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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Sales

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOracle Sales guides sellers with intelligent recommendations to help them focus on the most valuable prospects at the right time. These machine learning-based CRM selling tools center around clean, complete customer data from internal and external sources.

    $65

    Per User Per Month

    Varicent

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFrom quotas to sales and compensation, Varicent helps revenue leaders in enterprise organizations chart a more effective, connected path to revenue by providing vital data, insights, and sales go-to-market planning tools.N/A
    Pricing
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $65.00
    Per User Per Month
    Standard
    $100.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise
    $200.00
    Per User Per Month
    Premium
    $300.00
    Per User Per Month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    No answer on this topic
    Varicent
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    35 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    7.3
    16 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management5.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management6.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    4.7
    14 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Case management6.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management4.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management4.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    8.5
    12 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    5.0
    15 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting5.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization4.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    5.5
    16 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields6.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects6.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment5.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration5.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    8.0
    17 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Social data8.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    8.2
    13 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    4.0
    14 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Varicent
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access4.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales ICM
    Comparison of Sales ICM features of Oracle Sales and Varicent
    Feature
    Oracle Sales
    -
    Ratings
    Varicent
    6.7
    55 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Sales compensation plan creation00 Ratings7.148 Ratings
    Complex sales crediting00 Ratings7.548 Ratings
    Sales compensation process automation00 Ratings7.452 Ratings
    Incentive auditing/regulation compliance00 Ratings6.546 Ratings
    Sales compensation dashboards & forecasting00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
    Incentive modeling00 Ratings6.243 Ratings
    Agile incentive strategy00 Ratings6.538 Ratings
    ICM mobile visibility00 Ratings6.232 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Everstage
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
    CaptivateIQ
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (39 ratings)
    7.3
    (67 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    7.0
    (59 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.2
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.2
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (16 ratings)
    4.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (58 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle SalesVaricent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Excellent as a customer relationship management tool, sales forecasting, building better sales plan for the entire deal lifecycle using critical and complex data, a 360-degree comprehensive view of vendors, partners, customers. Ensuring high standards and consistency is maintained in pricing so that quotes are competitive for prospective customers. At the end of the day, this is an excellent tool for selling and closing deals while being able to access needed information in one place.
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    Varicent
    For the use cases we have at the bank, ICM is a perfect solution. For any bank or institution that has similar requirements, ICM would be a perfect solution. But I also think for any use case that has any sort of incentives based on Sales done, this would work amazing, as both Calculations and reports are handled by ICM very well; it's an all-in-one solution, I feel like.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Easy to sell products[.]
    • Build customers and make customer hub[.]
    • Tracking the sales cycle from marketing to sell the product[.]
    • Build Reports and Anayltics related to opportunities, leads, and service requests[.]
    • Getting customers issues after and before selling[.]
    • High ability to integrate with Oracles other products and 3rd products using Rest and Soap APIs[.]
    • Restrict users using RBAC role based access[.]
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    Varicent
    • Flexibility - Varicent is not template based. You can implement the model specifically for your organisation.
    • Scalability - Since it is not stick to templates you are able to expand the model for other domains as well.
    • Reporting - Several ways of reporting are possible and each has their own benefit/purpose.
    • Strong/Powerfull Calculation Engine delivering fast results/speed to insight
    • User Interface is minimized to what you need and is not showing off all the functions it can "also" do
    • Strong audittrail
    • Appears to be almost unlimited in what you are able to create
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • I would like to see more integration with other CRMs such as Salesforce.
    • We have each business unit built into Salesforce and it can track the amount of gross profit that flows through our Oracle database. It then further it trickles to each sales rep and what they've closed during their time at the company. These figures are not always accurate.
    • It be difficult navigating to accounts and drilling down into each specific customer to understand details.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    • As [the] model gets more and more transactional data, the calculation time increases. This should/can be handled internally with better model optimization.
    • Migrating from one env to other sometimes is challenging. There can be better 'Alerts' or 'Explanation' provided to handle it or at least to give a hint of the error.
    • For managers viewing their rep's report, the access part can be made easier. It should be linked to Payee hierarchy and access can be done automatically.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Varicent
    Customer support from IBM is impeccable. They are quick to respond and they don't nickel and dime you for every request you make. Their goal is to ensure your success and as a user, I really feel like they listen to my concerns. That's not to say there are no problems. All software has its issues, but I don't feel like those issues fall on deaf ears.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    Overall our organization has completely moved to Oracle CX Sales and now is able to utilize the latest technology backed by AI to provide a much better experience to customers and saving money at the same time. So it's a Win-Win situation. I believe there is a slight learning curve to derive [the] full value out of this but once you are there, you can delight your customers.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    Any calculations can be implemented as there are hardly any limitations on complexity. However, online real-time usability is lacking - a simple user enters, and the system calculates work in a way that it is in the browser and hence still needs overnight to be properly reflected in the batch calculations and backend tables.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Varicent
    Never went down in last 3 years that I worked with it (every hour of the day basically). That is a 10 in my book.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    Some of the more complex customer reports we have created are slow to run at times.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    All is fast, but with API's it is sometimes slower due to the application we are pulling data from. Reports are loaded directly or within seconds and our reports are very detailed with many columns and rows.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    The support the Oracle team gives is generally very good. They are patient, willing to help, and their training methods are collaborative and inclusive. They have conducted multiple support sessions and it’s always been a great user experience. The stellar team [is] always on hand to lend support when the right time comes and their helpdesk is always on hand to help.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    Giving a 10 would suggest there is no room for improvement. I don't feel like their support is perfect. However, I have never met another team that was more dedicated to making sure we get what we want and need.
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    In-Person Training
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Varicent
    The training was good in general with a nice trainer as well. But, the training could be better if it is more focussed on our process/data etc.
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    Online Training
    Oracle
    Excellent online training material. On-demand always helps to access anytime, anywhere. Also, it is essential that in this day and age, video tutorials with actual product screenshots make the learning more useful and fun at the same time. Certifications help test knowledge gained during these tutorial sessions. This was a blessing for fresh users.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    There is a learning portal with many videos about navigation, creating reports and managing your model.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    If you have never used a CRM program is is hard to know exactly what you need. We had lots of changes during implementation and even more afterward once the users started working in it everyday. Also the partner we used didn't inform us about Allotments and not being able to Batch delete custom objects (you can now in recent releases). There were so many unknowns, that if I had it to do over, I would educate myself more and ask more questions of the partner that we used for implementation.
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    Varicent
    Test test test. Make sure that the product is calculating everyone 100% correctly. DO NOT accept a 70% pass rate as some companies would like to have you believe is acceptable. This means conducting thorough testing by providing 100% of all expected results, but it will be worth it when you know that the compensation plans are working entirely as expected.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    As compared to other CRM, this happens to be one of the best and most affordable as there are some cons, but the pros are great, and I have seen an increase in sales by using this platform. It works great for the sales process from start to end, like lead generation to closure.
    Incentivized
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    Varicent
    In 2015, we used a scorecard containing 80 attributes in our review of Oracle, Callidus, and Xactly & Varicent. Oracle did not have true self serve capabilities- programming was heavily required, not intuitive, out of the box functionality was limited. Callidus & Xactly could not provide us a demo using our data, statements could not be sent out in bulk form, difficulty in importing/exporting to CRM. Varicent excelled in most areas and was the clear winner.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Oracle
    When we purchased this system it was one of the more expensive options in the market. However, with an adjustment in service and a relative price structure, this has become a lot more cost-effective over the past few years. It’s now more of a middle-ranking in the pricing structure and I would definitely say this is value for money.
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    Varicent
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Varicent
    It is very scalable and adaptable to changing complexities of calculations and business rules under a variety of different scenarios. It does not get full points because in large data loads the time needed to calculate and import the data increases exponentially and may cause issues related to timing potentially.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • We can very easily pull up a customer's order and provide any detail they need. The time this saves compared to manually tracking customer orders and accounts is incredible.
    • Knowing exactly who is contacting customer service and what their orders status is before answering the calls makes the customer service reps job much easier than before.
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    Varicent
    • Compliance - with a central system used for calculation incentive payments and commissions, we are able to provide reports and data showing every detail of how payments are calculated and why they are justified. We can also identify anomalies and outliers.
    • Integration with our payroll system is seamless. Except for regular pay, nothing goes to payroll without going through ICM. The process for paying incentives/bonuses/commissions is now very structured and efficient.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Oracle Sales Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Based Home PageScreenshot of MobileScreenshot of Sales AssistantScreenshot of Sales ForecastingScreenshot of Win Probability

    Varicent Screenshots

    Screenshot of Varicent providing clarity and transparency to sellers, helping them to find answers faster and have confidence in compensation plans.Screenshot of Tools for sellers that help them align strategic initiatives, and that help them understand which deals will help them win.Screenshot of Varicent ICM model compensation plans that display the financial impact of changes. Its ability to more accurately forecast commission payouts with “what-if” assumptions, users can budget more effectively for sales compensation costs, manage target total compensation for sales representatives and assess plan effectiveness.Screenshot of Shareable information sent to the right people to drive the right results.