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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Channelscaler

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Channelscaler is the product resulting from the combing of Allbound and Channel Mechanics. It is a cloud-based channel sales and marketing platform that allows organizations to give real-time access to sales enablement, marketing tools and resources in one mobile-friendly place.N/A

    SAP CPQ

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ASAP CPQ (replacing the former CallidusCloud CPQ solution) has been built to be independent of any CRM. The vendor says that this makes their solution more flexible. The vendor also says their solution provides businesses the flexibility to customize and enhance the solution without the constraints of CRM code. Pricing and product catalog changes can also be made by the users without having to rely on a CRM administrator.N/A
    Pricing
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Considered Both Products
    Channelscaler
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of Channelscaler and SAP CPQ
    Feature
    Channelscaler
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    Ratings
    SAP CPQ
    8.4
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Quote sharing/sending00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Product configuration00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Configuration options00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Pricing rules00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Price adjustment00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
    Order capturing00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Small Businesses
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    QuoteWerks
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Agentforce Revenue Management
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChannelscalerSAP CPQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Channelscaler
    Allbound is a sleek solution that neatly organizes data. Clearly presents useful instructional content. The slowness of the CRM connection is a problem. When it comes to reaching out to our worldwide network of channel partners, we turn on Allbound to streamline our communication and sales enablement efforts. Our reseller partners may use this central hub to register new deals, stay up to speed on product changes, and have access to all relevant product information.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I would recommend SAP CPQ because it is powerful and works really well for handling complex pricing quotes and approvals. It save time and keep everything in one systems.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Channelscaler
    • Content Management including sales & marketing resources, calendar items, distributor and partner communications, and news for partners
    • Deal registration and MDF management--providing an easy to use system for partners and Cambum administrators to enter and review requests.
    • Increasing partner engagement--providing an easy way to update the portal frequently keeps our partners coming back to see the latest and greatest resources and benefits
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    SAP
    • Simple order entry
    • Fast order entry
    • Quick contracts creations and pricings
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Channelscaler
    • The fact that you can't make payouts to partners within the platform itself is super frustrating and that would be a huge improvement.
    • The ability to track clicks, page views, etc is not available like on other partner platforms like Tune, Impact, and Cake. It would be awesome to see that tracking data for the content being shared.
    • Having more integrations with platforms like Zuora which we use for payments would be great.
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    SAP
    • It is a complex solution and could do better on ease of use
    • Perhaps give mini explainer tutorials as you begin using it
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Channelscaler
    Allbound is so easy to use as an administrator and provides human support and a resource for its customers to learn about the features and tools available. Our partners consistently provide feedback to us about how much they absolutely love our partner portal, which Allbound provides the structure and functionality to allow us to over amazing things to thousands of partner globally. Almost every person who provides feedback says some iteration of "this is the best partner portal i've ever used."
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    SAP
    We definitely want to renew based on the functionality and the use we give to it. However you never know 100% so that's why it is not a 10. Let's imagine if pricing changed significantly or they made sudden changes to the product which we considered negative... Then we would move elsewhere. This is highly unlikely though
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    Usability
    Channelscaler
    It is by far the easiest system to administrator that I have either had experience doing or demoed from other vendors. No coding skills needed. Simple interfaces for everything. And the Allbound University and live support are great!
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    SAP
    it make the pricing and quoting part easier and able to integrate with other sap products easily but the ui could have been better and the customizations is not straight forward, requires deep expertise. which make the work more difficult. but instead of custom designing. this way we can reduce the coding and can go straight ahead with custom pricing part
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Channelscaler
    Allbound has a support team that is easy to contact right through the PRM interface. Additionally, we have a dedicated account manager and development team who are super responsive and helpful. Allbound has a ticketing system for support as well, which keeps you up to date on status of your support requests.
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    SAP
    Not used
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    Implementation Rating
    Channelscaler
    Regular meetings, lots of UAT, quick responses, and adherence to our timeline made implementation a breeze -- even though we had some really complex processes we needed to support.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Channelscaler
    They are different in the sense that Allbound allows you to loop in different parners to a degree that HubSpot doesn't outside smaller extensions and portals. More visbility into interactions with HubSpot, but it's truly built for marketing vs a sales forward/partnership management tool.Extensions from Allbound into Google could be helpful
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    SAP
    It connect much better with our existing SAP system like ERP and S/4HANA. keeping everything in sync automatically. Approval processes and automation are faster. reducing email and manual work.
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    Return on Investment
    Channelscaler
    • The sharing of knowledge has a positive effect on the partners who benefit from it.
    • Our smaller partners are now able to conduct their own campaigns with the help of our Campaigns in a Box, freeing us to concentrate on our larger clients.
    • Our latest products can all be better explained with the aid of our learning tracks.
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    SAP
    • Helped us make a lot of sales easier and quicker
    • More revenue we have made since doing this
    • Only negative is sometimes can be slow or want to attach custom email templates for send outs
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    SAP CPQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of CPQ Catalog - configurable to support multiple catalogs, graphics, and easy to follow guides.Screenshot of CPQ Configurator - guides users through configuration, indicating when a valid configuration is met, and showing commissions in real-time.Screenshot of CPQ Margin Health Indicator - sliding scale to make pricing easy while protecting margins.Screenshot of CPQ and Salesforce integration is seamless. Users never need to leave Salesforce to create a quote.