Apparound vs BlackCurve

Apparound is a cloud-based sales platform for representatives, combining guided selling, CPQ, content management, contract generation, eSignature, sales tracking and reporting. Sales enablement includes centralized content, an agenda, a reseller portal and analytics. Its CPQ uses product rules, price lists and discounts to create personalized offers; configuration rules, discount approvals and quote templates are supported. Quotes can become contracts for digital signing, while sales performance tools cover incentives, commissions, targets and territories. Apparound supports offline use and runs on Android, iOS, web and Windows. Listed business integrations include Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, HubSpot, SAP, Oracle and Pipedrive. The Headless CPQ plan uses APIs to connect the platform to a customer's website or app. Plans include Essential, Enterprise and Headless CPQ, with features varying by plan; prices are on request. The maker describes GDPR compliance, separate customer databases, encrypted mobile content and API authentication. Public endpoints use TLS 1.1 or later, and fault tolerance and disaster recovery use Azure capabilities.

BlackCurve is pricing software for retailers that need to monitor competitors and make pricing decisions. Its Tracker edition gathers competitor prices from Google Shopping every day throughout the year and presents insights in dashboards and reports. New products can be matched automatically to competitor products, while users can add Google Shopping pages as alternative matches. Reports are available as dashboards or spreadsheets, on demand or on a schedule. For automated pricing, the Shopify app supports dynamic rules with safeguards and lets retailers schedule price updates. The Commander edition can use sales history, stock levels, and marketing performance as pricing inputs. Integrations include BigCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, and other listed services; data can also move through a RESTful API, dedicated integrations, or SFTP. Team, Professional, and Enterprise plans are listed at £199 a year, £699 a year, and £1,300 a year, respectively. Monthly billing is available by contacting BlackCurve. The 30-day trial provides the full Enterprise plan, but new customers must purchase setup services.