Gainsight CS Overview

Gainsight is the platform for Customer Success and Product teams. It turns disparate customer data into actionable insights for measurable business outcomes.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Customer Feedback Management, Onboarding, Automated Playbooks, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Gainsight CS.

Other use cases:

  • Workflow Management
  • Customer Success Management
  • Contact List Management
  • Collaboration
  • Sales Call Management
  • Lifetime Value Management
  • Social Media Analytics
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Business Priorities

Improve Customer Visibility and Reduce Chrun are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Gainsight CS.

Other priorities:

  • Improve Product Adoption
  • Uncover Expansion Opportunities
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Increase Customer Life Time Value
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Gainsight CS Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Gainsight CS's features include Dashboard, Feedback Surveys, Alert On Key Customer Events, etc. and Gainsight CS support capabilities include Email Support, Chat Support, Phone Support, etc. also Gainsight CS analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"When you are scaling to thousands of customers, you need to have a good sense of what’s going on with your customers. We let Gainsight manage a lot of that work for us." - Jeffrey Coleman

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...Through their NPS Program, Yext increased their base of referenceable customers by 1,000% over the course of six months...." Case Study Yext
"...Our consultant team also have started working with Gainsight to monitor the onboarding of new customers...." Peer review by Gabriel Hobbs, Director of Business Operations, Projectplace
"...We have built playbooks in the tool to address specific needs, specifically around risk mitigation...." Peer review by Verified User, Director in Other, Computer Software

Gainsight CS, ChurnZero, Sinch, TalkToTheManager, Front, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Customer Success Platform. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for Gainsight CS

Top Industries

  • Computer Software
  • Internet
  • Information Technology and Services

Popular in

  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise
  • Large Enterprise

Gainsight CS is popular in Computer Software, Internet, and Information Technology And Services and is widely used by Mid Market, Enterprise, and Large Enterprise.

Gainsight CS Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How efficiently Does Gainsight CS manage your Customer Feedback Management?

What solutions does Gainsight CS provide for Onboarding?

What Are the key features of Gainsight CS for Automated Playbooks?

What makes Gainsight CS ideal for Workflow Management?

How does Gainsight CS facilitate Customer Success Management?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Gainsight CS solved their Customer Success Platform needs. Cuspera uses 12912 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Customer Success Platform needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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Jeffrey Coleman

Director of Customer Success

Survey Monkey

When you are scaling to thousands of customers, you need to have a good sense of what’s going on with your customers. We let Gainsight manage a lot of that work for us. Testimonial By Jeffrey Coleman
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Tom Wix

Director of Customer Success Operations

Alfresco

The Gainsight features I’m most excited about are the Dashboards and Widgets. They really give the rest of the organization access to the data on every single customer. Testimonial By Tom Wix
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BEN MICHAEL

SR.MANAGER, CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Jamf

Using Gainsight for revenue optimization has allowed us to both specialize and scale our team. We have built an automated renewal system that can and has frequently facilitated a zero touch renewal plus growth process. Testimonial By BEN MICHAEL
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Gainsight CS testimonial

Jeffrey Coleman

Director of Customer Success

Survey Monkey

When you are scaling to thousands of customers, you need to have a good sense of what’s going on with your customers. We let Gainsight manage a lot of that work for us. Testimonial By Jeffrey Coleman
Gainsight CS testimonial

Tom Wix

Director of Customer Success Operations

Alfresco

The Gainsight features I’m most excited about are the Dashboards and Widgets. They really give the rest of the organization access to the data on every single customer. Testimonial By Tom Wix
Gainsight CS testimonial

BEN MICHAEL

SR.MANAGER, CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Jamf

Using Gainsight for revenue optimization has allowed us to both specialize and scale our team. We have built an automated renewal system that can and has frequently facilitated a zero touch renewal plus growth process. Testimonial By BEN MICHAEL

Gainsight - Information Technology And Services - Medium

San Francisco, USA

Gainsight used its own platform to build a risk management framework for customer success. The team set up Scorecards and Calls to Action to spot early warning signs and track customer risk. CSMs cou...ld flag issues, close out tasks, or escalate problems to managers. Scorecards gave leaders a clear view of risk across all accounts. This process helped Gainsight hold teams accountable and respond quickly to customer challenges.

Gainsight - Information Technology And Services - Medium

San Francisco, USA

Gainsight uses its own platform to help multiple departments work better together. Marketing finds customer advocates and captures ROI stories using Gainsight data. Sales tracks customer health, mana...ges renewals, and identifies upsell opportunities. Finance uses Gainsight to monitor collections and analyze CSM activities. Services teams spot training and managed services needs with automated alerts. Support and product teams use Gainsight to prioritize tickets and customer requests. Executives rely on Gainsight for real-time customer insights before meetings.

Xceptor - Financial Services - Large

London, UK

Xceptor used Gainsight CS and Staircase to improve customer success operations. They replaced manual processes with AI-powered workflows. This change saved the team about three hours each day. Custom...er engagement doubled after using the new system. The team now talks to clients twice as much. Gainsight helped Xceptor scale customer engagement and save time.

PTC - Information Technology And Services - Large

Boston, USA

PTC migrated 15 years of community history to Gainsight Customer Communities. The migration was completed on time, launching in just three months. No technical content was lost during the move. Gains...ight's API-based migration process made the transition smooth. Early user feedback has been positive, with users appreciating the refreshed look. PTC now plans to connect Customer Communities with Customer Success for deeper product insights.

Pipedrive - Information Technology And Services - Large

Tallinn, Estonia

Gainsight helped Pipedrive's customer success team save 8,000 hours of manual work. The team simplified their Gainsight setup, cutting technical debt by 60–70%. They reduced the number of CTA types f...rom 40 to 10 and trimmed object fields by more than half. NPS survey response rates jumped from 1–2% to 9.6% after moving surveys in-app. The changes let CSMs spend more time with customers and less on busy work.

Ellucian - Education - Large

Reston, USA

Ellucian used Gainsight CS and Staircase AI to improve customer success operations. They unified customer data, enabling teams to spot risk signals earlier and align around shared goals. The platform... saved about one hour per success plan for over 2,800 customers. Teams gained better visibility into customer health and engagement. Leaders now access real-time insights for faster decisions. Ellucian moved from fragmented processes to a more structured, data-driven approach.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What buyers ask before choosing Gainsight CS

What is Gainsight CS?

Gainsight Platform is a SaaS platform built to turn disparate customer data from multiple sources into insights and actions that drive measurable business outcomes for the clients. It helps businesses build deep and lasting relationships with their customers.

It centralizes the customer data and easily connects multiple data sources with powerful integrations, manages multiple products, deployments or services, leverages self-service control over object design, uncovers signals across even the most complex datasets and more.

Some of its features include time-saving and resource integration with the first complete customer success ecosystem, capture unique customer relationships and apply Gainsight functionality to every dimension, flexible data management, powerful insights and more.

What is Gainsight CS used for?

Gainsight CS is a Customer Success Platform Software mainly used by its customers to Improve Customer Visibility and Reduce Chrun by Customer Feedback Management, Onboarding and Automated Playbooks .

What are the top features of Gainsight CS?

Dashboard, Feedback surveys and Alert on key customer events are some of the top features of Gainsight CS.

Who uses Gainsight CS?

Gainsight CS is used by Computer Software, Internet and Information Technology And Services among other industries.

What are Gainsight CS alternatives?

ChurnZero, Sinch, TalkToTheManager and Front are popular alternatives for Gainsight CS.

Where is Gainsight CS located?

Gainsight CS is headquartered at 1400 Bridge Pkwy Suite 101, Redwood City, CA 94065 .
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Peers used Gainsight CS for customer feedback management and onboarding

Gainsight CS Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

1.57/5

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Analytics

4.39/5

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Custom Reports

2.88/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

1.57/5

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Analytics

4.39/5

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Custom Reports

2.88/5

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Gainsight, Inc News

Executive

Gainsight strengthens AI-Native customer retention team with three ...

Gainsight has appointed three new executives to bolster its AI-native customer retention team. Grant Clarke will lead the Atlas business unit, Jack Leidecker will oversee security as Chief Security Officer, and Vijay Jegan will drive internal AI transformation. These appointments highlight Gainsight's focus on AI-driven operations and security, aiming to enhance customer trust and retention outcomes.

Executive

Gainsight Builds the Team to Win in AI-Native Services for Customer ...

Gainsight has strengthened its leadership team with three new executive appointments to enhance its AI-native services for customer retention. Grant Clarke joins as EVP & GM of Atlas, Jack Leidecker as EVP & CSO, and Vijay Jegan as CAITO. These appointments aim to bolster Gainsight's commitment to security, trust, and AI-driven operations.

Executive

Gainsight Builds the Team to Win in AI-Native Services for Customer Retention with Three Executive Appointments

Gainsight announced three executive appointments to enhance its AI-native services for customer retention. Grant Clarke joins as EVP & GM of Atlas, Jack Leidecker as EVP & CSO, and Vijay Jegan as CAITO. These appointments aim to strengthen Gainsight's focus on security, trust, and AI-native operations, reflecting its commitment to customer retention and revenue outcomes.

Product

Gainsight Press & Media Coverage

Gainsight and Glean have partnered to integrate Gainsight's customer intelligence with Glean's enterprise context. This integration aims to help revenue teams identify risks sooner and act more effectively by combining insights from both platforms.

Gainsight, Inc Profile

Company Name

Gainsight, Inc

Company Website

https://www.gainsight.com/

Year Founded

2011

HQ Location

1400 Bridge Pkwy Suite 101, Redwood City, CA 94065

Employees

251-500

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Financials

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