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Crossbeam vs Grin

Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Grin logo

Grin

Influencer Marketing

The all-in-one creator management platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Crossbeam has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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; Grin billed on monthly credits rather than seats, and credits are consumed at different rates by activity, so identical usage months can cost different amounts
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Grin covers Creator discovery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Grin actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Grin differ
AttributeCrossbeamGrin
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Api
CategoryAffiliate MarketingInfluencer Marketing
Founded20182014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Crossbeam

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

Only in Grin

  • Creator discovery
  • Relationship management
  • Product seeding
  • Affiliate tracking
  • Content management
  • ROI reporting
  • E-commerce integration
  • Payment processing

Both cover

  • Slack

What people use each for

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

Crossbeam

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

Grin

  • Running influencer marketing programmes with creator outreachnot Crossbeam
  • Managing gifting, contracts and reporting across creator campaignsnot Crossbeam

Where each one falls short

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

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

Grin

  • Billed on monthly credits rather than seats, and credits are consumed at different rates by activity, so identical usage months can cost different amounts
  • The free plan allows 200 credits a month against 2,000 on the $200 Starter plan
  • The published tiers run from $200 to $1,500 a month, which is a high floor for a small brand
  • Overage is charged at a flat rate above the plan allowance

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

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

Grin

On request
  • Growth$undefined/month
    • Creator discovery
    • Relationship management
    • Content tracking
  • Pro$undefined/month
    • Advanced discovery
    • E-commerce integrations
    • Product seeding
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom integrations
    • API access
    • Dedicated CSM

Which should you pick?

Choose Crossbeam if

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

Choose Grin if

  • You need creator discovery.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want relationship management.
Grin review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Grin better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Grin at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Grin?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Crossbeam and On request for Grin.
Does Crossbeam or Grin run on more platforms?
Crossbeam runs on Web. Grin runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grin starts at On request.
What is Crossbeam best used for?
Crossbeam is most often used for mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies, running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data. Of those, mapping overlapping accounts and pipeline with partner companies and running a partner ecosystem programme with shared data are not what Grin is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Grin cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Grin covers Creator discovery, Relationship management, Product seeding, Affiliate tracking. Both handle Slack.
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