Customer retention management software that turns every conversation into revenue
What is customer retention management software? An essential guide for revenue teams
Customer retention management software is purpose-built technology that helps businesses keep their existing customers engaged, satisfied, and loyal. Unlike traditional CRM systems that focus on tracking sales opportunities, retention management platforms zero in on the entire post-sale journey—monitoring account health, surfacing churn risks, and guiding renewal conversations. Why does this matter? Because retaining a customer is five times less expensive than acquiring a new one, and every percentage point of churn you reduce compounds into exponential revenue growth over time.
Why do businesses use customer retention management software? Three reasons stand out:
- Protect recurring revenue: Keeping customers longer means more predictable revenue and higher lifetime value. Even a small drop in churn can drive outsized growth.
- Spot churn risks early: These platforms flag at-risk accounts before it’s too late, letting teams intervene proactively rather than reactively.
- Scale customer success: Automated insights and workflows help customer success managers (CSMs) and account teams support more accounts without sacrificing quality.
- Automated account health scoring
- Churn risk detection and alerts
- Renewal and expansion opportunity tracking
- Customer feedback and sentiment analysis
- Playbook and best-practice sharing
- Renewal management: Proactively guiding renewal conversations with data-backed insights.
- Churn analysis: Identifying patterns and root causes of customer attrition.
- Customer health monitoring: Tracking engagement, support tickets, and product usage to flag at-risk accounts.
- Upsell and cross-sell orchestration: Surfacing expansion opportunities based on account signals and behaviors.
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Why Gong takes a fundamentally different approach
Most customer retention management solutions stop at dashboards and alerts. They track lagging indicators—like churn after it happens—or rely on incomplete CRM data. Gong flips the script. We capture and analyze every customer interaction across calls, emails, and meetings, surfacing the real signals that predict churn and renewal. Instead of guesswork, you get the full truth—so you can act before revenue walks out the door.
Why use Gong for customer retention management?
Gong’s AI OS is built for revenue teams who want to stop guessing and start winning. With Gong, you don’t just monitor churn—you prevent it. Our platform automatically captures every customer conversation, analyzes engagement trends, and flags risk signals in real time. You’ll know which accounts need attention, what’s driving renewals, and how to scale best practices across your team.
With Gong, you can:
- Detect churn risk before it’s visible in your CRM
- Coach teams on renewal and expansion conversations using real call snippets
- Prove value to executives with usage, sentiment, and relationship data
- Share winning playbooks so every customer sees success
The experience is seamless. Gong’s AI agents work in the background—no manual data entry, no toggling between tools. Everything is unified, searchable, and actionable. Integrations with your CRM and support systems mean nothing falls through the cracks. And with enterprise-grade governance, your data stays secure and compliant.
See Gong’s customer retention management solution in action
What does this look like in practice? Here’s how revenue teams use Gong every day:
Gong analyzes communication patterns, sentiment, and engagement to surface accounts showing early signs of churn—so you can intervene before it’s too late.
Managers use real call recordings and AI-powered insights to coach CSMs on renewal strategy, objection handling, and value articulation.
Teams share what works—onboarding scripts, escalation frameworks, and expansion plays—so every rep can deliver a consistent, high-impact customer experience.
Gong aggregates usage, engagement, and relationship data into clear dashboards, making it easy to forecast renewals and report on retention KPIs.
How does Gong’s customer retention management system work?
Here’s what happens behind the scenes:
Gong automatically joins scheduled calls or records inbound/outbound phone conversations, with clear consent and privacy controls built in.
Every call is securely stored in the cloud, encrypted at rest and in transit, with customizable access permissions for compliance.
Gong’s AI transcribes the call in near real time, tagging key topics, action items, and risks.
All recordings and transcripts are indexed and made instantly searchable. You can filter by rep, account, deal stage, or keyword—so you always find what you need.
Insights from calls feed directly into your coaching, pipeline, and forecasting workflows—so you’re always working with the full truth, not just CRM notes.
More than customer retention management software
Gong isn’t just another retention dashboard. It’s the foundation for your entire revenue engine. By capturing the full truth of every customer conversation, Gong powers the next generation of Revenue AI—where insights drive action, and every team is aligned around real outcomes.
Unified data foundation
All customer interactions—across sales, success, and support—are captured, organized, and searchable in one place.
AI-powered insights
Purpose-built AI models analyze billions of interactions to surface what matters: churn risks, renewal opportunities, and coaching moments.
Embedded AI agents
Gong’s agents work in your daily workflows, suggesting next steps, automating follow-ups, and guiding every renewal conversation.
Enterprise-grade governance
Security, privacy, and compliance are built in—trusted by 4,500+ organizations worldwide.
How customer retention management powers Gong’s AI OS
Customer retention management data is the engine behind Gong’s Revenue AI Operating System. Here’s how it fuels each core solution:
Gong Engage: Personalized outreach and automated follow-ups
Retention signals from Gong help your team:
- Trigger timely, personalized check-ins with at-risk accounts
- Automate renewal reminders and expansion outreach based on real engagement data
- Prioritize customer communications that drive loyalty and reduce churn
Gong Enable: Turn conversations into coaching and training assets
Every customer interaction becomes a learning opportunity:
- Build onboarding and renewal playbooks from real call examples
- Coach CSMs and account managers using proven objection-handling techniques
- Share best practices for driving adoption and value realization
Gong Forecast: Predict renewals, expansion, and revenue risk
Retention data feeds directly into your pipeline and forecasting models:
- Identify accounts likely to renew—or at risk of churn—based on engagement trends
- Quantify expansion opportunities with clear, data-backed signals
- Deliver accurate, up-to-date retention forecasts for leadership and finance
Together, these solutions help you move from reactive retention to proactive revenue growth—turning every customer conversation into a strategic advantage.
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What our customers say
"Working with Gong lets us run a predictable revenue organization, reduce the number of tools in our tech stack, and save tons of time on forecasting."
"You really need to set your sales reps up for success…It's about ensuring that no rep is left behind and elevating everyone through the right management programs."
"It's given our sales team a level of consistency that we haven't had in the past, and has created much more impactful 1:1s for our leaders/reps."
"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."
"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."
"The integration of Gong into our operations has directly transformed our company's people, deals, and market success. We're not just closing more deals and doing it faster; we're doing it with a deeper understanding of our clients and the competitive dynamics at play."
"Gong allows our leaders to coach more effectively. They don’t have to ask reps what happened last week. Instead, they use Gong’s deals board and AI-generated call summaries to immediately be ready for a productive conversation with any rep about any deal."
"Working with Gong lets us run a predictable revenue organization, reduce the number of tools in our tech stack, and save tons of time on forecasting."
"You really need to set your sales reps up for success…It's about ensuring that no rep is left behind and elevating everyone through the right management programs."
"It's given our sales team a level of consistency that we haven't had in the past, and has created much more impactful 1:1s for our leaders/reps."
"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."
"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."
"The integration of Gong into our operations has directly transformed our company's people, deals, and market success. We're not just closing more deals and doing it faster; we're doing it with a deeper understanding of our clients and the competitive dynamics at play."
"Gong allows our leaders to coach more effectively. They don’t have to ask reps what happened last week. Instead, they use Gong’s deals board and AI-generated call summaries to immediately be ready for a productive conversation with any rep about any deal."
"Working with Gong lets us run a predictable revenue organization, reduce the number of tools in our tech stack, and save tons of time on forecasting."
"You really need to set your sales reps up for success…It's about ensuring that no rep is left behind and elevating everyone through the right management programs."
"It's given our sales team a level of consistency that we haven't had in the past, and has created much more impactful 1:1s for our leaders/reps."
"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."
"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."
"The integration of Gong into our operations has directly transformed our company's people, deals, and market success. We're not just closing more deals and doing it faster; we're doing it with a deeper understanding of our clients and the competitive dynamics at play."
"Gong allows our leaders to coach more effectively. They don’t have to ask reps what happened last week. Instead, they use Gong’s deals board and AI-generated call summaries to immediately be ready for a productive conversation with any rep about any deal."
"Working with Gong lets us run a predictable revenue organization, reduce the number of tools in our tech stack, and save tons of time on forecasting."
"You really need to set your sales reps up for success…It's about ensuring that no rep is left behind and elevating everyone through the right management programs."
"It's given our sales team a level of consistency that we haven't had in the past, and has created much more impactful 1:1s for our leaders/reps."
"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."
"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."
"The integration of Gong into our operations has directly transformed our company's people, deals, and market success. We're not just closing more deals and doing it faster; we're doing it with a deeper understanding of our clients and the competitive dynamics at play."
"Gong allows our leaders to coach more effectively. They don’t have to ask reps what happened last week. Instead, they use Gong’s deals board and AI-generated call summaries to immediately be ready for a productive conversation with any rep about any deal."
"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."
"Gong saves us lots of time that used to be spent focusing on top-of-the-funnel activities. We’ve increased our pipeline feed by 300% using that time more productively. More deals are qualified, meaning we see the more predictable and repeatable revenue streams we’re striving for. I couldn’t live without Gong now."
"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."
"Being able to nail those key messages at the right time and map that process in a repeatable way has led to giant growth in our pipeline."
"Gong Forecast creates ownership and accountability for every team member, and provides an opportunity to measure our results over time so we can make better predictions in the future. This complete transparency allows us to devote more time to deals that actually need our attention."
"Gong brings us sanity because we can see the data behind our actions. Gong is confidence. Gong is the ability to truly understand what’s going on inside customer conversations."
"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."
"Gong saves us lots of time that used to be spent focusing on top-of-the-funnel activities. We’ve increased our pipeline feed by 300% using that time more productively. More deals are qualified, meaning we see the more predictable and repeatable revenue streams we’re striving for. I couldn’t live without Gong now."
"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."
"Being able to nail those key messages at the right time and map that process in a repeatable way has led to giant growth in our pipeline."
"Gong Forecast creates ownership and accountability for every team member, and provides an opportunity to measure our results over time so we can make better predictions in the future. This complete transparency allows us to devote more time to deals that actually need our attention."
"Gong brings us sanity because we can see the data behind our actions. Gong is confidence. Gong is the ability to truly understand what’s going on inside customer conversations."
"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."
"Gong saves us lots of time that used to be spent focusing on top-of-the-funnel activities. We’ve increased our pipeline feed by 300% using that time more productively. More deals are qualified, meaning we see the more predictable and repeatable revenue streams we’re striving for. I couldn’t live without Gong now."
"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."
"Being able to nail those key messages at the right time and map that process in a repeatable way has led to giant growth in our pipeline."
"Gong Forecast creates ownership and accountability for every team member, and provides an opportunity to measure our results over time so we can make better predictions in the future. This complete transparency allows us to devote more time to deals that actually need our attention."
"Gong brings us sanity because we can see the data behind our actions. Gong is confidence. Gong is the ability to truly understand what’s going on inside customer conversations."
"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."
"Gong saves us lots of time that used to be spent focusing on top-of-the-funnel activities. We’ve increased our pipeline feed by 300% using that time more productively. More deals are qualified, meaning we see the more predictable and repeatable revenue streams we’re striving for. I couldn’t live without Gong now."
"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."
"Being able to nail those key messages at the right time and map that process in a repeatable way has led to giant growth in our pipeline."
"Gong Forecast creates ownership and accountability for every team member, and provides an opportunity to measure our results over time so we can make better predictions in the future. This complete transparency allows us to devote more time to deals that actually need our attention."
"Gong brings us sanity because we can see the data behind our actions. Gong is confidence. Gong is the ability to truly understand what’s going on inside customer conversations."
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