Affiliate Marketing · head to head
Alyce vs Crossbeam
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Alyce
Affiliate Marketing
AI-powered gifting and direct mail platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Crossbeam
Affiliate Marketing
Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Crossbeam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Alyce acquired by Sendoso in February 2024 and the brand has since been absorbed, so it is no longer sold as a standalone product; Crossbeam the first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each
- They diverge on capability: Alyce covers AI gift recommendations, Crossbeam covers Account mapping.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Alyce and Crossbeam actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Affiliate Marketing).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Alyce
- AI gift recommendations
- Personal gifting
- Donation options
- Recipient research
- Engagement analytics
- Outreach
- Marketo
- 6sense
Only in Crossbeam
- Account mapping
- Secure data sharing
- Co-selling workflows
- Partner scoring
- Revenue attribution
- Slack
- Snowflake
Both cover
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Alyce
- affiliate marketing managementnot Crossbeam
- Workflow automationnot Crossbeam
- Reportingnot Crossbeam
Crossbeam
- Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot Alyce
- Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Alyce
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Alyce
- Acquired by Sendoso in February 2024 and the brand has since been absorbed, so it is no longer sold as a standalone product
- alyce.com no longer resolves
Crossbeam
- The first paid plan is $4,800 a year and includes a single full access seat, with additional seats at $1,800 a year each
- The free plan caps Deal Navigator and Pipeline Generation at 10 records each and offers no record exports at all
- Record exports are the ladder, at 5,000 on Connector, 25,000 on Supernode and 100,000 on Enterprise
- Sales seats are a separate $40 per user per month on top of the plan
- SAML SSO and advanced access controls are excluded from the Connector plan
- Both upper tiers are custom priced
Pricing, plan by plan
Alyce
On request- GrowthFree
- Custom pricing
- AI recommendations
- CRM integration
Crossbeam
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited partners
- Account mapping
- Basic analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Crossbeam if
- You need account mapping.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want secure data sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is Alyce or Crossbeam better?
- Neither clearly leads. Alyce starts at On request and Crossbeam at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Alyce or Crossbeam?
- Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Alyce and Free for Crossbeam.
- Does Alyce or Crossbeam run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Crossbeam for free?
- Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Alyce starts at On request.
- What is Alyce best used for?
- Alyce is most often used for affiliate marketing management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, affiliate marketing management and workflow automation are not what Crossbeam is typically brought in for.
- What can Alyce do that Crossbeam cannot?
- Alyce covers AI gift recommendations, Personal gifting, Donation options, Recipient research. Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, Web support.