Best Gong alternatives 2026

Based on 55 AI answers to 35 buyer questions in Conversation Intelligence that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 29 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    Avomarecommended for 29 questions · avg. position 2.1

    “Avoma Best modular pricing - Startup: $19/user/month annually. - Organization: $29/user/month annually. - Conversation Intelligence: additional $29/user/month. - 50-seat Organization plus CI: $34,800/year. You can start...”

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    Salesloftrecommended for 10 questions · avg. position 2.8

    “### 2. Salesloft / Clari — strongest forecasting-oriented alternative Best forecast focus The combination is particularly interesting: - Conversation Intelligence captures calls and extracts deal signals. - Deal Alerts h...”

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    Fireflies.airecommended for 10 questions · avg. position 3

    “Fireflies.ai Lowest-cost option - Business: approximately $19/user/month annually. - 50 seats: $11,400/year. - Transcription, summaries, searchable conversations and CRM integrations. - Not a full revenue forecasting or...”

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    Fathomrecommended for 7 questions · avg. position 4

    “Yes — Fathom is good enough to eliminate most manual demo recap writing, but I wouldn't recommend letting reps send every AI-generated email without reviewing it.”

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    Clari Copilotrecommended for 6 questions

    “Clari is more focused on inspecting the entire opportunity than simply extracting information from an individual call.”

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    Jiminnyrecommended for 5 questions · avg. position 3

    “### 3. Jiminny — strongest mid-market alternative Best alternative to enterprise suites - AI call scoring and coaching. - Deal insights and pipeline management. - CRM synchronization. - Supports Salesforce, HubSpot, Micr...”

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    Claaprecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 2

    “### 5. Claap – Best for a modern, AI-first workflow”

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    Sybillrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 2

    “Sybill: If you want to explore a more AI-native approach where the assistant understands deals and can reason across the sales organization's history.”

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    Outreachrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 3.7

    “I'd put Gong, Airspeed, Salesloft, Avoma, and Outreach on the shortlist.”

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    Gainsight Staircase AIrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 1

    “My strongest recommendations are Gainsight Staircase AI, Avoma, and Gong, with different strengths.”

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    ChurnZerorecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 3

    “- ChurnZero: If you also want health scoring, risk prediction, and automated retention workflows.”

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    Revenue.iorecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 3.5

    “4. Revenue.io — Best for Salesforce-centric teams”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Gong stands.

Other buyer questions (15)

Based on 52 AI answers to 37 buyer questions in Sales Engagement & Outbound that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 1 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    Apollorecommended for 22 questions · avg. position 2.6

    “My recommendation would be to start with Apollo, Reply.io or HubSpot, depending on how you currently generate leads and manage your sales pipeline.”

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    Smartleadrecommended for 19 questions · avg. position 1.8

    “My overall recommendation: Smartlead or Instantly + mailbox reply detection + webhooks + Slack/Telegram notifications, with open and click tracking disabled.”

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    Instantlyrecommended for 14 questions · avg. position 2

    “My overall recommendation: Smartlead or Instantly + mailbox reply detection + webhooks + Slack/Telegram notifications, with open and click tracking disabled.”

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    Reply.iorecommended for 12 questions · avg. position 4

    “Probably one of the strongest candidates if you want to move beyond helping SDRs write emails and actually automate substantial parts of their daily workflow.”

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    Lemlistrecommended for 10 questions · avg. position 4.3

    “I'd start with Lemlist's native enrichment and avoid purchasing another data subscription until you have evidence that you're missing meaningful coverage.”

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    Outreachrecommended for 7 questions · avg. position 2

    “Outreach (Kaia) | Call recording, transcription, searchable conversations, AI summaries | Live coaching cards, call analysis, automated scoring | Enterprise outbound teams”

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    Salesloftrecommended for 7 questions · avg. position 5

    “My recommendation would be: use Salesloft as your primary coaching platform, but don't retire your existing recording tool until you've tested transcription accuracy and coaching workflows against real calls.”

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    Clayrecommended for 6 questions

    “Clay is probably the strongest option if your biggest problem is the amount of research SDRs do before writing an email.”

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    HubSpot Sales Hubrecommended for 5 questions

    “A good option if your CRM and sales engagement processes already run through HubSpot.”

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    GlockAppsrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 1

    “GlockApps is one of the strongest options when you want to identify specific technical and content-related problems before sending.”

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    Cognismrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 3

    “Cognism | European and international B2B data | Phone-verified mobile data | Enterprise pricing”

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    ZoomInforecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 4

    “ZoomInfo | Enterprise company and contact intelligence | Firmographic depth and US enterprise coverage | Expensive; regional coverage varies”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Gong stands.

Other buyer questions (20)

Based on 54 AI answers to 38 buyer questions in CRM Software that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 2 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    HubSpot CRMrecommended for 28 questions · avg. position 1.5

    “HubSpot CRM | Companies wanting an all-round CRM | Sales, marketing, customer service, automation and reporting in one ecosystem | Costs can rise significantly as you scale”

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    Pipedriverecommended for 22 questions · avg. position 2.1

    “Pipedrive | Sales-driven organisations | Very intuitive, visual sales pipeline, activity tracking and forecasting | Less comprehensive for marketing and customer service”

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    Zoho CRMrecommended for 21 questions · avg. position 3.1

    “Zoho CRM | Companies looking for functionality and value | Broad functionality, customisation, automation and integrations | Interface and configuration can take some getting used to”

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    Salesforce Sales Cloudrecommended for 16 questions · avg. position 3

    “For a field sales team that works primarily from phones, I'd prioritize Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, and Microsoft Dynamics 365.”

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    Freshsalesrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 4

    “My recommendation: Freshsales is worth considering if your objective is to automate 60–80% of repetitive sales administration while keeping humans responsible for important conversations and decisions.”

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    Microsoft Dynamics 365recommended for 5 questions · avg. position 5

    “For a field sales team that works primarily from phones, I'd prioritize Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, and Microsoft Dynamics 365.”

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    ActiveCampaignrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 2

    “ActiveCampaign: My first choice when sophisticated email automation is the priority.”

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    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Salesrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 3

    “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales – Best for enterprise”

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    Apollorecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 3

    “Apollo combines prospect discovery, contact information and outbound sequencing.”

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    monday CRMrecommended for 3 questions

    “This is particularly interesting for companies where the boundary between sales, project management and customer delivery is relatively fluid.”

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    Salesforce Service Cloudrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 1

    “Salesforce Service Cloud | Yes | Salesforce Knowledge, customer portals, automation, AI | Large enterprises”

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    Brevorecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2

    “Brevo: My first choice when cost efficiency and email marketing are particularly important.”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Gong stands.

Other buyer questions (20)

Based on 53 AI answers to 30 buyer questions in Help Desk & Ticketing that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 1 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    Zendeskrecommended for 17 questions · avg. position 2.4

    “### 2. — Best for structured support operations Zendesk is particularly interesting if you have an established support team with multiple departments.”

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    Freshdeskrecommended for 16 questions · avg. position 1.5

    “Freshdesk handles this use case quite well, particularly when routing is based on product line, region, language, or support channel.”

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    Intercomrecommended for 16 questions · avg. position 1.8

    “If real-time agent workload and capacity management are especially important, I'd also include Intercom.”

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    Help Scoutrecommended for 8 questions · avg. position 3

    “If you're evaluating Help Scout for customer support operations, its workflow automation is useful for basic-to-intermediate automation.”

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    Jira Service Managementrecommended for 7 questions · avg. position 5

    “5. Jira Service Management – Particularly relevant for internal IT support.”

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    Gorgiasrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 1

    “### 3. — Best for ecommerce Gorgias is particularly attractive for Shopify-based businesses.”

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    Zoho Deskrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 2.5

    “My recommendation: Zoho Desk is a strong option if you're looking for a customer-support platform where AI handles routine requests and human agents handle exceptions.”

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    Frontrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 4

    “My initial preference would be to investigate Help Scout, Freshdesk and Front first.”

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    Salesforce Service Cloudrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 5

    “### 4. — Best for sophisticated record-based actions Salesforce Service Cloud”

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    Freshdesk Omnirecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 1.5

    “2. Freshdesk Omni – Best traditional help desk with integrated mobile chat.”

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    Richpanelrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 3.5

    “5. Richpanel – Particularly interesting for live shipping information”

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    Freshservicerecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 5

    “5. Freshservice – Worth considering if you're also supporting internal IT, HR, or other service departments.”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Gong stands.

Other buyer questions (16)

Based on 52 AI answers to 33 buyer questions in Customer Feedback & Feature Requests that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 0 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    Cannyrecommended for 19 questions · avg. position 1.3

    “I would put Featurebase, Canny, Productboard, and UserVoice at the top of the shortlist.”

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    Featurebaserecommended for 12 questions · avg. position 1.8

    “If you're building an AI assistant that needs to understand customer feedback and help with product decisions, use Featurebase's official MCP server rather than building a custom API integration.”

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    Productboardrecommended for 12 questions · avg. position 2.3

    “If your objective is to build a structured, traceable feedback-to-roadmap process, Productboard has a meaningful advantage.”

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    Frillrecommended for 9 questions · avg. position 2.5

    “Yes — Frill supports both a public roadmap and automatic email notifications to voters when a feature request ships.”

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    Enterpretrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 2

    “Particularly interesting if you want to discover requests that customers mention casually rather than submit through a feature-request form. Enterpret”

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    Chattermillrecommended for 6 questions · avg. position 2

    “If the third is your objective, I'd put Dovetail, Enterpret and Chattermill under particularly close evaluation.”

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    Thematicrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 2

    “### 4. — Best for transparent theme analysis Website: Thematic”

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    Qualtricsrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 3

    “### 1. Qualtrics — Best for enterprise feedback management”

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    Fiderrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 2

    “Best for customization/self-hosting | Fider”

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    Quackbackrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 3

    “If you want open-source and control: Explore Quackback.”

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    Sleekplanrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 4

    “3. Sleekplan – Best for an all-in-one feedback panel.”

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    Noltrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 4

    “Yes — Nolt is a very good fit for a seed-stage startup, particularly if you want something simple, professional and low-maintenance that combines public feature requests, voting, a roadmap and a changelog.”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

Each question shows the tools its answers recommend, in the order they were listed, and where Gong stands.

Other buyer questions (29)

Based on 53 AI answers to 31 buyer questions in Customer Success Management that name no product and where AI recommends a tool. Gong itself is recommended in 1 of them. The ranking counts only those questions; questions that name a product are listed below but not counted.

Most recommended alternatives

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    Planhatrecommended for 21 questions · avg. position 2.7

    “Yes. Planhat is well suited to B2B SaaS companies with long enterprise customer lifecycles, particularly if you want to manage the customer journey proactively rather than simply monitor account health and react when som...”

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    ChurnZerorecommended for 19 questions · avg. position 3

    “Verdict: One of the strongest candidates when immediate awareness of changing customer behavior is a priority. ChurnZero”

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    Gainsightrecommended for 17 questions · avg. position 1.8

    “Gainsight is particularly suitable for large CS organizations with complex account structures, multiple teams, and sophisticated escalation requirements. Gainsight Software”

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    Vitallyrecommended for 15 questions · avg. position 1.5

    “Short answer: Userpilot can help identify churn signals, but Vitally is still the stronger choice for proper Customer Success (CS) health scoring and account-level churn management.”

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    Custifyrecommended for 4 questions · avg. position 1.5

    “Custify looks like a strong fit for a small Customer Success team managing approximately 300 accounts, particularly if your goal is to automate risk detection and ensure that a health score decline consistently triggers...”

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    Totangorecommended for 4 questions

    “My strongest recommendations would be Gainsight, Planhat, ChurnZero, Totango, and Salesforce.”

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    Salesforcerecommended for 4 questions

    “Salesforce: Strong when the organisation needs a central customer record and commercial visibility.”

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    ClientSuccessrecommended for 3 questions · avg. position 2.5

    “Yes. ClientSuccess can handle both churn-risk detection and workflow automation natively.”

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    HubSpotrecommended for 3 questions

    “CRM (HubSpot/Salesforce) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Medium”

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    EverAfterrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 2

    “If the most important requirement is a genuinely shared workspace where the customer and CSM work together on the same plan, I'd also put Valuecase and EverAfter high on the shortlist.”

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    HubSpot Service Hubrecommended for 2 questions · avg. position 6

    “### 4. HubSpot Service Hub — Best if you already use HubSpot”

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    Intercomrecommended for 2 questions

    “6. Intercom — best for automated customer engagement”

Who AI recommends, by feature and question

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Other buyer questions (18)

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