IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote vs. Ombud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
Score 7.9 out of 10
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IBM Sterling CPQ transforms and automates configuration, pricing and quoting of complex products and services.N/A
Ombud
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Ombud is a solution to automate the content-centric activities in a sales process. Ombud's platform helps teams automate RFPs, Security Questionnaires, SOWs, Sales Proposals, and POCs. The vendor states Ombud currently reduces the sales cycle and increases revenue conversion at industry leaders such as Rapid7, AmerisourceBergen, LogMeIn, Kronos, and Marketo. The vendor targets a reduction in level of effort by 50% or more, so sales teams can spend…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteOmbud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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CPQ
Comparison of CPQ features of Product A and Product B
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, Quote
10.0
9 Ratings
14% above category average
Ombud
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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
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User Ratings
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteOmbud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Sterling Configure, Price, QuoteOmbud
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.
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Ombud
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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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Ombud
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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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Ombud
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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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Ombud
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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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Ombud
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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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Ombud
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ScreenShots

Ombud Screenshots

Screenshot of Ombud's agile platform supports customizable and robust template creation for any sales content use case!Screenshot of Ombud's task-based dashboard makes it easy to get through your to-do list to get sales content out to your prospects faster.