Quotain vs Attention
Attention records, transcribes, and analyzes sales conversations, writes structured insights to the CRM, and scores calls against a team's own criteria. Quotain is AI sales roleplay software that builds buyers from your playbook, past calls, and deals. A team can keep Attention for the live conversation and rehearse the next call in Quotain. Quotain's published connections do not include Attention.
Thousands of hours of sales calls rehearsed on Quotain
Side by side. Where Quotain and Attention differ in 5 decision areas.
| Decision area | Quotain | Attention |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Rehearse the next call, and keep Attention for the live one | Record the live call, update the CRM, and score what was said |
| Practice | Live voice buyers from your playbook, past calls, and deals. 30+ languages on Team plans. | The Attention product and docs pages reviewed describe scoring of recorded calls. They do not describe practice against an AI buyer. |
| Coaching | A score tied to the practice call, then a focused retry | Scorecards on recorded calls, with quotes from the call and recommendations after the call |
| Working together | No published Attention connection. Practice can still use a connected recorder or an upload. | Stays the system of record for the live conversation and the CRM write-back |
| Pricing | 7-day free trial, then $50 or $100 per seat per month | The product and documentation pages reviewed do not publish a dollar price |
Practice from the calls you already record. Each score still points at the line that earned it.
Rehearse before the Attention call exists
Quotain builds the buyer from the playbook, past calls, and the deal, so the rep can practice objections before the meeting Attention will record.
Team plans include 30+ languages and four difficulty levels. Still portraits are the default. Animated video buyers are a paid add-on, and Quotain has not published that price.
Attention can stay the recorder
Quotain's published connections include Gong, Chorus, Salesloft, Clari Copilot, Fathom, Fireflies, Otter, Grain, Granola, and Circleback. Attention is not on that list. If a recorded call needs to reach Quotain, use a connected recorder or an upload.
On Team plans, grading of recorded calls is available on request.
Published per-seat pricing for practice
Starter ($50) and Pro ($100) per seat per month each start with a 7-day free trial. Attention remains its own subscription.
Where Attention fits better. From Attention’s public product information, reviewed November 10, 2026.
Scorecards on the calls that already happened
Attention's scorecards page says its AI reviews sales calls and generates scorecards from a framework. It names MEDDIC and BANT, and says a team can bring its own criteria, including a sales playbook or a product launch.
The FAQ on that page says scorecards can be assigned by role, region, deal stage, or product, and that Attention offers recommendations after every call.
The score points at the recording
Attention's docs say a processed call is scored with every matching scorecard, on the call's Coaching tab. Each criterion shows a score, a description, and quotes from the call. A timestamp on a quote jumps to that moment in the recording.
The same page says a manager can edit a score and its description. It also says there is no option to re-score the call, and that internal calls are not scored.
Recordings and CRM write-back
Attention's docs say it captures, transcribes, and analyzes sales and customer conversations and syncs structured insights to the CRM. The connector notes name Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft.
The same docs describe scorecard configuration, forecasting categories, and questions across calls. They do not publish a dollar price.
Match the product to the buying job. The signals that point one way or the other.
Choose Quotain when
- Simulation quality and realistic buyer behavior lead the decision.
- Scenarios and scorecards must closely match your sales motion.
- The team wants to launch without adopting a broad enablement suite.
- The team wants to compare rollout time and complete cost in a matched pilot.
Choose Attention when
- The purchase is conversation intelligence, with the call written back to the CRM.
- Managers need scorecards on recorded calls, including MEDDIC, BANT, SPICED, or a custom framework.
- Recommendations after the live call are the coaching workflow you are buying.
- You will confirm in writing whether Attention includes any form of AI buyer practice. The pages reviewed here do not describe it.
Run a fair pilot. One live deal, both vendors.
A feature list cannot prove simulation quality or adoption. Use the same live opportunity and score the work around the session, not only the polish of a sample bot.
- Step 1
Choose one current opportunity and one difficult buyer.
- Step 2
Give both vendors the same account notes, prior-call context, product facts, objections, and scorecard.
- Step 3
Time the work from source handoff to an approved simulation.
- Step 4
Have the same reps complete both simulations in randomized order.
- Step 5
Blind-review buyer realism, context retention, pressure, and score evidence.
- Step 6
Ask each rep to retry one weak moment and compare the manager workflow.
- Step 7
Compare complete first-year and renewal costs under the same assumptions.
Security and procurement. Treat requirements as requirements.
The Attention product and documentation pages reviewed on November 10, 2026 do not publish a dollar price. Price Attention for recording, CRM updates, and scorecards, and price Quotain for practice.
Those pages do not state a SOC 2 or ISO certification. Quotain's SOC 2 Type II audit is in progress, and Quotain does not currently offer SSO. Ask Attention for the current trust documents.
Quotain does not publish an Attention connection. A team can keep Attention and rehearse in Quotain. Gong's comparison, which covers roleplay inside a conversation-intelligence product, is at /compare/quotain-vs-gong.
Review Quotain’s current controls in the Trust Center.
Our recommendation. Decide on the workflow, then the vendor.
Choose Quotain when the missing piece is practice against an AI buyer before the live call, including for teams that already record in Attention.
Choose Attention when the team needs conversation intelligence: recordings, CRM updates from the call, and scorecards on every conversation that matches the template.
If both cases matter, run the same real opportunity through each product and let the evidence decide.
Built with the teams putting strategy into practice
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Common buying questions. About Quotain and Attention.
Can Quotain and Attention be used together?
Yes. Keep Attention for recording, CRM updates, and scorecards on live conversations, and use Quotain to rehearse the next call. Quotain's published connections do not include Attention. A call can reach Quotain from a connected recorder or an upload.
Is Quotain an Attention alternative?
Quotain is the practice product. Attention is the recording and conversation-intelligence product. The Attention pages reviewed on November 10, 2026 describe analysis, CRM updates, and scorecards on recorded calls. They do not describe an AI buyer the rep can practice with.
Does Attention include AI roleplay?
The scorecards page, the sales-agents page, and the docs pages reviewed here do not describe practice against an AI buyer. They describe recordings, transcripts, CRM sync, and scorecards. Ask Attention directly if practice is on your list.
What does Attention cost?
The Attention product and documentation pages reviewed on November 10, 2026 do not publish a dollar price. Quotain publishes Starter at $50 and Pro at $100 per seat per month, each with a 7-day free trial.
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