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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A

    SAP Sales Performance Management

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AFor salespeople, tools to accelerate business outcomes with sales planning, automated sales management processes, incentive compensation management, and the ability to analyze sales performance at scale.

    $744

    per year

    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    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 InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    56 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    33 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings7.536 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings7.926 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.018 Ratings
    Revenue Forecasting00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Pipeline Analytics00 Ratings7.532 Ratings
    Sales ICM
    Comparison of Sales ICM features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Sales Performance Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Performance Management
    8.1
    49 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Sales compensation plan creation00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
    Complex sales crediting00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Sales compensation process automation00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
    Incentive auditing/regulation compliance00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting00 Ratings7.341 Ratings
    Incentive modeling00 Ratings7.628 Ratings
    Agile incentive strategy00 Ratings7.932 Ratings
    ICM mobile visibility00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Xactly
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (53 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (39 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Sales Performance Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
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    SAP
    SAP Sales Performance Management from Success Factors works great if the incentive calculation is simple. However, if it contains a lot of constraints and filters or is dynamic, it is not friendly to changes or complexity in terms of configuration and time to calculate the incentives. The advantages of using SAP Sales Performance Management are that the process is controlled, the data is in the cloud, and the roles and permissions make it more secure.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    IBM
    • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
    • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
    • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Configurable out of the box.
    • Allows for complex compensation rules (Rate tables, MDLTs, etc).
    • Has the ability to build cross-channel (non-hierarchy) relationships. For us, this is very powerful.
    • Can build a large data warehouse of commissionable data.
    • Speed to market can be as fast as minutes.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
    • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
    • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Using names to reference payees in the compensation platform, instead of their ID
    • Allow an Advisor to see their compensation as well as how their employees compensation without requiring to proxy
    • Expose all variables within the application to the dashboard, to allow them to be used for data insights, without requiring any extra work.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    I would use this product if it were needed due to very complex plans/organization
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    My rate is 9 because there is always a way to improve a system. In this case the usability is high but there are some thing that could be improve like usability of report and the payment detail page and also clud be more and more useful is in lookuptable there are some orders or a research tab
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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    SAP
    Faster implementation, more user-friendly interface, and lower reliance on IT made Sales Performance Management solutions from SAP SuccessFactors an easy choice over Xactly. SAP's allowance for complex modeling helped us choose it over Varicent. The faster development and high intuitive nature of Sales Performance Management solutions from SAP SuccessFactors also made it a better platform than previous usage of Performio.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    SAP
    • The efficiencies gained by moving from reports and spreadsheet alone has earned us a positive ROI.
    • SAP Commissions speed to the market allows us to quickly and cheaply change our direction to meet market demands.
    • Our sales force's engagement has drastically improved. We are now paying monthly instead of quarterly and have earned their trust.
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Sales Performance Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of a dashboard in SAP SuccessFactors Incentive Management, used to motivate sales teams to maximize performance.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Territory and Quota, a solution to improve quota management and territory planning.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Agent Performance Management, used to empower agents for productive field selling.Screenshot of SAP SuccessFactors Agent Lifecycle Management, a solution to optimize sales agent lifecycle management and experiences.