G2 Vendor Directory

Substrata vs. Backstory

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSubstrata

by Substrata

Backstory

by Backstory

Overall rating4.94.5
Review count1,132630
Ease of use9.89.0
Ease of setup9.88.6
Quality of support9.79.2
Meets requirements9.78.9
NPS98.85057567.710049
Small Business44.3%10.7%
Mid-Market39.8%35.0%
Enterprise15.9%54.4%
Total page views18,0061,018
Total LLM citations3,0932,775

Substrata

Substrata analyzes behavioral data to uncover attitudes, emotions, intentions and power dynamics, helping dealmakers sell smarter and close more deals.

Pros

  • Accuracy
  • Helpful
  • Conversation Analysis
  • Insights
  • Time-saving
  • Analytics

Backstory

Backstory (formerly People.ai) is the Revenue Answers Platform for GTM leaders. Revenue leaders ask the same questions every day: Is this deal real? Where's my risk? What do I focus on next? Backstory gives you straight answers - grounded in 100% of actual revenue activity, not CRM guesses. With more than a decade of training AI models on billions of sales interactions, Backstory connects every signal to the right accounts and opportunities and delivers answers where you already work - whether that's your CRM, Claude, Copilot, or other AI tools you already use.

Pros

  • Helpful
  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Intuitive
  • Easy Setup
  • Customization