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Brainshark
Sales Readiness Platform
As of 31 August 2026, Brainshark's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Brainshark is a sales readiness platform that helps companies prepare client-facing teams with training, coaching, and content to improve sales performance. Softwr lists it under Sales Enablement. Brainshark is made by Bigtincan, launched in 1999, available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Brainshark does
Brainshark is a sales readiness platform that helps companies prepare client-facing teams with training, coaching, and content to improve sales performance.
What people use it for
- Customer Success
- Sales Readiness
- Content Authoring
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Where it falls short
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- User interface feels outdated with limited formatting customization options
- Branching feature is very limited compared to competitors
- Course catalog and transcript management in Salesforce are clunky and unintuitive
- Administrative controls are complex and adjusting settings takes longer than expected
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Capabilities
Features
Content authoring
Video coaching
Training
Assessments
Analytics
Salesforce
Integration with Salesforce
Microsoft Dynamics
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics
Slack
Integration with Slack
Highspot
Integration with Highspot
Web support
Available on web
Ios support
Available on ios
Android support
Available on android
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Questions people ask
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What is Brainshark primarily used for?
Brainshark is used for sales enablement, onboarding, and continuous training to prepare customer-facing teams with content, coaching, and certifications for buyer interactions.
SourceDoes Brainshark integrate with PowerPoint?
Yes, Brainshark offers PowerPoint integrations along with a mobile app for on-demand training access and content authoring capabilities.
SourceCan Brainshark track employee training completion?
Yes, Brainshark provides training tracking, analytics, and scorecards for monitoring completion and engagement across your sales team.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Brainshark
- Company
- Bigtincan
- Based in
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- Founders
- Joe Gustafson
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