Gong
Livestorm
| Feature | Gong | Livestorm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact sales | Free / from $99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Best For | sales-leaders, revenue-teams, enterprise-sales, sales-enablement | marketers, sales-teams, event-organizers, saas-companies |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
| Conversation Intelligence | ✓ | ✗ |
| Deal Insights | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forecasting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Coaching | ✓ | ✗ |
| Market Intelligence | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Webinars | ✗ | ✓ |
| Virtual Events | ✗ | ✓ |
| Meeting Rooms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Registration Pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Engagement Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Automation | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Gong Pros
- Excellent conversation analytics
- AI-powered deal insights
- Good coaching tools
- Strong integrations
✗ Gong Cons
- Very expensive
- Enterprise sales cycle
- Privacy concerns with recording
✓ Livestorm Pros
- No downloads required
- Excellent webinar automation
- Built-in registration pages
- Great analytics and engagement tools
✗ Livestorm Cons
- Expensive for small teams
- Limited free plan
- Occasional audio lag
The Verdict
Gong is built for sales leaders and revenue teams, with a focus on conversation-intelligence and deal-insights. Livestorm targets marketers and sales teams and leads with webinars and virtual-events.
Gong uses custom enterprise pricing, while Livestorm starts at $99/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Livestorm has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Gong requires a paid subscription from day one.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.