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Allbound vs Impartner PRM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Allbound
Ranking in Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Impartner PRM
Ranking in Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Partner Relationship Management (PRM) category, the mindshare of Allbound is 7.0%, up from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Impartner PRM is 13.7%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
 

Featured Reviews

Dan O'Leary - PeerSpot reviewer
Gives us a single place to put critical content for partners
The partner finder on the website is not as good as it could be. For example, someone finds a partner on our website, and they push to learn more, but there is no connection to the Allbound or deal registration process. This makes it difficult to capture that information. I am currently working on fixing this issue. Allbound supports a few frameworks, but not necessarily the ones we use internally. We use an app called Workato as our primary integration layer for the company. There are ways to connect, but it's not an out-of-the-box connector with robust documentation. The solution requires a little bit more work that can easily be done, but, it requires more knowledge and heavier lifting. Their deeper API and integration framework makes it easier for us to build deeper integrations, but the connectors aren't as robust as we would like.
JennieFinlayson - PeerSpot reviewer
End-to-end partner management, quick partner onboarding and deep understanding of partner relationships
I like Impartner PRM's deep understanding of partnering; the tool understands and the tool enables you to sign up partners very quickly and give them the tools and the access they require to do what they need to do. So it can take a partner all the way from forming an interest with an organization all the way through to selling, then reselling, and then managing their partners. It's very easy for you to introduce new products. It's a complete solution - it manages and gives access to the partners so that they can see and work with the internal sales teams for the organizations as well as the customers. So, as you're moving it through the pipeline, both the salesperson from the company and also the partner can see where it is in the pipeline, when it's likely to close, and any issues or problems. So, it enables the partnering organization and the technology company to work together very well. It's a very good communication tool. So, it's through the Impartner portal of this tool. I have seen some improvements in communication with the partners. But it is heavily dependent on how it's set up, but it's very easy and quick to set up. However, it's very much dependent on the person setting it up knowing what they're doing. It certainly has analytics. It can analyze training, for instance, whether or not the training is successful. Often, working with a CRM tool like Salesforce will analyze how long it takes partners to start to become successful and how long it takes to sign them up. Then, it can start looking at which products are being sold and where there are issues with products. So, the reporting part is very straightforward. But, the reporting is only as good as the system's setup and the discipline of partners who input data into it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The self-serve deal registration is excellent; companies can register for deals themselves, and the process is managed through our system."
"The learning tracks are extremely useful and valuable; they allow us to quickly deliver enablement training, track partners, and issue certificates to those who pass a certification exam."
"I find it very easy to use. It has a pretty good UI. I'm relatively new, but I'm able to learn it very quickly. I'm definitely happy with the interface."
"I like the fact that I can go into Allbound and quickly update what I need to update. And I like that when we have a new initiative, something that is really important for our partners to understand, I can feature it in different places on the portal."
"The deal registration portion of the portal has been very valuable. It connects directly with our Salesforce, so it is super easy."
"What I like about the solution is that they have a fast channel of communication for the customer. For every deal, you create a template prospect page, which I found useful in Allbound. You can create a specific page for an end customer or partner, and you can share it with them where they can see playbooks or download some documents created in advance. You have the possibility to see how many times the end customer or partner opened the page that you created. It's like a landing page coded with specific information."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the deal registration component and the fact that it is reflected on the dashboard. It's nice that our partners have visibility into where the deals they submit stand, in terms of the sales process..."
"The most valuable feature is deal registration. We track, contribute, and monitor our leisure line activity through our deal registration process. This allows us to partner with others, submit register, and co-sell deals easily. We always look for new opportunities to engage with our partners."
"The solution has helped us improve all across the board. Everything that we did before PRM was a one-off. We shared the content back and forth through emails. Whenever there was a scope for training or enablement, a mail would be sent on the same. The solution has helped us scale where partners could use opportunities to get trained on our services and products."
"I like Impartner PRM's deep understanding of partnering; the tool understands and the tool enables you to sign up partners very quickly and give them the tools and the access they require to do what they need to do."
"I would recommend that others interested in the solution use it because it provides a user-friendly setup process. It's easy to navigate through the setup process."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more features for tracking training progress and quizzes. The progress report that Allbound generates isn't very helpful. I want to track how far a user has completed and who has or hasn't restarted. We are using a third-party platform for training purposes, especially enablement purposes. The progress reports and analytics are very powerful, and we'd like to see something along those lines. Allbound has certification, but it's missing some things from a certification point of view that are available in other products."
"The solution's UI could be improved by providing externalized access to menus, which I sometimes have to dig into. The good thing is that Allbound is doing that, I made the suggestion a while ago, and they're already implementing it. Of course, as a user, I want it to be now, not in a few weeks. Some more flexibility in UI customization would also be a welcome feature; the ability to edit coloring and place images would be excellent."
"I wish Channel Insights had more intelligence where it not only provides data and stats but also offers more analysis and an extra layer of intelligence on the data that it has."
"People are not able to deactivate members themselves. If someone leaves the organization, partners would like to do it themselves, but currently, they have to ask us."
"They need to improve its reporting capabilities. They don't have all the possibilities to drill down in reporting."
"Allbound could have more localization and customization. The templates work well, and maybe they don't want to target large enterprises by design. The solution is geared toward small and medium-sized enterprises, but they could allow more localization and deeper customization. Allbound is broad, but it could be deeper."
"I'm not a fan of Allbound's UI for administrators. For example, there are some issues with the report-building tool, and when I'm building a report, it's not always clear what the outcome will be. There are a lot of radio buttons, rather than filtering or being able to select from a list. It's an accordion layout, so I click on one option, and it expands to reveal a radio button selection, which means I can't always choose everything I want. Checkboxes or selecting multiple options from a list is an improvement. Additionally, the report output looks very dated, so the interface needs some love."
"They could add an LMS component to the platform where we would have courses through Allbound and a record of whether partners pass or don't pass. The quiz feature would come in more handy at that point."
"The business using the tool must be well-prepared in terms of partner strategy."
"I would like to see some easy ways in retrieving reports, data analytics, etc. The solution needs to be more specific from the data reporting perspective. It would make it easier to drill down by specific partners. It would be interesting to see some integrations and partnerships for the solution where they could make use of the account mapping tools."
"It would be helpful to have an improved reporting tool in the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its pricing is fair, especially because we can have as many partners create accounts as we want. It has a very fair price range compared to other companies that charge per partner. We've thousands, so it would just be too expensive to go with a different option."
"What we are paying for it is comparable to the market, but the price of PRMs is quite high for the value they deliver."
"I know it is much more affordable than going with some of the other services. For example, Salesforce has a partner portal option, but it is much more expensive, so I know Allbound is reasonable in that sense, but I do not know what the reasonability is across the board."
"Considering the interface, the price is high, although Allbound offers a lot. Some of my negative opinion here is because we have yet to upgrade to using the tool's best-in-class features due to internal issues. As it stands, I don't personally see the value that supports the cost, but that could change when we turn on the features."
"Considering everything the product provides, the price is fair. There are cheaper tools, but they don't offer the combination of requirements we have. The pricing model is also very compelling."
"Allbound's pricing is comparable."
"Allbound has forced other vendors to be a little more competitive with their pricing. For what you get, which is a lot, the pricing of Allbound is fine."
"They have different licensing plans. Depending on what you enable or what kind of features you want activated, there might be extra costs."
"The solution’s pricing is higher compared to other competitor products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
50%
Manufacturing Company
6%
University
4%
Non Profit
4%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Allbound?
I like the content and resource section, where we can publish all sorts of videos, PDFs, PPTs, etc., and send automated notifications or emails to partners or user groups. We can form groups and de...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Allbound?
Allbound is reasonably priced, but I haven't compared it with any other solution. I like that Allbound charges a flat rate instead of charging by the number of partners or users, which is the model...
What needs improvement with Allbound?
I would like to see more features for tracking training progress and quizzes. The progress report that Allbound generates isn't very helpful. I want to track how much a user has completed and who h...
What do you like most about Impartner PRM?
The solution has helped us improve all across the board. Everything that we did before PRM was a one-off. We shared the content back and forth through emails. Whenever there was a scope for trainin...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Impartner PRM?
It was very inexpensive. It's in the cloud. You get the first 100 user licenses, and you can set that up. This was about 18 months to 2 years ago, for around $22,000 to $23,000. So, there are no up...
What needs improvement with Impartner PRM?
The business using the tool must be well-prepared in terms of partner strategy.
 

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Sample Customers

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