HireStar.io vs Gong

The Gong alternative that works while you're still on the call

Gong tells you what happened after the call ends. HireStar's Revenue Intelligence system guides reps live — handling objections, surfacing the next question, and scoring every call automatically — then keeps the playbook when your best reps walk out the door.

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HireStar.io is a Gong alternative built around a real-time Revenue Signals engine. Where Gong focuses on recording and analysing calls after they finish, HireStar.io’s Revenue Intelligence System adds a live in-call sales copilot, automatic scoring across 100% of calls, and three signal views — Cold Calling, Meeting, and Sales Rep Performance. It's designed for revenue teams that want to influence deals while they're still winnable, coach continuously instead of retrospectively, and retain their best reps' playbook as a company asset.

Before you renew Gong

Where Gong leaves revenue on the table

No help while the call is live

Calls are analysed after they end. A rep stuck on an objection gets feedback tomorrow — not the reframe they needed thirty seconds ago.

Coaching is always retrospective

Managers review recordings after deals are already won or lost. The lesson lands a deal too late to change the outcome.

Premium, enterprise-tier pricing

High per-seat cost plus platform fees push Gong out of reach for smaller teams and make it expensive to extend to SDR, CS, and onboarding.

Locked into long commitments

Annual and multi-year contracts limit your flexibility to scale seats up or down as the team changes.

Knowledge leaves with your reps

When a top performer quits, their objection handling and winning discovery flow walk out with them. The recordings stay; the playbook doesn't.

One-size-fits-all AI outputs

Generic summaries aren't tuned to the difference between a cold call, a discovery meeting, and a demo — so the signal gets diluted.

Why teams choose HireStar.io

Built to change the outcome, not just report it

Live Sales Copilot

An invisible copilot on every live call

  • Real-time objection handling

    Handles objections instantly as they surface during the conversation.

  • Curated discovery questions

    Surfacing the next best discovery question matched to the exact moment.

  • Instant technical & product answers

    Pulls immediate answers to technical questions straight from your documentation.

  • Smart follow-up prompts

    Live on-screen prompts so no critical next step or detail gets dropped.

Revenue Signals

One engine, three signal views

  • Cold Calling View

    Highlights what messaging and value propositions are landing at the top of the funnel.

  • Meeting View

    Provides deep visibility into how discovery calls and product demos are actually going.

  • Sales Rep Performance View

    Shows who needs coaching, on what specific skills, and why.

  • 100% Signal Coverage

    Automatically scores every signal across 100% of calls instead of random samples.

Automatic Coaching

Every call scored — not a manager's spot-check

  • Custom Framework Scoring

    Auto-scores calls against MEDDIC, SPICED, BANT, or your custom scorecard.

  • 100% Call Coverage

    Complete coverage across every rep, every call, every week.

  • Targeted Deal Coaching

    Pinpoints coaching directly at the specific moments that moved or stalled the deal.

Framework Retention

Your best reps' playbook stays when they leave

  • Real-World Objection Library

    Automatically builds a living objection library based on actual winning calls.

  • Captured Discovery Flows

    Best-performer discovery techniques and talk tracks are captured and made reusable.

  • Accelerated Onboarding

    New hires ramp directly on your institutional framework rather than starting from scratch.

Built for Real Teams

Priced and deployed for the whole revenue org

  • Accessible Pricing

    Designed to be financially viable for growing teams, not just large enterprises.

  • Full-Org Alignment

    One unified platform spanning SDRs, Account Executives, CS, and Onboarding.

  • Backed by Dapplogix AI Stack

    Powered by proprietary tech including AI Calling Agents, Sales Demo Assist, Employee Trainer, and Onboarding Helper.

HireStar.io vs Gong

The feature-by-feature comparison

The feature-by-feature comparison
CapabilityHireStar.ioGong
Scorecard & framework templatesFullPartial
Discovery question preparationFullNone
Pre-call meeting prep signalsFullPartial
Per-meeting-type configuration (cold call / discovery / demo)FullNone
Scorecard & framework templates
HireStar.ioFull
GongPartial
Discovery question preparation
HireStar.ioFull
GongNone
Pre-call meeting prep signals
HireStar.ioFull
GongPartial
Per-meeting-type configuration (cold call / discovery / demo)
HireStar.ioFull
GongNone

WhatHireStar.io’s Revenue Intelligence System is built to improve

  1. Help reps influence deals while the call is live, not only in the post-call review

  2. Make coaching objective and continuous with full call coverage, scored against your framework

  3. Turn your best reps' approach into a retained, reusable objection library

  4. Extend signal to cold calls and SDR activity, not just late-stage deals

  5. Standardize what "good" looks like across cold calls, meetings, and reps

Measurable areas your team can track

Call coverage

share of calls scored (HireStar scores 100%)

Ramp

time for new reps to reach first closed deal / quota

Live objection handling

how often in-call objections get resolved

Framework adoption

how consistently reps follow the winning playbook

Coaching cadence

coaching touches per rep, per week

Top-of-funnel signal

cold-call outcomes tracked alongside meetings

Knowledge continuity

playbook retention through rep turnover

Turn every conversation into a revenue signal

See HireStar.io’s Revenue Intelligence System guide a live call, score it automatically, and turn your best reps' playbook into a company asset.

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What Our Clients Say

Samidha Garud
Samidha Garud
Co-founder Kanerika Inc

The HireStar.io offer experience has been a game-changer for our HR team. We've saved countless hours using the prediction tool, and we're already seeing a noticeable improvement in our offer-to-join ratios. It's been a highly effective solution for streamlining our hiring process.

Vijay Bawra
Vijay Bawra
Regional Head Nasscom 10000 startups program Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.

HireStar.io is a game-changer for recruiters. It helps prevent fake profiles, significantly speeding up the hiring process. With its efficient tools, the recruitment cycle time can be reduced from weeks to just a few days, making it a valuable asset for streamlining hiring efforts.

Vijay Kumari
Vijay Kumari
Director JHUB, JNTU

Congratulations on the remarkable platform, HireStar! I am confident it will revolutionize recruitment and verification processes. With its AI & Blockchain foundation, the platform ensures secure and transparent hiring, and only new qualifications or skills need periodic verification. This innovation will open new doors for efficiency and reliability in the recruitment industry.

Dheeraj Reddy
Dheeraj Reddy
Managing Director @Polaris Infratech Private Limited

HireStar.io has truly transformed our recruitment process. By utilizing AI & Blockchain technology, it has ensured the authenticity of candidate profiles, offering a secure and transparent system. This has significantly reduced our HR team's workload, streamlining the hiring process and improving efficiency. HireStar.io is a game-changer for modern recruitment.

Mr. Vincent
Mr. Vincent
HR Head Goken

Among all the BGV vendors we've worked with, Hirestar has been outstanding, delivering exceptional results. We're extremely satisfied and highly impressed with your service.

Zeba Parveen
Zeba Parveen
Senior HR Lead Monitra Healthcare Pvt Ltd.

With its intuitive design, our field team could independently complete verifications, ensuring accuracy, speed, and full compliance with industry standards. The thorough checks provided by Hirestar.io have not only mitigated risks but also enhanced our hiring decisions and fostered greater trust within our organization. A huge thank you to Hirestar.io team for making this possible.Highly recommend Hirestar.io to anyone seeking a seamless and reliable background verification solution!

Ashutoosh Gupta
Ashutoosh Gupta
DGM Sales

Our sales guys are getting four or five demos in one go — and after that, the minutes of every meeting still have to be sent. This is a good option for exactly that. The product is good, and it will equip my sales team.

Chetna Bhailwal
Chetna Bhailwal
Sales Manager

Actually, this is quite interesting. So all the work is done by AI. No need to sit for an hour and then speak and then create proposals

Sanyam
Sanyam
Sales Manager

So I think your solution is good, I will say, quite effective for the sales teams where we need to close the deals in one or two meetings.