Partnership with Planhat has enabled us at Telia Cygate to get the customer data and the visibility we need to actually scale the customer experience to all customers at all times. That's unprecedented for us.”

Fredrik Sidmar

Telia Cygate

Partnership with Planhat has enabled us at Telia Cygate to get the customer data and the visibility we need to actually scale the customer experience to all customers at all times. That's unprecedented for us.”

Fredrik Sidmar

Telia Cygate

Partnership with Planhat has enabled us at Telia Cygate to get the customer data and the visibility we need to actually scale the customer experience to all customers at all times. That's unprecedented for us.”

Fredrik Sidmar

Telia Cygate

I would say we were 80/20 reactive, so we were reactive a majority of our day—and now I can confidently state we're 70% proactive.”

Adam Cooney

Jolt

I would say we were 80/20 reactive, so we were reactive a majority of our day—and now I can confidently state we're 70% proactive.”

Adam Cooney

Jolt

I would say we were 80/20 reactive, so we were reactive a majority of our day—and now I can confidently state we're 70% proactive.”

Adam Cooney

Jolt

I had my own Notes pages that I was tracking data for different customers going into different sources of communication, whether it was email or Teams or Slack. And with Planhat, it's all kind of integrated into one place.”

Kelly Poydence

Basis Technologies

I had my own Notes pages that I was tracking data for different customers going into different sources of communication, whether it was email or Teams or Slack. And with Planhat, it's all kind of integrated into one place.”

Kelly Poydence

Basis Technologies

I had my own Notes pages that I was tracking data for different customers going into different sources of communication, whether it was email or Teams or Slack. And with Planhat, it's all kind of integrated into one place.”

Kelly Poydence

Basis Technologies

Planhat

Legacy Giants

Lightweight Tools

Core Architecture

Core Architecture

End-to-End Commercial AI Platform servicing CRM, CSP & PSA use cases.

End-to-End Commercial AI Platform servicing CRM, CSP & PSA use cases.

Fragmented, modular

Fragmented, modular

Lightweight, alert-based

Lightweight, alert-based

Implementation Time

Implementation Time

8 weeks

8 weeks

5–12 months

5–12 months

Fast with limited scope

Fast with limited scope

AI Strategy

AI Strategy

Native Embedded AI and Bring-Your-Own LLM

Native Embedded AI and Bring-Your-Own LLM

Poorly integrated acquisitions such as Staircase and Unison

Poorly integrated acquisitions such as Staircase and Unison

On the roadmap, supporting basic automation

On the roadmap, supporting basic automation

Admin Complexity

Admin Complexity

Managed easily by in-house GTM or Ops teams: no need for certified technical admins to maintain or modify workflows

Managed easily by in-house GTM or Ops teams: no need for certified technical admins to maintain or modify workflows

High technical overhead: usually requires a full-time, certified administrator to ensure consistency and usability

High technical overhead: usually requires a full-time, certified administrator to ensure consistency and usability

Easy initial configuration, but reporting and segmenting become increasingly manual and cluttered over time

Easy initial configuration, but reporting and segmenting become increasingly manual and cluttered over time

Scalability

Scalability

Enterprise-grade track record: top-rated for scalability on Gartner and supports millions of records and global teams—with support in 12+ languages—without lag

Enterprise-grade track record: top-rated for scalability on Gartner and supports millions of records and global teams—with support in 12+ languages—without lag

Powerful, but prone to bloat: expensive features often become shelf-ware due to compounding complexity and niche adoption

Powerful, but prone to bloat: expensive features often become shelf-ware due to compounding complexity and niche adoption

SMB-focused: optimized for teams <$30M ARR since data permissions and governance controls are often insufficient for rapidly-scaling global orgs

SMB-focused: optimized for teams <$30M ARR since data permissions and governance controls are often insufficient for rapidly-scaling global orgs

Automation Capabilities

Automation Capabilities

Visual & Logic-Based: a modern, visual automation builder handles complex triggers and multi-step workflows with zero code

Visual & Logic-Based: a modern, visual automation builder handles complex triggers and multi-step workflows with zero code

Dependent on technical specialists: modifications to “Rules Engines” are rigid, risky, and require technical ticket submissions to Admins

Dependent on technical specialists: modifications to “Rules Engines” are rigid, risky, and require technical ticket submissions to Admins

Tactical Playbooks limited primarily to basic “If/Then” logic. Lacks the depth for advanced, cross-functional orchestration

Tactical Playbooks limited primarily to basic “If/Then” logic. Lacks the depth for advanced, cross-functional orchestration

Customer Collaboration

Customer Collaboration

Rich collaborative Portals with Vanity URLs: clients can directly access and collaborate on plans, tasks, and dashboards in real-time—as if they were colleagues

Rich collaborative Portals with Vanity URLs: clients can directly access and collaborate on plans, tasks, and dashboards in real-time—as if they were colleagues

Internally focused: lacks a native, always-on external workspace—collaboration is mostly limited to email or static exports

Internally focused: lacks a native, always-on external workspace—collaboration is mostly limited to email or static exports

Magic Links: uses temporary links or basic shared views, lacking the permissions and interactivity of a full-featured customer portal

Magic Links: uses temporary links or basic shared views, lacking the permissions and interactivity of a full-featured customer portal

Health Scoring

Health Scoring

AI-leading, first to incorporate external & internal data

AI-leading, first to incorporate external & internal data

Complex rule based, focus on internal data, AI as separate product

Complex rule based, focus on internal data, AI as separate product

Basic, rigid and largely pre-defined

Basic, rigid and largely pre-defined

Pricing Model

Pricing Model

Transparent, scales with your business

Transparent, scales with your business

Many add-ons, complex

Many add-ons, complex

Limiting

Limiting

Example Platforms

Example Platforms

Gainsight, Totango, Salesforce, HubSpot

Gainsight, Totango, Salesforce, HubSpot

ChurnZero, Vitally, Attio, Pipedrive

ChurnZero, Vitally, Attio, Pipedrive

planhat vs. gainsight

planhat vs. gainsight

planhat vs. gainsight

Focus on action, not Admins

Focus on action, not Admins

Focus on action, not Admins

Planhat equips your team with deeper insight and more comprehensive automation than legacy systems, without relying on specialists or full-time Administrators.

Planhat equips your team with deeper insight and more comprehensive automation than legacy systems, without relying on specialists or full-time Administrators.

Planhat equips your team with deeper insight and more comprehensive automation than legacy systems, without relying on specialists or full-time Administrators.

Planhat vs. Totango

Planhat vs. Totango

Planhat vs. Totango

Go beyond rigid modules and disconnected data

Go beyond rigid modules and disconnected data

Go beyond rigid modules and disconnected data

Planhat provides a single unified platform tailored closely to your needs, not a siloed patchwork of hardcoded SuccessBLOCs and generic scorecards.

Planhat provides a single unified platform tailored closely to your needs, not a siloed patchwork of hardcoded SuccessBLOCs and generic scorecards.

Planhat provides a single unified platform tailored closely to your needs, not a siloed patchwork of hardcoded SuccessBLOCs and generic scorecards.

Planhat vs. ChurnZero

Planhat vs. ChurnZero

Planhat vs. ChurnZero

Agent automation, not endless alerts

Agent automation, not endless alerts

Planhat is built on a flexible automation infrastructure that actions best practices in the background while keeping you in the loop—rather than simply adding action items to your agenda.

Planhat is built on a flexible automation infrastructure that actions best practices in the background while keeping you in the loop—rather than simply adding action items to your agenda.

Planhat is built on a flexible automation infrastructure that actions best practices in the background while keeping you in the loop—rather than simply adding action items to your agenda.

Planhat vs. Vitally

Planhat vs. Vitally

Planhat vs. Vitally

Orchestrated, not opinionated

Orchestrated, not opinionated

Planhat is designed to orchestrate and automate your commercial processes on your terms—not force you to conform to or hack around generic modules that can't keep up with your reality.

Planhat is designed to orchestrate and automate your commercial processes on your terms—not force you to conform to or hack around generic modules that can't keep up with your reality.

Planhat is designed to orchestrate and automate your commercial processes on your terms—not force you to conform to or hack around generic modules that can't keep up with your reality.

Planhat is the utility knife by which we're able to interact with every single customer and provide them with a deep sense of value from the platform.”

Brandon Ramsey

Vice President of Customer Success

OnsiteIQ

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Planhat is the utility knife by which we're able to interact with every single customer and provide them with a deep sense of value from the platform.”

Brandon Ramsey

Vice President of Customer Success

OnsiteIQ

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Planhat is the utility knife by which we're able to interact with every single customer and provide them with a deep sense of value from the platform.”

Brandon Ramsey

Vice President of Customer Success

OnsiteIQ

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The open rate on those emails, because they're coming from the CSM, are 38% percent, whereas a typical marketing email that would invite the customer to the same event would have a 1-2% percent open rate.”

Tracy Shouldice

Director of Customer Success

Trend Micro

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The open rate on those emails, because they're coming from the CSM, are 38% percent, whereas a typical marketing email that would invite the customer to the same event would have a 1-2% percent open rate.”

Tracy Shouldice

Director of Customer Success

Trend Micro

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The open rate on those emails, because they're coming from the CSM, are 38% percent, whereas a typical marketing email that would invite the customer to the same event would have a 1-2% percent open rate.”

Tracy Shouldice

Director of Customer Success

Trend Micro

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How long does it take to migrate to Planhat?

Do we need professional services to implement Planhat?

How does Planhat handle AI & automation during onboarding?

Can we run success plans and playbooks from day 1?

What data can we migrate?

How long does it take to migrate to Planhat?

Do we need professional services to implement Planhat?

How does Planhat handle AI & automation during onboarding?

Can we run success plans and playbooks from day 1?

What data can we migrate?

How long does it take to migrate to Planhat?

Do we need professional services to implement Planhat?

How does Planhat handle AI & automation during onboarding?

Can we run success plans and playbooks from day 1?

What data can we migrate?