InsideSales Playbooks vs. Kixie

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InsideSales Playbooks
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
InsideSales Playbooks (formerly XANT Playbooks) aims to help SDRs and AEs quickly build closeable pipeline, by helping salespeople get a hold of more of the right people. InsideSales.com uses their A.I.-platform called Neuralytics to target likely buyers combined with their cadence engine to help sales reps consistently engage all of their prospects in a personalized way. Just like Waze from Google helps drivers get to their destination quickly based on the data from other drivers,…N/A
Kixie
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Kixie is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Kixie.
$29
per user
Pricing
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Integrated
$29
per user
Enterprise
$55
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Top Pros
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Best Alternatives
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Small Businesses
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Mixmax
Mixmax
Score 8.8 out of 10
Mixmax
Mixmax
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Likelihood to Recommend
1.3
(127 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
3.3
(101 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
InsideSales PlaybooksKixie
Likelihood to Recommend
Aurea
It is well suited for any sales department, to try to get ahold of the person you are trying to get ahold of. Playbooks has increased the number of decision makers that I can get ahold of on a day to day basis. This tool would probably be less suited for people that do not have calls to make outside of the company.
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Kixie
Suited if you want to hear old calls. Not suited for teaching new SDR's how to talk or what a good call is and why. Kixie doesn't transcribe either.
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Pros
Aurea
  • Playbooks does a great job of letting reps know when phone numbers are not a working number.
  • Playbooks does a great job being able to be tailored to your specific organization or business.
  • Playbooks does a great job of having a very friendly user experience.
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Kixie
  • Kixie integrates seamlessly with our CRM (Zoho), meaning it updates call notes directly on the customer's CRM profile.
  • The one-click dialing feature directly through our CRM is a great feature. It's so simple; just search for a name, one-click, and you are on the phone.
  • The local presence feature is a nice touch for cold calls. It provides a local area code when cold calling to increase the likelihood of an answer to the call.
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Cons
Aurea
  • The ability to filter specific plays or pieces of information so that it's more user-friendly for the overall organization. Essentially, more room to customize the organization of accounts and how you're working them.
  • The initial onboarding process of accounts results in high levels of tasks - the ability to break these down in an easier way to help with time management would be helpful.
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Kixie
  • "Power Dialer" doesn't work all the time.
  • Only records; doesn't give any type of analysis.
  • Getting your account set up correctly can be confusing.
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Usability
Aurea
It only took a day to get comfortable with Playbooks. The ease of use and overall usability is fantastic in the sense that it's pretty straightforward once you get enough repetitions in the tool. I also like all of the videos and resources available if support is needed
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Kixie
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Aurea
The Insidesales Playbooks is by far more intuitive and organized than other programs I have used in the past. Unfortunately I have not had experience with other products that are available out there. I would hope we will see more improvements from the ISDC tool as we all use it more and provide feedback
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Kixie
Kixie integrated much better with our CRM (Zoho) than CrazyCall. In addition, Kixie had increased reporting features that CrazyCall did not offer--CrazyCall's reporting was limited and not detailed enough for our purposes. Lastly, at the time, CrazyCall did not have the inbound call services that Kixie offered. In fact, CrazyCall did not have any inbound services when we were using the software.
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Return on Investment
Aurea
  • 100's of hours back in our week due to Salesforce Integration!
  • We have more clients answering the phone due to creative caller ID solutions.
  • We can standardize our messaging by partnering with Marketing to help build plays and auto-enroll certain contacts based on messaging.
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Kixie
  • Negative- the "Power Dialer" doesn't load
  • Negative- missed calls because not loading correctly
  • Positive- can call anyone with a click of a button
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ScreenShots

InsideSales Playbooks Screenshots

Screenshot of Playbooks DashboardScreenshot of Editing a RecordScreenshot of Creating an EmailScreenshot of Adding NotesScreenshot of Scheduling a CallScreenshot of Viewing Task List

Kixie Screenshots

Screenshot of Kixie is the sales engagement platform that boosts sales team performance with ultra-reliable, easily-automated calling & texting for Hubspot, Salesforce and leading CRMs. Kixie connects agents to prospects naturally and automatically, reveals valuable insights about conversations and provides truly dependable service. Empower teams with local presence area codes, instant lead-caller, inbound call queues, text templates & voicemail drop. With Kixie, sales teams have the power to achieve their most ambitious goals. It's better sales, made simple.Screenshot of We’ve revolutionized how salespeople engage with prospects, making it automatic and natural. Kixie’s core benefit for agents lies in its ability to touch leads when they are engaged. In the past, agents simply dialed through a list of numbers, hoping to get someone on the phone. Those 👏 days 👏 are 👏 gone 👏. There are more ways to communicate than ever. People are busier than ever. Kixie helps break through the noise and close deals.Screenshot of With Kixie, sales managers coach stronger teams that close more opportunities. It's a powerful ally for sales managers. The training challenge for sales leaders lies in applying past learning to new deals to ensure as many opportunities as possible are closed. Kixie helps make sure agents are communicating the right message at the right time.Screenshot of At its core, Kixie is a world-class phone & text service designed to help sales teams, anywhere, prosper. Ever heard a sales agent say something like: “If I can just get a lead on the phone, I close the deal nearly every time!” 🤔 The modern sales organization needs more than a dumb dialer. They need an intelligent platform that proactively helps agents connect with leads. A great platform also plays nicely with other systems. With Kixie agents are always one step ahead — and it can be installed in just three minutes.