InsideSales Playbooks vs. Upscale

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InsideSales Playbooks
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
InsideSales Playbooks (formerly XANT Playbooks) aims to help SDRs and AEs quickly build closeable pipeline, by helping salespeople get a hold of more of the right people. InsideSales.com uses their A.I.-platform called Neuralytics to target likely buyers combined with their cadence engine to help sales reps consistently engage all of their prospects in a personalized way. Just like Waze from Google helps drivers get to their destination quickly based on the data from other drivers,…N/A
Upscale
Score 6.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Upscale is a B2B sales engagement platform that automates sales outreach using multiple channels like email, phone calls, LinkedIn, SMS, and more. It accelerates the sales pipeline through structured sequences and consistent communication. As a data-driven unified platform, it helps streamline routine work, enabling the sales team to focus on closing deals. It integrates with other applications, including CRMs, email, calendars, social media, and productivity apps. Sales representatives can get…
$50
per month per user
Pricing
InsideSales PlaybooksUpscale
Editions & Modules
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Basic
$50
per month per user
Essentials
$75
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
InsideSales PlaybooksUpscale
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe pricing is for plans paid annually.
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User Ratings
InsideSales PlaybooksUpscale
Likelihood to Recommend
1.3
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Usability
3.2
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User Testimonials
InsideSales PlaybooksUpscale
Likelihood to Recommend
Playbooks is great for sales organizations that need help with efficiency and cadence. It is well suited for heavy calling and high emails on accounts. Playbooks also does a great job at taking the guesswork out of accounts for my reps. The only time I would think that Playbooks would be less appropriate would be if a company already has a similar system in place.
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Pros
  • Organization with tasks - Playbooks tells reps what step they are on with each account
  • Keeping reps focused & accountable - now, they know exactly what is expected of them for that day
  • Time efficiency - realizing what accounts to continue working, and what accounts to stop working
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Cons
  • There does seem to be a lot of steps involved for each play when it would be nice to have fewer steps to send out an invite to an upcoming webinar.
  • It would also be great to have more VOD's that we could watch on our own time to learn more about the tool.
  • It would also be great to have the ability to see exactly when they open an email and forward it on.
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Usability
It only took a day to get comfortable with Playbooks. The ease of use and overall usability is fantastic in the sense that it's pretty straightforward once you get enough repetitions in the tool. I also like all of the videos and resources available if support is needed
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Alternatives Considered
You can do so much more with Playbooks. the power dialer that we had previously just allowed us to take a few notes and disposition a call. with Playbooks, you can keep track of accounts. Keep track of conversations, lists of what needs to get done, schedule calls and much much more.
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Return on Investment
  • 100's of hours back in our week due to Salesforce Integration!
  • We have more clients answering the phone due to creative caller ID solutions.
  • We can standardize our messaging by partnering with Marketing to help build plays and auto-enroll certain contacts based on messaging.
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ScreenShots

InsideSales Playbooks Screenshots

Screenshot of Playbooks DashboardScreenshot of Editing a RecordScreenshot of Creating an EmailScreenshot of Adding NotesScreenshot of Scheduling a CallScreenshot of Viewing Task List

Upscale Screenshots

Screenshot of The dashboard summarizes all you need to know about upcoming tasks, team and prospect activities.Screenshot of Structure your sales outreach with multi-channel sequences.Screenshot of Get step-wise insights for sequences to improve your sales outreach.Screenshot of Compare sequence performance with summarized reports.