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.