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    Overview
    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

    Mitratech HotDocs

    Score1.1 out of 10
    N/AMitratech HotDocs is a document automation solution used to turn documents and forms into intelligent templates and workflows for document assembly. HotDocs was acquired by Abacus Next in 2017, and by Mitratech in 2024.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteMitratech HotDocs
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteMitratech HotDocs
    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, QuoteMitratech HotDocs
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    No answer on this topic
    Mitratech
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    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
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteMitratech HotDocs
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Mitratech HotDocs
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Mitratech HotDocs
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
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    1.0
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    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteMitratech HotDocs
    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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    Mitratech
    It is well suited in the organisations which deals with lots of paper work like legal, teaching, research, etc as they need similar kind of documents again and again. In a typical office set up it is of great use by human resource, marketing and legal department. Hot docs is not suitable if you have a proprietary or solo business as it do not caters to them.
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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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    Mitratech
    • Personalized training. We were able to get an expert on a video call who walked us through solutions to each of our unique problems (i.e. all fifty states have different notary blocks, how can we auto-populate it when the state of the deal is selected?).
    • Team access. Multiple people can work with the templates at once, thus allowing the members of our team who deal with financials to work on their documents while others focus on the organizational and legal documents.
    • Once you have successfully drafted your templates, it runs incredibly smooth (barring any minor hiccups that happen with software updates) and efficiently.
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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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    Mitratech
    • Most HotDocs templates demand high-level code. This includes complicated Word codes
    • Using HotDocs is incredibly user-friendly. Creating and maintaining templates is a programming task
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Mitratech
    If I cannot get tech support (especially at the supervisory level) during my work hours, then what good is their program?
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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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    Mitratech
    The support is fine, but make no mistake it is PAID support because you have to purchase it each year in order to keep the updates.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Mitratech
    If you use WordPerfect X9 - choose"no word-processing software."
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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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    Mitratech
    I haven't evaluated other products. We are so used to HotDocs that it would be difficult for us to switch to something else. We continue to use HotDocs because switching cost is high once you have already started. Be careful before beginning to use this program, as it is hard to breakaway.
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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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    Mitratech
    • Positive - Quicker turn around on producing standard documents tailored to the client's specific needs.
    • Negative - Long learning curve. Not an "out of the box" program. It has to be customized.
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