Demodesk vs. Scratchpad

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Demodesk
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Demodesk is designed to provide in-call assistance, meeting insights, and automated scheduling to help sales development representatives manage prospects and close deals.N/A
Scratchpad
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Scratchpad is a productivity tool for account executives, built for sales to update Salesforce, take sales notes, and daily todos. The software can be installed as a Google Chrome plugin or as a web application. It connects to Salesforce and provides an interface where sales professionals can keep all their notes, process workflows, spreadsheets, and tasks. Co-founders Pouyan Salehi and Cyrus Karbassiyoon started the company in San Francisco, California in 2019.
$0
user / month *up to five users per company
Pricing
DemodeskScratchpad
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
user / month *up to five users per company
Premium
$19
per user / month (billed annually)
Team
$39
user / month (billed annually)
Business
Custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DemodeskScratchpad
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DemodeskScratchpad
Considered Both Products
Demodesk
Chose Demodesk
The recording space in the cloud and the virtual display is something Microsoft Teams is missing. As per my personal experience, Demodesk is much more faster than other conference tools. Also, it's more reliable when the internet connection is low or not good. The lag rate is a …
Chose Demodesk
Demodesk feels a lot more suitable for pitching our services to agents since it is more interactive than the usual screen sharing tools. The major advantage for me is that it's cloud-based, i.e., I don't have to share my local screen with all my info visible and notifications …
Chose Demodesk
It's just a nicer interface for showing off products. If you just wanted to talk with people internally, these others are fine. But if you really want to have an impactful meeting where you can show off what your company can offer, then Demodesk is head and shoulders above …
Chose Demodesk
Demodesk is beneficial. We used kaia in the past but think this one is better. Demodesk is a helpful software that allow us to coach our sales reps during the call. It also lets us take notes and automate some of the administrative tasks that are annoying to do in sales. Being …
Chose Demodesk
We have used Zoom but did not receive the experience we needed.
Chose Demodesk
Before we had just used our standard video conferencing platforms and used screen share, Demodesk is a much smoother process, as there seem to be fewer issues in setting up the meeting and sharing content and information with prospects, and it is much more visually appealing. …
Scratchpad
Chose Scratchpad
Scratchpad's pipeline views allow for better forecasting. This saves me time using multiple tools and views to get a better pulse of where I am at and where I need to be. I selected Scratchpad as it was recommended to me by a colleague, and once he showed me how he was using …
Chose Scratchpad
It doesn't. Scratchpad is more agile and much easier to use as a seller managing a large patch with lots of opportunities. SAP is robust but is far more complicated and involves a lot more inputs to get the same outputs that you can get with Scratchpad in half the time and …
Chose Scratchpad
I can't think of another tool similar to Scratchpad. The only other sales productivity tool that I've used in the past is Mixmax which is also an excellent tool. Mixmax has more features embedded in Gmail with the ability to view and edit Salesforce fields like Scratchpad, but …
Chose Scratchpad
Scratchpad is just a much more enjoyable way of interacting with Salesforce for the features it currently supports. It's not an alternative to Salesforce, it's an alternative UX for certain daily activities in SF, and it's great at that.
Chose Scratchpad
Before finding Scratchpad, logging account movements and mapping were done over OneNote (account management), Excel (pricing), and Word (call notes). Now I can get rid of the OneNote and Word aspects as they both sit on Scratchpad that links directly back to SF. This has helped …
Chose Scratchpad
I prefer the usage and benefit of Scratchpad over Coda, and easier & faster to use than Salesforce. I feel Coda has very little benefit (basically google page), but Scratchpad helps me stay organized for opportunities & discovery notes which is crucial. I highly suggest …
Chose Scratchpad
Scratchpad is far better and has way more ability to make changes than IQ does.
Chose Scratchpad
Scratchpad has more out-of-the-box features like centralized note-taking and the ability to pull in reports.
Chose Scratchpad
Scratchpad customizations stay within the margins of rules set by our organization. We didn't do a deep dive of Dooly and can mainly speak to the quality and effectiveness within Scratchpad. Currently, my entire team of 10 reps is using it, and we all have found usefulness. …
Chose Scratchpad
Before Scratchpad, I made all updates through Salesforce. Reports don't load super quickly and can be tough to change. Scratchpad makes this much easier.
Chose Scratchpad
I haven't ever used anything else other than your typical pen and paper or notes section on my Mac. I wouldn't have any info on how they stack up compared to the competition. I would venture to say they are the only ones trying to change sales reps' lives. It's just what they …
Chose Scratchpad
I selected Scratchpad because the depth of integration within Salesforce is very useful; I don't have to use a separate application than what I'm already using, Scratchpad is imbued within my Chrome and SFDC instances. Their free capabilities don't block you from viewing notes …
Chose Scratchpad
Only compared to Salesforce functionality
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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User Testimonials
DemodeskScratchpad
Likelihood to Recommend
Demodesk has the ability to have all meeting attendees work on the same screen without downloading anything. For us, it really increased potential customer's engagement/sense of participation, because now they can play with the software themselves instead of us showing them how it works, and they can try with a real use case instead of mock data we made.
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I have over 250 accounts in my name, and it can be difficult to prioritize and find notes on past conversations my colleagues may have had. Scratchpad makes it super easy to reference past notes and add new ones to organize my book of business and make the best use of my time.
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Pros
  • Allows attendees to work on the same screen without downloading anything.
  • No downloads or lags in the software.
  • Clean interface.
  • Ability to record sessions.
  • Interactive screen-sharing.
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  • Scratchpad notes are super easy to use and link to Salesforce Opportunities.
  • Allows you to update all the necessary Salesforce opportunity fields without going into Salesforce.
  • Easy to use Task manager that helps you stay on track through the day.
  • Extremely easy to use and their CS team is always willing to provide training and help.
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Cons
  • Interface
  • Aesthetics
  • Pricing Model
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  • When pulling in Salesforce reports, it doesn't have full ability to do grouping/sorting.
  • When looking at pipeline view there's not an ability to expand the default view to see more than 5 people per group.
  • It'd be nice if comments would go as a task rather than a buzz.
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Usability
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Great functionality and a great intuitive tool
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Alternatives Considered
Before we had just used our standard video conferencing platforms and used screen share, Demodesk is a much smoother process, as there seem to be fewer issues in setting up the meeting and sharing content and information with prospects, and it is much more visually appealing. It is quite the step up from standard video conferencing.
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Scratchpad is just a much more enjoyable way of interacting with Salesforce for the features it currently supports. It's not an alternative to Salesforce, it's an alternative UX for certain daily activities in SF, and it's great at that.
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Return on Investment
  • Increased potential customer's engagement/sense of participation.
  • Assist in streamlining processes.
  • Webbased screen sharing without any download efforts on the lead/customer side which makes it a simple and pleasant interaction.
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  • I credit Scratchpad to saving me on average about 1 - 2 hours a day (what it used to take me) and about 5 - 6 hrs per week.
  • Scratchpad makes me feel better about where I stand in regards to my quota cause it gives me easy visualization into my pipeline making forecasting discussions easier with managers.
  • Scratchpad enables me to stay organized and helps me feel less overwhelmed with Admin work.
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