Backstory vs Gong Forecast

In short

• Both: Charts and dashboards
• Only Backstory states: Ask in plain language, Connects to your data, Real-time data

Backstory

Backstory is a revenue intelligence platform that analyzes sales activity to answer questions about deals, accounts, pipeline, and forecasts.

Plans

Not read from the maker’s page yet.

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Ask in plain language — “Ask in plain language” source
• Charts and dashboards — “Defend variance confidently in board meetings with evidence using waterfall charts that show exactly what moved.” source
• Connects to your data — “Yes. Backstory connects to Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Gmail, Outlook, Zoom, Teams, Slack, and more.” source
• Real-time data — “Spot pipeline gaps and flag risks in real time before they show up in the forecast.” source

Security

• SOC 2 Type II — “Covered under SOC 2 Type II scope, independently audited.” source
• SOC 2 — “Covered under SOC 2 Type II scope, independently audited.” source
• Not trained on your data — “Customer data is never used to train AI models.” source

Gong Forecast

Gong Forecast uses revenue and customer-interaction data to help sales teams predict revenue, review pipeline risk, and submit forecasts.

Plans

Not read from the maker’s page yet.

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

• Charts and dashboards — “Dashboards” source

Security

• SOC 2 Type II — “SOC 2 (Type 2)” source
• SOC 2 — “SOC 2 (Type 2)” source
• ISO 27001 — “ISO/IEC 27001:2022” source
• ISO 42001 — “ISO/IEC 42001:2023” source
• Not trained on your data — “your data is never used to train generative models.” source

Latest updates

• 2026-07-30 3 ways to use Gong Assistant to improve customer relationships

  Gong Assistant is embedded in the Account Console, where account teams can get answers and take action.