NoSaveNoPay vs Gartner Advisory
The short version: Gartner gives you opinions. We give you the contract.
Honest head-to-head: fees, incentives, vendor independence, outcome accountability. No marketing. The decision factors we'd want if we were choosing.
Broad market research library, peer-comparison surveys, analyst inquiry hours for quick market validation.
Gartner and Forrester are research subscriptions, not negotiators. You pay $40,000-$250,000 per year for access to analysts who can tell you market benchmarks, but the analysts will not sit opposite your vendor and close the deal. The execution gap is 100% yours.
Head-to-Head: Every Criterion That Matters
Identical criteria across every comparison we publish. No cherry-picking.
| Criterion | NoSaveNoPay | Gartner Advisory / Forrester research subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Fee structure | 25% of verified savings. Zero if savings are zero. | $40k-$250k annual subscription, paid in advance regardless of outcome. |
| Who sits at the table | Our team leads the vendor negotiation end to end. | Nobody, you attend. Gartner offers inquiry calls, not negotiation seats. |
| Execution vs. advice | Execution. We close the contract. | Advice only. You execute. |
| Vendor data source | First-hand, our team came from these vendors. | Survey data, aggregated inquiry themes, conference feedback. |
| Research library access | No, we deliver outcomes, not reports. | Yes, research catalogue is the primary product. |
| Outcome guarantee | No savings = no fee. Contractual. | None, subscription fees are non-refundable. |
| Time to first savings | 90-180 days | Gartner provides advice, savings timeline is entirely on your team. |
| Fit for | Enterprises that want the savings, not the analysis. | Enterprises with in-house negotiation teams who want a market-data safety net. |
When to choose what
Keep Gartner for market context. Hire NoSaveNoPay to actually negotiate the deal. These are complementary, not competing, but confusing them costs money.
How our gainshare actually works
We sign a one-page engagement letter that says three things: (1) we negotiate your nominated contract on your behalf; (2) 25% of verified savings vs. your baseline contract is payable to us; (3) if verified savings are zero, so is our fee. No retainer. No time-and-materials. No hourly billing. Read the detail on our pricing page or see a live walk-through on how it works.
Next steps, two paths, both zero-risk:
- If you have a renewal in the next 120 days: Request a free estimate. 30-minute call, we tell you whether we think there's savings worth chasing, no commitment either way.
- If you're earlier in the cycle: read our vendor-specific playbooks, Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, AWS, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, or browse the blog and case studies.