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Crossbeam vs Impact.com

Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Impact.com logo

Impact.com

Influencer Marketing

The partnership 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; Impact.com no pricing is published anywhere, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Impact.com covers Partner discovery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Impact.com actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Impact.com differ
AttributeCrossbeamImpact.com
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Api
CategoryAffiliate MarketingInfluencer Marketing
Founded20182008

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
  • HubSpot
  • Slack
  • Snowflake

Only in Impact.com

  • Partner discovery
  • Contract management
  • Cross-device tracking
  • Fraud protection
  • Performance optimization
  • Global payments
  • Multi-program management
  • Attribution modeling

Both cover

  • Salesforce

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 Impact.com
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Impact.com

Impact.com

  • Managing affiliate and partnership programmes at scalenot Crossbeam
  • Tracking partner referrals and paying commissionsnot 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

Impact.com

  • No pricing is published anywhere, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • Brands and agencies must request a demo to reach any figure
  • The plans page carries no rates

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

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

Impact.com

On request
  • Starter$undefined/month
    • Partner discovery
    • Basic tracking
    • Standard reporting
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • Advanced tracking
    • Contract management
    • Performance optimization
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Multi-program management
    • Fraud protection
    • Custom integrations

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 Impact.com if

  • You need partner discovery.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want contract management.
Impact.com review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Impact.com better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Impact.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Impact.com?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Crossbeam and On request for Impact.com.
Does Crossbeam or Impact.com run on more platforms?
Crossbeam runs on Web. Impact.com runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Impact.com 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 Impact.com is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Impact.com cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Impact.com covers Partner discovery, Contract management, Cross-device tracking, Fraud protection. Both handle Salesforce.
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