Softwr

Sales Enablement · head to head

Brainshark vs Dock

Brainshark logo

Brainshark

Sales Enablement

Sales Readiness Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Dock logo

Dock

Sales Enablement

Client-facing workspaces for deal rooms, onboarding plans and customer portals

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Dock has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Brainshark user interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options; Dock the free plan excludes Salesforce and HubSpot integration, which is the capability that turns Dock from a nicer file share into a sales tool, so the free tier does not let you evaluate the thing you would actually buy.
  • They diverge on capability: Brainshark covers Content authoring, Dock covers Digital sales rooms.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brainshark and Dock actually diverge.

Attributes where Brainshark and Dock differ
AttributeBrainsharkDock
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelUnknownPer month by plan with additional seats charged
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded1999Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Sales Enablement).

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 Brainshark

  • Content authoring
  • Video coaching
  • Training
  • Assessments
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Slack

Only in Dock

  • Digital sales rooms
  • Mutual action plans
  • Onboarding hubs
  • Content library
  • Order forms
  • Engagement tracking
  • AI document generation
  • CRM sync

What people use each for

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

Brainshark

  • Customer Successnot Dock
  • Sales Readinessnot Dock
  • Content Authoringnot Dock

Dock

  • A sales team replacing scattered Drive links and follow-up emails with one tracked workspace per opportunitynot Brainshark
  • An account executive running a mutual action plan with a buying committee that needs shared visibility of dates and ownersnot Brainshark
  • A customer success team carrying the same workspace from signed deal into onboarding without rebuilding itnot Brainshark
  • A revenue leader wanting evidence of whether buyers actually opened the material sent after a demonot Brainshark

Where each one falls short

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

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

Dock

  • The free plan excludes Salesforce and HubSpot integration, which is the capability that turns Dock from a nicer file share into a sales tool, so the free tier does not let you evaluate the thing you would actually buy.
  • Branding and layout customisation is the most common complaint from users; teams with strict design standards find workspaces they cannot make match the rest of their buyer-facing material.
  • Workspaces render poorly on mobile, which matters because executive stakeholders in a buying committee frequently open a shared link on a phone first and form their impression there.
  • Premium requires annual billing at 1,000 US dollars a month, so the step from Standard is a twelve-thousand dollar commitment rather than an incremental monthly upgrade, and it is triggered by asset limits as often as by seat count.
  • The HubSpot integration is reported as noticeably weaker than the Salesforce one, so HubSpot-based teams get less of the CRM automation that justifies the paid tiers.

Pricing, plan by plan

Brainshark

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Brainshark review.

Dock

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 5 users
    • 10 workspaces
    • 25 content assets
  • Standard$350/month
    • 10 users included
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • 100 content assets
  • Premium$1000/month
    • 25 or more users, billed annually
    • Unlimited assets, playbooks, courses and order forms
    • CRM-integrated order forms
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • API access
    • Custom domain and sending addresses
    • SCIM provisioning

Which should you pick?

Choose Brainshark if

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

Choose Dock if

  • You need digital sales rooms.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want mutual action plans.
Dock review

Questions people ask

Is Brainshark or Dock better?
Neither clearly leads. Brainshark starts at On request and Dock at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brainshark or Dock?
Dock has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Brainshark and Free for Dock.
Does Brainshark or Dock run on more platforms?
Brainshark runs on Web, Ios, Android. Dock runs on Web.
Can I use Dock for free?
Yes. Dock has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Brainshark starts at On request.
What is Brainshark best used for?
Brainshark is most often used for customer success, sales readiness, content authoring. Of those, customer success and sales readiness are not what Dock is typically brought in for.
What can Brainshark do that Dock cannot?
Brainshark covers Content authoring, Video coaching, Training, Assessments. Dock covers Digital sales rooms, Mutual action plans, Onboarding hubs, Content library.

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
Dock: Do buyers and clients need a licence?

No. External collaborators are free on every plan, including Free.

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.

Source
Dock: Is Dock useful without a CRM integration?

Much less so, and the free plan has none. Budget for Standard if you want activity flowing back to Salesforce or HubSpot.

Brainshark: Can Brainshark track employee training completion?

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

Source
Dock: Can it handle post-sale onboarding as well as deals?

Yes, that is one of its stronger arguments: the same workspace carries from deal to implementation without rebuilding it.

Dock: Is pricing per seat?

Partly. Plans bundle a user count and additional seats are 50 US dollars a month each on top.

Share

Related pages

More on Brainshark

More on Dock

Keep looking

Other head to heads