Connectbase Features
Configuration - cpq (5)
Product Catalog
Allows users to search, filter, sort and select items to be added to quote
Guided Selling
Based on answering questions about customers the configurator automatically selects the best fit products
Configuration Rules
Rules ensure that users select only compatible options and that all required items are included
Price Configuration
Pricing is displayed during configuration process so that users can quickly see how configuration changes impact the price
Visual Configuration
Images can be displayed of options to enable users to visualize product options as it is being configured
Pricing (6)
Pricing Flexibility
Ability to support multiple pricing models for one-time, recurring, and other items
Discounting
Ability to manage discounts at quote and line level; ability manage discounts based on volume and customer agreements
Commerical Rules
Allows rules to be written in commercial process so that users don't make errors in pricing, terms, and other commercial considerations
Terms and Conditions
Ensure that users automatically include the right terms based on items being quoted
Approval Workflow
Users can submit quotes, contracts, etc for approval and obtain appropriate approvals quickly
Renewals
Allows users to renew existing contracts based on contracted pricing and existing assets already owned
Quoting (4)
Grouping
Ability to easily group items on quotes; apply and manage discounts and pricing by group
Quote Document Generation
Generate professional proposals with desired branding, product descriptions, pricing, terms, and visuals in desired format (pdf, xls, word)
Ordering
Enables users to seemlessly convert quotes to orders with appropriate validations, workflow, and integration
Contracts
Ability to convert accepted quotes into contracts; set up of required assets and contracts
Admin (3)
Configuration Ease of Admin
Easily build and maintain configurator; flexibility to easily embed all desired business logic
Pricing Administration
Can easily build and maintain pricing logic required by business
Workflow Management
Easily build and maintain workflows, misc commercial fields, commercial rules
Channels (2)
Mobile User Support
Supports users working on a mobile devide (phone and/or tablet)
Channel Partner Support
Provides functionality for channel partners to configure, price, quote and buy products in a self service environment
Platform (11)
CRM Integration
CRM integration is flexible and easy to maintain
Integration API
System provides API's that can be used to easily integrate to financial and other 3rd party systems
Scalability
Provides ability for very large quotes, number of products, users, rules, required by enterprise level customers
Reporting and Dashboards
Easily generate desired reports and dashboard on configurations, pricing, and quoting
ERP Integration
ERP integration is flexible and easy to maintain
Search
Provides users with search tools in order to find the data they need quickly
User, Role, And Access Management
Allows users to grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Mobile User Support
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices, including phone and tablet devices
Alerts
Provides features for email and messaging alerts surrounding contact and company updates
Collaboration
Allows multiple users to access and collaborate on the platform
Compliance
Provides features for users to follow domestic and international privacy and data colelction compliance laws
Cartography (4)
Map Design
Ability to create a map from different perspectives and with varying geographic features.
Vector Mapping
Create a map made up of points and lines that may have additional information assigned to them.
Data Visualization
Ability to translate data and metrics into charts, graphs, and other ways to communication information.
Overlaying
Visualize different forms of data in one single image.
Analysis (7)
Predictive Analysis
Make informed decisions and predict patterns based on data.
Distance Analysis
Select a point on the map and display data within a certain radius.
Spatial Analysis
Use data to gather information about a specific location's geographic features.
Data Stream
Study data in live time to analyze any changes happening in the location.
Custom Dashboards
Allows users to create custom market intellignece dashboards
Reports
Allows users to build and export reports for market data
Integrations
Allows users to inegrate dashboards with analytics platforms, CRMs and marketing automation software
Reporting (3)
Data Transformation
The ability to convert the format of source data to one required for the reporting system.
WYSIWYG Design
Easily design and refine dashboards and reports.
API Integrations
Integrating APIs that allow you to customize your tool as needed.
Data collection (5)
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Provides NLP features for filtering data collection down to specific data points
Data Sources
Provides a wide selection of data sources for aggregated news and MARKET data
Custom Research Sources
Allows users to make custom data collection queries
Lead Enrichment
Provides features for users to verify, correct, and include additional information to a lead in order to enhance data accuracy
Advanced Data Collection
Provides advanced data points including but not limited to company size, org charts, technology installs, company funding history,
Segment Trending (4)
Web
Provides features for tracking competitors websites including information such as pricing changes or new product features
Social
Provides features for tracking competitor activity on social media
Benchmarks
Allows users to benchmark their product against other competitors in order to understand competitive position in the market
Finance
Allows users to know how much financing has flowed to a particular industry with real deal activity visualizations
Generative AI - cpq (3)
Dynamic Quoting
Generate personalized quotes and proposals that corresponds with each customer's tailored preferences and buying behavior
Dynamic Pricing
Analyzes data to suggest price adjustments instantly based on competitor pricing, demand, market prices, production costs, and other factors
Personalized Sale Recommendations
Enhances guided selling by learning customer preferences and suggesting the most suitable products and services based on their individual needs
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence (2)
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting


