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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cognism

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ACognism is GDPR-compliant B2B sales and marketing lead generation platform, providing B2B revenue teams with a blend of real-time company, people and event data to streamline prospecting.N/A

    Gong

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AGong 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
    CognismGong
    Editions & Modules
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    CognismGong
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CognismGong
    Considered Both Products
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    Chose Cognism
    Data quality for phone numbers in APAC
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    Gong.io
    Chose Gong
    8x8 is a lot clunkier than Gong with a less intuitive interface. It also doesn’t have the AI features that Gong does and is purely to listen back to calls without any actionable takeaways or coaching points - so Gong is way better. It has a tonne more features so definitely …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    645 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    365 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CognismGong
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Cognism and Gong
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Gong
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Cognism and Gong
    Feature
    Cognism
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Gong
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Cognism and Gong
    Feature
    Cognism
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Gong
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Cognism and Gong
    Feature
    Cognism
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Gong
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Conversation Intelligence Software Features
    Comparison of Conversation Intelligence Software Features features of Cognism and Gong
    Feature
    Cognism
    -
    Ratings
    Gong
    8.8
    224 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Speech-to-Text Transcription00 Ratings9.0221 Ratings
    Keyword Detection00 Ratings9.0219 Ratings
    Sentiment Analysis00 Ratings8.1198 Ratings
    Speaker Diarization00 Ratings8.7211 Ratings
    Call Recording Playback00 Ratings9.6223 Ratings
    Call Summarization00 Ratings9.1222 Ratings
    Conversion Metrics00 Ratings8.4198 Ratings
    Keyword Search & Retrieval00 Ratings8.9215 Ratings
    Call Tagging00 Ratings8.7203 Ratings
    Integration with CRM Systems00 Ratings8.9198 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CognismGong
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.2
    (669 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (437 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)
    4.6
    (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
    CognismGong
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cognism
    Cognism works great for startups, scale-ups and large enterprises. It helps us close deals faster because we can very easily find the right people who can move our deal forward fast, and reach them directly instead of having to go through an HQ number/gatekeeper. It also saves us hours and hours on research we'd otherwise have to do manually.
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    I think Gong is well suited when you are having a company that makes a lot of calls to clients or receives a lot of calls. It is very important. I think, from a business standpoint, to log all of the calls and conversations that are had to use in case anything ever comes up. Also, just to make sure that your employees are doing well on the calls, because you cannot monitor every single call personally. Having this as a reference point to listen to things that might be important versus not is awesome. it might be less appropriate if you are not really interacting a ton with the clients. If you are more so just doing business meetings, then it might not be needed. However, I do think it's a great tool overall because it provides the AI note recap from the calls and logs everything that might be helpful for any reason
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cognism
    • They give us a headsup if the phone number is direct, mobile, or HQ
    • They advise us if the email is verified - that reduces our bounce rate.
    • They also advise us if our prospect's number is in the DNC list
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    • Provides executive summaries for meeting notes and email follow ups.
    • AI Briefs allow anyone to seek information on a particular customer in a matter of seconds.
    • Scores calls such as EBRs or new business sales calls that can be used by management for coaching.
    • Provides accurate forecasting and visibility to sales leaders.
    • Theme spotter can be used to gather feedback and provide data to management for opportunities we continuously here from our clients.
    • Accurately depict key points from conversations and allows for different brief themes to quickly get the information needed for teammates throughout the organization.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cognism
    • The mobile number quality needs to improve as the connect rate is lower
    • It should also add sub industries to contract the list and find ICP
    • The AI assistant is not ideal
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    • A history tracker (similar to Google Sheets/Excel) - it'd be nice to see WHO was changing certain fields and when exactly.
    • Dark mode.
    • A quick checklist when getting started to ensure I'm getting the most out of the platform (e.g., Gong Connect, Gong Import).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cognism
    No answers on this topic
    Gong.io
    I don't make these decisions for our company, but I would highly encourage our use of Gong to continue. Gong has been very helpful in my sales role in terms of staying organized and on top of accounts, completing actions in a timely manner, and moving deals forward with better insights
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cognism
    Cognism's UI is modern and sleek. While some functions like setting up sequences required a few more clicks than I think is necessary, every other feature is intuitive and easy to use. Everything is easy to find and users are able to quickly navigate to where they need to go for different use cases like research, email creation and sequence building
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    It does great for all the things I've mentioned. I didn't give it a 10/10 because I still think there is room to improve as far as improving the quality of the insights that are more actionable. I.e. this happened so you should think about doing this thing as a next step.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Cognism
    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
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Cognism
    No answers on this topic
    Gong.io
    This is nothing something I'm able to answer
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cognism
    Cognism is great as its positioned itself in the middle of the pack from a pricing perspective, as it provides quality data for campaigns. The lower and cheaper options do offer it at a fraction of the cost but that just means that data quality is lower. Cognism is the best allrounder
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    It stacks up in a different way. All of these companies try to do some feature that Gong does. Like Call recording, call analysis, AI discovery, Forecasting and Sales Activity tracking. Gong beats most, Otter.ai is a growing competitor though.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cognism
    No answers on this topic
    Gong.io
    I was not involved with the process
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Cognism
    No answers on this topic
    Gong.io
    I was not involved with the process
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cognism
    • The bounce rate is lower now by 50%
    • The lead quality is improved by 20%
    • We need all in one platform so we dont have to navigate between bundle of tools
    Incentivized
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    Gong.io
    • I don't have specific metrics since this feature isn't used in my job personally, but I do know that our sales and CS teams use Gong with SFDC opportunities to help with forecasting closed won opportunities based on intent captured within the call.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    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.