GTM Engineering

The stack

The tool stack

Every tool that defines GTM Operations, grouped by the job it does, with a line on what it is and when to reach for it. The the Essential tag marks the 6 tools most teams standardize on.

CRM (system of record)
Salesforce Essential

Enterprise CRM; deep customization, territory and approval logic.

HubSpot Essential

Unified marketing/sales/service; fast time-to-value.

Forecasting & revenue intelligence
Clari Essential

Forecasting, pipeline inspection, and revenue analytics.

BoostUp

Forecasting and pipeline management.

Gong Forecast

Forecasting layered on conversation data.

Conversation intelligence
Gong Essential

Captures and analyzes calls, emails, and meetings.

Chorus

Conversation intelligence, part of ZoomInfo.

Sales engagement
Outreach

Sequences and deal management.

Salesloft

Cadences and pipeline workflow.

CPQ & quote-to-cash
Salesforce Revenue Cloud

CPQ successor to Salesforce CPQ (end-of-sale).

DealHub

CPQ and deal management.

Nue.io

Usage-based CPQ; common Salesforce CPQ alternative.

Routing & lead-to-account
LeanData Essential

Salesforce-native matching and routing.

Chili Piper

Inbound scheduling and routing.

Commissions & comp (SPM)
CaptivateIQ

Commission and comp plan management.

Xactly

Incentive compensation management.

Salesforce Spiff

Commissions, native to Salesforce.

BI & analytics
Tableau Essential

Visual analytics; drag-and-drop, Salesforce-owned.

Looker

Governed semantic layer (LookML) on live warehouse data.

Power BI

DAX modeling; tight Excel/M365 integration.