Consensus vs. Highspot

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Consensus
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Consensus improves the software buying process with interactive demos on demand. A digital product experience, it aims to delight buyers and deliver detailed intent data back to revenue teams, to shorten cycle times, increase close rates, and drive resource efficiency.N/A
Highspot
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Highspot is a sales content management software solution offered by Highspot.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
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Chose Consensus
Consensus is simple and does what it does very well. It doesn't try to be a deal room software, so they partner for that space. It did not try to be an AI transcription solution at first, so they partnered for that space. They continue to listen to their customers, improve the …
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Consensus is way better than Showpad because everything is embedded into one neat video rather than a bunch of links that need to have the files stored on my device. For example, everything that I used with showpad had to be saved on my device specifically for it to be used in …
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Use them side by side and do not need to choose
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We did not find a similar solution that could provide the prospect experience Consensus provides. We did not seriously evaluate any other platform like we did with Consensus.

Consensus allows your prospects to select their interests and only show them the relevant parts of …
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Consensus has the most personalized approach out of all the solutions I have used and I love the data driven approach to ensure that the person viewing the video is being watched and understood to help equip the salesperson tools to ensure a successful outreach. A lot of …
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Consensus has less video editing power.
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Consensus was much more robust in what they offered compared to other products. We have been using them for years with no plans on changing because of the time and effort saved by being able to send out videos that showcase different parts of our software and the full suite …
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I have not ever used a competitor to Consensus so I can not answer this question.
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We evaluated Consensus vs Highspot 2 years ago, and although we still have Highspot, we use Consensus around 90% time vs 10% Highspot. Highspot is suitable for sending analyst's reports and product and industry whitepapers; Consensus is far superior with pre-recorded demos and …
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None. Consensus has been my first exposure to long-form demo/content delivered besides using zoom to record a demo and then sharing a link with my prospect. Consensus has changed the game in regards to how I engage with prospects from a product perspective.
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Videos had been recorded using platforms previously but the distribution of these videos was often uncontrolled and untraceable.

Consensus provides a platform where we can control, distribute and track shared content. It also allows us to build up stakeholder maps based on …
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As a user, I was not involved in the selection process - but I am very glad we use this system!!
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I have previously used the Smart Links feature in Sales Navigator for LinkedIn.

This was quite similar to Consensus but it feels more like a 'junior' version.
Highspot
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Easily linked and tracked for creating campaigns
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Version control and sharing the latest version of anything is invaluable, as is the ability to bookmark content and having the bookmark always relate to the most recent version of that content. Gold.
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Highspot is a very simple tool compared to Seismic and far less capable.
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I think Drive is a lot more intuitive, but it’s hard to know what is allowed to be public or private in Drive. Additionally, Drive doesn’t have the best way to send content, whereas Highspot offers a better solution for that.
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Sharepoint has been difficult to search (not a very powerful user interface or search filtering functionality). Brainshark didn't provide everything we wanted.
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Showpad is very similar to Highspot, but we found Highspot more user-friendly and [has] a better interface, so I have not actually used Showpad.

As for SharePoint, we still use this for other reasons at our company, but we used to share files with our sales team, and it is …
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We use Highspot in conjunction with our other programs and it works great. We are able to use the features and functions from each to help us with our daily outreach and have an idea of what is working and what isn't.
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Highspot has a more elegant way of displaying the assets, whereas Google just organizes everything by folders.
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We did not review other vendors. We used Google Drive to store and maintain marketing materials before Highspot, and that was not efficient.
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From an investment perspective, Highspot was very reasonable in price for both the main platform and the LMS. The ease of use and management seemed to be a lot less than some of the others we looked at. If we had a more robust solution, I could see where there could be value …
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We previously used Google Drive for all of these resources, so Highspot was a considerable upgrade.
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We don't need extensive screen share capabilities, and Highspot is a great value for the cost. Ease of sharing department-wide materials was a huge plus for us, as well as the ease of use with adding new content.
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They're pretty similar from a content management perspective, but Showpad has a lot more to offer outside of that. Highspot's searching algorithm seems better.
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I have never used a tool/platform similar to Highspot.
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We used Showpad for the last few years, however, since switching to Highspot our team has actually seen more success and collaboration. Our sales enablement directors are able to leverage better marketing materials for our sales and BDR agents leading to higher conversions from …
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Highspot is great for metrics and for tracking interactions. It is very user-friendly and really easy to start engaging. The possibility of tracking both employees and prospects/clients is one of the best features. It is easy to implement and everyone can see how they are …
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Highspot is so much more versatile than Google Drive. Its feels more secure and easier to organize content. It is also much more Sales Focuses and allows for collaboration and features to share content clients with tracking.
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Although I was not privy to the selection process, our product marketing manager was extremely heavy in selecting the right tool for our Sales team and collaborated with us to figure out exactly which features we needed, and what we didn't. Highspot checked all the boxes and …
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We felt like Highspot had a better user interface and was easier to navigate. We like DocSend and it works much like Highspot. At the time it was a more expensive solution that had essentially the same features.
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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Usability
9.5
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7.1
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
I have customers asking me frequently about new functionality that they have no intention of buying. This helps me give them a high level explanation and demo without setting up a separate meeting. If they have additional questions, I can have a more tailored follow up call based on specific questions which makes everyones time more efficient. It is not appropriate for cold outreach.
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Great for delivering insight on which personas are engaging with the material shared. If I've had multiple meetings with personas, but they have not engaged with my proposal, I'm now able to understand the priority of our partnership and how it ranks within their other initiatives.
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Pros
  • The ability to tailor demos and demoboards to show various functionality of the product.
  • We appreciate the features Consensus has to customize demos in various forms.
  • The customer service and post-sales trainings the Consensus team has held for our company have been extremely beneficial. I personally appreciated learning how demos are better received when they're not 'perfect'
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  • Outlook Plug-In is very easy to use and allows users to easily access Highspot content
  • Highspot provides instant feedback when an email is opened and data about the length of time the reader spent in the document.
  • Overall ease of use. Highspot is very easy to use and navigation is very intuitive.
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Cons
  • The front-end UX could be improved to look and feel more like a mature SaaS solution
  • There's a limited amount of help resources to assist throughout the video building process
  • I'd like to see more integrations with broader SaaS solutions to unlock more use cases (i.e. Engaging in group formats, long-form webinars, etc)
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  • I feel one area is in Search - probably this is the one area where AI would assist.
  • Sometimes it can be confusing when sending someone a document that is in "my content" which people don't have access to, when I meant to send them the version of the content from the general area.
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Likelihood to Renew
Consensus has been a valuable and vital sales tool at every stage of our sales cycle. In the very early stages of prospect education, you can send videos to get them familiar and up to speed with our product without a solution consultant's involvement. It is also a very powerful tool at the later stages of the sales cycle, with the ability to tailor demos and intro videos and record exec alignment itro videos, which we have had great success with
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I love Highspot, it saves me a ton of time every single day. I like how my correspondence looks professional and I know what I'm sending is accurate and company approved. I'm able to add it to an email template in seconds and choose multiple brochures if it fits the information the student wants or requested. I can also customize templates to make them company specific when appropriate
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Usability
It only took me a matter of minutes to onboard myself to Consensus and start utilizing it with my clients. The platform is very simple to set up and straight forward to use. Most platforms take time to learn how to use and navigate but Consensus was very easy to pick up and use as a first time user.
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I use Highspot every day. It is basically my go-to spot to find anything I need to know about the product, like pricing and internal processes. It also helps me provide value-added emails to my prospects with extreme ease. Without Highspot I would not have the current success that I have right now in sales.
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Support Rating
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I have not needed any customer support until now, I guess this is because they work on a proactive maintenance of the platform. We have an internal team working with Highspot so if I need help I go to my internal team not directly to Highspot. I have never heard any complaints.
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Alternatives Considered
None. Consensus has been my first exposure to long-form demo/content delivered besides using zoom to record a demo and then sharing a link with my prospect. Consensus has changed the game in regards to how I engage with prospects from a product perspective
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From an investment perspective, Highspot was very reasonable in price for both the main platform and the LMS. The ease of use and management seemed to be a lot less than some of the others we looked at. If we had a more robust solution, I could see where there could be value in what the others offered, but for what we needed Highspot checked all the boxes.
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Return on Investment
  • I closed 3 deals last year by prospects using Consensus and finding additional modules they wanted to purchase.
  • Consensus speed up the buying process in 6 of my deals last year to close in quarter.
  • Consensus saved me time from doing additional live demos.
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  • Highspot has created more efficiency within our Sales team as reps no longer have to "hunt" for up-to-date collateral
  • Highspot helps us understand what collateral gets deals in pipeline
  • Highspot aids in new employees getting ramped easier and faster with one location to review training content
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ScreenShots

Consensus Screenshots

Screenshot of the Consensus demo player, which is the heart of the product. Buyers tailor their demo and receive relevant messaging via interactive video demos.Screenshot of the Chrome extension, which enables sales reps to record and sens demos instantly without leaving their inbox.Screenshot of Demolytics, a feature used to dive deeper into stakeholder engagement by showing how buyers ranked features, what they watched, and who they shared the demo with.Screenshot of an example of an Interactive Product Tour, used to give buyers a multimedia experience as a supplement to interactive videos that let buyers click through stories and key product areas with text and video explainers.Screenshot of the demo library that helps manage content across teams and gives revenue operations teams a centralized place to create and share demos instantly.

Highspot Screenshots

Screenshot of Content usage analytics