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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Sterling CPQ transforms and automates configuration, pricing and quoting of complex products and services.N/A

    Lotame

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ALotame is the flagship data management platform (DMP) from Lotame Solutions in Columbia, Maryland, billed as a cross-screen DMP that leverages "second-party" data (i.e. first-party data acquired via strategic partners).N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Lotame
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lotame
    -
    Ratings
    Quote sharing/sending10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product configuration10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration options10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing rules10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Price adjustment10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase history and open contracts10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Guided selling/Sales portal10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ reporting & analytics10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    CPQ-CRM integration10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attachments to quotes10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order capturing10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Lotame
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Lotame
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Collection of first-party data00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Collection of third-party data00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings4.08 Ratings
    Data Classification
    Comparison of Data Classification features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Lotame
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Lotame
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Audience taxonomy00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Tag Management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Lotame
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Lotame
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    DMP Analytics
    Comparison of DMP Analytics features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Lotame
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Lotame
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Campaign Analytics00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Audience Analytics00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    Small Businesses
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Agentforce Revenue Management
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteLotame
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Were it not for the fact that IBM CPQ lacks mobile and tablet applications, I would have recommended it 100%. However, I still have that 99% recommendation rate since this solution has saved us a lot by allowing us to close more sales within a short period by creating a channel where we collaborate with customers by offering coupons, sending price lists and orders.
    Incentivized
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    Lotame
    Well suited for advertising business. Has a lot of links to all relevant technologies. It is also a great platform if you want to buy or sell data and look for quality here. But you need a team which knows how to handle data. Less appropriate when you expect a fully managed service.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Firstly, IBM CPQ makes it easy for customers to make rapid products purchases through configuration, pricing and ordering processes.
    • Centralizing selling procedure in one platform by communicating products pricing to clients.
    • Improving ROI by attracting customers when discounts are introduced on products as well as offering coupons.
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    Lotame
    • Its ability to show different affinities of audience segments
    • Creating and customizing audience segments
    • Great reporting features to help learn more about audience segments and media performance
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Unfortunately, IBM CPQ does not have on-premises applications to use while not connected to the internet. This is no more a challenge since we have a robust WIFI connection in our organization premises.
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    Lotame
    • So far we haven't encountered too many "needs improvement" pain points with Lotame - if we've had a problem so far it's been more a matter of needing to learn that particular action than any fault of Lotame.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    Timely and courteous response time from IBM Support any time there was a request that needed to be made.
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    Lotame
    Lotame has been an excellent partner with MMP
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    There are tons of Configure, Price and Quote software, but I have not used a lot of them. However, unlike IBM CPQ, HubSpot Sales Hub isn’t operated in compliance with any ISO standards and secured in a data center making it easy to leak customer sensitive data such as payment details.
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    Lotame
    There are alternatives in the market - Visual DNA, Bluekai/Oracle/ Adobe Audience Manager, Krux. They all offer a similar offering, however, I prefer the easy UI which is very intuitive even for beginners to the DMP world.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Reporting analytics help us to transform static data into real-time insights that enable us to determine company financial standing.
    • Data recovery and backup have maintained and governed vital organization data from catastrophes.
    • Pricing, configuration, and quotation procedures enables us to automate selling channel that help customers make rapid informed decisions.
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    Lotame
    • Helped us increase data revenue via their unbranded exchange.
    • Campaign and audience reporting is used to sales discussions to justify increased spend post trial campaigns.
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