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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

    WorkSpan

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    WorkSpan is an ecosystem business management platform. The solution aims to give CROs a digital platform to turbocharge indirect revenue with their partner teams at higher win rates and lower costs. It connects partners on a live network with cross-company business applications to build, market, and sell together. The vendor states the solution powers the top 10 business ecosystems in the technology and communications industry today, managing over $50 billion in joint pipeline.N/A
    Pricing
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    Considered Both Products
    Channelscaler
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    WorkSpan
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Channelscaler and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Channelscaler
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    5.4
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Partner performance analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Channelscaler and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Channelscaler
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Co-branded collateral00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Content sharing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Partner collaboration tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Partner Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Partner Lifecycle Management features of Channelscaler and WorkSpan
    Feature
    Channelscaler
    -
    Ratings
    WorkSpan
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lead distribution00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Co-op advertising00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Partner discovery and onboarding00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Referral tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Journey builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    ChannelscalerWorkSpan
    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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    WorkSpan
    -- Partner co-sell engagement process -- Marketplace private offer publishing process
    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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    WorkSpan
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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.
    Incentivized
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    WorkSpan
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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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    WorkSpan
    No answers on this topic
    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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    WorkSpan
    Native integration UX inside Salesforce CRM is key for us
    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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    WorkSpan
    No answers on this topic
    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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    WorkSpan
    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
    Incentivized
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    WorkSpan
    WorkSpan is much more integrated inside our CRM system, and serves as a product offering more than a service offering from the others in this space
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    WorkSpan
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    WorkSpan Screenshots

    Screenshot of WorkSpan home page for a fictional Microsoft user showing joint partner sales plans, recently updated objects, membership interactions, upcoming tasks, and the engagement work center at the top right.Screenshot of A fictional sales plan between Microsoft and Capgemini showing shared goals and current status against goals, plan details, plan stage, upcoming tasks, as well as tabs for joint leads, opportunities, and other shared objects connected with this sales plan.Screenshot of A fictional joint opportunity between Microsoft and Capgemini. This shows how the partners have invited SAP to join in co-selling this Supply Chain Management Transformation opportunity to McDonalds. This shows the opportunity stage, deal value for each partner, upcoming tasks, and allows partners to collaborate with notes and messages to align and close the deal together.