Brainshark vs. SalesHood

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brainshark
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Brainshark is a video presentation platform for sales enablement, now from BIgTinCan (acquired August 2021).N/A
SalesHood
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
SalesHood headquartered in San Francisco offers their sales enablement tool which contains sales learning and coaching modules, content management with best practice features and guidance as well as to improve collaboration between marketing and sales, and also sales content analytics.
$10
per user, per month
Pricing
BrainsharkSalesHood
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Add On - Coaching and Content in Salesforce or Microsoft
$10
per user, per month
Add On - Presentation Management
$15
per user, per month
Saleshood
$50
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrainsharkSalesHood
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing discounts available with volume and multi-year agreements.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BrainsharkSalesHood
Best Alternatives
BrainsharkSalesHood
Small Businesses
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paperflite
Paperflite
Score 9.3 out of 10
Paperflite
Paperflite
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Paperflite
Paperflite
Score 9.3 out of 10
Paperflite
Paperflite
Score 9.3 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
BrainsharkSalesHood
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrainsharkSalesHood
Likelihood to Recommend
Brainshark is very user-friendly and it’s very easy to create learning content, even a beginner could walk through it fairly easily. They also have a great support team and help site that can pretty much answer any question with video tutorials.
Read full review
SalesHood is great for tech-forward orgs that have everything in digital format. There would be a bit more work building this platform out from physical materials. It's great for orgs that have somewhat complex or many products/services. It might be more robust than needed for groups with simple or few products to learn. It also doesn't provide content, so it's important for the org to have proprietary resources and content to host on the platform. It's also great for orgs that have sales teams on the go. The mobile app is excellent and has nearly all the same capabilities as the desktop/laptop version.
Read full review
Pros
  • You can Track who watched and how many times your presentation was watched through their tracking service.
  • Customer service is outstanding. They will walk you through any difficulties you encounter.
  • They are always working and expanding the product to give me ways to engage with my audience
Read full review
  • For the STC material, students can easily participate in classes at their own pace and on their own time
  • Creating material for your own teaching classes is relatively easy
  • As an instructor in a class it is easy to manage the class and participants
Read full review
Cons
  • It is not always the SME that wants to narrate so an easier way to invite guest narrators would make the creation process less painful.
  • More detailed description of report types. Depending on what output I am in search of, I find myself having select each option until I find what I need.
  • An option to insert a slide instead of just adding and having to move it up by repeatedly pressing the up arrow.
Read full review
  • UI display: Huddles could stand to have a facelift. The UI layout could definitely be better looking
  • Display on File/Link modules: the description is off to the side and hard to find unless you know what you're looking for
  • Ability to add files or slides on all modules as a reference point or ability to add widgets on modules
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Our customers (internal employees) have expressed desired for online learning and we have received positive feedback on the Brainshark modules used in eLearning and communications. We are also increasing usage at the project level as the word spreads about the benefits of using Brainshark.
Read full review
IT has been useful and better than some of the other tools we have used.
Read full review
Usability
BrainShark is great for those with beginner and intermediate level software skills. It doesn't take a programming genius to get up and running with this application.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
I'm always able to access Brainshark, whether it is to upload, record, share, download, or view presentations. Whenever I do need to contact someone at Brainshark, there is always someone there. I have never had a problem accessing a presentation and any updates to presentations are viewable immediately.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
We've found a few glitches and needed some branding updated. Each time we've called, they were super responsive and cared about my issue as much as I did! They've even helped me (and another vendor) figure out how to have this other outside software integrate with theirs to achieve an even greater presentation. I'm super impressed with their Customer Service people.
Read full review
Our CSM at SalesHood is always responsive to us, we see the support team respond to our queries quickly, and even the CEO Elay Cohen is entirely plugged in. If an in-app NPS score is rendered that looks to be unfavorable, they reach out to understand why and to see if they can help turn the experience around if it's education or enhancement that's needed. It's a great team there to support you.
Read full review
Online Training
The training is easy to use. You can take as little or as much as you need. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. There is a variety of training you can take. There are mini lessons, courses, and webinars. The folks at Brainshark truly want to help you have the best presentation possible.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Their ongoing support after implementation is excellent and easy to access...
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Most systems we looked at only housed training you already had or bought... or you could buy their training, but they did not offer a way to build your own training AND keep it updated and house it in a logical way. I what we use in Brainshark as two parts (and we don't use it all - such as the Coaching module) one for creation and second for delivery... and delivery offers two parts. One off's... links that we can add to newsletters, websites etc, and then their Rapid Learning Portal for more formalized learning. Brainshark gives me what I need to create AND deliver trainings, webinars and even holiday wishes. Plus they are big enough to offer service and tech help to the field... I don't have to do it all myself... as well as a Customer Success Manager for quarterly updates, help and training, monthly reporting on usage, training webinars and an whole knowledge base and author and administrator training online. If you only have a person or hand full of people creating your training... it is easy to use and get lots of content out to the world!
Read full review
I chose SalesHood because I knew the team is amazing based on my past relationship with them, and because I knew the features met the needs my organization had. They may not have had all the frills that other vendors have, but we didn't need frills. We needed functionality and flexibility.
Read full review
Return on Investment
  • Since we implement how Brainshark is used we have found several areas where it has a significant impact...the first is the ability for any three step distributor to build a supplier / manufacturer content library that can be utilized by their B2B sales group
  • Brainshark's survey and question tools are an excellent way to solicit feedback from both internal and external audiences...
  • Brainshark is a cost effective way for retailers and wholesalers to manage store and field level operations...
Read full review
  • Provides proof to executive management and shareholders - the value that training and enablement brings to the organization
  • Ability to quickly create trainings and roll them out to the target audience with deadlines
  • Tracking also provides the ability of the enablement team to identify gaps and adjust accordingly
Read full review
ScreenShots