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Gives you a scoring framework for deciding which tools survive the next renewal, and argues convincingly that four functional layers is enough. Read it with a spreadsheet of your current contracts open.
How to Choose Your GTM Stack in 2026 (Without Buying 10 Tools)
From Unify by Austin Hughes 13 min read
- Four layers to a GTM stack: data and enrichment, intent and signal detection, outbound execution, analytics and attribution.
- Most B2B teams run 8 to 15 tools; the argument is to consolidate to 1 to 3 integrated platforms.
- Reps spend only about 40 percent of their time actively selling, and 51 percent of AI-using sales leaders blame disconnected systems.
- Buy the layer you are actually missing rather than the tool your peers post about.