Axonom Powertrak vs BlackCurve

Axonom Powertrak is a cloud-based visual CPQ suite for configuring products, pricing them, and preparing quotes and orders. Its configurators support static-image, interactive 2D, 3D, and virtual-reality product experiences. Rules can manage dependencies, quantity checks, price adjustments, bundles, and cross-sell suggestions. Powertrak Quoting creates quotes, estimates, invoices, sales orders, and purchase orders, with multiple price lists, tiered discounts, optional products, and bundles. Guided Selling uses a behavior-driven questionnaire to recommend products and accessories and generate quotes. Axonom lists integrations with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Oracle, NetSuite, and Macola, while standalone use is also available. The Partner Portal offers self-service tools for partners, resellers, and distributors; role-based controls can limit deal visibility to a partner’s sales channel. Solutions are described for apparel, aviation, and heavy-equipment manufacturers. A mobile AR app requires iOS or Android devices supporting ARKit or ARCore; the VR Design Viewer is read-only. Axonom says its 2D configurator is less suitable for engineer-to-order workflows that create new parts during sales or for organizations without product artwork. Pricing is on request.

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.