CloudApper SalesQ vs. Xactly AlignStar

CloudApper SalesQ is best utilized in managing sales teams in clusters of around 50. It can be classified as a sales management app, rather than a CRM. Data analysis-dependent companies who want to deduce how teams are performing can take advantage of its remote data collection. Extremely large organizations are better off using Salesforce.

If you have reps and need territories assigned geographically then AlignStar is a great option. While we do not have reps in the field, I can see how powerful it can be in aligning territories not only based on estimated revenue or some other metric but also with rep location and driving in mind.

Incentivized

• Provides an informative dashboard
• It's simple and intuitive enough to use on your own.
• It is possible to utilize it directly from smartphones.

• Detailed label options by ZIP code. I know the immediate impact of moving a single ZIP code.
• Territory Optimizer. If we are having trouble figuring out the correct configuration for a particular area, its helpful to see what the program suggests. It may come up with something we hadn't thought of yet.
• Custom layers. I am able to mark the previous territory boundaries, so if we want to undo a change, I know exactly where we started from.

Incentivized

• Is a bit rough on the edges
• Integration is a work in progress
• Some features are yet to come

• Easier functionality to label the territories. We currently still use the desktop app and labels for any feature are rather small and not intuitive.
• Speed of the application. The desktop version we currently use tends to be a bit slower and runs into the "application not responding" issue quite often.
• Ability for the desktop version to automatically update Salesforce. It would be nice if I could have Alignstar update a field on an account record in Salesforce when I make updates in Alignstar.

Incentivized

Salesforce has sleek UI and UX and also has a plethora of robust features. However, it is quite expensive to adopt and develop for the average user and is also quite cumbersome. CloudApper SalesQ is quite affordable and simple, and gets the job done. It is great for monitoring sales teams and managing their performance.

Javelin is another tool that we have used to assist us with territory alignment. Great tool. AlignStar is on par with Javelin.

Incentivized

• Reps can be Managed through phones
• look over sales operations activities like vendor acquisition

• Easy to continuously plan forward for any potential changes by playing around with the optimization software. Able to more easily adapt our sales team and plan forward

Incentivized