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Seismic vs Keap

Seismic logo

Seismic

CRM & Sales

Sales enablement and content management platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Keap logo

Keap

CRM & Sales

CRM and marketing automation for small business

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Seismic weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement; Keap the entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month
  • They diverge on capability: Seismic covers Content management, Keap covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Seismic and Keap actually diverge.

Attributes where Seismic and Keap differ
AttributeSeismicKeap
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20102000

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM & Sales).

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 Seismic

  • Content management
  • LiveDocs automation
  • Content analytics
  • Learning & coaching
  • Buyer engagement
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • HubSpot

Only in Keap

  • Contact management
  • Pipeline management
  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Sales automation
  • Reporting
  • Zapier
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Seismic

  • Content managementnot Keap
  • Sales trainingnot Keap
  • Proposal automationnot Keap
  • Buyer engagementnot Keap

Keap

  • CRM with built in marketing automation for small businessesnot Seismic
  • Managing contacts, pipelines and follow up campaigns in one systemnot Seismic

Where each one falls short

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

Seismic

  • Weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
  • Search feature lacks keyword depth, making content discovery difficult
  • Limited learning and LMS capabilities with underwhelming analytics and reporting
  • Complex implementations requiring dedicated internal resources and strong change management
  • High price point with multi-year contracts and no free trial option

Keap

  • The entry price is $299 a month and includes only 2 user licences, with each additional user at $39 a month
  • Price varies with contact count, and the bands are only visible by entering a number into a calculator on the page
  • Implementation services are described as required rather than optional
  • Text marketing beyond the included 500 messages is a separate add on running from $24 to $279 a month

Pricing, plan by plan

Seismic

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Seismic review.

Keap

$29/month
  • Lite$29/month
    • Contact management
    • Email marketing
  • Standard$59/month
    • Everything in Lite
    • Sales automation
    • Pipeline management
  • Professional$149/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Advanced automation
    • AI features

Which should you pick?

Choose Seismic if

  • You need content management.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want livedocs automation.

Choose Keap if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want pipeline management.

Questions people ask

Is Seismic or Keap better?
Neither clearly leads. Seismic starts at On request and Keap at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Seismic or Keap?
Seismic starts at On request and Keap at $29/month.
Does Seismic or Keap run on more platforms?
Seismic runs on Web, API. Keap runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Seismic best used for?
Seismic is most often used for content management, sales training, proposal automation, buyer engagement. Of those, content management and sales training are not what Keap is typically brought in for.
What can Seismic do that Keap cannot?
Seismic covers Content management, LiveDocs automation, Content analytics, Learning & coaching. Keap covers Contact management, Pipeline management, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Seismic: How is Seismic priced?

Seismic uses custom, quote-based pricing without published list rates. Typical pricing ranges from $30-60 per user for Professional Edition, with mid-market teams spending $20,000-60,000 annually and enterprises exceeding $100,000 per year. Seismic Learning is priced as an incremental per-user fee.

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Seismic: What does Seismic's Enablement Cloud include?

Seismic Enablement Cloud spans five areas: Content Management, Learning & Coaching, Program Strategy & Execution, Meeting Intelligence, and Digital Sales Rooms. An AI engine called Aura runs across all functions, powering content recommendations, learning content generation, meeting summaries, and conversational search.

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Seismic: Does Seismic integrate with Salesforce?

Yes, Seismic provides real-time, two-way sync with Salesforce to embed personalized content, playbooks, and AI-driven recommendations directly into Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud workflows. Seismic also integrates with 150+ platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, and sales engagement tools like Salesloft and Outreach.

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Seismic: What was Seismic's recent acquisition?

On February 12, 2026, Seismic announced a definitive agreement to merge with Highspot. The combined company operates as Seismic, led by CEO Rob Tarkoff, with Highspot founder Robert Wahbe joining the board. The deal creates a platform worth north of six billion dollars.

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Seismic: What are Seismic's main limitations?

Key limitations include weak micro-site and digital sales room functionality with low customer engagement, search features that miss keywords, limited learning and LMS capabilities, complex implementations requiring dedicated resources, and high pricing with multi-year contracts and no free trial.

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