Allego vs Showpad

    Checked November 5, 2026 against each vendor's public pages.

    Allego: Revenue enablement platform spanning learning, AI role play with video avatars, conversation intelligence, content and digital sales rooms.

    Showpad: Revenue effectiveness platform for field-selling organizations: content management, sales readiness with Roleplay AI, buyer engagement and analytics, with Showpad Genie AI agents across them. Vector Capital combined Showpad with Bigtincan in October 2025, so the platform now also includes Showpad Brainshark, Bigtincan Hub, Zunos and ClearSlide.

    Where they differFull feature table

    At a glance

    Who each product is for, how you buy it, and its rating on G2.

    Allego

    Sales enablement
    Best for
    Mid-market and enterprise teams wanting avatar-based AI role play inside a full enablement suite.
    Pricing
    Quote onlyNot publicly listed (demo/quote required)
    • Modern Learning + Conversation Intelligence: Not listed ('Get Pricing'), per user/month, billed annually upfront
    • AI Role Play: Not listed ('Get Pricing'), per user/month, billed annually upfront
    • Content Management: Not listed ('Get Pricing'), per user/month, billed annually upfront
    • Digital Rooms + Deal Navigator: Not listed ('Get Pricing'), per user/month, billed annually upfront
    Source: allego.com
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Not stated publicly
    Self-serve sign-up
    No
    G2
    No G2 profile found
    Our 14 capabilities
    • 8 yes
    • 3 partly
    • 0 no
    • 3 not verified

    Showpad

    Sales enablement

    Combined with Bigtincan in October 2025

    Best for
    Field-selling organizations in manufacturing, medical devices and consumer goods that need content, training and roleplay on mobile, including offline.
    Pricing
    Quote onlyNot publicly listed (quote required). Licensed per user in three packages: Professional (courses, content, CRM integrations and SSO), Advanced (adds Roleplay AI and certifications) and Expert (adds Authoring AI and custom agents). Checked November 5, 2026
    • Professional: Custom, per user (quote)
    • Advanced: Custom, per user (quote)
    • Expert: Custom, per user (quote)
    Source: showpad.com
    Free plan
    No
    Free trial
    Not stated publicly
    Self-serve sign-up
    No
    G2
    4.6 out of 5 from 1,909 reviewsSource: g2.com
    Our 14 capabilities
    • 7 yes
    • 2 partly
    • 0 no
    • 5 not verified

    Where they differ

    Only verified differences: rows where one is a yes and the other a no or partly. Rows we couldn't verify are left out here; we couldn't verify 3 of 14 for Allego and 5 for Showpad.

    Where Allego is ahead

    • Real call analysisShowpad:Partly

    Where Showpad is ahead

    • Scenarios from your own materialAllego:Partly

    Which one fits

    Strengths come from each vendor's own positioning; the rest is computed from the verified rows and pricing.

    Choose Allego if

    • Video-avatar AI role play with broad language/voice coverage
    • Unified learning, CI, content and digital rooms with AI included at no extra cost
    • Large integration catalog (120+), including CRMs, LMSs and identity providers
    • You want full support for real call analysis, where Showpad is partial.

    Choose Showpad if

    • Built for field sellers: the mobile app works offline and presents 3D and AR product content
    • Roleplay AI with custom personas and voices, adjustable difficulty and multilingual practice, grounded in approved content
    • Content management, courses and learning paths, buyer engagement and analytics in one platform
    • You want full support for scenarios from your own material, where Allego is partial.

    Allego and Showpad, feature by feature

    All 14 capabilities we track, with the note and public source behind every value. "Not verified" means we couldn't confirm it either way, not that it's missing.

    Allego and Showpad compared on 14 capabilities
    CapabilityAllegoShowpad
    Practice
    AI voice roleplaySpoken practice calls with an AI buyer that responds and pushes back.Yes

    Audio-only or video scenarios; 71 voices/accents; adaptive unscripted AI buyers.

    Source: allego.com    		Yes

    Sellers practice spoken conversations with an AI buyer that can object, interrupt and ask follow-ups, with speech settings and pronunciation dictionaries.

    Source: showpad.com
    AI video avatar roleplayFace-to-face practice with an animated AI avatar, not just a photo.Yes

    Practice against 'lifelike AI video avatars' (Live Dialog Simulator); avatars in 32 languages.

    Source: allego.com    		Not verified

    The Roleplay AI page mentions 'AI buyer avatars', but Showpad's launch post describes text and audio conversations; an animated video buyer isn't documented.

    Source: showpad.com
    Cold call simulationOutbound drills such as openers, gatekeepers and voicemail.Not verified

    No explicit cold-call practice found on role-play pages.

    		Not verified

    No explicit cold-call practice found.

    Custom scenario builderBuild your own buyer personas, objections and goals.Yes

    Create a scenario from a basic prompt (no scripting); prebuilt scenarios customizable.

    Source: appexchange.salesforce.com    		Yes

    Admins set the product, goal, objectives, customer pain points, communication style and grading; Fall '26 added custom personas and voices.

    Source: showpad.com
    Scenarios from your own materialDiffersGenerate practice scenarios from your company documents or past calls.Partly

    AI Deal Role Play lets reps rehearse a specific upcoming meeting; data sources not detailed. CI can route reps to role plays; AI Lesson Builder generates courses from existing materials.

    Source: allego.com    		Yes

    Turns existing content into sales scenarios; building scenarios from call recordings isn't documented.

    Source: showpad.com
    Coaching and analysis
    Methodology scorecardsCalls scored against frameworks like MEDDIC, SPIN or NEPQ.Partly

    AI scoring against custom rubrics, tailorable by role/region, scored in 59 languages; no named frameworks found.

    Source: allego.com    		Partly

    Custom scoring criteria with up to 10 weighted feedback categories; no named frameworks found.

    Source: showpad.com
    Real call analysisDiffersScoring and insights on real customer calls, not just practice.Yes

    Records, transcribes, summarizes virtual and in-person calls; rubric call scoring; Refract acquisition.

    Source: allego.com    		Partly

    Field Seller Agent transcribes in-person meetings into notes, CRM updates, follow-ups and coaching insights; no scoring of real calls found.

    Source: showpad.com
    Live in-call coachingReal-time prompts while a rep is on a live call.Not verified

    Nav tagline says 'real-time guidance', but described capabilities are meeting prep, live note capture and post-call summaries; no in-call prompts found.

    Source: allego.com    		Not verified

    Genie answers questions on demand and Field Seller Agent captures meetings; real-time prompts during a live conversation aren't documented.

    Team and hiring
    Candidate assessmentsCandidates complete AI roleplays that are scored before you interview them.Not verified

    Datasheet lists 'interviews' among simulation types, but no explicit candidate-evaluation marketing found.

    Source: appexchange.salesforce.com    		Not verified

    Not found.

    Courses and learning contentStructured training tracks, courses or content hubs.Yes

    Modern Learning: courses, curricula, certification paths, AI Lesson Builder; SCORM/LTI and LMS connectors (Cornerstone, Degreed, Learning Pool, Thinkific).

    Source: allego.com    		Yes

    Courses and learning paths with knowledge checks, prerequisites and certifications, built from library content.

    Source: showpad.com
    Games and leaderboardsCompetitive drills, challenges or leaderboards.Partly

    Custom badges and certifications listed; no leaderboards found on pages checked.

    Source: allego.com    		Not verified

    Not found on showpad.com.

    Platform
    CRM integrationNative sync with a CRM such as Salesforce or HubSpot.Yes

    Salesforce, HubSpot CRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Pipedrive, Close, amoCRM, Membrain, Veeva listed.

    Source: allego.com    		Yes

    CRM, email and marketing automation integrations are included from the Professional package; Field Seller Agent also updates Salesforce deal records from meetings.

    Source: showpad.com
    Mobile appA native iOS or Android app.Yes

    Allego iOS app (Allego, Inc.), v9.3.1 updated Nov 2026; mobile AI role play practice.

    Source: apps.apple.com    		Yes

    Showpad eOS iOS app (Showpad) for content, presentations and buyer engagement, online or offline; updated Nov 4, 2026.

    Source: apps.apple.com
    SSO (SAML)Single sign-on through your identity provider.Yes

    Enterprise SSO included in plans; Okta, OneLogin, Ping Identity, Azure AD listed (SAML not named explicitly).

    Source: allego.com    		Yes

    Single sign-on is included in every package.

    Source: showpad.com
    • YesYes
    • PartlyPartly
    • NoNo
    • Not verifiedNot verified from public sources

    Neither lists prices publicly. Pricing details for both are in the cards above.

    Good to know about Allego

    • Acquired Refract (UK conversation analytics) on Dec 9, 2020 allego.com
    • Allego 9 announced May 2026 with AI Deal Alerts, Deal/Call Expert Chat, new AI Role Play modalities, MCP server allego.com
    • Claims Leader in 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant and Forrester Wave Q4 2026 for Revenue Enablement Platforms allego.com

    Good to know about Showpad

    • Vector Capital completed its Showpad acquisition on Oct 30, 2025 and combined it with Bigtincan under the Showpad brand, with Apratim Purakayastha as CEO bigtincan.com
    • Its product family now includes Showpad Brainshark (sales readiness), Showpad Bigtincan Hub, Showpad Zunos and Showpad ClearSlide showpad.com
    • Fall '26 release (Oct 28, 2026) added custom personas and voices to Roleplay AI, offline Genie Assistant on iOS and MCP connectors for Gong and Databricks showpad.com
    • Founded in Ghent, Belgium, as a mobile-first iOS app for field sales content showpad.com

    Allego vs Showpad: common questions

    What's the difference between Allego and Showpad?

    Allego: Revenue enablement platform spanning learning, AI role play with video avatars, conversation intelligence, content and digital sales rooms. Showpad: Revenue effectiveness platform for field-selling organizations: content management, sales readiness with Roleplay AI, buyer engagement and analytics, with Showpad Genie AI agents across them. Vector Capital combined Showpad with Bigtincan in October 2025, so the platform now also includes Showpad Brainshark, Bigtincan Hub, Zunos and ClearSlide. Of the 14 capabilities we track: Allego fully supports real call analysis, where Showpad is partial. Showpad fully supports scenarios from your own material, where Allego is partial.

    Do Allego and Showpad publish their pricing?

    Neither lists prices publicly. Allego: Not publicly listed (demo/quote required). Showpad: Not publicly listed (quote required). Licensed per user in three packages: Professional (courses, content, CRM integrations and SSO), Advanced (adds Roleplay AI and certifications) and Expert (adds Authoring AI and custom agents). Checked November 5, 2026.

    Do Allego and Showpad have AI video avatar roleplay?

    Allego does. Practice against 'lifelike AI video avatars' (Live Dialog Simulator); avatars in 32 languages. We couldn't verify it for Showpad from public sources.

    Do Allego and Showpad offer live in-call coaching?

    We couldn't verify it for Allego from public sources. We couldn't verify it for Showpad from public sources.

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