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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crossbeam

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/ACrossbeam is a partner ecosystem platform from the company of the same name headquartered in Philadelphia. We act as a data escrow service that finds overlapping customers and prospects with your partners while keeping the rest of your data private and secure.

    $4,800

    WorkSpan

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    WorkSpan is an ecosystem business management platform. The solution aims to give CROs a digital platform to turbocharge indirect revenue with their partner teams at higher win rates and lower costs. It connects partners on a live network with cross-company business applications to build, market, and sell together. The vendor states the solution powers the top 10 business ecosystems in the technology and communications industry today, managing over $50 billion in joint pipeline.N/A
    Pricing
    CrossbeamWorkSpan
    Editions & Modules
    Connector
    $4,800
    Supernode
    Custom
    Enterprise
    Custom
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrossbeamWorkSpan
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCrossbeam offers a Free version with up to 3 Full Access seats, and three paid plans: Connector, Supernode, and Enterprise. Paid plans include additional seats, record expoerts, advanced account mapping, integrations, and more.—
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    Features
    CrossbeamWorkSpan
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Crossbeam and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Crossbeam
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    5.4
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Partner performance analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Crossbeam and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Crossbeam
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Co-branded collateral00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Content sharing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Partner collaboration tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Partner Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Partner Lifecycle Management features of Crossbeam and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Crossbeam
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lead distribution00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Co-op advertising00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Partner discovery and onboarding00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Referral tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Journey builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CrossbeamWorkSpan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrossbeamWorkSpan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crossbeam
    I would definitely recommend Crossbeam to others, and frequently bring it up early in conversations with potential partners as a first step in evaluating a partnership opportunity. Crossbeam allows you to easily see overlaps for current customers, prospects/target accounts, and open opportunities. Being able to quickly and easily assess the business opportunity with a partner, and find mutual customers that would benefit from a combined offering is a huge value add. The integration with Salesforce makes the tool easy to use and scalable, without needing to constantly update account lists. Being able to view the overlaps within the Crossbeam UI and easily export the lists makes the tool really easy to work with.
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    WorkSpan
    -- Partner co-sell engagement process -- Marketplace private offer publishing process
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Crossbeam
    • Frictionless onboarding and easy to get started with new partners
    • Intuitive reporting of overlapping accounts - flexibility to export to CSV
    • Ability to connect with Salesforce to keep account lists dynamic, while also allowing the option to use CSV uploads
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    WorkSpan
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Crossbeam
    • Establishing sharing settings for each specific partner could be more intuitive and easy to check.
    • Some of the navigation can be slightly confusing as it seems there are multiple ways to view the same information within the platform.
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    WorkSpan
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    Usability
    Crossbeam
    No answers on this topic
    WorkSpan
    Native integration UX inside Salesforce CRM is key for us
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crossbeam
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    WorkSpan
    WorkSpan is much more integrated inside our CRM system, and serves as a product offering more than a service offering from the others in this space
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Crossbeam
    • Crossbeam allows us to quickly assess opportunities with potential partners and feeds directly into prioritization for our integration and partnership strategy.
    • It solves the challenge of keeping account data private that you don't want to share and enables us to easily share the information that is beneficial to both parties.
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    WorkSpan
    No answers on this topic
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    WorkSpan Screenshots

    Screenshot of WorkSpan home page for a fictional Microsoft user showing joint partner sales plans, recently updated objects, membership interactions, upcoming tasks, and the engagement work center at the top right.Screenshot of A fictional sales plan between Microsoft and Capgemini showing shared goals and current status against goals, plan details, plan stage, upcoming tasks, as well as tabs for joint leads, opportunities, and other shared objects connected with this sales plan.Screenshot of A fictional joint opportunity between Microsoft and Capgemini. This shows how the partners have invited SAP to join in co-selling this Supply Chain Management Transformation opportunity to McDonalds. This shows the opportunity stage, deal value for each partner, upcoming tasks, and allows partners to collaborate with notes and messages to align and close the deal together.