Gong vs Salesloft

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

    Gong: Revenue AI platform built on recorded customer conversations, now extended into enablement with AI roleplay (Gong Enable / AI Trainer), forecasting and account management.

    Salesloft: Sales engagement and revenue platform (Cadence, Conversation Intelligence, Deals, Rhythm, Inspect and Clari Forecast) that merged with Clari in December 2025 and markets itself as a predictive revenue system. It has no AI roleplay of its own.

    This page covers the Salesloft platform. Its conversation intelligence was Clari Copilot (formerly Wingman), which has its own comparison page.

    Where they differFull feature table

    At a glance

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

    Gong

    Conversation intelligence
    Best for
    Mid-market and enterprise revenue teams wanting call analytics, deal/forecast intelligence and practice grounded in their own recorded calls.
    Pricing
    Quote onlyNot publicly listed (quote required). Pricing page says licenses are priced per user plus a platform fee based on user count; no dollar figures shown.
    • Custom quote: Not published, per-user licenses + platform fee
    Source: gong.io
    Free plan
    Not stated publicly
    Free trial
    No
    Self-serve sign-up
    No
    G2
    4.7 out of 5 from 6,777 reviewsSource: g2.com
    Our 14 capabilities
    • 8 yes
    • 2 partly
    • 0 no
    • 4 not verified

    Salesloft

    Conversation intelligence

    Merged with Clari in December 2025

    Best for
    Sales teams that want cadences, call recording with live battlecards, deal management and forecasting from one vendor.
    Pricing
    Quote onlyNot publicly listed. The pricing page is a talk-to-sales form with no plans or prices shown. Checked November 5, 2026Source: salesloft.com
    Free plan
    Not stated publicly
    Free trial
    Not stated publicly
    Self-serve sign-up
    No
    G2
    4.5 out of 5 from 9,880 reviewsG2 rating as quoted by klenty.com
    Our 14 capabilities
    • 6 yes
    • 2 partly
    • 5 no
    • 1 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 4 of 14 for Gong and 1 for Salesloft.

    Where Gong is ahead

    • AI voice roleplaySalesloft:No
    • Custom scenario builderSalesloft:No
    • Scenarios from your own materialSalesloft:No
    • Methodology scorecardsSalesloft:Partly

    Where Salesloft is ahead

    • Live in-call coachingGong:Partly

    Which one fits

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

    Choose Gong if

    • Deep conversation analytics and deal/forecast intelligence (Gong Forecast) on a large recorded-call corpus
    • AI Trainer roleplay personas grounded in the customer's own Gong calls and scored with the same scorecards as live calls
    • Broad native CRM coverage (Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics) and pre-built methodology playbooks
    • You need AI voice roleplay, custom scenario builder and scenarios from your own material, which Salesloft doesn't offer.
    • You want full support for methodology scorecards, where Salesloft is partial.

    Choose Salesloft if

    • Cadence-based sales engagement, with Rhythm prioritizing each rep's next actions from engagement signals
    • Conversation intelligence with real-time battlecards and AI call scoring, built into the same workspace as cadences and deals
    • Clari Forecast and Inspect for forecast and pipeline reviews alongside engagement data
    • You want full support for live in-call coaching, where Gong is partial.

    Gong and Salesloft, 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.

    Gong and Salesloft compared on 14 capabilities
    CapabilityGongSalesloft
    Practice
    AI voice roleplayDiffersSpoken practice calls with an AI buyer that responds and pushes back.Yes

    Gong Enable AI Trainer (launched Feb 25, 2026, Mission Andromeda): reps practice by speaking with an AI buyer persona; admins pick a voice profile; sessions 5-30 min.

    Source: help.gong.io    		No

    Conversation Intelligence page lists recording, live battlecards, call scoring and summaries but no practice; AI roleplay comes from marketplace partners such as FullyRamped.

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

    Personas can be given a name and a static avatar image; no animated/video avatar buyer documented.

    Source: help.gong.io    		No

    No roleplay of any kind, so no video avatar buyer either.

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

    AI Trainer scenarios are custom (discovery, objection handling, negotiation named); cold calling not explicitly marketed.

    Source: gong.io    		No

    No practice or simulation; the Salesloft dialer is for real calls.

    Source: salesloft.com
    Custom scenario builderDiffersBuild your own buyer personas, objections and goals.Yes

    Enablement teams build scenarios (persona, company context, objectives, scorecard) in AI Trainer.

    Source: help.gong.io    		No

    No roleplay scenarios.

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

    Admins paste links to Gong calls/snippets to ground personas; Dry Run (June 2026 announcement, July 2026 availability) builds a rehearsal from a calendar invite using account context and call history.

    Source: gong.io    		No

    No practice scenarios of its own; partner FullyRamped turns Salesloft call data into AI practice prospects.

    Source: marketplace.salesloft.com
    Coaching and analysis
    Methodology scorecardsDiffersCalls scored against frameworks like MEDDIC, SPIN or NEPQ.Yes

    Pre-built playbooks for MEDDICC, BANT, SPIN, Challenger, SPICED, Solution Selling, Sandler; AI Call Reviewer scorecards also score AI Trainer sessions.

    Source: help.gong.io    		Partly

    AI call scoring against scorecards teams build around their own behaviors and methodology, and Sales Methodology Extraction pulls MEDDPICC details from calls. No pre-built framework scorecards found.

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

    Core product: records, transcribes and analyzes calls across Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex and more.

    Source: help.gong.io    		Yes

    Records, transcribes and analyzes every sales call, with AI call summaries and automatic call scoring.

    Source: salesloft.com
    Live in-call coachingDiffersReal-time prompts while a rep is on a live call.Partly

    Gong app for Zoom shows real-time interaction stats (e.g., speaking time/talk ratio) during calls; no current live cue-card/objection-prompt feature documented.

    Source: gong.io    		Yes

    Battlecards surface in real time on calls, with live coaching on objection handling and negotiation.

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

    Only interview-question content marketing found; no candidate-assessment product.

    		Not verified

    Not found.

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

    Gong Enable trainings mix lessons (text, images, embedded calls) with AI practice; marketed course formats include micro-learnings and assessments. Not a full standalone LMS.

    Source: help.gong.io    		Partly

    Gametapes in Conversation Intelligence collect example call clips for coaching; no course authoring found.

    Source: salesloft.com
    Games and leaderboardsCompetitive drills, challenges or leaderboards.Not verified

    No native leaderboards found on Gong Enable page; third-party Plecto integration on Gong Collective offers leaderboards/badges.

    Source: collective.gong.io    		Yes

    Calls Analytics has a Call leaderboard ranking the top 10 reps on connected calls, connect rate, call duration, calls dialed and voicemails. No practice games or challenges.

    Source: help.salesloft.com
    Platform
    CRM integrationNative sync with a CRM such as Salesforce or HubSpot.Yes

    Native: Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365; CRM API for others; one CRM at a time.

    Source: help.gong.io    		Yes

    Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365 with bidirectional sync, plus CRM Sync for HubSpot.

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

    Gong.io iOS app (Gong.io Ltd.) for calls, deals, mobile meeting recording. AI Trainer on mobile not documented.

    Source: apps.apple.com    		Yes

    Salesloft Mobile iOS app (Salesloft LLC) for calls, texts, tasks and conversation recordings.

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

    Any SAML SSO provider; help doc says available on any Gong plan; Okta/OneLogin/Rippling guides.

    Source: help.gong.io    		Yes

    SAML single sign-on setup guides for OneLogin, Okta and Microsoft Azure.

    Source: help.salesloft.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 Gong

    • Launched Gong Enable with AI Trainer roleplay on Feb 25, 2026 as part of Mission Andromeda gong.io
    • Mission Big Dipper (June 24, 2026) added Dry Run calendar-based roleplay, AI Coach and AI Builder for Scorecards gong.io

    Good to know about Salesloft

    • Clari and Salesloft completed their merger on Dec 3, 2025; Steve Cox named CEO salesloft.com
    • Salesloft Conversation Intelligence went GA on July 14, 2026, adding AI auto call scoring and mobile in-person recording salesloft.com
    • Unified brand on Sept 2, 2026: Clari Forecast keeps the Clari name, while Clari's revenue intelligence, deal management and conversation intelligence technology continues as part of Salesloft salesloft.com
    • AI roleplay comes from marketplace partners: FullyRamped turns Salesloft call data into AI practice prospects marketplace.salesloft.com

    Gong vs Salesloft: common questions

    What's the difference between Gong and Salesloft?

    Gong: Revenue AI platform built on recorded customer conversations, now extended into enablement with AI roleplay (Gong Enable / AI Trainer), forecasting and account management. Salesloft: Sales engagement and revenue platform (Cadence, Conversation Intelligence, Deals, Rhythm, Inspect and Clari Forecast) that merged with Clari in December 2025 and markets itself as a predictive revenue system. It has no AI roleplay of its own. Of the 14 capabilities we track: Gong has AI voice roleplay, custom scenario builder and scenarios from your own material, which Salesloft doesn't. Gong fully supports methodology scorecards, where Salesloft is partial. Salesloft fully supports live in-call coaching, where Gong is partial.

    Do Gong and Salesloft publish their pricing?

    Neither lists prices publicly. Gong: Not publicly listed (quote required). Pricing page says licenses are priced per user plus a platform fee based on user count; no dollar figures shown. Salesloft: Not publicly listed. The pricing page is a talk-to-sales form with no plans or prices shown. Checked November 5, 2026.

    Do Gong and Salesloft have AI video avatar roleplay?

    We couldn't verify it for Gong from public sources. Salesloft doesn't. No roleplay of any kind, so no video avatar buyer either.

    Do Gong and Salesloft offer live in-call coaching?

    Gong partly does. Gong app for Zoom shows real-time interaction stats (e.g., speaking time/talk ratio) during calls; no current live cue-card/objection-prompt feature documented. Salesloft does. Battlecards surface in real time on calls, with live coaching on objection handling and negotiation.

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