encoway CPQ vs Hive CPQ

encoway CPQ helps manufacturers configure variant-rich products, calculate prices and create quotations. Its modular setup combines CPQ Studio, CPQ Sales and CPQ Showroom. CPQ Studio is used to build product logic, manage product data and bring in data from other systems. CPQ Sales translates customer needs into technical product features through Guided Selling, with 2D or 3D visualization and augmented reality. The software can generate quotations and other documents in a customer’s corporate design. It integrates with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Salesforce and SAP ERP, including LO-VC model transfer, KMAT configuration and automated SD document creation. Its Unicode-capable products and interfaces have no stated limit on mapped languages. Operating models include cloud, private cloud, SaaS and on-premises; hybrid deployment is also listed. SaaS hosting uses Microsoft Azure West Europe, while on-premises deployment keeps sensitive product and price data inside the customer’s firewall. Pricing is on request. Web and self-hosted platforms are listed.

Hive CPQ is configure, price, and quote software for manufacturers selling complex products. It brings product configuration, pricing, and quoting together for sales teams, dealers, distributors, and online customers. Its rule-based configurator is designed to reduce configuration and order errors. The pricing engine supports option-, attribute-, bill-of-materials-, grid-, cost-plus-, volume-, price-list-, and custom pricing models. Teams can create quotes with visuals and bills of materials, generate technical and calculation sheets, order summaries, manuals, and safety instructions, and turn approved quotes into orders. Quotes can be generated in over 20 languages. Hive AI processes incoming RFQs, guides buyers through configurations, and helps teams build and maintain configurators. Listed integrations include Microsoft Dynamics products, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, inriver, Bluestar PLM, and Ridder IQ; a backwards-compatible REST API supports customer-built integrations. Hive says it is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, stores data in Germany and Europe, and has 99.8% average uptime. Pricing is on request, based on project scope, complexity, and user count. A 30-day trial includes a dedicated sandbox and Hive Academy training.