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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

    Startdeliver

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $445

    per month

    Pricing
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteStartdeliver
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $445
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteStartdeliver
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    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, QuoteStartdeliver
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    No answer on this topic
    Startdeliver
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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, QuoteStartdeliver
    CPQ
    Comparison of CPQ features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Startdeliver
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    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
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Startdeliver
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Startdeliver
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Startdeliver
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Product usage00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Startdeliver
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    NPS surveys00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer profiles00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automated workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Internal collaboration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer health scoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer segmentation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote and Startdeliver
    Feature
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
    -
    Ratings
    Startdeliver
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customer health trends00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Engagement analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
    ClientSuccess
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    Medium-sized Companies
    QuoteWerks
    Score9.8 out of 10
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Agentforce Revenue Management
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Gainsight CS
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteStartdeliver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteStartdeliver
    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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    Startdeliver
    with Startdeliver, we could instantly know what are clients are doing in our platform, even our salesteam testing out prospects. this is such an invaluable insight to have. And by also adding an integration to a CRM, this is just a cheat code done so simply, that competitors can only look in awe.
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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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    Startdeliver
    • Track the features your clients are using
    • Churn prevention
    • Shared spaces for collaboration
    • Integration
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Startdeliver
    • Not necessarily a bad thing, but being so simple, it could contain even more advanced features for "customer success", but however, the reason you really use Startdeliver is for its simplicity
    • could be slightly more distinct separation between customers and internal user (you confuse what is what sometimes)
    • I don't fully understand the naming and logic about their new packages, but this is subjective opinion
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Startdeliver
    from its incredible UI/X, to its easy to use features, to its native integrations, and to its overall approach to easily keep track of your customer success function as such - if you are not using Startdeliver as a CS team - you must be doing something wrong, so don't hesitate.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Startdeliver
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Startdeliver
    Planhat might be a unicorn headed platform with incredible functions and features as well, but in reality, who will really use all of those features? Most CS teams just wants simplicity, not for things to become rocket science. Stay simple and go for a platform that will keep you grounded to the hardcore basics, and let your CS team do the rest.
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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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    Startdeliver
    • saves atleast 30% time per customer
    • Prevents churn thanks to great healthscoring and customer details function
    • becomes an integrated source of truth
    Incentivized
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