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Ontraport vs Gong

Ontraport logo

Ontraport

Software

All-in-one CRM and marketing automation

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Gong logo

Gong

Software

Revenue intelligence platform

From
$1600/user-per-year
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page; Gong pricing not published; custom quotes and high platform fees make budget forecasting difficult
  • They diverge on capability: Ontraport covers Contact management, Gong covers Call recording.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ontraport and Gong actually diverge.

Attributes where Ontraport and Gong differ
AttributeOntraportGong
Starting price$24/month$1600/user-per-year
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, Cloud-based SaaS
Founded20092016

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Ontraport

  • Contact management
  • Sales pipeline
  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Automation
  • Reporting
  • Landing pages
  • Zapier

Only in Gong

  • Call recording
  • AI transcription
  • Deal intelligence
  • Market intelligence
  • Team coaching
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zoom

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Ontraport

  • CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Gong
  • Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Gong

Gong

  • Call analysisnot Ontraport
  • Deal forecastingnot Ontraport
  • Sales coachingnot Ontraport
  • Win/loss analysisnot Ontraport

Where each one falls short

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

Ontraport

  • No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
  • Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
  • The two months free saving requires annual billing

Gong

  • Pricing not published; custom quotes and high platform fees make budget forecasting difficult
  • Built for sales calls only; limited contact center and multi-channel conversation coverage
  • Forecasting and Engage modules use keyword-based analysis with 20-30 minute processing delay, not generative AI
  • Conversation analysis cannot capture internal buyer meetings or decision-making discussions

Pricing, plan by plan

Ontraport

$24/month
  • Plus$24/month
    • Contact management
    • Email marketing
  • Pro$79/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Automation
    • CRM
  • Pro+$149/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced features
    • API access

Gong

$1600/user-per-year

No published plan breakdown. See the Gong review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Ontraport if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want sales pipeline.

Choose Gong if

  • You need call recording.
  • You work on Web, Cloud-based SaaS.
  • You also want ai transcription.

Questions people ask

Is Ontraport or Gong better?
Neither clearly leads. Ontraport starts at $24/month and Gong at $1600/user-per-year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ontraport or Gong?
Ontraport starts at $24/month and Gong at $1600/user-per-year.
Does Ontraport or Gong run on more platforms?
Ontraport runs on Web. Gong runs on Web, Cloud-based SaaS.
What is Ontraport best used for?
Ontraport is most often used for crm with marketing automation and campaign building, managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform. Of those, crm with marketing automation and campaign building and managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform are not what Gong is typically brought in for.
What can Ontraport do that Gong cannot?
Ontraport covers Contact management, Sales pipeline, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Gong covers Call recording, AI transcription, Deal intelligence, Market intelligence. Both handle Slack, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gong: How much does Gong cost?

Gong pricing starts around $1,600 per user per year, with a mandatory platform fee of $5,000-$50,000 annually. Exact pricing is custom and requires a sales consultation.

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Gong: Does Gong integrate with Salesforce?

Yes. Gong integrates with Salesforce via REST API to import account data and export conversation summaries, enabling searchable calls by CRM fields.

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Gong: What conversations can Gong capture?

Gong was built primarily for sales call analysis and captures calls through integrations with major dialer systems. Coverage for contact center and multi-channel conversations is limited.

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Gong: Does Gong have an on-premise option?

Gong is a cloud-based SaaS platform without an on-premise deployment option. All conversation analysis and storage occurs in Gong's cloud infrastructure.

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