Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review Vendavo is well suited for large organizations with complex pricing scenarios. Vendavo is very flexible to implement to different businesses. Global processes can be done in Vendavo with a single instance on most occasions with diverse business processes without compromising much of the current business processes.
Read full review Pros 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. Read full review The charts and graphs that you can pull from Vendavo are easy to read, and easy to work with. Reporting - You can save individual reports and run them consistently. They are also easy to tweak for a more specific application. Export capabilities were great, it was easy to grab data from Vendavo. Read full review Cons 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. Read full review Improve import function in the Profit Analyzer for bulk parts. Handles large part imports slowly. Read full review Support Rating Timely and courteous response time from IBM Support any time there was a request that needed to be made.
Read full review Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review I preferred Vendavo, but my price manager migrated to
Tableau . I think because of the licencing costs of vendavo?
Read full review Return on Investment 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. Read full review Helped drive better business decisions. Increase in overall margin. Better understanding of specific markets. Read full review ScreenShots