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Crossbeam vs Reachdesk

Crossbeam logo

Crossbeam

Affiliate Marketing

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Reachdesk logo

Reachdesk

Affiliate Marketing

B2B gifting and direct mail 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; Reachdesk plans start at $20,000 per year, and the Core tier caps at roughly 50 gifts per month with only 5 users and 1 warehouse
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Reachdesk covers Global fulfillment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Reachdesk actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Reachdesk differ
AttributeCrossbeamReachdesk
Starting priceFreeOn request
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Affiliate Marketing), founded (2018).

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
  • Slack
  • Snowflake

Only in Reachdesk

  • Global fulfillment
  • Gift marketplace
  • Handwritten notes
  • eGifts
  • Campaign analytics
  • Outreach
  • Marketo
  • Pardot

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Web support

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 Reachdesk
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Reachdesk

Reachdesk

  • B2B corporate gifting and direct mail campaigns for sales and marketing teamsnot 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

Reachdesk

  • Plans start at $20,000 per year, and the Core tier caps at roughly 50 gifts per month with only 5 users and 1 warehouse
  • Swag sourcing carries a $2,500 minimum order

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

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

Reachdesk

On request
  • ProFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Global shipping
    • Full 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 Reachdesk if

  • You need global fulfillment.
  • You also want gift marketplace.
Reachdesk review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Reachdesk better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Reachdesk at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Reachdesk?
Crossbeam has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Crossbeam and On request for Reachdesk.
Does Crossbeam or Reachdesk run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Yes. Crossbeam has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Reachdesk 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 Reachdesk is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Reachdesk cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Reachdesk covers Global fulfillment, Gift marketplace, Handwritten notes, eGifts. Both handle Salesforce, HubSpot, Web support.
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