Sales analytics software that turns every interaction into revenue

What is sales analytics software? An essential guide for revenue teams

Sales analytics software is the backbone of modern revenue operations. At its core, it collects, organizes, and analyzes sales data from every touchpoint—calls, emails, meetings, CRM entries, and more. But it’s more than just dashboards and charts. The right platform transforms raw data into actionable insights, helping sales, RevOps, and leadership teams spot trends, forecast accurately, and drive smarter decisions.

Sales analytics software

Why do businesses use sales analytics software? Three reasons stand out:

  • Drive predictable growth: By surfacing patterns in pipeline, win rates, and buyer behavior, analytics software helps leaders forecast with confidence and invest in the right places.
  • Unify fragmented data: Sales data lives everywhere—CRM, spreadsheets, call logs, emails. Analytics software brings it together, creating a single source of truth for your revenue team.
  • Accelerate decision making: With real-time insights, teams can quickly identify what’s working, where deals are stalling, and which reps need coaching—so you can act before it’s too late.
Common features/components of sales analytics software include:
  • Automatic activity capture (calls, emails, meetings)
  • Real-time pipeline and deal stage visualization
  • Customizable reporting and dashboards
  • Integration with CRM, email, and calendar platforms
  • AI-powered insights and recommendations
Typical use cases span:
  • Pipeline management: Track every deal from first touch to closed-won, with clear visibility into stage progression and risk.
  • Performance reporting: Measure rep activity, conversion rates, and quota attainment to coach and optimize team results.
  • Forecasting: Use historical data and real-time signals to predict revenue outcomes with confidence.
  • Customer engagement analysis: Understand which interactions drive deals forward—and which stall them—so you can replicate success.

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Why Gong takes a fundamentally different approach

While many sales analytics solutions offer basic reporting and dashboards, Gong’s AI OS for revenue teams goes further. Instead of just visualizing past activity, Gong captures the full truth of every customer interaction and uses AI to turn it into real-time guidance, orchestration, and insight. The result? You stop guessing—and start winning.

Sales analytics

Why use Gong for sales analytics software?

Gong’s approach to sales analytics is built for ambitious revenue teams who want more than static reports. With Gong, you get a unified platform that captures every interaction, analyzes it with domain-specific AI, and delivers insights that drive action—not just observation.

With Gong, you can:

  • See the complete picture—every call, email, and meeting, automatically captured and analyzed
  • Get real-time pipeline health and deal risk signals, not just lagging indicators
  • Coach reps with precision, using AI to pinpoint exactly where they can improve
  • Forecast with confidence, leveraging predictive analytics grounded in actual buyer behavior

The experience is seamless. Gong integrates with your CRM, sales engagement, and collaboration tools—no toggling, no manual uploads. AI agents are embedded in your daily workflows, surfacing the next best action, coaching tips, and deal insights right when you need them. And with enterprise-grade governance, your data stays secure and compliant.

See Gong’s sales analytics solution in action

Spot deal risk early

AI Deal Monitor flags stalled deals and signals when buyer engagement drops, so you can intervene before it’s too late.

Coaching at scale

AI Call Reviewer analyzes every conversation, surfacing coaching moments and onboarding insights for managers and reps.

Forecast with precision

AI Revenue Predictor analyzes pipeline signals in real time, giving leaders a clear, data-backed forecast—no more spreadsheet guesswork.

Align your GTM teams

Unified dashboards and collaborative features ensure sales, marketing, and customer success are always on the same page, working from the same data.

How does Gong’s sales analytics system work?

Step 1

Gong automatically joins scheduled calls or records inbound/outbound phone conversations, with clear consent and privacy controls built in.

Step 2

Every call is securely stored in the cloud, encrypted at rest and in transit, with customizable access permissions for compliance.

Step 3

Gong’s AI transcribes the call in near real time, tagging key topics, action items, and risks.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

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More than sales analytics software

Sales analytics is just the beginning. Gong’s Revenue AI Platform connects your analytics to a broader vision—turning every interaction into a strategic advantage.

Unified data foundation

Capture 99% of customer data—across calls, emails, meetings, and CRM—for a truly complete view.

AI-powered insights

Domain-specific models trained on billions of interactions surface patterns, risks, and opportunities you can act on.

Embedded AI agents

AI Tasker, AI Deal Predictor, and others work alongside your team, guiding actions and automating manual work.

Enterprise-grade governance

Security, privacy, and compliance are built in, so your data is always protected.

How sales analytics software powers Gong’s AI OS

Sales analytics is the engine behind Gong’s Revenue AI Operating System. Here’s how it fuels each core solution:

Gong Engage

Gong Engage: Personalize every outreach and automate follow-up

Sales analytics data feeds directly into Gong Engage, enabling:

  • Personalized outreach based on real buyer signals, not just static lists
  • Automated follow-ups triggered by deal stage, engagement level, or risk signals
  • Dynamic sequencing that adapts as deals progress, so reps never miss a beat
Gong Enable

Gong Enable: Transform analytics into coaching and training assets

Analytics insights become actionable coaching in Gong Enable:

  • Identify top-performing behaviors and replicate them across the team
  • Surface real call examples for onboarding and skill development
  • Deliver targeted feedback and training based on real interaction data
Gong Forecast

Gong Forecast: Data-driven pipeline predictions and risk assessment

Accurate sales tracking is the foundation of reliable forecasting:

  • Analyzes every deal’s activity, engagement, and risk signals to predict pipeline health and forecast revenue with confidence.
  • Surfaces at-risk deals and stalled opportunities before they impact your number.
  • Delivers real-time, AI-powered forecast recommendations—so you can commit with conviction, not hope.

Together, these applications turn sales tracking from a passive record-keeping exercise into an active driver of revenue growth, team performance, and strategic alignment.

Stop losing winnable deals

Boost win rates, increase average deal size, and increase revenue per rep with Gong, the #1 revenue AI platform.

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."

Drew Korab
Director of RevOps at Upwork
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"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."

Sherry Wu
Senior Director, Product Marketing at Gong at Gong
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"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."

Eric Choronzy
VP, North America Sales, DemandScience at DemandScience
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"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."

Chris Cordani
VP of Sales at Nasdaq
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"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."

Jeffrey Coleman
VP of Customer Success at SurveyMonkey
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"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."

Evan Shaffer
Head of Sales Training & Enablement at HST Pathways
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"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."

Christine Talcott
Sr. Division Vice President Enablement & Global Events at ADP
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"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."

Drew Korab
Director of RevOps at Upwork
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"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."

Sherry Wu
Senior Director, Product Marketing at Gong at Gong
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"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."

Eric Choronzy
VP, North America Sales, DemandScience at DemandScience
DemandScience logo

"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."

Chris Cordani
VP of Sales at Nasdaq
Nasdaq logo

"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."

Jeffrey Coleman
VP of Customer Success at SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey logo

"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."

Evan Shaffer
Head of Sales Training & Enablement at HST Pathways
HST Pathways logo

"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."

Christine Talcott
Sr. Division Vice President Enablement & Global Events at ADP
ADP logo

"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."

Drew Korab
Director of RevOps at Upwork
Upwork logo

"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."

Sherry Wu
Senior Director, Product Marketing at Gong at Gong
Gong logo

"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."

Eric Choronzy
VP, North America Sales, DemandScience at DemandScience
DemandScience logo

"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."

Chris Cordani
VP of Sales at Nasdaq
Nasdaq logo

"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."

Jeffrey Coleman
VP of Customer Success at SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey logo

"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."

Evan Shaffer
Head of Sales Training & Enablement at HST Pathways
HST Pathways logo

"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."

Christine Talcott
Sr. Division Vice President Enablement & Global Events at ADP
ADP logo

"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."

Drew Korab
Director of RevOps at Upwork
Upwork logo

"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."

Sherry Wu
Senior Director, Product Marketing at Gong at Gong
Gong logo

"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."

Eric Choronzy
VP, North America Sales, DemandScience at DemandScience
DemandScience logo

"Gong helps us figure out which features and benefits are really going to drive increased client stickiness and expansion of opportunity."

Chris Cordani
VP of Sales at Nasdaq
Nasdaq logo

"Working with Gong has made us better managers and better CSMs."

Jeffrey Coleman
VP of Customer Success at SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey logo

"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."

Evan Shaffer
Head of Sales Training & Enablement at HST Pathways
HST Pathways logo

"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."

Christine Talcott
Sr. Division Vice President Enablement & Global Events at ADP
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"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."

Lauren Iken
Patient Advocate at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
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"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."

Mark Truman
Chief Revenue Officer, EdgePetrol at EdgePetrol
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"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."

David Ma
Head of GTM Ops and Strategy at Zip
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"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."

Matt McGonegle
Director of Inside Sales at SpotOn
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"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."

John Judge
Senior VP of Sales, Crayon at Crayon
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"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."

Eric Stoddard
Head of Global Sales & CS Enablement at Udemy
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"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."

Lauren Iken
Patient Advocate at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
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"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."

Mark Truman
Chief Revenue Officer, EdgePetrol at EdgePetrol
EdgePetrol logo

"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."

David Ma
Head of GTM Ops and Strategy at Zip
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"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."

Matt McGonegle
Director of Inside Sales at SpotOn
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"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."

John Judge
Senior VP of Sales, Crayon at Crayon
Crayon logo

"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."

Eric Stoddard
Head of Global Sales & CS Enablement at Udemy
Udemy logo

"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."

Lauren Iken
Patient Advocate at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers logo

"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."

Mark Truman
Chief Revenue Officer, EdgePetrol at EdgePetrol
EdgePetrol logo

"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."

David Ma
Head of GTM Ops and Strategy at Zip
Zip logo

"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."

Matt McGonegle
Director of Inside Sales at SpotOn
SpotOn logo

"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."

John Judge
Senior VP of Sales, Crayon at Crayon
Crayon logo

"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."

Eric Stoddard
Head of Global Sales & CS Enablement at Udemy
Udemy logo

"Gong was able to help me increase my consult rate 3% in a matter of days."

Lauren Iken
Patient Advocate at ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers logo

"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."

Mark Truman
Chief Revenue Officer, EdgePetrol at EdgePetrol
EdgePetrol logo

"If you can use AI to supplement information gathering, writing emails, and coaching all at the same time, the boons for productivity are wild."

David Ma
Head of GTM Ops and Strategy at Zip
Zip logo

"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."

Matt McGonegle
Director of Inside Sales at SpotOn
SpotOn logo

"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."

John Judge
Senior VP of Sales, Crayon at Crayon
Crayon logo

"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."

Eric Stoddard
Head of Global Sales & CS Enablement at Udemy
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