ACATEC vs. Conga CPQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ACATEC
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
ACATEC is a product configuration or CPQ solution from the German company of the same name.N/A
Conga CPQ
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Conga CPQ empowers sales, partners, and customers to efficiently configure complex products and services offerings, and provide personalized prices and quotes, utilizing codified product and pricing information - to drive higher win rates and a more pleasurable buying experience. Conga CPQ also helps to maintain a single price book, discounting structure, and quoting structure across all channels. With an API-first approach, configuration, pricing, or quoting capabilities that can…
$35
per month per user
Pricing
ACATECConga CPQ
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ACATECConga CPQ
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
ACATECConga CPQ
CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of Product A and Product B
ACATEC
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Ratings
Conga CPQ
8.2
42 Ratings
6% below category average
Quote sharing/sending00 Ratings8.740 Ratings
Product configuration00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
Configuration options00 Ratings8.642 Ratings
Pricing rules00 Ratings8.040 Ratings
Price adjustment00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
Purchase history and open contracts00 Ratings7.934 Ratings
Guided selling/Sales portal00 Ratings7.632 Ratings
CPQ reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.336 Ratings
CPQ-CRM integration00 Ratings9.339 Ratings
Attachments to quotes00 Ratings9.540 Ratings
Order capturing00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
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User Ratings
ACATECConga CPQ
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(56 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
ACATECConga CPQ
Likelihood to Recommend
ACATEC Software GmbH
This is one of the softwares that we have obtained more benefits with it, that is why I particularly recommend it to all the companies that create, design and commercialize their products, because they will achieve that all the production management works as it should be, with the best results.
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Conga
Conga CPQ is best for customers with complex quotation strategy, complex products structure and pricing strategy. It helps big customers to relax and provide seamless experience to their sales team. It may not be suitable for small and medium sized customers due to various reasons like cost, implementation efforts, etc.
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Pros
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
  • The perceived power strength is that it is supposed to contain CPQ, Contract Management, Document generation and template manipulation, and cash/invoice process all in one wrapped package.
  • It was developed on the Force.com platform.
  • They provide multiple releases of their product per year.
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Cons
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
  • Our number one complaint with Conga CPQ has been speed. In my experience, Conga CPQ is extremely slow, especially for large orders.
  • In my opinion, the configuration methods of Conga CPQ are outdated and error-prone. One literally puts configurations into string-based custom settings, including the API field names. This often leads to deployment issues and run-time configuration errors.
  • In my experience, Conga CPQ is everything but simple to develop. You need things like a 12-step pricing callback to support custom pricing.
  • In my experience, Conga CPQ support is not responsive.
  • When it comes time to lock in a renewal contract for Conga CPQ, in my experience, they delay engagement, so you are truly behind the 8 ball when it comes time to decide if you are going to continue with Conga CPQ.
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Likelihood to Renew
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
The rating is based on several things: 1) Ongoing support requirements being able to be addressed by cross training existing Salesforce administrators 2) Apttus superior corporate vision for the quote to cash space 3) Apttus execution of the corporate vision with automated agents (Max), and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning offerings to leverage the investment in Configure Price Quote 4) Apttus corporate health and investment in the product line
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Usability
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
Conga CPQ is a great tool but lacks good support and [a] very limited knowledge base which doesn't include day to day errors which users face, thus leading us to support and take more time in turn. Also cart performance can be improved drastically which will enhance the user experience as the user doesn't have to wait for the pricing.
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Reliability and Availability
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
I have not heard of any issue
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Support Rating
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
Tier1/tier 2 support can only handle native functionality. Customizations have to be escalated to developers which aren’t included in the support program.

I go ahead and copy the people I directly worked with on implementation for assistance. I would rate them an 8 for support assistance.
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Online Training
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
We attended 5 hours worth of webinars early on.

We had to understand how objects worked to figure out how to structure our data.

I would have liked more in-depth training but it would have been an additional cost
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Implementation Rating
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
Be iterative. Take the opportunity to build a catalog based on how Apttus works well. Learn the tool yourself or use an SI. Take the time to build a configuration / pricing migration tool with X-Author for Excel or roll your own. Stick with OOTB Apttus as any customization will cost you every time a new version is released
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Alternatives Considered
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
We selected Apttus CPQ over SteelBrick due to the simplicity of SteelBrick's out of the box pricing and ability to customize quoted products. As a global organization with selling a highly configurable products, we felt the ability of Apttus to handle our requirements as standard functionalty rather than a customization was a material difference between the platforms.
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Return on Investment
ACATEC Software GmbH
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Conga
  • The ability to generate engineered configurations that is right by construction has reduced the cycle time of the customer engagement. The fact that we are able to guide the process and end up with a validated bill of material reduces the iterations with the customers.
  • As long as the validations rules are correct the generated bill of material is accurate. We are now looking at using Apttus to perform quality checks in our product rules since the tool is able to test different configurations quickly and efficiently.
  • Configuration that use to take weeks and consumed valuable engineering resources has been transformed to become a customer facing application that is simple enough for customer to self-service.
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ScreenShots

Conga CPQ Screenshots

Screenshot of Unlimited Product Capability - Can validate any combination of rules & constraints with an unlimited number of configuration attributes​.Screenshot of Model & deploy any pricing structure or strategy​ - pricing intelligence & discounting rules​ and profitability insights ​& margin visibility​Screenshot of Simple to complex product & pricing configurations​Screenshot of Helps sellers to quote accurately and spend less time selling, no matter how complex a business becomes.