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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Badger Maps

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABadger Maps is a San Francisco based software company that enables field sales teams to manage their territory by combining Google Maps, data from their CRM, route optimization, schedule planning, and lead generation.

    $59

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    Conga Advantage CPQ

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AConga 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…

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    VanillaSoft

    Score3.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    VanillaSoft is a lead optimization platform designed to assist fast-response sales teams in maximizing their conversion rates. By providing a structured and efficient approach to lead management, VanillaSoft aims to ensure that every potential customer receives the attention they deserve. This platform is beneficial for sales teams that operate in high-pressure environments where timely follow-ups can significantly impact sales outcomes. The primary audience for VanillaSoft…N/A
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    Editions & Modules
    Business
    $59
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    Enterprise
    $105
    per month per user
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    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—VanillaSoft offers several add-ons to use in conjunction with our base platforms including: Auto Dialing Call Recording VoIP SmartCaller ID SMS
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    Features
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    Comparison of CPQ features of Badger Maps and Conga Advantage CPQ and VanillaSoft
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    Badger Maps
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    Ratings
    Conga Advantage CPQ
    8.6
    65 Ratings
    2% below category average
    VanillaSoft
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    Quote sharing/sending00 Ratings8.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product configuration00 Ratings9.260 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration options00 Ratings8.960 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing rules00 Ratings8.760 Ratings00 Ratings
    Price adjustment00 Ratings9.161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts00 Ratings7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal00 Ratings8.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics00 Ratings7.154 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration00 Ratings8.657 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes00 Ratings8.955 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order capturing00 Ratings8.931 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Badger MapsConga Advantage CPQVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (82 ratings)
    8.3
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.8
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    9.0
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    Usability
    -
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    8.0
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    9.0
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    Availability
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    10.0
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    Performance
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    10.0
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    7.0
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    1.0
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    9.0
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    Configurability
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    -
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    9.0
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    -
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    9.0
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    Product Scalability
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    9.0
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    Vendor post-sale
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    User Testimonials
    Badger MapsConga Advantage CPQVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Badger Maps, Inc
    It is very useful for B2B sales
    Incentivized
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    Conga
    It is well suited to providing quick pricing recommendations, allowing those who are quoting to get our agreements out efficiently. Where I find there may be some limitations is around the details that it uses to establish recommendations and the overrides. For example it would be nice to have a way to set overrides for those criteria like length of agreement, etc. and have it apply across the board
    Incentivized
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft is well suited for any marketing operations or sales operations team looking for a tool to help them efficiently reach prospects and engage with them through a streamlined method. This can be a great way to manage that engagement, measure it, and keep track of various aspects of prospects.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Badger Maps, Inc
    • Optimize my route for the day
    • Allow me to customize notes/ names of locations
    • Create new route in a given area of town
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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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    VanillaSoft
    • Our employees love it - very user friendly, easy to grasp, very little down time to learn it. They feel very confident immediately.
    • Great technical support - I can get solutions to customer problems that make our company look more responsive to our clients. Our clients appreciate our solving their problems immediately.
    • Because of the real time analytics - we can address immediate issues with marketing campaigns to make our client's personnel look great to their superiors.
    • Because of all the functionality - we can provide a turnkey approach from a small company with big company capabilities.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Badger Maps, Inc
    • I would like a better system for the follow up section
    • If i delete a pin, i still need to record that i visited that pin
    • I would like to see a page of my check in rather than having to download a PDF file
    Incentivized
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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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    VanillaSoft
    • It really needs an "undo" button. I can't tell you how many times I was typing notes etc and hit a wrong button and all was gone so I had to start over.
    • This may be the way we have it set up....we have term codes which are how the callers terminate a call they were on. They finish the call, then type notes in the notepad section of what happened, then they terminate the call. But there are times that I need to go onto a record and just leave a note but don't need to terminate it as anything. If there is a way to do that, it would make my life a lot easier.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    VanillaSoft
    We have no reason not to renew. VanillaSoft has been the best CRM (for us) that we have ever used. The value is great, we love the system, and it's easy to get assistance from VanillaSoft team when needed. Our team is so used to the calling and admin functions there is no desire to change.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    VanillaSoft
    The entire system is set up so perfectly. It makes training callers much quicker, and admin tools are so easy to navigate when you get used to using it. Also, if there is ever something I cannot figure out, I can get support from VanillaSoft very quickly to resolve and get my task accomplished.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Conga
    I have not heard of any issue
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    VanillaSoft
    It is very rare that we have system issues. Maybe a handful of times over the years, we had to contact support about being unable to access. It was always a quick response from the VanillaSoft team, and they would clearly explain the issue and usually give time frame on fixing, or have it fixed immediately.
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    Performance
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    I work on all aspects for VanillaSoft for our company. The pages overall do load very quickly. Reports are amazing, I can get quick report, customized reports, and anything I may need to present to client in very little time. It has made my job so much simpler. As far as I know, integration goes smoothly as well.
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    Support Rating
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VanillaSoft
    Response time was acceptable for the relatively few problems any of our users may have encountered. Fortunately, such occasions were rare.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very helpful and informative. The learning of the tool is something anyone can do, as the setup is so well thought out.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VanillaSoft
    It was very thorough. VanillaSoft team did not rush us. They explained the various functions clearly and were open to any and all questions we had as we began to learn the system. Also, once training completed, if we encountered anything we could not figure out, the support team was fantastic in helping us out.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VanillaSoft
    Our implementation was very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft stacks up against Microsoft Power BI very well by allowing the data visualization in a more effective way, Power BI has positioned itself as one of the more robust and intuitive tools for business intelligence and data presentation. VanillaSoft and Microsoft Power BI are a great bundle for the report and analytics team.
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    Scalability
    Badger Maps, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Conga
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft has been great. The flexibility of the system is wonderful. The scalable software options are impressive as well. I would strongly support VanillaSoft's capabilities in this area. You really can do just about anything to get the setup and or integrations you may desire for your company needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Badger Maps, Inc
    • Saves time on the route
    • Saves gas by creating the most effective route
    Incentivized
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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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    VanillaSoft
    • Ability to contact more clients each day.
    • The ability to save my correspondence and notes on each interaction allowing for the appearance to the customer that I am very engaged when we are speaking.
    • Increased sales from the calendar setting and saving my notes.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Conga Advantage CPQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Product's Capabilities. It can validate any combination of rules & constraints with an unlimited number of configuration attributes​.Screenshot of the interface to model & deploy any pricing structure or strategy​ - pricing intelligence & discounting rules​ and profitability insights ​& margin visibility​.Screenshot of the interface for product & pricing configurations​, for simple and complex products.Screenshot of the quoting interface.

    VanillaSoft Screenshots

    Screenshot of the VanillaSoft Call Activity Dashboard, used to to monitor sales campaigns.Screenshot of where to build reports using the VanillaSoft Web Reports Wizard.Screenshot of where VanillaSoft offers the ability to arrange modules into four panels for access to almost everything in one screen.Screenshot of VanillaSoft's caller screens, which can be displayed in three panels.