Experlogix CPQ vs Oracle CPQ

Experlogix CPQ automates configuration, pricing and quoting for complex products and services. Its rules engine evaluates configuration choices in real time to prevent invalid builds and account for engineering constraints. Pricing controls include contract, tiered and regional pricing, along with discount stacking and guardrails. The product can route quotes for approval, generate documents, and pass bill of materials, work breakdown structure and routing data to ERP systems. Listed integrations include Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Business Central, Finance & Supply Chain Management, and Salesforce. The product page describes AI recommendations based on requirements written in plain language, with suggested options checked by the rules engine. Experlogix positions the product for high-complexity, high-volume quoting, including manufacturing and industrial engineering. It is a web product with hybrid deployment options. Pricing is available on request, and the product page offers a demo request. A guided trial includes five industry-specific scenarios, but no trial duration is stated. Support resources include customer support, a knowledge base, training and a partner portal.

Oracle CPQ is a cloud application for configuring products or services and preparing sales quotes. It supports the opportunity-to-quote-to-order process, from product selection and configuration through pricing, quoting, ordering, and approvals. Guided selling combines AI-driven suggestions with step-by-step workflows to help sales teams and customers identify products, bundles, and services. Pricing tools cover multiple price books, promotions, localization, multitier and channel pricing, and discounts. Oracle CPQ can generate proposals, statements of work, data sheets, and contracts, with automated approval and signature routing. Oracle says it connects with Oracle Sales, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Oracle Commerce, Oracle Subscription Management, and more than 20 ERP systems, including SAP and Microsoft. REST and SOAP APIs are available. Oracle’s security guide says CPQ responds only over HTTPS and recommends OAuth tokens for REST API authentication. For Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments, administrators can request IP-range restrictions through Oracle Support. Cloud Support is included in the base subscription. The product is cloud-based and available on Android, API, iOS, and web. The listed CPQ Cloud Service costs $240 a month, with a 25 hosted named-user minimum and an initial three-year contract term.