Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) is a key element of the Q2C Cycle and the broader Agile Monetization Platform ecosystem. CPQ has historically evolved as a technology capability that can help companies scale up complex sales and enable mass customization. Advances in sales automation, addition of visualization to the quoting process, and injection of AI/ML into price calculation and optimization have dramatically transformed the trajectory of CPQ adoption. CPQ has emerged from a specialty, niche product category into the mainstream of sales automation and monetization.
Our CPQ research aims to lead the industry conversation through in-depth analysis and insights and to help business, sales, finance, and IT executives make more effective and agile investment decisions, reduce risk, and optimize costs. We seek to identify best-in-class companies, best practices, important metrics, and benchmarks. MGI publishes reports such as MGI 360 Ratings and Forecasts that helps executives navigate the evolving CPQ landscape.
In this research note, we outline the key issues that we see as driving the evolution of CPQ markets over the next several years.
We are initiating coverage of Apttus in the Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) market with an MGI 360 Rating of 56 and a Neutral outlook.
The Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) research is backed by the MGI 360 Ratings database which allows us to provide business and finance executives with an unmatched combination of user insights, market data, vendor analysis, and confidential advisory services. We are the only firm to issue independent, quantitative ratings of CPQ and Q2C solution providers. Below are examples of key issues we address for our clients.
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View All Research-based PracticesThe market for CPQ technology and services is currently highly fragmented with a few large suppliers penetrating a few key market segments while the rest of the market is divided among numerous small and mid-size firms. M&A activity, partnerships, and investment in these solutions will continue for the foreseeable future. The CPQ landscape is continuously evolving and thus a challenge to navigate when critical decisions that impact the future performance of a business need to be made.
MGI Research published a new Total Addressable Market (TAM) Forecast in Configure-Price-Quote. This webinar discusses key takeaways from the forecast, the impact of major industry trends on CPQ adoption, and how we see this market evolving over the next five years.
In this webinar, MGI discusses market segmentation, characteristics of leaders, and best use cases for each CPQ vendor under coverage.
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