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Bigtincan vs Crossbeam

Bigtincan logo

Bigtincan

Sales Enablement

AI-Powered Sales Enablement

From
On request
Rated
-
Crossbeam logo

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: Bigtincan no published pricing makes budgeting difficult and requires contacting sales for quotes; 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: Bigtincan covers AI content recommendations, Crossbeam covers Account mapping.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bigtincan and Crossbeam actually diverge.

Attributes where Bigtincan and Crossbeam differ
AttributeBigtincanCrossbeam
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategorySales EnablementAffiliate Marketing
Founded20082018

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Bigtincan

  • AI content recommendations
  • Mobile enablement
  • Document automation
  • Training
  • Analytics
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP
  • Oracle

Only in Crossbeam

  • Account mapping
  • Secure data sharing
  • Co-selling workflows
  • Partner scoring
  • Revenue attribution
  • HubSpot
  • Slack
  • Snowflake

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Bigtincan

  • Customer Successnot Crossbeam
  • Sales Enablementnot Crossbeam
  • Ai Automationnot Crossbeam

Crossbeam

  • Mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companiesnot Bigtincan
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Bigtincan

Where each one falls short

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

Bigtincan

  • No published pricing makes budgeting difficult and requires contacting sales for quotes
  • Steep implementation and onboarding costs on top of per-user fees for enterprise plans
  • Complex setup process requiring significant organizational change management to adopt

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

Bigtincan

On request
  • SMB$null/custom
    • Average cost $17,937
    • Sales enablement basics
    • Mobile access
  • Enterprise$null/custom
    • Average cost $139,644
    • Advanced features
    • Dedicated support

Crossbeam

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited partners
    • Account mapping
    • Basic analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Bigtincan if

  • You need ai content recommendations.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want mobile enablement.

Choose Crossbeam if

  • You need account mapping.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want secure data sharing.

Questions people ask

Is Bigtincan or Crossbeam better?
Neither clearly leads. Bigtincan 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, Bigtincan or Crossbeam?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Bigtincan and Free for Crossbeam.
Does Bigtincan or Crossbeam run on more platforms?
Bigtincan runs on Web, iOS, Android. Crossbeam runs on Web.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bigtincan starts at On request.
What is Bigtincan best used for?
Bigtincan is most often used for customer success, sales enablement, ai automation. Of those, customer success and sales enablement are not what Crossbeam is typically brought in for.
What can Bigtincan do that Crossbeam cannot?
Bigtincan covers AI content recommendations, Mobile enablement, Document automation, Training. Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bigtincan: Does Bigtincan publish transparent pricing?

No. Bigtincan uses quote-based pricing with no published list prices. Most customers report effective costs of $25-$45 per user per month when billed annually, with SMB plans averaging $17,937 and Enterprise plans averaging $139,644.

Source
Bigtincan: What is included in Bigtincan's mobile capabilities?

Bigtincan includes mobile access for sales teams to access content, run presentations, and engage customers on their devices as part of its mobile-first sales enablement approach.

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Bigtincan: Does Bigtincan include AI-powered features?

Yes. Bigtincan includes AI-powered features for content recommendations, sales coaching, and engagement analytics to help teams optimize their selling process.

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