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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CARTO

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACarto (formerly CartoDB) in Brooklyn, New York offers their location intelligence solution.N/A

    Salesforce Spiff

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Salesforce Spiff is a commission software that combines the familiarity of a spreadsheet with automation at scale. It is designed to streamline workflows, enable easier communication, and instill a high level of trust across all stakeholders.

    $900

    per year per user

    Pricing
    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
    Editions & Modules
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    Spiff
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
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    CARTO
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    96 Answers
    Features
    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
    Sales ICM
    Comparison of Sales ICM features of CARTO and Salesforce Spiff
    Feature
    CARTO
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Spiff
    8.1
    218 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sales compensation plan creation00 Ratings7.7167 Ratings
    Complex sales crediting00 Ratings7.5149 Ratings
    Sales compensation process automation00 Ratings9.1195 Ratings
    Incentive auditing/regulation compliance00 Ratings7.3122 Ratings
    Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Incentive modeling00 Ratings9.1137 Ratings
    Agile incentive strategy00 Ratings7.9115 Ratings
    ICM mobile visibility00 Ratings7.3110 Ratings
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    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
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    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Everstage
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
    CaptivateIQ
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (234 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
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    8.9
    (223 ratings)
    Availability
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    4.5
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    CARTOSalesforce Spiff
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CARTO
    CartoDB is great for generating geographic visualizations of data where the geographies are well-defined. It would be great for analysts to develop visualizations of data with spatial elements. That being said, the software is limited if you want to do any real data munging or analysis, as it can be cumbersome to use and there isn't a great interface for actually saving the results of different manipulations (you can save it as a new file, but it's hard to do version control, etc.). I would recommend preparing the data outside of CartoDB and only using the tool for visualization once the data is well prepared.
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    Salesforce
    Spiff can serve well organizations that regularly pay OTE and performance-based incentives as it takes away the pain for users to track their OTE pay. It is also very convenient to access past reports for comparison or whatever purpose you may need it for. The build-in ticketing system also allows users to easily raise inquiries and for admins to have a single inbox for inquiries that they need to address.
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    Pros
    CARTO
    • It is amazing at allowing control of the visualizations. It takes a little bit to get used to but the combination of full SQL queries and CSS-like styling is very powerful.
    • The services are built on a robust stack of open source software. I was able to build a standalone instance of CartoDB relatively easily (after some research and trial and error).
    • Server side map rendering is key for handling large data sets. The way the images are returned makes them very easy to catch in an HTTP cache to minimize the hits to the server. The interactivity that CartoDB has built in makes this completely transparent to the end user, they can click on parts of the static images and be presented with popups or change map styles. It's a very clever implementation.
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    Salesforce
    • It syncs with your internal systems to show how much you have sold during the current period.
    • It tells you how much you should expect to get paid based on your sales.
    • It keeps track of how you have performed over the course of the year and tells you when you are in accellerators.
    • It also details your organizations sales rules and payout rules so that you just have one place to go for all questions commission related.
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    Cons
    CARTO
    • I don't like the new Builder UI as it has been tough to explain. Other than that I have no complaints.
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    Salesforce
    • Although reporting has been improved, it's an area that I feel could use more development (which they are doing).
    • Exports are good but to make them great, being able to customize the formatting and data that shows and which data doesn't show would be a great improvement.
    • The backend can be somewhat confusing with statements and obligations and which should be used when and so on, just as one example. With that being said they are very willing to teach and also just do the updates for you if needed, but if it was a little more intuitive without that help would make it better.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I enjoy using it and it is easy to see where you stand, the issue is still no live tracking, or at the very least, twice daily updates. You have the update in the morning, but I would like to see where I stand at the end of the day as well
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    Usability
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Overall, the use cases of Spiff have been helping us to address important problems when it comes to commission calculation: (1) Accuracy of the commission calculation, (2) Transparency over how the commission is calculated, (3) Automation of commission calculation, which in turn saves us significant amount of time and energy and allow us to focus more on more important tasks
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    Reliability and Availability
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    In all my time using Spiff, I only recall it being unoperational (outside the times when there is scheduled maintence. During those times, Spiff does a good job at communicating when their services will be offline and why). The times when I do get a small error, 9 times out a 10 a simple refresh of the browser will fix the issue.
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    Performance
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Pages load quickly, dashboards update numerous times throughout the day, and the integrations are seamless and operate without a hitch. On occasion, commissions will be delayed in calculating corrctly by a day or so, but that is quite rare. I don't find that delay to be a huge hinderance anyways.
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    Support Rating
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I needed my account to be set up and there seemed to be some technical issues with onboarding and a customer service rep made herself immediately available to liaison with our IT department to get me up and running. I did not expect them to tend to our request with such urgency.
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    Online Training
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    The training was conducted by our Spiff Account Manager and they would even create recorded videos we could send to the sales team so when they log in, they would understand how to use Spiff. Account managers at Spiff are a huge reason why I like that company.
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    Implementation Rating
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I wasnt invovled but I heard it went smoothly!
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    Alternatives Considered
    CARTO
    CartoDB is more user friendly and quicker to learn than ArcGIS Online and Mapbox
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    Salesforce
    It is a night and day difference between Sheets and Excel. The fact that it is integrated with Salesforce and calculates commission as you close deals make it super transparent and efficient when it comes to tracking your performance and commission. Spiff takes the manual work out of the equation. Reduces human error and increases collaboration.
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    Scalability
    CARTO
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    We have a fairly large Enterprise sales team (200+ people and growing). Back when I first started at my organization this number was actually around 100 people. We've doubled in size since then and we have had zero problems adding these additional users.
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    Return on Investment
    CARTO
    • CartoDB definitely saves a lot of time when creating visualizations. Previously, I would use different software and have to make edits manually (or just create the visualizations manually to start with). I would say that the software definitely cuts the time required to create certain visualizations by a half or two-thirds.
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    Salesforce
    • increased transparency, allows me to share with my boss where i am at, i dont have to create a separate document tracking this information myself
    • Reassurance on payout and accuracy, i know what is in Salesforce Spiff is already approved and directly translates to the payout of my goals
    • reduction in errors and improved/less communication with the finance team for payouts. no other conversation needs to happen
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    ScreenShots

    Salesforce Spiff Screenshots

    Screenshot of real-time commission statements.Screenshot of customized plans in Spiff's Designer tool.Screenshot of the Spiff experience within Salesforce.Screenshot of multi-step approval workflows to expedite statements getting approved and finalized for payroll.Screenshot of Commission Estimator for improved visibility and behavior for sellers and managers, which in turn, drives more revenue.Screenshot of With Spiff’s Mobile App you can understand how much you are making, how much you have the potential to earn, and progress toward goals, from anywhere!