Distribute vs Aligned: two deal workspaces for B2B sales
This is the sales software comparison. Distribute (distribute.so) makes Dante, a $99/mo AI deal workspace you text on iMessage. Aligned (alignedup.com) makes a collaborative buyer room with a mutual action plan. Both help sellers run deals with a buying committee. Here is where each one wins.
Text DanteDante is $99. Text him. He builds the workspace.
Where Aligned is the right call
If you want a polished collaborative mutual action plan and a buyer room your committee lives in, Aligned does that job well. Teams that bought Aligned for that motion made a reasonable choice. Dante is for sellers who want the workspace to show up from the call, and to text an agent when the deal goes quiet. Different wedge. Not a clone.
What Distribute and Aligned are
Both are B2B sales tools in the deal workspace category (also called a deal room or digital sales room). A seller shares one link with the buying team. Recap, pricing, proof, and next steps live there. Distribute is not a design or alignment tool, and Aligned here means alignedup.com, the sales platform.
1. Texting agent (iMessage)
Dante lives in Messages. Briefs before the call. Follow-up after. He pings you when a deal goes quiet. Aligned is a workspace you log into. That is a real difference in how you run the day.
2. Better MCP
Dante is built so agents can read the deal through MCP, at $99/mo. Aligned lists an MCP server on its Enterprise plan. If your team is wiring AI into the sales motion on a small budget, this matters.
Distribute MCP3. Interactive demos in the workspace
The demo sits next to the recap and the price. Sales teams do not need a second demo product to show the thing they just pitched. Product-marketing demo teams may still want Walnut or Navattic. That is a different buyer.
Interactive demos4. Video
Record the walkthrough in the same place the buyer already is. Aligned also lists a video recorder on every plan, so this one is close. The difference is that Dante pairs video with the call recording and the demo in one link.
5. Call recording. No bot in the room.
Dante records without a participant bot joining the Zoom. You still disclose. The recording becomes the workspace. Aligned is not a recorder.
No-bot call recording6. Way easier
Aligned has a lot of surface area because the collaborative room is the product. Dante is text-first. $99/mo. Message him. The workspace builds.
Message DanteAligned pricing (checked October 2026)
Aligned's public pricing page lists a free Starter plan with up to 4 active rooms per seat, Basic at $29 per seat per month billed annually ($35 monthly), Pro at $49 per seat per month billed annually ($60 monthly), and a custom Enterprise plan that adds the Aligned MCP server, SSO, and a custom domain. Dante is $99/mo.
The AI deal room view
If you want to see what Dante builds from a call before you compare features, the homepage walks through the room, who read it, and the price. It is $99/mo with a 7-day free trial.
AI deal roomLooking at more than these two?
The Aligned alternatives roundup covers Dante, Dock, DealCollab, HummingDeck, Recapped, Trumpet, and Sybill, with who each one is for.
Aligned alternativesDistribute (Dante) vs Aligned, feature by feature
Dante vs Aligned vs Dock vs Trumpet
Four deal workspaces, one table. Competitor pricing and features come from each vendor's public pricing page, checked October 2026. Plans change, so confirm on their sites before you buy.
| Feature | Dante (Distribute) | Aligned | Dock | Trumpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting paid price | $99/mo | $29/seat/mo (annual) | $350/mo, 5 users | $45/user/mo |
| Free plan | No, 7-day free trial | Yes, 4 rooms per seat | Yes, 10 workspaces | Yes, 10 Pods |
| How you run it | Text it on iMessage or ask Claude via MCP | Web app | Web app | Web app |
| Texting agent (iMessage) | ||||
| Workspace built from the call | Automatic | AI Deal Builder (Pro) | AI assist | AI Pod builder |
| Native call recording | Yes, no bot in the room | Pulls in Gong or Zoom | Integrates Gong, Chorus, Fathom | Gong integration |
| Call coaching | Not listed | Not listed | AI deal coach | |
| Video creation (Loom-style) | Video recorder | Via embeds | Voice and demo recording | |
| Interactive demo creation (Storylane-style) | Native | Embeds Storylane, Walnut | Embeds | Demo recording |
| One-pagers / buyer pages | Rooms | Workspaces | Pods | |
| Content library (DocSend-style) | ||||
| Mutual action plan | ||||
| MCP | Enterprise plan | All plans | MCP client |
Embeds means the room displays content from another product. Labels summarize each vendor's public pricing page, not a hands-on test.
Frequently asked questions
Want the Aligned-shaped job for $99/mo?
Text Dante. He is the deal workspace with a phone number.
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