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Amity vs Brainshark

Amity logo

Amity

Software

Customer Success for Growing Teams

From
$300/month
Rated
-
Brainshark logo

Brainshark

Software

Sales Readiness Platform

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amity amity Social Cloud is priced per Monthly Active User (MAU) rather than a flat seat fee, with tiers of $0.06/$0.09/$0.14 per MAU (USD) on Basic, Advanced and Max plans as archived in 2022, so cost scales directly with app usage rather than user count.; Brainshark user interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options
  • They diverge on capability: Amity covers Health scores, Brainshark covers Content authoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amity and Brainshark actually diverge.

Attributes where Amity and Brainshark differ
AttributeAmityBrainshark
Starting price$300/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20141999

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Amity

  • Health scores
  • Customer segments
  • Playbooks
  • Task management
  • Alerts
  • HubSpot
  • Intercom

Only in Brainshark

  • Content authoring
  • Video coaching
  • Training
  • Assessments
  • Analytics
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Highspot
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amity

  • Customer Success
  • Smbnot Brainshark
  • Ease Of Usenot Brainshark

Brainshark

  • Customer Success
  • Sales Readinessnot Amity
  • Content Authoringnot Amity

Both are used for customer success, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amity

  • Amity Social Cloud is priced per Monthly Active User (MAU) rather than a flat seat fee, with tiers of $0.06/$0.09/$0.14 per MAU (USD) on Basic, Advanced and Max plans as archived in 2022, so cost scales directly with app usage rather than user count.

Brainshark

  • User interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options
  • Branching feature is very limited compared to competitors
  • Course catalog and transcript management in Salesforce are clunky and unintuitive
  • Administrative controls are complex and adjusting settings takes longer than expected

Pricing, plan by plan

Amity

$300/month
  • Starter$300/month
    • Health scores
    • Segments
    • Basic playbooks
  • Growth$600/month
    • Advanced automation
    • Custom reports
    • API

Brainshark

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Brainshark review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Amity if

  • You need health scores.
  • You also want customer segments.

Choose Brainshark if

  • You need content authoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want video coaching.

Questions people ask

Is Amity or Brainshark better?
Neither clearly leads. Amity starts at $300/month and Brainshark at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amity or Brainshark?
Amity starts at $300/month and Brainshark at On request.
Does Amity or Brainshark run on more platforms?
Amity runs on Web. Brainshark runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Amity best used for?
Amity is most often used for customer success, smb, ease of use. Of those, smb and ease of use are not what Brainshark is typically brought in for.
What can Amity do that Brainshark cannot?
Amity covers Health scores, Customer segments, Playbooks, Task management. Brainshark covers Content authoring, Video coaching, Training, Assessments. Both handle Salesforce, Slack, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Brainshark: What is Brainshark primarily used for?

Brainshark is used for sales enablement, onboarding, and continuous training to prepare customer-facing teams with content, coaching, and certifications for buyer interactions.

Source
Brainshark: Does Brainshark integrate with PowerPoint?

Yes, Brainshark offers PowerPoint integrations along with a mobile app for on-demand training access and content authoring capabilities.

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Brainshark: Can Brainshark track employee training completion?

Yes, Brainshark provides training tracking, analytics, and scorecards for monitoring completion and engagement across your sales team.

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