  • It's like an assistant; I can receive email reminders about things discussed during a video call, such as the upcoming date of a scheduled meeting or notes on certain key aspects the client needs for their order.
  • I can share calls through Gong with my clients. This gives me an added advantage, allowing the client to have reminders or a record of what was discussed without having to worry about manually taking notes.
  • The interface is complex but easy to learn, has many assistant-like features, and can also be integrated into many calling platforms, such as Zoom.
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Cons
Balto Software
  • Just making sure it is hearing what is said correctly.
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Gong.io
  • AI analysis - I'd love to see some more proactive analysis or the ability to set warning signs.
  • Cross-account analysis - I'd like to be able to run the Gong prompts across a set of customers or all calls within a certain range
  • Ease of Zapier accesss - I'd love to see even more connections built to Zapier.
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Likelihood to Renew
Balto Software
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Gong.io
Gong is one of the best if not the best tools we have in or tech stack in terms of ROI and ease of use. The ai features that have been released over the past year have continued to add value and are not just shiny new features that don't get used. It is also an easy to use platform for our sales and customer success reps, takes very little time to become proficient in. The deal boards also provide great visibility into opps for management and leadership
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Usability
Balto Software
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Gong.io
By default it automatically provides a lot of proactive information. Out of the box you can get a lot of value from what gets recorded with minimal setting adjustment. The effort you put in to enhancing it just makes it all the more powerful but you do not have to have a dedicated admin to get basic usage out of it.
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Support Rating
Balto Software
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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
I've used Chorus at a past company. It seems to do the transcriptions similarly accurately to Gong. Good enough call recording. The call feedback can be done too although maybe not as easily. I do not believe Chorus can create call playlists. I do feel there are a lot less analytics pieces to Chorus too. There are many feature addons in Gong to help sales motions.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Balto Software
No answers on this topic
Gong.io
I was not involved with the process
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Professional Services
Balto Software
No answers on this topic
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
  • saves a lot of time, mainly thanks to call summaries & next steps as well as workflows allowing to automate communication
  • I could say that generally speaking it does increase revenue because you can do more work in the same period of time > more leads, more opportunities, more sales
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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.