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Apttus vs Strikedeck

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Apttus

Software

Quote-to-Cash Platform

From
$100/month
Rated
-
S

Strikedeck

Software

AI-Powered Customer Success

From
On request
Rated
-

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; Strikedeck product is discontinued and no longer supported or developed
  • They diverge on capability: Apttus covers CPQ, Strikedeck covers AI churn prediction.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apttus and Strikedeck actually diverge.

Attributes where Apttus and Strikedeck differ
AttributeApttusStrikedeck
Starting price$100/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Founded20062015

Identical on both: 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 Strikedeck

  • AI churn prediction
  • Health scores
  • Automated playbooks
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Usage analytics
  • Medallia
  • Slack
  • Zendesk

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Apttus

  • Customer Success
  • Quote To Cashnot Strikedeck
  • Enterprise Cpqnot Strikedeck

Strikedeck

  • Customer Success
  • Ai Powerednot Apttus
  • Predictive Analyticsnot Apttus

Both are used for customer success, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

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

Strikedeck

  • Product is discontinued and no longer supported or developed
  • Limited integration options compared to modern customer success platforms
  • No longer receiving feature updates or security patches

Pricing, plan by plan

Apttus

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

Strikedeck

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Strikedeck review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Apttus if

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

Choose Strikedeck if

  • You need ai churn prediction.
  • You also want health scores.

Questions people ask

Is Apttus or Strikedeck better?
Neither clearly leads. Apttus starts at $100/month and Strikedeck at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apttus or Strikedeck?
Apttus starts at $100/month and Strikedeck at On request.
Does Apttus or Strikedeck 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, quote to cash and enterprise cpq are not what Strikedeck is typically brought in for.
What can Apttus do that Strikedeck cannot?
Apttus covers CPQ, Contract management, Pricing optimization, Revenue recognition. Strikedeck covers AI churn prediction, Health scores, Automated playbooks, Sentiment analysis. Both handle Salesforce, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Strikedeck: What is Strikedeck?

Strikedeck was a customer success platform that used machine learning and predictive analytics to identify customer health risks, sentiment, and engagement opportunities. The platform was acquired by Medallia in May 2019 and has since been discontinued.

Source
Strikedeck: What happened to Strikedeck?

Medallia acquired Strikedeck on May 16, 2019, for $11 million. The platform was subsequently discontinued as Medallia consolidated its customer experience offerings.

Source
Strikedeck: What were Strikedeck's key features?

Strikedeck offered workflow automation, machine learning for customer health scoring, predictive analytics, usage tracking, and instant surveys. It provided real-time customer health dashboards and personalization capabilities.

Source

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