Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ambition
Score 9.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Ambition is a sales gamification software solution offered by Ambition Inc.N/A
Varicent
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
From quotas to sales and compensation, Varicent helps revenue leaders in enterprise organizations chart a more effective, connected path to revenue by providing vital data, insights, and sales go-to-market planning tools.N/A
Pricing
AmbitionVaricent
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AmbitionVaricent
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlease contact Ambition for pricing information.
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Features
AmbitionVaricent
Sales Gamification
Comparison of Sales Gamification features of Product A and Product B
Ambition
8.6
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Varicent
-
Ratings
Sales contest templates10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom sales contests7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Team competitions8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple competitions9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Contest flexibility9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales rep view9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile game functionality7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Game notifications & updates9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Social competition / Game collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales game integration to Salesforce8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales performance reporting9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
TV streaming10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales ICM
Comparison of Sales ICM features of Product A and Product B
Ambition
-
Ratings
Varicent
6.8
55 Ratings
13% below category average
Sales compensation plan creation00 Ratings7.348 Ratings
Complex sales crediting00 Ratings7.548 Ratings
Sales compensation process automation00 Ratings7.352 Ratings
Incentive auditing/regulation compliance00 Ratings6.546 Ratings
Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting00 Ratings6.647 Ratings
Incentive modeling00 Ratings6.543 Ratings
Agile incentive strategy00 Ratings6.538 Ratings
ICM mobile visibility00 Ratings6.532 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Medium-sized Companies
Everstage
Everstage
Score 9.5 out of 10
Everstage
Everstage
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Everstage
Everstage
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
AmbitionVaricent
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(5 ratings)
7.9
(67 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(59 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.8
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.8
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.2
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.3
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
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6.8
(58 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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(0 ratings)
5.9
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
AmbitionVaricent
Likelihood to Recommend
Ambition Inc.
Well suited: environments that crave social affirmation, social competition, or other organizations that can't incentivize success via compensation. Not well-suited: environments that support several similar roles that have different metrics. Example: we have 5 similar roles at my company that would benefit from Ambition, and each of these teams sits close to each other. It's challenging to customize Ambition to display multiple different roles with different metrics, rewards, and content. If you display the content on a screen in your office, it's best suited for only one role/team. Otherwise, you'll likely need to deploy Ambition to different teams separately, via a different account.
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Varicent
For the use cases we have at the bank, ICM is a perfect solution. For any bank or institution that has similar requirements, ICM would be a perfect solution. But I also think for any use case that has any sort of incentives based on Sales done, this would work amazing, as both Calculations and reports are handled by ICM very well; it's an all-in-one solution, I feel like.
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Pros
Ambition Inc.
  • Tracking multiple, relevant metrics
  • Competition between peers
  • Accuracy
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Varicent
  • Flexibility - Varicent is not template based. You can implement the model specifically for your organisation.
  • Scalability - Since it is not stick to templates you are able to expand the model for other domains as well.
  • Reporting - Several ways of reporting are possible and each has their own benefit/purpose.
  • Strong/Powerfull Calculation Engine delivering fast results/speed to insight
  • User Interface is minimized to what you need and is not showing off all the functions it can "also" do
  • Strong audittrail
  • Appears to be almost unlimited in what you are able to create
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Cons
Ambition Inc.
  • It goes down about once or twice a week
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Varicent
  • As [the] model gets more and more transactional data, the calculation time increases. This should/can be handled internally with better model optimization.
  • Migrating from one env to other sometimes is challenging. There can be better 'Alerts' or 'Explanation' provided to handle it or at least to give a hint of the error.
  • For managers viewing their rep's report, the access part can be made easier. It should be linked to Payee hierarchy and access can be done automatically.
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Likelihood to Renew
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
Customer support from IBM is impeccable. They are quick to respond and they don't nickel and dime you for every request you make. Their goal is to ensure your success and as a user, I really feel like they listen to my concerns. That's not to say there are no problems. All software has its issues, but I don't feel like those issues fall on deaf ears.
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Usability
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
Any calculations can be implemented as there are hardly any limitations on complexity. However, online real-time usability is lacking - a simple user enters, and the system calculates work in a way that it is in the browser and hence still needs overnight to be properly reflected in the batch calculations and backend tables.
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Reliability and Availability
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
Never went down in last 3 years that I worked with it (every hour of the day basically). That is a 10 in my book.
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Performance
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
All is fast, but with API's it is sometimes slower due to the application we are pulling data from. Reports are loaded directly or within seconds and our reports are very detailed with many columns and rows.
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Support Rating
Ambition Inc.
They are always quick to answer any questions that you may have.
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Varicent
Giving a 10 would suggest there is no room for improvement. I don't feel like their support is perfect. However, I have never met another team that was more dedicated to making sure we get what we want and need.
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In-Person Training
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
The training was good in general with a nice trainer as well. But, the training could be better if it is more focussed on our process/data etc.
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Online Training
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
There is a learning portal with many videos about navigation, creating reports and managing your model.
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Implementation Rating
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
Test test test. Make sure that the product is calculating everyone 100% correctly. DO NOT accept a 70% pass rate as some companies would like to have you believe is acceptable. This means conducting thorough testing by providing 100% of all expected results, but it will be worth it when you know that the compensation plans are working entirely as expected.
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Alternatives Considered
Ambition Inc.
I have not tried alternatives to Ambition but could not see what additional changes or iterations another company could deploy that Ambition is not currently doing
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Varicent
In 2015, we used a scorecard containing 80 attributes in our review of Oracle, Callidus, and Xactly & Varicent. Oracle did not have true self serve capabilities- programming was heavily required, not intuitive, out of the box functionality was limited. Callidus & Xactly could not provide us a demo using our data, statements could not be sent out in bulk form, difficulty in importing/exporting to CRM. Varicent excelled in most areas and was the clear winner.
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Scalability
Ambition Inc.
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Varicent
It is very scalable and adaptable to changing complexities of calculations and business rules under a variety of different scenarios. It does not get full points because in large data loads the time needed to calculate and import the data increases exponentially and may cause issues related to timing potentially.
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Return on Investment
Ambition Inc.
  • We rolled out a new metrics launch AND Ambition at the same time. Metrics attainment has risen significantly.
  • Some reps love seeing the results publicly, and some despise it. It highly depends on the sales culture of your team. The "non-salesy" types at our company only want to know their own metrics, and not participate in sales competitions or publicize the results.
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Varicent
  • Compliance - with a central system used for calculation incentive payments and commissions, we are able to provide reports and data showing every detail of how payments are calculated and why they are justified. We can also identify anomalies and outliers.
  • Integration with our payroll system is seamless. Except for regular pay, nothing goes to payroll without going through ICM. The process for paying incentives/bonuses/commissions is now very structured and efficient.
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ScreenShots

Ambition Screenshots

Screenshot of Big Screen Leaderboards, Big Time Results. Drive energy to your sales floor with real-time leaderboards, contests, and automated custom alerts.Screenshot of Data-Based Decision-Making, 24/7. Robust analytics helps you measure, in real-time, so you can improve. Unlock efficiency ratios for every rep and team in a single glance, so you know exactly who to coach on what.Screenshot of Sales Management Dashboards, Built To Win. Proactive alerts and real-time dashboards to power your sales floor. Lead confidently with critical, real-time insights into individual and team performance.Screenshot of Competitions To Drive Productivity (And Culture!). Sales is a whole lot more fun when you’re winning. Compete on smart metrics with contests you can spin up in minutes.  Incentivize your reps to win challenges, win fantasy leagues, and win deals.Screenshot of Your Sales Playbook, At Your Fingertips. Not all KPIs are created equal. Help your reps understand the daily activities that pace them to quota. Transform your sales culture from focusing solely on logging activities into improving the efficiency of activities with activity and objective scorecards that are proven to improve quota attainment.Screenshot of Measurable 1:1 Sales Coaching. 1:1 coaching for people-first organizations. Sales coaching sessions that are scheduled, held, and measured all in one place means that you can reduce your software stack, but increase the number of levers you have to pull when it comes to managing your team.

Varicent Screenshots

Screenshot of Varicent providing clarity and transparency to sellers, helping them to find answers faster and have confidence in compensation plans.Screenshot of Tools for sellers that help them align strategic initiatives, and that help them understand which deals will help them win.Screenshot of Varicent ICM model compensation plans that display the financial impact of changes. Its ability to more accurately forecast commission payouts with “what-if” assumptions, users can budget more effectively for sales compensation costs, manage target total compensation for sales representatives and assess plan effectiveness.Screenshot of Shareable information sent to the right people to drive the right results.