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Crossbeam vs Shopify Collabs

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Crossbeam

Software

Partner ecosystem platform for revenue teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Shopify Collabs logo

Shopify Collabs

Software

Connect with creators to grow your Shopify store

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Shopify Collabs a 2.9% processing fee is applied to every automatic commission payment and charged to the merchant's Shopify bill
  • They diverge on capability: Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Shopify Collabs covers Creator marketplace.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Crossbeam and Shopify Collabs actually diverge.

Attributes where Crossbeam and Shopify Collabs differ
AttributeCrossbeamShopify Collabs
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Founded20182021

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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
  • Slack

Only in Shopify Collabs

  • Creator marketplace
  • Affiliate management
  • Gift tracking
  • Commission payments
  • Performance analytics
  • Application management
  • Direct messaging
  • Shopify integration

Both cover

  • 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 Shopify Collabs
  • Running a partner ecosystem programme with shared datanot Shopify Collabs

Shopify Collabs

  • Recruiting affiliates and creators for a Shopify storenot Crossbeam
  • Issuing creator discount codes and affiliate linksnot Crossbeam
  • Paying creator commissions automatically through the Shopify billnot 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

Shopify Collabs

  • A 2.9% processing fee is applied to every automatic commission payment and charged to the merchant's Shopify bill
  • Requires a Shopify store, so it is unusable by brands not selling on Shopify
  • Commissions are handled in USD and merchants billed in another currency pay local conversion fees
  • Creators who do not submit a W9 have their annual payouts capped at $599.99 USD
  • Collabs is not accepting new creator signups, so brands can only work with creators already on the platform or invited directly

Pricing, plan by plan

Crossbeam

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

Shopify Collabs

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Creator discovery
    • Gift tracking
    • Basic affiliate links
  • Pro$99/month
    • Advanced search
    • Commission management
    • Bulk messaging

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 Shopify Collabs if

  • You need creator marketplace.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want affiliate management.
Shopify Collabs review

Questions people ask

Is Crossbeam or Shopify Collabs better?
Neither clearly leads. Crossbeam starts at Free and Shopify Collabs at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Crossbeam or Shopify Collabs?
Crossbeam starts at Free and Shopify Collabs at Free.
Does Crossbeam or Shopify Collabs run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Crossbeam for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Shopify Collabs is typically brought in for.
What can Crossbeam do that Shopify Collabs cannot?
Crossbeam covers Account mapping, Secure data sharing, Co-selling workflows, Partner scoring. Shopify Collabs covers Creator marketplace, Affiliate management, Gift tracking, Commission payments. Both handle Web support.
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