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Xactly Corporation logoXactly

Xactly Corporation

4.3/5
Act-On Software logoAct-On

Act-On Software

3.8/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueTypically 2-4 months (~90d)4–6 weeks (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$120,000/yr$24,000/yr
Starting price$30,000/yr$10,800/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersThree editions - Core, Plus, Ultimate; no self-service trialNot seat-based; published example is Professional at 2,500 contacts emailed per month for $900/month
Implementation friction4/53/5
Friction meter
Best forMid-market and enterprise sales organizations running complex, multi-plan incentive compensation; Teams consolidating commissions, quota, territory and forecasting onto one platform; Global companies that need ASC 606 commission expense accounting and auditable pay data; Revenue leaders who want to benchmark comp plans against 20+ years of industry pay dataMidsize and enterprise marketing teams running lifecycle campaigns across email, web, SMS and social; Organizations that want an open ecosystem platform rather than a CRM-locked add-on; Brands running distributed marketing through branch offices, franchisees, agents and partners; Teams that want CRM choice (Salesforce, Dynamics, Sugar, NetSuite, Zendesk) with Act-On embedded in the CRM UI; Marketers who need advanced automation in an approachable, non-technical interface
Not forSmall teams wanting a self-serve, low-cost commissions calculator (no free trial is offered); Companies unwilling to commit to a guided implementation project; Organizations that require published, transparent list pricing before evaluating; Businesses with no quota-carrying sales teamVery small teams needing a free tier or sub-$500/month entry point; Buyers who require published, self-serve list pricing before a sales call; Companies that want an all-in-one CRM plus marketing suite from a single vendor; Regulated buyers who need publicly documented SOC 2 or ISO 27001 attestations; Teams needing native Snowflake, AWS or Slack integrations out of the box

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceIntegrationIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded2005 (21 yrs)2008 (18 yrs)
HeadquartersLos Gatos, USPortland, US
PhonePlan not statedNot listed
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPlan not statedNot listed
Community forumPlan not statedNot listed
Help centre / docsPlan not statedAll plans
Dedicated account managerPlan not statedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; AI search; Predictive analyticsAgentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

$15k/yr$44k/yr$72k/yr$100k/yr$120k/yr24d42d60d78d96dAnnual TCO ← betterDays to value better →Quick & CheapQuick & PriceySlow & CheapSlow & Pricey

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