In October, Gartner released its 2016 Market Guide report for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites. This annual report provides application leaders with an overview of the market and a comprehensive list of CPQ vendor comparisons.
*Related - Read the 2017 Gartner Innovation Insight for Visual Configuration Report.
Axonom is one of eighteen CPQ vendors listed in the Gartner report
Gartner labels Axonom as:
"A SaaS CPQ vendor that specializes in interactive, visual configuration. It has interesting capabilities for handling complex technical problems such as racking and cabling, two functions which are notoriously difficult to do with most other configurators."
Powertrak CPQ Suite: Powertrak Product Configurator, 2D Product Configurator, 3D Product Configurator - with Dynamic Wiring, VR and Augmented Reality, Customer Portal, and Partner Portal
Notable Customers: Dell Compellent, Flextronics, Middle Atlantic Products, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
CRM Integrations: Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Exact Macola
Notable CPQ Market Findings
Gartner analysts, Mark Lewis and Guneet Bharaj describe CPQ innovation as, "Expect rapid innovation as vendors try to differentiate themselves in a crowded market. New and emerging capabilities include intelligent guided-selling, improved visualization and 3D modeling, intelligent negotiation guidance, mobile configuration support, estimated compensation, verticalization, and deeper integration with back-end fulfillment systems."
Based on these results, Axonom is pioneering the next wave of technology in the CPQ industry - marrying CPQ with Virtual Reality. I very much expect to see other 3D CPQ vendors adding VR to their product offerings in the coming year. These two technologies deliver a complete design-to-order experience!
Gartner states the CPQ market has experienced sustained, double-digit growth over the last five years, and estimates a 20% annual growth rate through to 2020.
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Source: Mark Lewis & Guneet Bharaj, "Market Guide for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suite," Gartner, Inc., Oct. 27, 2016