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Brainshark vs Mediafly

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Brainshark

Sales Enablement

Sales Readiness Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mediafly

Sales Enablement

Revenue enablement with interactive value selling calculators and forecasting from the InsightSquared acquisition

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brainshark user interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options; Mediafly the suite assembles products from several acquisitions, so interfaces and administration differ between modules and users notice the seams.
  • They diverge on capability: Brainshark covers Content authoring, Mediafly covers Content management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brainshark and Mediafly actually diverge.

Attributes where Brainshark and Mediafly differ
AttributeBrainsharkMediafly
Pricing modelUnknownquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android, Windows
Founded1999Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Mediafly

  • Content management
  • Value selling
  • Digital sales rooms
  • Revenue intelligence
  • Content analytics
  • CRM integration

What people use each for

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

Brainshark

  • Customer Successnot Mediafly
  • Sales Readinessnot Mediafly
  • Content Authoringnot Mediafly

Mediafly

  • Deals that stall in procurement because the buyer cannot build an internal business case without helpnot Brainshark
  • Field sales teams that need the content library available offline at a customer sitenot Brainshark
  • Sales organisations that want forecasting and content analytics from one vendor rather than twonot Brainshark
  • Justifying premium pricing with a quantified total cost of ownership comparison against an incumbentnot 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

Mediafly

  • The suite assembles products from several acquisitions, so interfaces and administration differ between modules and users notice the seams.
  • Building a credible ROI calculator needs benchmark data and configuration work, usually bought as professional services on top of the licence, so the first-year cost exceeds the seat price substantially.
  • Content search and usage analytics are behind Highspot, which is the more common choice when findability rather than business case building is the problem.
  • Reporting depends heavily on the Salesforce integration, so organisations on other CRMs lose a significant part of the value.
  • Pricing is per seat and quote-only with annual commitment, so occasional users such as pre-sales engineers cost the same as daily sellers.

Pricing, plan by plan

Brainshark

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Brainshark review.

Mediafly

On request
  • Mediafly Revenue360$undefined/year
    • Per-seat licensing with modules priced separately
    • Value selling model build normally sold as professional services
    • Annual contract

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 Mediafly if

  • You need content management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
  • You also want value selling.
Mediafly review

Questions people ask

Is Brainshark or Mediafly better?
Neither clearly leads. Brainshark starts at On request and Mediafly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brainshark or Mediafly?
Brainshark starts at On request and Mediafly at On request.
Does Brainshark or Mediafly run on more platforms?
Brainshark runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mediafly runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
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 Mediafly is typically brought in for.
What can Brainshark do that Mediafly cannot?
Brainshark covers Content authoring, Video coaching, Training, Assessments. Mediafly covers Content management, Value selling, Digital sales rooms, Revenue intelligence.

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.

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Mediafly: Why pick this over Highspot?

Because your deals need business cases rather than better content search. If content findability is the problem, Highspot is the stronger product.

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
Mediafly: Is the ROI calculator usable out of the box?

No. It requires your own value drivers and benchmark data, and that build is normally a services engagement of several weeks.

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
Mediafly: What did InsightSquared bring?

Pipeline analytics and forecasting, which moved Mediafly into revenue intelligence alongside content enablement.

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