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Apttus vs Akita

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Apttus

Software

Quote-to-Cash Platform

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Akita

Software

Customer Success Without the Complexity

From
$160/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apttus conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements; Akita starts at $49 a month with no free tier, only a 14 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: Apttus covers CPQ, Akita covers Health scores.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apttus and Akita actually diverge.

Attributes where Apttus and Akita differ
AttributeApttusAkita
Starting price$100/month$160/month
Founded20062018

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Apttus

  • CPQ
  • Contract management
  • Pricing optimization
  • Revenue recognition
  • AI recommendations
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • SAP
  • Oracle

Only in Akita

  • Health scores
  • Customer segments
  • Lifecycle stages
  • Alerts
  • Custom metrics
  • HubSpot
  • Intercom
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Apttus

  • Customer Successnot Akita
  • Quote To Cashnot Akita
  • Enterprise Cpqnot Akita

Akita

  • Centralising customer data and product activity for a customer success teamnot Apttus
  • Building health scores to flag at-risk accountsnot Apttus
  • Segmenting customers and triggering automated playbooksnot Apttus
  • Identifying expansion revenue opportunitiesnot Apttus
  • Task and workflow management for CSMsnot Apttus

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Apttus

  • Conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements

Akita

  • Starts at $49 a month with no free tier, only a 14 day trial
  • Tier breakdown above the entry price is not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Apttus

$100/month
  • Professional$100/month
    • CPQ
    • Contract management
    • Pricing engine
  • Enterprise$200/month
    • AI pricing
    • Advanced workflows
    • Custom integrations

Akita

$160/month
  • Starter$160/month
    • Health scores
    • Basic integrations
    • Alerts
  • Professional$400/month
    • Unlimited integrations
    • Custom metrics
    • API

Which should you pick?

Choose Apttus if

  • You need cpq.
  • You also want contract management.
Apttus review

Choose Akita if

  • You need health scores.
  • You also want customer segments.
Akita review

Questions people ask

Is Apttus or Akita better?
Neither clearly leads. Apttus starts at $100/month and Akita at $160/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apttus or Akita?
Apttus starts at $100/month and Akita at $160/month.
Does Apttus or Akita run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Apttus best used for?
Apttus is most often used for customer success, quote to cash, enterprise cpq. Of those, customer success and quote to cash are not what Akita is typically brought in for.
What can Apttus do that Akita cannot?
Apttus covers CPQ, Contract management, Pricing optimization, Revenue recognition. Akita covers Health scores, Customer segments, Lifecycle stages, Alerts. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.
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