# Crossbeam: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 38 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/crossbeam

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data clean rooms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-clean-rooms/index.md) | 3% | 9 | 0% | 7 |
| [Partner relationship management](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/partner-relationship-management/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 10% | 21 |
| [Referral and partner programs](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/referral-and-partner-programs/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 9 |
| [Channel partner and local marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 52 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Top Pick: Crossbeam ... This is the strongest recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Data clean rooms)
- "For the vast majority of mid-market B2B companies, Crossbeam is the strongest choice" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Data clean rooms)
- "Excellent for B2B revenue teams—focuses on privacy-safe account mapping, overlap analysis, and go-to-market collaboration" (Grok 4.20, Data clean rooms)
- "Choose Crossbeam if your main problem is knowing which partners are already working with your shared customers" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, PRM)

## And against it

- "Do not treat it as a full PRM." (Perplexity Sonar, PRM)
- "basic tiers of CrossBeam/PartnerTap can work for very basic needs ... but they often lack robust portals" (Grok 4.20, PRM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Crossbeam, from 88 of the 92 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 64
- cloudratings.com: 29
- gane.ai/index: 28
- sourceforge.net: 26
- guideflow.com: 20
- partnerportal.io: 18
- capterra.com: 16
- liveramp.com: 15
- zinfi.com: 15
- aws.amazon.com: 14

### Pages cited

- https://cloudratings.com/partner-relationship-management-software: 29
- https://g2.com/categories/partner-relationship-management-prm: 18
- https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-clean-rooms/smb: 17
- https://sourceforge.net/software/data-clean-room: 14
- https://digitalapplied.com/blog/data-clean-rooms-advertising-2026-marketer-decision-guide: 13
- https://liveramp.com/blog/what-to-look-for-in-a-data-clean-room-provider-a-guide: 13
- https://cpqclub.net/best-partner-relationship-management-software: 12
- https://g2.com/categories/data-clean-room: 12

## In its own words

What Crossbeam's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Ecosystem Revenue Platform; the global standard for Ecosystem-Led Growth; the global system of record for how companies exchange CRM data. (https://crossbeam.com/)
- For: sales, marketing, and partnerships (https://crossbeam.com/)
- Price stated: Free: $0/ forever; Connector: $4,800/ year; Supernode: Custom; Enterprise: Custom (https://www.crossbeam.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 0 (https://www.crossbeam.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: free (https://crossbeam.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 11 (https://crossbeam.com/); 28 (https://www.crossbeam.com/pricing) (pages disagree)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA, EU-US Privacy Shield
- Customers named: Gong, Stripe, ServiceNow, Intercom, Justcall, Fivetran, Typeform, Superglue.io

## What it publishes

Every page crossbeam.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 697 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-20
- webinar or virtual event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-03
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 27 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-30
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-31
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-08-31 podcast or video: 16632216 the ai ecosystem podcast https://help.crossbeam.com/en/articles/16632216-the-ai-ecosystem-podcast
- Recent: 2026-08-25 comparison: First party vs second party vs third party data whats the difference https://insider.crossbeam.com/entry/first-party-vs-second-party-vs-third-party-data-whats-the-difference
- Recent: 2026-08-19 podcast or video: The 10 ai podcasts every b2b saas and gtm leader should have queued up https://insider.crossbeam.com/entry/the-10-ai-podcasts-every-b2b-saas-and-gtm-leader-should-have-queued-up
- Recent: 2026-07-30 glossary or explainer: What is second party data and why it matters for gtm https://insider.crossbeam.com/entry/what-is-second-party-data-and-why-it-matters-for-gtm
- Recent: 2026-07-23 glossary or explainer: 10149634 create the crossbeam 360 dashboard in salesforce https://help.crossbeam.com/en/articles/10149634-create-the-crossbeam-360-dashboard-in-salesforce
- Recent: 2026-01-20 case study: Adobe ecosystem collab case study 2026 https://insider.crossbeam.com/entry/adobe-ecosystem-collab-case-study-2026

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.