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Brainshark vs Qwilr

Brainshark logo

Brainshark

Sales Enablement

Sales Readiness Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Qwilr logo

Qwilr

Sales Enablement

Beautiful Proposals and Quotes

From
$35/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Brainshark user interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options; Qwilr growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • They diverge on capability: Brainshark covers Content authoring, Qwilr covers Web-based proposals.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Brainshark and Qwilr actually diverge.

Attributes where Brainshark and Qwilr differ
AttributeBrainsharkQwilr
Starting priceOn request$35/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded19992014

Identical on both: 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
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Highspot
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Only in Qwilr

  • Web-based proposals
  • Interactive quotes
  • E-signatures
  • Video embedding
  • HubSpot
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Brainshark

  • Customer Successnot Qwilr
  • Sales Readinessnot Qwilr
  • Content Authoringnot Qwilr

Qwilr

  • Sales teams sending interactive proposals with embedded payment collection who can commit to annual billingnot 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  • User interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options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

Qwilr

  • Growth plan requires a minimum of 5 users at $55/user/month and Scale requires a minimum of 10 users at $75/user/month, both billed annually only
  • Document automation beyond the free monthly allotment (10, 150 or 600 documents by tier) costs $5, $2.50 or $2.50 per additional document
  • QwilrPay charges a payment processing fee on top of the subscription, ranging from 0.25% on Starter down to 0.05% on Scale

Pricing, plan by plan

Brainshark

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Brainshark review.

Qwilr

$35/month
  • Business$35/month
    • Unlimited documents
    • Templates
    • E-signatures
  • Enterprise$59/month
    • Custom branding
    • Advanced analytics
    • Integrations

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 Qwilr if

  • You need web-based proposals.
  • You also want interactive quotes.
Qwilr review

Questions people ask

Is Brainshark or Qwilr better?
Neither clearly leads. Brainshark starts at On request and Qwilr at $35/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Brainshark or Qwilr?
Brainshark starts at On request and Qwilr at $35/month.
Does Brainshark or Qwilr run on more platforms?
Brainshark runs on Web, Ios, Android. Qwilr runs on Web.
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 Qwilr is typically brought in for.
What can Brainshark do that Qwilr cannot?
Brainshark covers Content authoring, Video coaching, Training, Assessments. Qwilr covers Web-based proposals, Interactive quotes, E-signatures, Video embedding. Both handle Analytics, 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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