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Research - MGI Research https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ Leading Tech Industry Analyst Firm Mon, 30 Oct 2023 03:21:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-cropped-new_logo_full_color-32x32.png Research - MGI Research https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ 32 32 202392746 MGI MarketLens™: Agile Billing Complexity vs. Volume https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-complexity-vs-volume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-complexity-vs-volume Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:25:29 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237879 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables: How agile is the billing system? How complex are the billing transactions? How large is the volume of invoices? In this MarketLens™ Report, we

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables:

  1. How agile is the billing system?
  2. How complex are the billing transactions?
  3. How large is the volume of invoices?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software products against a set of coordinates that combines Billing Complexity (BC) and Billing Volume (BV).

  • Billing Complexity comprises the complexity of factors such as the product, pricing mechanisms, channel organization, payment platforms, regulatory compliance, cross-border capabilities, business rate of change, and more.
  • Billing Volume is measured in terms of the typical number of invoices generated per month (not number of transactions).

We further divide companies based on the market segment of their core focus:

  • HyperScale – solutions that deal with high complexity and very high volumes, especially in real-time billing contexts.
  • Enterprise – mainstream enterprise billing solutions that can handle a relatively high combination of complexity and volume in scenarios that require up to quick-time but not real-time processing.
  • MidMarket – solutions aimed at the needs of a larger number of midsize organizations with a variety of use cases and a strong balance of agility, out-of-the-box ERP and FP&A interfaces, and modest implementation complexity.
  • SmallBiz – billing solutions aimed specifically at the needs of small, often rapidly growing organizations that typically emphasize low initial investment, a pay-as-you-go pricing model to support scaling, rapid deployment, and maintenance agility without having to rely on expensive IT resources either internally or through systems integrators.

The 35 companies selected for this MarketLens are a cross-section of vendors covered in our Agile Monetization practice and not meant to be an exhaustive catalog of every possible billing solution on the market. These 35 companies are all MGI 360 Rated™ in the Agile Billing Top 50 buyer’s guide. Placement of companies represents typical use case sweet spot, not the absolute maximum performance – which is typically more of a range. We aimed for selecting what in our view would represent the best use case with the least amount of friction.

 

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the Agile Billing Agility vs. Volume MarketLens:

Amdocs ChargeOver LogiSense Oracle NetSuite Stax Bill
Aptitude Software Cleeng Maxio Recurly Stripe
BillingPlatform CSG Monetize360 RecVue Vindicia
Binary Stream Evergent Nitrobox Rev.io Workday
BluLogix Good Sign Solutions OneBill Sage Intacct Zoho
Certinia Gotransverse Opencell Salesforce Zone & Co.
Chargebee JustOn Oracle SAP Zuora

 

For more MarketLens research, get the Agility vs. Complexity and Agility vs. Volume MarketLens reports.

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MGI MarketLens™: Agile Billing Agility vs. Complexity https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-agility-vs-complexity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-agility-vs-complexity Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:25:24 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237877 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables: How agile is the billing system? How complex are the billing transactions? How large is the volume of invoices? In this MarketLens™ Report, we

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables:

  1. How agile is the billing system?
  2. How complex are the billing transactions?
  3. How large is the volume of invoices?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software products against a set of coordinates that combines Billing Agility (BA) and Billing Complexity (BC).

  • Billing Agility describes the flexibility to quickly configure and test new pricing mechanisms and introduce changes as dictated by market conditions. We define billing agility in terms of business, IT, and product agility.
  • Billing Complexity comprises the complexity of factors such as the product, pricing mechanisms, channel organization, payment platforms, regulatory compliance, cross-border capabilities, business rate of change, and more.

We further divide companies based on the market segment of their core focus:

  • HyperScale – solutions that deal with high complexity and very high volumes, especially in real-time billing contexts.
  • Enterprise – mainstream enterprise billing solutions that can handle a relatively high combination of complexity and volume in scenarios that require up to quick-time but not real-time processing.
  • MidMarket – solutions aimed at the needs of a larger number of midsize organizations with a variety of use cases and a strong balance of agility, out-of-the-box ERP and FP&A interfaces, and modest implementation complexity.
  • SmallBiz – billing solutions aimed specifically at the needs of small, often rapidly growing organizations that typically emphasize low initial investment, a pay-as-you-go pricing model to support scaling, rapid deployment, and maintenance agility without having to rely on expensive IT resources either internally or through systems integrators.

The 35 companies selected for this MarketLens are a cross-section of vendors covered in our Agile Monetization practice and not meant to be an exhaustive catalog of every possible billing solution on the market. These 35 companies are all MGI 360 Rated™ in the Agile Billing Top 50 buyer’s guide. Placement of companies represents typical use case sweet spot, not the absolute maximum performance – which is typically more of a range. We aimed for selecting what in our view would represent the best use case with the least amount of friction.

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the Agile Billing Agility vs. Complexity MarketLens:

Amdocs ChargeOver LogiSense Oracle NetSuite Stax Bill
Aptitude Software Cleeng Maxio Recurly Stripe
BillingPlatform CSG Monetize360 RecVue Vindicia
Binary Stream Evergent Nitrobox Rev.io Workday
BluLogix Good Sign Solutions OneBill Sage Intacct Zoho
Certinia Gotransverse Opencell Salesforce Zone & Co.
Chargebee JustOn Oracle SAP Zuora

For more MarketLens research, get the Agility vs. Volume and Complexity vs. Volume MarketLens reports.

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MGI MarketLens™: Agile Billing Agility vs. Volume https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-agility-vs-volume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-agile-billing-agility-vs-volume Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:25:16 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237878 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables: How agile is the billing system? How complex are the billing transactions? How large is the volume of invoices? In this MarketLens™ Report, we

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of three variables:

  1. How agile is the billing system?
  2. How complex are the billing transactions?
  3. How large is the volume of invoices?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software products against a set of coordinates that combines Billing Agility (BA) and Billing Volume (BV).

  • Billing Agility describes the flexibility to quickly configure and test new pricing mechanisms and introduce changes as dictated by market conditions. We define billing agility in terms of business, IT, and product agility.
  • Billing Volume is measured in terms of the typical number of invoices generated per month (not number of transactions).

We further divide companies based on the market segment of their core focus:

  • HyperScale – solutions that deal with high complexity and very high volumes, especially in real-time billing contexts.
  • Enterprise – mainstream enterprise billing solutions that can handle a relatively high combination of complexity and volume in scenarios that require up to quick-time but not real-time processing.
  • MidMarket – solutions aimed at the needs of a larger number of midsize organizations with a variety of use cases and a strong balance of agility, out-of-the-box ERP and FP&A interfaces, and modest implementation complexity.
  • SmallBiz – billing solutions aimed specifically at the needs of small, often rapidly growing organizations that typically emphasize low initial investment, a pay-as-you-go pricing model to support scaling, rapid deployment, and maintenance agility without having to rely on expensive IT resources either internally or through systems integrators.

The 35 companies selected for this MarketLens are a cross-section of vendors covered in our Agile Monetization practice and not meant to be an exhaustive catalog of every possible billing solution on the market. These 35 companies are all MGI 360 Rated™ in the Agile Billing Top 50 buyer’s guide. Placement of companies represents typical use case sweet spot, not the absolute maximum performance – which is typically more of a range. We aimed for selecting what in our view would represent the best use case with the least amount of friction.

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the Agile Billing Agility vs. Volume MarketLens:

Amdocs ChargeOver LogiSense Oracle NetSuite Stax Bill
Aptitude Software Cleeng Maxio Recurly Stripe
BillingPlatform CSG Monetize360 RecVue Vindicia
Binary Stream Evergent Nitrobox Rev.io Workday
BluLogix Good Sign Solutions OneBill Sage Intacct Zoho
Certinia Gotransverse Opencell Salesforce Zone & Co.
Chargebee JustOn Oracle SAP Zuora

 

For more MarketLens research, get the Agility vs. Complexity and Complexity vs. Volume MarketLens reports.

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Use Case Note™: Zuora in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-zuora-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-zuora-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:56:46 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237631 Zuora was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. Zuora Billing is a good fit for Monetization projects seeking full spectrum subscription management with medium transaction volumes and modest to moderate complexity across a range of company sizes (from SME to large) with billing value of $25Mil to $1Bil as the sweet

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Zuora was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. Zuora Billing is a good fit for Monetization projects seeking full spectrum subscription management with medium transaction volumes and modest to moderate complexity across a range of company sizes (from SME to large) with billing value of $25Mil to $1Bil as the sweet spot.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Zuora in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:55:54 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237630 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we are updating the MGI 360 rating of Zuora to 61 and maintain a POSITIVE outlook. Zuora remains a highly visible, market-defining participant in the subscription management space and yet it is facing increasing competition at both the high end of the market as well as from a number

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we are updating the MGI 360 rating of Zuora to 61 and maintain a POSITIVE outlook. Zuora remains a highly visible, market-defining participant in the subscription management space and yet it is facing increasing competition at both the high end of the market as well as from a number of ambitious bottom-up competitors. The company continues to invest aggressively in extending the breadth and depth of product. Zuora has also recently acquired Zephr – a solution that added subscriber lifecycle management capabilities with a particular focus on media and publishing – a space in which Zuora already has significant penetration. Financially, the company now has the backing of the private equity firm Silverlake and Zuora is attempting to take steps to re-adjust its approach to balancing growth and profitability. While its growth in the Agile Billing product area has been stabilizing and improving, its overall growth and financial performance remain an opportunity for additional transformation and improvement. The financial re-alignment may force Zuora to re-prioritize its product development objectives. The ability of Zuora to tap both public and private financing markets while many of its smaller competitors are facing an increasingly challenging funding landscape creates a window of opportunity. Zuora has one of the largest channels amongst AMP pure-plays and its market visibility is unrivaled. The next few quarters will test Zuora as they absorb and leverage Zephr, close some gaps in its management team, and continue to focus on customer satisfaction and retention. Zuora remains a strong billing solution choice for large companies with moderately complex business needs.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Chargebee, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Monetize360, Oracle, RecVue, Salesforce, SAP

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Use Case Note™: Workday in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-workday-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-workday-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:54:28 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237619 Workday was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. Workday product that includes Billing Management – Enterprise Revenue Management System, is suited for mid-market to large service-centric industry (i.e., non-industrial/non-manufacturing) enterprises seeking integrated financials, revenue automation, and planning functionality from a mature, growing cloud vendor. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use

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Workday was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA. Workday product that includes Billing Management – Enterprise Revenue Management System, is suited for mid-market to large service-centric industry (i.e., non-industrial/non-manufacturing) enterprises seeking integrated financials, revenue automation, and planning functionality from a mature, growing cloud vendor.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Zone & Co in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-zone-co-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-zone-co-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:53:21 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237588 Zone & Co was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, MA.  ZoneBilling is a NetSuite-native billing engine that is a strong fit for committed NetSuite customers seeking more billing agility, sophistication and flexibility than what is offered by SuiteBilling.  See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer

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Zone & Co was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Boston, MA.  ZoneBilling is a NetSuite-native billing engine that is a strong fit for committed NetSuite customers seeking more billing agility, sophistication and flexibility than what is offered by SuiteBilling. 

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Vindicia in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/vindicia-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vindicia-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:51:18 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237603 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Vindicia Subscribe in the Agile Billing market to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Vindicia Subscribe is a mature billing solution that targets the needs of B2C organizations with low-to-medium complexity and medium-to-high volume. The product has numerous and referenceable proof points with a concentration in

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Vindicia Subscribe in the Agile Billing market to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Vindicia Subscribe is a mature billing solution that targets the needs of B2C organizations with low-to-medium complexity and medium-to-high volume. The product has numerous and referenceable proof points with a concentration in media, publishing, sports, events, and consumer and business services. Vindicia Subscribe has been able to maintain a relatively high level of customer retention while new customer acquisition has slowed in recent years, yielding to a greater focus on Vindicia Retain – an advanced subscriber churn reduction solution. Post acquisition by Amdocs, Vindicia has largely remained an independent division while able to access some of the broader resources of Amdocs in sales, finance, partnerships, and marketing.

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Competitors: Aptitude, Cleeng, CSG, Evergent, Piano.io, Recurly, and niche subscriber retention solutions

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Zoho in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zoho-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zoho-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:50:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237593 Summary: We initiate coverage of Zoho in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Founded in 1996 and privately held, Zoho has become a global player in enterprise applications for small-to-midsize enterprises with highly agile business requirements, as well as larger companies looking for lightweight apps and

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Summary: We initiate coverage of Zoho in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Founded in 1996 and privately held, Zoho has become a global player in enterprise applications for small-to-midsize enterprises with highly agile business requirements, as well as larger companies looking for lightweight apps and tools. It has an effective freemium-to-paid online sales motion that attracts smaller, value-oriented companies. Fortune 500 customers also find Zoho apps attractive for single offices, small plants, and departmental use cases. With its own AI (named “Zia”) and a sharp focus on user privacy, Zoho is an example of a software company committed to constant innovation. Recently the company has been investing in its core financials applications and adding capability to subscription billing, automated revenue management, and overall monetization (e.g., quoting, contracting, et al.) functionality.

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Competitors: Binary Stream, Chargebee, ChargeOver, Cheddar, Stax Bill, Stripe

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Zone & Co in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zone-co-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zone-co-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:49:29 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237587 Summary: We are updating coverage of Zone & Co. (“Zone”) in Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and NEUTRAL analyst outlook. ZoneBilling is an independent, 3rd party alternative to NetSuite SuiteBilling and one that is also built natively on the NetSuite platform. It is the only billing solution other than SuiteBilling,

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Summary: We are updating coverage of Zone & Co. (“Zone”) in Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and NEUTRAL analyst outlook. ZoneBilling is an independent, 3rd party alternative to NetSuite SuiteBilling and one that is also built natively on the NetSuite platform. It is the only billing solution other than SuiteBilling, built natively on the NetSuite platform. ZoneBilling addresses many, but not all, of the shortcomings of the NetSuite SuiteBilling product. Born from real-world customer requirements, ZoneBilling gives NetSuite customers more capability and an integrated revenue recognition module. It also integrates with NetSuite’s ARM module. Over the last 12-18 months, the pace of innovation around billing has been governed by the company’s overall push into new product areas. While the company has been well-managed, marketing and sales are just beginning to ramp up relative to the massive NetSuite opportunity. For a low cost, ZoneBilling is an attractive way to improve billing operations on NetSuite.

Ideal Use Case: Committed NetSuite customers seeking more agility, sophistication and billing flexibility than what is offered by SuiteBilling will find a fit with ZoneBilling.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Stax Bill, Zuora

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Workday in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/workday-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workday-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:46:54 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237618 Summary: In the Agile Billing market we update the MGI 360 Rating of Workday Billing at 55 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. Workday Billing is fully integrated into the company’s Financials suite, which includes the core GL capability, revenue recognition, billing, invoicing and a growing set of FP&A and other financial management capabilities. The billing

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market we update the MGI 360 Rating of Workday Billing at 55 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. Workday Billing is fully integrated into the company’s Financials suite, which includes the core GL capability, revenue recognition, billing, invoicing and a growing set of FP&A and other financial management capabilities. The billing component can handle low to medium complexity and agility requirements and Workday has grown the capacity of its billing solution to scale with customer growth. Workday’s overall, above average rating reflects the companies strong fundamentals, experienced management team, breadth and depth of its channels and compelling brand value and marketing strategy. In addition to its own solution in this area, Workday partners with 3rd party independent billing technology providers for use cases that are outside of its sweet spot which has historically been focused on services focused digital-first companies. The company story is one of continued growth (driven by geographic expansion, product line expansion from revenue recognition, and increasing customer penetration) built on a foundation of high customer and employee loyalty and competent technological evolution. The company is led by an experienced and engaged leadership team with little turnover and a track record of consistent execution and growth. Workday’s channel (Channels score: 13.27) is one of the largest and most productive in the software industry.

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Competitors: Certinia, Oracle, Oracle NetSuite, SAP

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RecVue in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recvue-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recvue-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:07:34 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237612 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we raise the MGI 360 Rating of RecVue from 44 to 48 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. RecVue’s stated mission is to enable customers to thrive in the digital economy and introduce recurring revenue models at scale. RecVue sells revenue management, billing, and partner compensation as standalone solutions

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we raise the MGI 360 Rating of RecVue from 44 to 48 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. RecVue’s stated mission is to enable customers to thrive in the digital economy and introduce recurring revenue models at scale. RecVue sells revenue management, billing, and partner compensation as standalone solutions and as a single platform. Mediation capabilities are included and not sold separately. The updated product features a clean UI and supports complex billing scenarios, converged billing and invoice customization, flexible scheduling and workflow among others. Data ingestion from CPQ and CRM allows configuration of contract grouping, performance obligations, SSP validation, revenue schedules, and accounting entries. RecVue continues to innovate on the product and introduce new capabilities such as the contract order management. Field checks indicate a relatively consistent and high-quality product support experience. Net retention is high, reflecting customer satisfaction. The product and core team’s ability to help customers model complex contractual relationships has always been a strength. The company is working on building a scalable organization. RecVue growth is constrained by a small distribution channel and limited marketing capacity. After a few false starts, the company is showing signs of honing its ICP and building a repeatable sales motion in a highly competitive market.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, Zuora

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Rev.io in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/rev-io-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rev-io-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:06:54 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237620 Summary: In the Agile Billing market we raise the MGI 360 Rating of Rev.io from 51 to 53 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Rev.io has significantly expanded its management team and improved its overall business performance since its last MGI 360 rating. The product supports bill-on-behalf, embedded tax tables, inventory management, and usage rating

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market we raise the MGI 360 Rating of Rev.io from 51 to 53 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Rev.io has significantly expanded its management team and improved its overall business performance since its last MGI 360 rating. The product supports bill-on-behalf, embedded tax tables, inventory management, and usage rating (in quick time, not real-time) as well as a native payments processing capability. Rev.io also offers a rapid quoting tool and a Microsoft Power BI-based analytics module that provides basic insight into product adoption and churn indicators. Rev.io currently does not offer fraud prevention or rev rec capabilities. Expanded invoice customization and MFA security are also areas for improvement.

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Competitors: BluLogix, IDI Billing, LogiSense, OneBill

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Use Case Note™: Oracle NetSuite in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-oracle-netsuite-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-oracle-netsuite-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:05:38 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237635 Oracle NetSuite was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. SuiteBilling is best suited for committed Oracle SMB customers with low complexity and modest invoice volumes (i.e., <4,000 invoices/month). Customers with a low rate of business change and simple price books, and proficient in the NetSuite platform will find success with this billing

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Oracle NetSuite was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. SuiteBilling is best suited for committed Oracle SMB customers with low complexity and modest invoice volumes (i.e., <4,000 invoices/month). Customers with a low rate of business change and simple price books, and proficient in the NetSuite platform will find success with this billing solution.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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LogiSense in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/logisense-in-agile-billing-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=logisense-in-agile-billing-2 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:05:31 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237636 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, LogiSense attains an MGI 360 Rating of 55 with a POSITIVE outlook. Through continued innovation and R&D investment, LogiSense has become a proven usage billing solution for mid to large accounts. Coupled with a mediation capability, LogiSense can handle moderate-to-highly complex use cases at a more affordable TCO than

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, LogiSense attains an MGI 360 Rating of 55 with a POSITIVE outlook. Through continued innovation and R&D investment, LogiSense has become a proven usage billing solution for mid to large accounts. Coupled with a mediation capability, LogiSense can handle moderate-to-highly complex use cases at a more affordable TCO than many of its competitors. The product suite has evolved from an on-prem or hosted approach to a full multi-tenant SaaS offering. LogiSense has delivered consistent profitability and growth and relatively high levels of customer satisfaction and retention. The company growth is channel constrained and requires increased spend in sales and marketing in order to maintain above average growth. LogiSense has experience implementing discrete capabilities (e.g., usage rating complementing other systems) and as a complete solution within enterprise accounts.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, IDI Billing, Monetize360, Oracle, Rev.io, SAP, Zuora

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Maxio in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/maxio-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maxio-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:04:46 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237628 Summary: In the Agile Billing market we update Maxio to an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. With the merger of Chargify’s billing engine and SaasOptics’ ARM (Automated Revenue Management) capability, Maxio has created a platform that aims to bring the level of financial hygiene typical in large organizations to

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market we update Maxio to an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. With the merger of Chargify’s billing engine and SaasOptics’ ARM (Automated Revenue Management) capability, Maxio has created a platform that aims to bring the level of financial hygiene typical in large organizations to small emerging growth companies, primarily those with B2B SaaS and other types of recurring B2B revenue models. Maxio ties together billing, reporting, collections, revenue recognition to help early-stage businesses put their financial house in order and effectively support regular reporting cycles, audit, fundraising, and M&A, among other finance-led events. With over 2400 customers and a headcount of 240, Maxio is targeting near-term EBITDA profitability while maintaining double digit growth. Maxio Billing offers some features typically found in more sophisticated products, such as event-based billing. Since the merger, Maxio has added payment processing functionality – with more product innovations to come. The company management has expanded and its sales organization is becoming more sophisticated. We expect Maxio to continue broadening their product line across AMP. Future success is contingent on continued investments in sales and marketing.

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Competitors: Chargebee, ChargeOver, Oracle NetSuite, Recurly, Salesforce, Stax Bill, Stripe, Zuora

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Monetize360 in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/monetize360-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monetize360-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:03:52 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237606 Summary: We initiate coverage of Monetize360 in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 48 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Monetize360 is a new entrant into the Enterprise segment of Agile Billing with a modern architectural take on the monetization needs of complex B2B and B2C organizations with a particular focus on

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Summary: We initiate coverage of Monetize360 in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 48 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Monetize360 is a new entrant into the Enterprise segment of Agile Billing with a modern architectural take on the monetization needs of complex B2B and B2C organizations with a particular focus on mediation and usage billing. The company and product are evolving rapidly with solid initial traction in a number of marquee accounts. The founder brought in an experienced management team to help with fundraising, process, customer success and marketing. The product emphasizes an API-first approach to usage and consumption billing at scale, catering primarily to high-tech and financial services industries. Their low-code/no-code solution with component-based architecture allows businesses to quickly customize and optimize billing models. Monetize360 use case scenarios include service design, price simulations, rules-based mediation, dynamic rating, revenue forecasting, billing analytics, and also includes a self-care/CSR portal module. This is a company and product to watch.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: Opencell in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-opencell-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-opencell-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:03:43 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237598 Opencell was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Their solution, Opencell Billing Engine, is ideal for mid-to-large EU-based organizations requiring medium-to-high complexity and billing volumes with projects driven by IT teams that embrace the open-source model. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile

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Opencell was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. Their solution, Opencell Billing Engine, is ideal for mid-to-large EU-based organizations requiring medium-to-high complexity and billing volumes with projects driven by IT teams that embrace the open-source model.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Nitrobox in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/nitrobox-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nitrobox-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:03:14 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237616 Summary: We initiate rating coverage of Nitrobox in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 score of 42 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Nitrobox was founded in 2016 in Hamburg, Germany as a spin-off from an e-commerce consulting business. The ideal customer is launching a new product or service and seeking a software partner

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Summary: We initiate rating coverage of Nitrobox in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 score of 42 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Nitrobox was founded in 2016 in Hamburg, Germany as a spin-off from an e-commerce consulting business. The ideal customer is launching a new product or service and seeking a software partner willing to prototype and deliver a modern, consumer-oriented subscription experience. The company gained traction with several global enterprises looking for a fresh approach to billing for newly created business models. The functional footprint is expanding as resources and its customer base grows. Nitrobox has 30+ customers, including several German automotive manufacturers, e-charging networks, and banks needing an invoicing capability beyond an account statement. Implementations are done via a handful of European and mid-tier German integrators. The offering is aimed at product and finance teams needing a billing tool to support new/experimental business offerings. The company has raised several million euros from Porsche Ventures, a business angel, and NeueCapital.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Stax Bill, Zuora

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OneBill Software in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/onebill-software-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=onebill-software-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:02:32 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237640 Summary: We initiate coverage of OneBill Software in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. OneBill focuses on the needs of communications-enabled businesses such as UCaaS (Universal Communications as a Service) and IoT connected devices. OneBill brings together an unusually broad and deep monetization solution packaged

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Summary: We initiate coverage of OneBill Software in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. OneBill focuses on the needs of communications-enabled businesses such as UCaaS (Universal Communications as a Service) and IoT connected devices. OneBill brings together an unusually broad and deep monetization solution packaged in an integrated suite and targeting the needs of small and midsize organizations with above average complexity. The product includes capabilities for management of complex telecom and other taxes, channel partner management and reconciliation, customer portals, usage rating, metering and billing among others. The company has no outside investors, is growing and profitable. Field checks indicate high levels of customer service satisfaction. OneBill has demonstrated consistent progress over the past 24 months and is expected to grow faster than industry average. The company needs to continue investing into direct and partner-led sales, and raise the visibility of the product and company. We expect OneBill to continue expanding its functional footprint and further refining its ICP.

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Competitors: BluLogix, Gotransverse, IDI Billing, LogiSense, Rev.io

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Opencell in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/opencell-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opencell-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:01:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237597 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating for Opencell Software in Agile Billing at 43 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Opencell is one of the very few open-source oriented billing solutions available in either a hosted (via Docker) or an on-prem configuration. Currently there is no option for a multi-tenant SaaS version. Opencell is a

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating for Opencell Software in Agile Billing at 43 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Opencell is one of the very few open-source oriented billing solutions available in either a hosted (via Docker) or an on-prem configuration. Currently there is no option for a multi-tenant SaaS version. Opencell is a modern billing system with sophisticated features aimed at complex enterprise organizations. The company gained initial customer adoption in France and other EU countries, often displacing larger incumbent vendors and in-house developed systems. Product capabilities include quick-time mediation, sophisticated rating and billing, support for channel partners, revenue splits, and commissions management. The product includes select functionality (e.g., a customer care module) traditionally found in a legacy billing system. The company has founder-led management and a growing roster of technology and service provider partners. Opencell is investing heavily in product development – recent enhancements include: dunning and AR functionality, financial and accounting improvements (including multi-currency and multi-balance reporting), and a vastly improved UI. It is moving toward a multi-tenant architecture and plans to modularize its offerings and introduce ARM, and integrated financial reporting in future updates. Customer satisfaction is generally very high, due in part to very favorable pricing and terms. Company is growing its channel sales, with a number of EU SI’s recommending and supporting the solution. Visibility, scalable sales, and product fit and finish are areas for improvement.

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Competitors: Amdocs, BillingPlatform, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Oracle NetSuite in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-netsuite-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-netsuite-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:00:39 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237634 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Oracle NetSuite in the Agile Billing market at 53 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Announced in 2016,  SuiteBilling solution aimed at the subscription billing needs of NetSuite’s fast growing midmarket customer base. The company was early in identifying the need for an integrated agile billing and revenue

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Oracle NetSuite in the Agile Billing market at 53 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Announced in 2016,  SuiteBilling solution aimed at the subscription billing needs of NetSuite’s fast growing midmarket customer base. The company was early in identifying the need for an integrated agile billing and revenue recognition solution as part of a broader enterprise suite. To accelerate time to market and gain deeper domain expertise, NetSuite acquired Monexa, an early leader in Agile Billing. The company launched an entirely new product, SuiteBilling, that became the flagship billing solution for NetSuite. This product never took off as would be expected as its core capabilities began to fall behind the peer group. The acquisition of NetSuite by Oracle refocused the firm from being a visionary in the finance automation field towards serving the needs of the most number of prospects with the least amount of complexity. Post-acquisition, the billing solution has been relegated towards maintenance mode as NetSuite sales and marketing have targeted smaller, less complex customers. As a package, SuiteBilling and Advanced Revenue Management revenue recognition are competitive vs the direct competitors: Certinia, Sage Intacct, and Microsoft Dynamics. NetSuite has more finance domain expertise, however, compared to the overall agile billing market, the pace of innovation, product breadth and depth are all lagging. The one area of strength comes in the form of the Oracle channel (Channels score: 14.50), which is both one of the best in the billing space and the underlying foundation of its attach rate to NetSuite ERP sales.

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Competitors: ChargeOver, Chargebee, Maxio, Sage Intacct, Stax Bill, Zoho, Zone & Co, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: Sage Intacct in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-sage-intacct-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-sage-intacct-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:00:33 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237602 Sage Intacct was founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, CA. Their solution, Subscription Management, is best suited for Series A-C companies with modest complexity (one-time and simple subscription billing with low rate of change) looking to upgrade from Quickbooks, Xero, or Sage 50, and who prefer an “all-in-one” finance platform with primarily standardized,

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Sage Intacct was founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Jose, CA. Their solution, Subscription Management, is best suited for Series A-C companies with modest complexity (one-time and simple subscription billing with low rate of change) looking to upgrade from Quickbooks, Xero, or Sage 50, and who prefer an “all-in-one” finance platform with primarily standardized, off-the -shelf pricing and packaging models.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Oracle in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:59:51 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237632 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Oracle Cloud Scale Billing (“CSB”, fka Billing & Revenue Management – BRM) in the Agile Billing market to 57 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The CSB platform bundles mediation, billing/invoicing, subscription management, collections, reconciliation, and settlements into one cohesive offering. It is a sophisticated and mature

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Oracle Cloud Scale Billing (“CSB”, fka Billing & Revenue Management – BRM) in the Agile Billing market to 57 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The CSB platform bundles mediation, billing/invoicing, subscription management, collections, reconciliation, and settlements into one cohesive offering. It is a sophisticated and mature product that has capability to abstract even the most complex pricing and packaging models and offer plans. There are numerous large organizations that have Oracle CSB/BRM in production at both Enterprise and Hyperscale levels. CSB has primarily been focused on the communications industry. Yet, when it comes to product innovation, customer growth and improvement in agility and cost metrics, CSB performance continues to lag the market in both scope and substance. Field research continues to reveal a lack of confidence within the customer base in the ability and desire of Oracle to innovate with CSB – or with a subscription billing solution pieced together with CPQ, service contract management, and ERP. Competing products continue to grow in sophistication, scalability, and price/performance while the CSB position has only received attention within the CSP market segment. The efforts to develop a new, modern monetization solution beyond CSB have to date come up short. Oracle still has a large potential opportunity in this space but for now remains significantly underleveraged.

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Competitors: Amdocs, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: Salesforce in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-salesforce-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-salesforce-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:59:15 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237583 Salesforce was founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The ideal customer profile for Salesforce Billing are organizations with < $100 Million in revenue seeking a billing solution that is native on the Salesforce.com platform and able to easily handle modest levels of complexity and volume with strong integration with Salesforce CPQ. See

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Salesforce was founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The ideal customer profile for Salesforce Billing are organizations with < $100 Million in revenue seeking a billing solution that is native on the Salesforce.com platform and able to easily handle modest levels of complexity and volume with strong integration with Salesforce CPQ.

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Recurly in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recurly-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recurly-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:59:10 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237610 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Recurly in the Agile Billing market at 52 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Recurly billing solution is aimed at B2C organizations with low product/pricing/offer complexity and low-to-medium billing volumes. The solution has a particularly strong appeal for initiatives that are IT-light and/or are led by product

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Recurly in the Agile Billing market at 52 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Recurly billing solution is aimed at B2C organizations with low product/pricing/offer complexity and low-to-medium billing volumes. The solution has a particularly strong appeal for initiatives that are IT-light and/or are led by product management and marketing groups. This is typically not the choice of developer-first initiatives. The predominant focus is on digital services in media, publishing, streaming services – and B2C/D2C subscription businesses. Recurly has expanded from a point-product orientation to a mini-suite, AMP like platform that provides a combination of billing, Automated Revenue Management, analytics, integrated payment processing and subscriber churn management. Agility is one of the strong aspects of the Recurly solution as it allows customers to quickly model, launch and iterate on pricing and packaging methods. The focus on helping growth businesses launch their subscription businesses has been a double-edged sword as many have run into the limits of the Recurly capability range and faced a migration dilemma. The company has gone through a significant growth spurt after its acquisition by growth equity firm Accel-KKR and through the rapid Covid-driven expansion of e-commerce. Integration of payment processing into the Recurly solution catalyzed this period of growth. Our analysis indicates a moderation of the topline growth curve and coincidentally an uptick in turnover of its direct sales team. Recurly sees its success as being the leader at the low to mid-tier of the market, calling itself a “better Stripe than Stripe.” Within its sweet spot, this is a proven solution with an expanding functional footprint.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Stax Bill, Stripe, Vindicia

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Sage Inacct in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sage-inacct-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sage-inacct-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:58:09 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237601 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, Sage Intacct (“Intacct”) achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 50 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The Sage Intacct billing solution is embedded within the company’s overall finance management suite and has a number of enhanced capabilities to manage subscription billing and integration with revenue management. Sage Intacct targets small

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, Sage Intacct (“Intacct”) achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 50 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The Sage Intacct billing solution is embedded within the company’s overall finance management suite and has a number of enhanced capabilities to manage subscription billing and integration with revenue management. Sage Intacct targets small to medium size finance teams within emerging growth companies looking for a single application to cover all their accounting and billing needs. Intacct is within a small subset of finance and accounting software suppliers that have been consistently investing in additional capabilities that support recurring revenue management requirements. The overall MGI 360 score reflects both the Intacct standalone business unit and the consolidated financial metrics of its parent company Sage Group, plc (FTSE-listed). Sage Intacct Automated Revenue Management (ARM) capability is rated separately. Sage Intacct has been very effective in leveraging its parent’s extensive network of accounting firms as a sales and marketing channel.

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Competitors: Certinia, Chargebee, ChargeOver, JustOn, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Stax Bill, Zoho

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Salesforce in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/salesforce-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salesforce-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:57:33 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237581 Summary: Updating the MGI 360 Rating of Salesforce in the Agile Billing market to a score of 53 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Salesforce Billing is part of the Salesforce Revenue Cloud suite and was originally introduced to capitalize on the broad success of the Salesforce CPQ offering (Steelbrick CPQ). Salesforce CPQ and Salesforce CRM

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Summary: Updating the MGI 360 Rating of Salesforce in the Agile Billing market to a score of 53 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Salesforce Billing is part of the Salesforce Revenue Cloud suite and was originally introduced to capitalize on the broad success of the Salesforce CPQ offering (Steelbrick CPQ). Salesforce CPQ and Salesforce CRM are currently two of the most widely used CPQ and CRM solutions on the market with millions of users globally. Salesforce CPQ customers often view the billing product as an addendum to CPQ – once their quotes are generated, Salesforce Billing can generate invoices, and more. Adoption of Billing, however, has lagged CPQ significantly, ostensibly because it is an immature product effort with mixed customer reference feedback. For smaller businesses and non-profits (<$100 million in revenue) – Billing fits the classic Salesforce success formula of the product targeting the needs of most users and it often meets/exceeds small client requirements. Customers tend to bemoan the overall cost and ongoing TCO. Larger and more sophisticated businesses find the product too simplistic and lacking depth and adequate performance. After considerable implementation efforts, some customers end up seeking 3rd party options. Customer feedback on Salesforce Billing covers a broad spectrum ranging from enthusiastic to those unwilling to recommend it. Numerous competitors have peeled away customers that, in theory, Salesforce Billing should have satisfied. These include Stripe, Chargebee, Zuora, and Maxio at the low-end of the market where Salesforce Billing ends up being viewed as an expensive option with limited agility. Larger organizations with enterprise use cases end up demanding support for more volume, complexity, and agility. Salesforce stands out for its best-in-class partner ecosystem and sizeable channel (Channels score: 14.11). Salesforce partnerships in the Revenue Cloud ecosystem overall – particularly around adjacent/complementary products for AMP – have produced inconsistent results and caused many partners to pull back. With focus, this could be easily addressed. A strong, unequivocal commitment to the product as an equal among the Salesforce “clouds” is missing today, but with dedicated resources, there may still be an opportunity for Salesforce Billing to match the success of its CPQ product.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Stax Bill, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: Stax Bill in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-stax-bill-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-stax-bill-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:56:47 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237615 Stax Bill (formerly Fusebill, which was acquired by Stax Payments) was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The ideal customer profile for Stax Bill is a North America-based B2B (and sophisticated B2C) organization with digital or hybrid (digital/physical) business model and sophisticated requirements to manage recurring and usage revenue processing in the

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Stax Bill (formerly Fusebill, which was acquired by Stax Payments) was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The ideal customer profile for Stax Bill is a North America-based B2B (and sophisticated B2C) organization with digital or hybrid (digital/physical) business model and sophisticated requirements to manage recurring and usage revenue processing in the range of $5M – $75M. It is a good fit for companies that have outgrown the basic capabilities of Stripe Billing.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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SAP in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:56:47 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237642 Summary: Updating the SAP MGI 360 Rating in Agile Billing market to 62 and maintaining a POSITIVE Outlook. SAP continues to support a dual product strategy with its core hosted/on-prem BRIM billing solution complemented by the newer cloud-based Subscription Billing offering. While the cloud-native option appeals mostly to midsized and some larger accounts, the original

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Summary: Updating the SAP MGI 360 Rating in Agile Billing market to 62 and maintaining a POSITIVE Outlook. SAP continues to support a dual product strategy with its core hosted/on-prem BRIM billing solution complemented by the newer cloud-based Subscription Billing offering. While the cloud-native option appeals mostly to midsized and some larger accounts, the original BRIM option continues to serve the needs of very large hyper-scale organizations. The sales and marketing of both billing options is increasingly tied to the marketing of SAP’s S4/HANA ERP suite. SAP has been moving steadily towards increasing the footprint of its overall monetization suite by adding entitlement management, multi-party management and reconciliation modules, and bolstering integrations with CPQ (Callidus), revenue recognition and payment processing options, among others. The overall monetization suite provides sophisticated pricing abstraction capabilities and integration with many SAP financial and analytics products. SAP continues to invest in midmarket-focused subscription billing, while BRIM, the stalwart billing engine, is evolving to handle increasingly high volume and complexity, including a tight integration and resale relationship of DigitalRoute data mediation solution. SAP remains challenged in its slow pace of convergence between the two billing products and attracting the attention of SAP senior management in funding relevant marketing initiatives. Customers should think of SAP’s offerings as a Swiss Army knife – a wide range of tools that can be used to address quote to cash demands. Field checks indicate that the user experience can span a spectrum from uneven to extremely positive depending on the vintage of the application(s) in use, end user familiarity with SAP, and use of premium or ultra-premium support options.

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Competitors: Amdocs, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, CSG, Gotransverse, OpenCell, Oracle BRM, RecVue, Zuora

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Stax Bill in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/stax-bill-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stax-bill-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:55:25 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237614 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Stax Bill in the Agile Billing market to 50 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Stax Bill (formerly Fusebill, which was acquired by Stax Payments) aims to fill the functionality gap between entry-level B2C billing options like Stripe and more enterprise-oriented solutions like Gotransverse, Zuora and BillingPlatform at

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Stax Bill in the Agile Billing market to 50 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Stax Bill (formerly Fusebill, which was acquired by Stax Payments) aims to fill the functionality gap between entry-level B2C billing options like Stripe and more enterprise-oriented solutions like Gotransverse, Zuora and BillingPlatform at a very competitive price and with higher agility and with options for supporting B2B customers as well. In this context it competes with companies like Chargebee, Maxio and Recurly. Stax Bill handles modern business models (i.e., subscription, recurring, and the application of usage charges). The product has additional capabilities including a payment gateway, analytics, revenue recognition, customer hierarchy support, collections, self-service portal and expanded integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Oracle NetSuite, Intuit Quickbooks, and Avalara. The acquisition of FuseBill by Stax and creation of Stax Bill has generated some questions about the long-term commitment to R&D investment and retention of technical talent as well as continued ability to manage payments independently from Stax Payments. So far, the integration between the two companies has largely gone smoothly – in part due to the continued relative independence of the former Fusebill team. Customer reviews specific to Stax Bill continue to be mostly positive. The company has ongoing development targets in improving its global use case support and tax management as well as giving its key integrations more depth.

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Competitors: Chargebee, ChargeOver, Cheddar, Juston, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite

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Use Case Note™: Stripe in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-stripe-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-stripe-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:55:19 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237584 Stripe was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Stripe Billing is ideally suited for early–stage companies in need of a rudimentary billing product often tightly coupled with payment processing. It may also appeal to divisions of larger companies seeking to experiment with subscription–based business models of low complexity and modest volume.  See sample

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Stripe was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Stripe Billing is ideally suited for earlystage companies in need of a rudimentary billing product often tightly coupled with payment processing. It may also appeal to divisions of larger companies seeking to experiment with subscriptionbased business models of low complexity and modest volume. 

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Stripe in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/stripe-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stripe-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:54:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237582 Summary: We initiate the MGI 360 Rating of Stripe in the Agile Billing market at 53 and a NEUTRAL outlook. Stripe Subscription Billing builds atop Stripe’s core payment processing platform to support a developer-centric approach to billing in a simple to understand, quick to adopt package. Stripe Billing helps product teams launching new businesses –

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Summary: We initiate the MGI 360 Rating of Stripe in the Agile Billing market at 53 and a NEUTRAL outlook. Stripe Subscription Billing builds atop Stripe’s core payment processing platform to support a developer-centric approach to billing in a simple to understand, quick to adopt package. Stripe Billing helps product teams launching new businesses – whether standalone or as part of larger organizations to rapidly deploy basic billing and payments processing. Premium versions of the product add revenue recognition, churn management, and tax and financial reporting capabilities. The product’s simplicity is both its edge and a challenge. Stripe provides a rapid time to market for very early-stage initiatives. However, growth companies quickly outpace its capabilities, and move on to more sophisticated solutions. Companies that do not grow often churn out. Stripe Billing appeals to many early-stage users of subscription billing but tends to fall short with even a modest rise in complexity. Nonetheless, there are several very large companies using Stripe for very basic billing scenarios.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Recurly, Stax Bill, Zoho, Zuora

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Amdocs in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/amdocs-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amdocs-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:43:44 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237648 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Amdocs at 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. The company’s original product line up from its Optima business unit is being transformed into a set of multiple hosted/on-premise offerings that include Digital BSS Suite (aimed at mid-market telecom) and a Digital Brands Suite (DBS) (a multi-tenant SaaS

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Amdocs at 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. The company’s original product line up from its Optima business unit is being transformed into a set of multiple hosted/on-premise offerings that include Digital BSS Suite (aimed at mid-market telecom) and a Digital Brands Suite (DBS) (a multi-tenant SaaS offering targeting the MVNO/E/A opportunities as well as non-telco verticals like utilities, insurance, financial services, and more). The legacy mid market offering sold by Amdocs Optima division remains supported in maintenance mode, supporting current customers with a functionally deep offering with real-time billing, session control for pre-paid usage scenarios, hierarchy management, invoice customization, and payment processing. With Amdocs re-focusing on a new strategy, we expect most of the innovation investment to flow into Digital BSS Suite and Digital Brands Suite while the legacy solution will continue to fall back in relative capability vis-à-vis its fast-moving industry peer group. The speed with which the new product line-up can demonstrate its ability to capture both its traditional (telecom) and broader (non-telecom) opportunities will shape the overall market position of Amdocs in monetization and billing specifically.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, CSG, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Netcracker, Oracle

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Aptitude Software in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aptitude-software-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aptitude-software-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:42:40 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237650 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we rate Aptitude Software (MPP Global offering) at 45 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Aptitude acquired the MPP Global eSuite billing and subscriber management product in 2021. This transaction added capability to an already significant depth of expertise that Aptitude had in finance software. The solution covers lifecycle of

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we rate Aptitude Software (MPP Global offering) at 45 with a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Aptitude acquired the MPP Global eSuite billing and subscriber management product in 2021. This transaction added capability to an already significant depth of expertise that Aptitude had in finance software. The solution covers lifecycle of subscription management functionality for media, OTT (over-the top) streaming services and potentially a broader set of consumer services outside of the entertainment industry. Its capabilities cover subscription billing but also include self-service and portal management, identity management, retention, and analytics. Functionally capable and proven in the market, the MPP product’s competitive position has been slowly eroding in comparison to peers and needs modernization (namely, updating UX and increasing agility). MPP Global market traction could benefit if Aptitude was to explicitly articulate its long-term commitment and additional investment in R&D, customer success and support, sales, and marketing. If the 2017 Aptitude acquisition of RevStream automated revenue management (ARM) product experience is indicative, the MPP Global team may see increased budget, but it may take time. Prospective customers should evaluate the Aptitude solution on an as-is basis and carefully manage expectations for roadmap delivery.

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Competitors: Cleeng, Evergent, Piano.io, Zuora

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BillingPlatform in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:41:59 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237626 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of BillingPlatform to a score of 64 – currently the highest overall rating in Agile Billing – and maintain a POSITIVE outlook. BillingPlatform is a cloud-based, API-first billing and revenue management solution for mid-to-large size organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies). BillingPlatform provides full lifecycle

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of BillingPlatform to a score of 64 – currently the highest overall rating in Agile Billing – and maintain a POSITIVE outlook. BillingPlatform is a cloud-based, API-first billing and revenue management solution for mid-to-large size organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies). BillingPlatform provides full lifecycle support of the monetization process – from product setup through quoting, billing and invoicing, CPQ, and ARM through to payment and collections. With a comprehensive, billing-centric monetization capability, BillingPlatform can address subscriptions to complex usage billing scenarios in real-time and quick-time contexts. It is generally viewed as representing good value for money – a solution that can be implemented and maintained without heavy consultant involvement. The product and the company have gone through a period of intense maturation – increasing the breadth and depth of the product line up, beefing up of the sales and marketing execution, stronger partnership ecosystem, and more proof points of high-end enterprise implementations with large volumes and a lot of complexity. The company has work to do in areas such as release management, complex implementations, and customer success as well as continuing to add more referenceable high volume implementations.

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Competitors: BluLogix, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Binary Stream in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/binary-stream-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=binary-stream-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:41:21 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237599 Summary: We are initiating coverage of Binary Stream in the Agile Billing market with an initial MGI 360 Rating of 50 and NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The company has long history with Microsoft Dynamics products, and is the only MGI 360-rated billing solution purpose-built for Microsoft Dynamics. It is a capable billing and finance add-on sold

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Summary: We are initiating coverage of Binary Stream in the Agile Billing market with an initial MGI 360 Rating of 50 and NEUTRAL analyst outlook. The company has long history with Microsoft Dynamics products, and is the only MGI 360-rated billing solution purpose-built for Microsoft Dynamics. It is a capable billing and finance add-on sold at a compelling price. The solution is primarily sold via the Dynamics partner channel and is relatively quick to implement without requiring heavy external services. On top of subscription management, primary offerings include multi-entity management, revenue management, and property & lease management.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Stax Bill, Stripe, Zoho, Zuora

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BluLogix in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/blulogix-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blulogix-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:39:31 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237591 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of BluLogix to 54 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. BluLogix is a mature provider of sophisticated monetization platform technology serving mid-to-large organizations with moderate-to-high revenue contract complexity business models. The breadth and depth of monetization capabilities and functional coverage distinguish the offering relative to peers. Its ability

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of BluLogix to 54 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. BluLogix is a mature provider of sophisticated monetization platform technology serving mid-to-large organizations with moderate-to-high revenue contract complexity business models. The breadth and depth of monetization capabilities and functional coverage distinguish the offering relative to peers. Its ability to support n-tier distribution channels, marketplaces, and provide “billing on behalf of” provide an additional boost of functionality. The recently launched BluIQ Cloud Development Toolkit (CDT), addresses the needs of customers who have very complex monetization requirements and will potentially create opportunities for larger organizations to dramatically lower Total Cost of Ownership for quote-to-cash initiatives. The overall billing solution has capacity to process high volumes (2-3 billion transaction events monthly) with proof points amongst some of its largest customers. While originally BluLogix was largely focused on the UCaaS (Universal Communications as a Service) opportunity, its focus has broadened significantly to variety of use cases including IoT, IT chargeback architectures, and multi-tier channel businesses among others. For BluLogix, the key levers of future growth lie in sales and marketing – an area where the company has been increasing investment even during the recent period of economic uncertainty. BluLogix also stayed away from layoffs during the same period, managing to maintain stability in its R&D organization. The company has been making progress in making its product packaging architecture more explicitly modular and the recent introduction of CDT helps to catalyze this strategy.

Ideal Use Case: BluLogix’s ideal user is a mid-to-large size, B2B (or B2C and B2B2C), XaaS business seeking a cloud-based tool spanning quoting to services activation (provisioning) and a wide range of business model charging modalities (one-time, subscription, usage and consumption, and any combination thereof). The technology can support monetization of digital, physical and hybrid business models.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, Gotransverse, IDI Billing, LogiSense, OneBill, Oracle, Rev.io, SAP, Zuora

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The Agile Billing Top 50: A Buyer’s Guide https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/agile-billing-top-50/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agile-billing-top-50 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:38:15 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237770 What is the best billing software? It’s a common enough question, but not a simple one to answer. In a crowded market full of competing billing suppliers catering to a wide range of use cases, it can be difficult to separate signal from noise. This report evaluates, analyzes, and scores the Top 50 leading Agile

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What is the best billing software? It’s a common enough question, but not a simple one to answer. In a crowded market full of competing billing suppliers catering to a wide range of use cases, it can be difficult to separate signal from noise.

This report evaluates, analyzes, and scores the Top 50 leading Agile Billing software suppliers, as well as strategy and product selection recommendations for organizations evaluating providers in this market. The report provides MGI 360™ scores of 35 leading suppliers using a quantitative rating (0 to 100) and a qualitative analyst outlook (Positive, Neutral or Negative), as well as 15 “honorable mention” companies who are noteworthy suppliers but do not yet merit an official MGI 360 Rating™.

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This is an example graph of the Go-To-Market vs Solution Strength data created by MGI ResearchThe 35 vendors who are MGI 360 Rated™ in this report are:

The 15 suppliers under coverage but not rated (honorable mention) are: Amberflo, Billwerk, Cerillion, IDI Billing, m3ter, Metronome, MonetizeNow, Netcracker, Octane, Orb, Ordway Labs, Paddle, Piano.io, Subskribe, and Wingback.

This buyer’s guide is aimed at helping users make better, timelier, and more informed strategy and purchasing decisions. The report details growth drivers and barriers, key market segments, and major requirements for billing software solutions. It also outlines a path to evolving legacy Agile Billing solutions and highlights strategies and best practices for success.

Key Issues for Agile Billing

  • What drives the business case for Agile Billing?
  • What are the emerging Agile Billing requirements?
  • What is Agile Billing’s role in the Agile Monetization Platform (AMP)? What monetization software is the most symbiotic with Agile Billing?
  • What are the strategic priorities for Agile Billing in terms of investment, human capital, supplier partnerships, and business strategy?
  • What are the best practices for evaluating, adopting, and implementing Agile Billing?
  • What are the costs associated with evaluating, implementing, and operating an Agile Billing solution?
  • How will the definition of various market segments evolve in Agile Billing?
  • What will leadership amongst software suppliers look like in Agile Billing?

Business technology investment decisions are complex processes involving large amounts of money, time, and risk. In the market for monetization tools like agile billing, buyers face an ever-expanding roster of suppliers. Many are well funded and highly visible. Others are self-funded and below the radar. The challenge for finance, business, and IT decision-makers is to extract signal from industry noise, to separate fact from marketing hype, and to get independent, expert advice. Clarity is often a casualty of a well-funded technology market. Buyers of billing solutions are caught in a dilemma: spend too little time evaluating solutions and the risk of making the wrong choice increases; spend too much time and requirements change, management initiative dissipates, and ultimately, business time-to-market suffers. No executive wants to be in a situation where a long-term business and financial commitment is made, only to realize that the product is unable to support the growing needs of the business, the company with which the executive made the commitment is a financial sham, or that its business practices reflect a nickel-and-dime approach to customer service. To help technology buyers navigate intelligently through complex market landscapes, MGI Research introduced the MGI 360 Ratings – a uniform 0 to 100 supplier rating system – in 2012. Whether applied to new purchases or to an existing solution portfolio, MGI 360 is a consistent, clear supplier rating scale that helps IT organizations and business and finance executives get a head start on supplier due diligence, speed up sourcing, reduce risks, and improve supplier relationships.

About MGI 360™ Ratings

MGI 360 Ratings™ are a comprehensive, structured system for evaluating technology companies. The MGI 360 scores reflect analyst opinions based on a scale of 0 to 100 combined with an analyst outlook (Positive, Negative, or Neutral) across five key pillar scores:

  • PRODUCT: How strong is the product’s competitive position?
  • MANAGEMENT: How competent and experienced is the management team?
  • CHANNELS: Does the company have a sales capability and channels needed to bring products to market?
  • STRATEGY: Does the company have a realistic view of the opportunity and a compelling strategy for success?
  • FINANCE: Is the company growing and profitable?

Each of the five equally weighted pillar scores ranges from 0 to 20 points. Each pillar score is subdivided into numerous sub-categories – in total, over 149 criteria are combined to generate a single MGI 360 rating. We frequently emphasize that the MGI 360 scale is very demanding and companies need to be exceptional in their market in every aspect of their business in order to command higher scores.

MGI 360 rating system is comprehensive but is not meant to be a predictor of company solvency, liquidity, absence of accounting fraud, or stock performance. It is not under any circumstances a recommendation or an offering to buy any securities of any supplier reviewed, nor is it an endorsement. Rating research includes but is not limited to interviews with company executives, customers, investors, partners, competitors, product demos, site visits, etc. All MGI 360 Ratings undergo highly critical internal peer reviews.

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Certinia in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/certinia-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=certinia-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:37:48 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237585 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, Certinia (formerly FinancialForce) achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 52 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Certinia positions itself as a Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) software provider offering an operational and financial management software suite aimed at effectively operating service-centric businesses. From a technology perspective, Certinia primarily concentrates on the Salesforce ecosystem

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, Certinia (formerly FinancialForce) achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 52 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. Certinia positions itself as a Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) software provider offering an operational and financial management software suite aimed at effectively operating service-centric businesses. From a technology perspective, Certinia primarily concentrates on the Salesforce ecosystem and customer base and offers a solution that is fully native to the Force.com platform. The recently rebranded company is led by an experienced and energetic management team (Management score: 11.98) focused on continuous innovation and product expansion. Compared to immediate competitors, Certinia has a robust channel – a combination of their own sales reps and a unique relationship with Salesforce. The Certinia billing solution has capabilities aimed specifically at service-centric businesses, especially ones in professional services automation (PSA), including features for complex project billing, tight integration with resource management, planning, services CPQ, ARM, FP&A, and other functional modules. The rebranding provides Certinia with an opportunity for a renewed marketing push as the markets begin to recognize the rapidly growing share of services in the global economy and the full scope of the SaaB opportunity.

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Competitors: Chargebee, JustOn, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora.

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Chargebee in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargebee-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargebee-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:36:28 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237638 Summary: We update the MGI 360 rating of Chargebee in Agile Billing to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. In the last 36 months Chargebee has gone through a hypergrowth cycle, allowing the company to cross $100M in revenues. It is now evolving toward a more sustainable trajectory. During its rapid expansion, Chargebee raised nearly

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 rating of Chargebee in Agile Billing to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. In the last 36 months Chargebee has gone through a hypergrowth cycle, allowing the company to cross $100M in revenues. It is now evolving toward a more sustainable trajectory. During its rapid expansion, Chargebee raised nearly $470M in venture capital, achieved a unicorn valuation, and acquired several companies to broaden its capabilities to include ARM, churn management, and collections. Chargebee also attempted to push into larger accounts internationally, but its core business remains centered around small, emerging growth companies (below $30M in revenue), usually transitioning from homegrown systems (or no system) and/or seeking to move from QuickBooks to more advanced financials and billing. Transforming the overall offering into a unified, integrated suite of products fit for more sophisticated billing requirements will require significant R&D investment. Meanwhile, private capital markets are tightening and the company is under increasing pressure to cut costs and move towards profitability. Chargebee has a strong founding team and senior leadership group overseeing an energetic but relatively inexperienced sales force. Growth is slowing and competition at the low end of Agile Billing market is fierce. Chargebee needs to define its next act.

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Competitors: JustOn, Maxio, Recurly, Salesforce, Stax Bill, Stripe, Zuora

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ChargeOver in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargeover-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargeover-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:35:36 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237589 Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we update the MGI 360 Rating of ChargeOver to 44 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. ChargeOver is an under the radar solution that should not be overlooked. It is a capable full-function recurring billing solution for small businesses seeking a tool that can be easily white-labeled within their

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market, we update the MGI 360 Rating of ChargeOver to 44 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. ChargeOver is an under the radar solution that should not be overlooked. It is a capable full-function recurring billing solution for small businesses seeking a tool that can be easily white-labeled within their own website. Product capabilities include support for variety of recurring billing strategies and pricing plans, subscription and payment cycles, a wide range of payment gateways integrations, reporting and analytics, workflow automation, basic revenue recognition and tax management. ChargeOver handles multi-currency and multiple languages within a single account, and offers a basic, built-in customer portal where users can view past and upcoming invoices and payments. Integrations include standard links with Quickbooks, Xero, and more general interfaces with Zapier and Salesforce. All that is rolled up in a pricing plan that is not based on either revenue or payment processing value but instead focuses on number of customers. Support is based in North America and client feedback on their experience with ChargeOver is generally positive. ChargeOver is self-funded, growing modestly and profitable. ChargeOver key target market – agile billing for SME organizations, has grown almost meteorically in the last few years, with a number of competitors recording high double digit and even triple digit growth rates, yet, ChargeOver growth has been lagging behind. Scaling the business and building channels remain key challenges, as the company tries to balance its desire for independence vs the need for more visibility and growth. As demand for small and mid-market solutions has grown, so has the number of competitors. It is challenging for smaller providers like ChargeOver to market effectively and rise above the noise.

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Competitors: Chargebee, Cheddar, Maxio, Recurly, Stax Bill, Stripe, Zoho

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Cleeng in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/cleeng-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleeng-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:34:56 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237646 Summary: In the Agile Billing market Cleeng achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 48 with a Neutral outlook. Cleeng offers a billing management solution specifically designed for the media and entertainment space with a particular focus on professional sports. The company positions itself as a Subscriber Retention solution with core subscription management and billing capability

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Summary: In the Agile Billing market Cleeng achieves an MGI 360 Rating of 48 with a Neutral outlook. Cleeng offers a billing management solution specifically designed for the media and entertainment space with a particular focus on professional sports. The company positions itself as a Subscriber Retention solution with core subscription management and billing capability and components for catalog management, identity management, churn reduction, payment processing and optimization, as well as elements of a Merchant of Record (MoR) platform. Based in the Netherlands, Cleeng sells via a direct sales force across a diverse set of geographies. Cleeng competes against billing solution providers with a focus on OTT (Over the Top) broadcasting monetization. These include Evergent, Aptitude Software, Vindicia, and Recurly. The management team at Cleeng has a good sense of the opportunity and the company marketing strategy has generated considerable visibility for the brand. Cleeng has some high-profile marquee customers. Feedback and reviews of its customer service are mixed as the company takes responsibility for managing credit card processing and refunds. Cleeng could benefit from further investment into its customer service capability overall, and specifically its CS for payment processing customer support within the MoR offering.

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Competitors: Amdocs, Aptitude, CSG, Evergent, Recurly, Vindicia, Zuora

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CSG in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/csg-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=csg-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:34:15 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237624 Summary: We are initiating coverage of CSG (Ascendon product) in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 53 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. CSG is an established brand as a hyperscale provider of OSS/BSS solutions to the cable and broadband industry. The Ascendon product represents their pivot to a multi-tenant SaaS approach

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Summary: We are initiating coverage of CSG (Ascendon product) in the Agile Billing market with an MGI 360 Rating of 53 and a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. CSG is an established brand as a hyperscale provider of OSS/BSS solutions to the cable and broadband industry. The Ascendon product represents their pivot to a multi-tenant SaaS approach to monetization tools for B2C-oriented digital services. Ascendon focuses on enterprise accounts with mid to high levels of complexity and volume across a broad range of pricing abstraction requirements. The product shows early promise as we note its strong architectural foundation and design that reflects years of experience in the communications billing space. Ascendon has a sophisticated product catalog capability, can support customer and product hierarchies, and abstract complex pricing methods including usage. CSG is aiming outside of its historical comfort zone into B2C-oriented consumer services in industries including software/SaaS, media and entertainment, business services, retail and financial services. It represents an attractive option for larger organizations that traditionally see themselves as Type B (Mainstream) or even Type C (Conservative) adopters of technology. Ascendon delivers significantly higher agility than the rest of the CSG portfolio, but the product still requires additional investment. Ascendon may also be of interest to traditional telecom services providers who are current CSG customers and are looking to create a modern monetization capability to support new business initiatives. So far, the product has limited industry visibility and CSG will be challenged building the new brand and establishing credibility as a cloud-based technology supplier in an already crowded enterprise billing field.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Evergent in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/evergent-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evergent-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:33:23 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237644 Summary: We initiate coverage of Evergent in Agile Billing with an MGI 360 Rating of 60 and a POSITIVE analyst outlook. Its primary focus is on helping media and specifically OTT (over-the-top) streaming providers manage customer acquisition, authentication, on-boarding, invoicing, and loyalty management. The solution is packaged and priced in a manner complementary to the

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Summary: We initiate coverage of Evergent in Agile Billing with an MGI 360 Rating of 60 and a POSITIVE analyst outlook. Its primary focus is on helping media and specifically OTT (over-the-top) streaming providers manage customer acquisition, authentication, on-boarding, invoicing, and loyalty management. The solution is packaged and priced in a manner complementary to the media companies (per subscriber seat per month) and can be sourced in a pricing approachable for non media companies. Evergent has demonstrated high agility and capability to scale on volume. There are numerous customer proof points of rapidly modeling and implementing complex use case scenarios at scale – with tens of millions of subscribers. Of the suppliers evaluated in the MGI Top 50 Buyers Guide, Evergent has the strongest financial model in terms of topline growth, client retention, balance sheet quality and margins. Challenges include the need for investment in product marketing, addition of functional capability in complex usage billing and expansion of its management team. Evergent is viewed as representing very high value for relatively low investment – a solution that can be implemented and maintained without third-party consultants. The Evergent team has experience deploying monetization across a range of volumes and business model complexities, and the sweet spot is in above-average volume/complexity and medium-to-high agility requirements. With deep domain expertise, the company understands the demands of emerging growth and established global organizations with sophisticated business and IT requirements.

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Competitors: Amdocs, Aptitude, Cleeng, CSG, Recurly, SAP, Vindicia, Zuora

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Good Sign in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/good-sign-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-sign-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:32:43 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237595 Summary: We are updating the MGI 360 Rating of Good Sign Solutions (“Good Sign”) in the Agile Billing market at 49 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. We broadly view Good Sign product as an extremely capable Enterprise billing solution with a breadth of capabilities and depth of features and experience. Customer references paint a

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Summary: We are updating the MGI 360 Rating of Good Sign Solutions (“Good Sign”) in the Agile Billing market at 49 and maintain a NEUTRAL analyst outlook. We broadly view Good Sign product as an extremely capable Enterprise billing solution with a breadth of capabilities and depth of features and experience. Customer references paint a picture of a loyal customer base with complex use cases spanning intricate digital and physical business models and covering complex requirements in leasing and service-oriented businesses. This is a proven solution developed by billing domain experts. The product architecture would benefit from additional investment. Good Sign raised private equity capital in 2021 – this has yet to translate into fundamental change or meaningful new outcomes. The Product score of 11.62 reflects a solid technology foundation. But it is also a product portfolio that hasn’t seen the same level of investment and or accelerated innovation as much as has been seen across the industry. The founding management team created a resilient business and prioritizes customer satisfaction, as testimonials from clients consistently highlight the company’s ability to handle complex billing scenarios. There have been recent changes in management aimed at providing more focus on sales and marketing. The Channels score of 6.75 indicates reflects this gap and an opportunity for improvement. The Financials score of 7.07 is reflective of growth that is below its peer group average and of a company that should have gained more market share in recent years. We see this solution as a strong fit for complex business services in the Nordic/Euro area. Good Sign Solutions is one of the few billing software suppliers with a durable ServiceNow partnership.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Gotransverse in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:32:06 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237608 Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Gotransverse in Agile Billing to 57 and maintain a POSITIVE analyst outlook. Gotransverse agile billing product handles complex customer requirements for rating, metering, and invoicing of large volumes of billing transactions. Gotransverse solution can operate across a broad range of pricing modalities such as tiered subscriptions and

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Summary: We update the MGI 360 Rating of Gotransverse in Agile Billing to 57 and maintain a POSITIVE analyst outlook. Gotransverse agile billing product handles complex customer requirements for rating, metering, and invoicing of large volumes of billing transactions. Gotransverse solution can operate across a broad range of pricing modalities such as tiered subscriptions and usage-based pricing, support quick-time data management needs,  and handle contract-specific pricing. Gotransverse is capable of abstracting a complex mix of physical/digital products and services over a wide range of industries and geographies. The company has seen an uptick in pre-paid usage billing and a number of wins in this area – some in partnership with mediation specialist Digital Route. Gotransverse roadmap includes improvements to implementation, operational efficiency, UX, and customer success, as well as incorporating features such as AI and large language models in future product releases. Gotransverse is privately held and profitable. During 2021-2022 time frame the company dealt with a number of business and technological headwinds including turbulence in its management ranks, inconsistent sales and marketing performance and questions around product strategy. We see the bulk of these issues now in the rear-view mirror as the company revitalized its senior management team and is once again moving in the right direction.

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Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Good Sign, Oracle, RecVue, Salesforce, SAP, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: BillingPlatform in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-billingplatform-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-billingplatform-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:31:45 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237627 BillingPlatform was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Englewood, CO.  BillingPlatform Revenue Management Suite is best suited for mid-to-large, B2B/B2C company with digital or hybrid (digital/physical) business model that seeks to integrate modern pricing models (from subscriptions to real-time usage and consumption models) within a mature portfolio of business applications. See sample Use Case Note

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BillingPlatform was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Englewood, CO.  BillingPlatform Revenue Management Suite is best suited for mid-to-large, B2B/B2C company with digital or hybrid (digital/physical) business model that seeks to integrate modern pricing models (from subscriptions to real-time usage and consumption models) within a mature portfolio of business applications.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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JustOn in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/juston-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juston-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:31:08 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237622 Summary: Updating the MGI 360 Rating of JustOn in the Agile Billing market with a score of 48 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. JustOn offers a Salesforce-native billing automation product with a lot of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. Sales channels and strategy (marketing) are still evolving at this self-funded,

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Summary: Updating the MGI 360 Rating of JustOn in the Agile Billing market with a score of 48 and maintain a NEUTRAL outlook. JustOn offers a Salesforce-native billing automation product with a lot of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. Sales channels and strategy (marketing) are still evolving at this self-funded, growing and profitable software company based in Jena, Germany. JustOn has a loyal following among customers in media, digital services, real estate, and other sectors. The company has maintained a strong pace of customer acquisition even as Salesforce sells its own billing solution into essentially the same market. The keys to JustOn success lie in continued product investment, expansion of its core capabilities into revenue recognition and other complementary solutions, in high agility of implementation, use and maintenance. Product score rises to 11.15, and Management score increases to 10.90. Channel score of 6.49 reflects the still nascent sales organization. Strategy/marketing score marks the largest improvement from 10.45 to 13.81 as brand visibility improves. Finance score is 8.00 due in large part to a slower growth rate, compounded by the recent hiccups in Salesforce’s overall business, especially in DACH countries. The company has multiple repeat customers – users who have implemented it in two or more companies, and it is referred to as “a better Salesforce billing than Salesforce billing” – particularly for small and midsize projects that cannot afford to expend a lot of time or money to realize value. Committed Salesforce CRM customers seeking a capable billing solution in an SME context should shortlist JustOn.

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Competitors: Billwerk, ChargeOver, Maxio, SFDC, Stax Bill, Zuora

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Use Case Note™: Rev.io in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-rev-io-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-rev-io-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:19:54 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237621 Rev.io was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Rev.io Automated Billing, is ideal for tier 2 and 3 communications service providers (CSP) such as telcos, MSPs, and IoT service providers in the US with revenues between $25M-$250M annually seeking an all-in-one billing solution with moderate complexity and volume (up to 10k invoices

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Rev.io was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Rev.io Automated Billing, is ideal for tier 2 and 3 communications service providers (CSP) such as telcos, MSPs, and IoT service providers in the US with revenues between $25M-$250M annually seeking an all-in-one billing solution with moderate complexity and volume (up to 10k invoices monthly) requirements that includes a customer portal, payments integration, and quoting capability.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: RecVue in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-recvue-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-recvue-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:05:31 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237613 RecVue was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. RecVue solution, Agile Billing & Invoicing, is best suited to sophisticated, multi-channel, multi-level B2B or B2C accounts in North America looking for a high-volume rating engine. It is an especially good fit for committed Oracle shops looking to leverage the Oracle infrastructure, or

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RecVue was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. RecVue solution, Agile Billing & Invoicing, is best suited to sophisticated, multi-channel, multi-level B2B or B2C accounts in North America looking for a high-volume rating engine. It is an especially good fit for committed Oracle shops looking to leverage the Oracle infrastructure, or any company that wants to move away from legacy ERP billing systems, improve agility and complexity, and reduce costs.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Recurly in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-recurly-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-recurly-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:58:59 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237611 Recurly was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Recurly Recurring Billing solution has a sweet spot in small-to-medium sized B2C businesses or digital divisions of larger firms, primarily digital, US-based with recurring revenue models focused on media, entertainment, publishing, and consumer goods with relatively simple subscription models and modest volumes that need

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Recurly was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Recurly Recurring Billing solution has a sweet spot in small-to-medium sized B2C businesses or digital divisions of larger firms, primarily digital, US-based with recurring revenue models focused on media, entertainment, publishing, and consumer goods with relatively simple subscription models and modest volumes that need to operate without direct dependence on IT resources.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Oracle in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-oracle-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-oracle-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:56:22 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237633 Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. Oracle Cloud Scale Billing is a fit for existing and committed Oracle BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price and functionality. We recommend Oracle customers utilizing Cloud Scale Billing monitor Oracle’s progress in developing a new, next-gen solution. See sample Use Case Note

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Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. Oracle Cloud Scale Billing is a fit for existing and committed Oracle BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price and functionality. We recommend Oracle customers utilizing Cloud Scale Billing monitor Oracle’s progress in developing a new, next-gen solution.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: OneBill Software in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-onebill-software-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-onebill-software-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:45:55 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237641 OneBill Software was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. OneBill is a strong fit for small to midsize communications service providers (CSPs) such as UCaaS, CCaaS, MSPs, and IoT service providers in the US with revenues ranging from $20Mil-$50Mil annually seeking an all-in-one monetization solution that includes CRM and CPQ capabilities.

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OneBill Software was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. OneBill is a strong fit for small to midsize communications service providers (CSPs) such as UCaaS, CCaaS, MSPs, and IoT service providers in the US with revenues ranging from $20Mil-$50Mil annually seeking an all-in-one monetization solution that includes CRM and CPQ capabilities.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Nitrobox in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-nitrobox-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-nitrobox-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:41:18 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237617 Nitrobox was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Nitrobox Billing Automation is a good fit for high volume, medium-low complexity, EU-based digital services providers within the automotive sector as well as in division-level digital ventures of large enterprises. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer

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Nitrobox was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Nitrobox Billing Automation is a good fit for high volume, medium-low complexity, EU-based digital services providers within the automotive sector as well as in division-level digital ventures of large enterprises.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Monetize360 in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-monetize360-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-monetize360-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:38:19 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237607 Monetize360 was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Milpitas, CA. The company Monetization Cloud is a good fit for B2B/B2X SaaS companies in the high tech, financial services, and healthcare verticals processing $100M-$1B+ in revenues who are interested in adopting usage billing at scale. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™

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Monetize360 was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Milpitas, CA. The company Monetization Cloud is a good fit for B2B/B2X SaaS companies in the high tech, financial services, and healthcare verticals processing $100M-$1B+ in revenues who are interested in adopting usage billing at scale.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Maxio in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-maxio-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-maxio-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:33:38 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237629 Maxio was founded in 2022 through the merger of Chargify and SaaSOptics and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA. Their solution, Advanced Billing, is ideal for B2B, Seed – Series B, recurring revenue companies based in North America, offering digital goods that require low-to-medium levels of volume and complexity. Maxio solution appeals to organizations looking

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Maxio was founded in 2022 through the merger of Chargify and SaaSOptics and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA. Their solution, Advanced Billing, is ideal for B2B, Seed – Series B, recurring revenue companies based in North America, offering digital goods that require low-to-medium levels of volume and complexity. Maxio solution appeals to organizations looking for a full-cycle financial reporting and revenue management solution.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: LogiSense in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-logisense-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-logisense-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:23:57 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237637 LogiSense was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. LogiSense Billing is best-suited for mid to large B2B and B2C digital and hybrid companies seeking a broad range of billing capabilities with an integrated mediation engine and mid-to-high complexity use cases in high-tech, communications and connected businesses selling IoT solutions. See sample

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LogiSense was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. LogiSense Billing is best-suited for mid to large B2B and B2C digital and hybrid companies seeking a broad range of billing capabilities with an integrated mediation engine and mid-to-high complexity use cases in high-tech, communications and connected businesses selling IoT solutions.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: JustOn in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-juston-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-juston-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:17:28 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237623 JustOn was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Jena, Germany. JustOn Billing & Invoice, is ideal for EU companies with limited or no IT resources, revenues <$100M, medium-low complexity mix of subscription, usage, and tiered billing needs, processing 5K to 20K invoices per month with a seamless integration into accounting and sales systems. JustOn

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JustOn was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Jena, Germany. JustOn Billing & Invoice, is ideal for EU companies with limited or no IT resources, revenues <$100M, medium-low complexity mix of subscription, usage, and tiered billing needs, processing 5K to 20K invoices per month with a seamless integration into accounting and sales systems. JustOn is native on Force.com platform but can be deployed with or without prior Salesforce infrastructure.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Gotransverse in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-gotransverse-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-gotransverse-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:15:19 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237609 Gotransverse was founded in 2008 in Austin, TX. Gotransverse billing solution is a strong fit for large, high-volume, high-complexity, B2B/B2X companies seeking sophisticated recurring revenue monetization capabilities across a mix of physical and digital goods and variety of pricing modalities. Gotransverse has domain expertise with companies in the Communications, Media & Technology (CMT) and Logistics

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Gotransverse was founded in 2008 in Austin, TX. Gotransverse billing solution is a strong fit for large, high-volume, high-complexity, B2B/B2X companies seeking sophisticated recurring revenue monetization capabilities across a mix of physical and digital goods and variety of pricing modalities. Gotransverse has domain expertise with companies in the Communications, Media & Technology (CMT) and Logistics & Transportation verticals. Gotransverse can support broad-based international business requirements (multi-currency, etc.) for companies that operate primarily from the US, EU, or ANZ.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Good Sign in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-good-sign-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-good-sign-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:09:48 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237596 Good Sign Solutions (“Good Sign”) was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The most frictionless use case for Good Sign Pricing & Billing Automation Software is a Nordic/Euro-centric mid-to-large services enterprise or a government organization with a wide variety of revenue models and a broad range of contract complexity. See sample Use

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Good Sign Solutions (“Good Sign”) was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The most frictionless use case for Good Sign Pricing & Billing Automation Software is a Nordic/Euro-centric mid-to-large services enterprise or a government organization with a wide variety of revenue models and a broad range of contract complexity.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Evergent in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-evergent-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-evergent-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 20:01:20 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237645 Evergent was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. Evergent Core Billing is a strong fit for media, entertainment, publishing, or over-the-top (OTT) content streaming platforms looking to scale up their subscriber management, billing, and customer retention. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile

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Evergent was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. Evergent Core Billing is a strong fit for media, entertainment, publishing, or over-the-top (OTT) content streaming platforms looking to scale up their subscriber management, billing, and customer retention.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: CSG in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-csg-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-csg-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:57:37 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237625 CSG was founded in 1982 with headquarters in Englewood, CO. CSG Ascendon, its relatively recent cloud-based offering , is suited for Mainstream (Type B) mid-to-large enterprises in North America with mid-to-high levels of billing complexity and volume in B2C-centric industries such as consumer services, communications, media, financial services, and retail. See sample Use Case Note

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CSG was founded in 1982 with headquarters in Englewood, CO. CSG Ascendon, its relatively recent cloud-based offering , is suited for Mainstream (Type B) mid-to-large enterprises in North America with mid-to-high levels of billing complexity and volume in B2C-centric industries such as consumer services, communications, media, financial services, and retail.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Cleeng in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-cleeng-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-cleeng-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:53:26 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237647 Cleeng was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Cleeng Subscriber Retention Management is ideally suited for mid to large size B2C companies seeking a subscription billing product with low to medium complexity and volume use cases in the OTT  and publishing markets. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case

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Cleeng was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Cleeng Subscriber Retention Management is ideally suited for mid to large size B2C companies seeking a subscription billing product with low to medium complexity and volume use cases in the OTT  and publishing markets.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: ChargeOver in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-chargeover-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-chargeover-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:48:22 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237590 ChargeOver was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. The best use case for ChargeOver is a $500K-$20M B2B company with low-complexity subscription billing requirements – typically companies that don’t possess formal or deep pool of IT resources. QuickBooks and Xero customers that require agile billing functionality at an affordable price, as well

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ChargeOver was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. The best use case for ChargeOver is a $500K-$20M B2B company with low-complexity subscription billing requirements – typically companies that don’t possess formal or deep pool of IT resources. QuickBooks and Xero customers that require agile billing functionality at an affordable price, as well as companies that have outgrown Stripe capabilities or need a more open approach to payment processing options should consider ChargeOver.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Chargebee in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-chargebee-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-chargebee-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:45:35 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237639 Chargebee was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Chargebee Billing is ideal for Seed to Series B, B2B/B2B2C software company doing $1M – $30M in revenue with multiline, modestly complex agreements (subscriptions + services), digital business model, and a contract-centric approach to revenue automation in North America. See sample Use Case

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Chargebee was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Chargebee Billing is ideal for Seed to Series B, B2B/B2B2C software company doing $1M – $30M in revenue with multiline, modestly complex agreements (subscriptions + services), digital business model, and a contract-centric approach to revenue automation in North America.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Certinia in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-certinia-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-certinia-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:42:22 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237586 Certinia (formerly FinancialForce) was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, CA. Their billing solution, Certinia Billing Central, is a strong fit for service-centric mid to large size enterprises ($25Mil –$1B+) seeking a billing solution that is integrated with their professional services automation (PSA) and running on the Salesforce.com platform. See sample Use Case

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Certinia (formerly FinancialForce) was founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, CA. Their billing solution, Certinia Billing Central, is a strong fit for service-centric mid to large size enterprises ($25Mil –$1B+) seeking a billing solution that is integrated with their professional services automation (PSA) and running on the Salesforce.com platform.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. For an in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI Research 360 Ratings™.

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Use Case Note™: BluLogix in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-blulogix-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-blulogix-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:35:34 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237592 BluLogix was founded in 2013 and headquartered in McLean, VA. BluLogix’s ideal user is a mid-to-large size, B2B (or B2C/B2B2C), XaaS business seeking a cloud-based tool spanning quoting to services activation (provisioning) and a wide range of business model charging modalities (one-time, subscription, usage and consumption, and any combination thereof). The technology can support monetization

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BluLogix was founded in 2013 and headquartered in McLean, VA. BluLogix’s ideal user is a mid-to-large size, B2B (or B2C/B2B2C), XaaS business seeking a cloud-based tool spanning quoting to services activation (provisioning) and a wide range of business model charging modalities (one-time, subscription, usage and consumption, and any combination thereof). The technology can support monetization of digital, physical and hybrid business models, especially in a channel-oriented billing context.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Aptitude Software in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-aptitude-software/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-aptitude-software Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:32:06 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237651 Aptitude Software was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, UK. Aptitude acquired MPP Global billing product suite in 2021. The solution, Subscription Management & Billing, is ideally suited for media-centered B2C companies based in the UK or Australia/New Zealand with medium complexity and volume needs. Industry focus includes OTT and publishing space as

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Aptitude Software was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in London, UK. Aptitude acquired MPP Global billing product suite in 2021. The solution, Subscription Management & Billing, is ideally suited for media-centered B2C companies based in the UK or Australia/New Zealand with medium complexity and volume needs. Industry focus includes OTT and publishing space as well as professional sports seeking to monetize streaming services.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Binary Stream in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-binary-stream-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-binary-stream-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:25:38 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237600 Binary Stream was founded in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Their solution, Advanced Recurring Contract Billing, is a strong fit for midsize Microsoft-centric English-speaking companies in North America and Europe requiring increased capabilities for billing and financial management beyond the core capabilities within all versions of Microsoft Dynamics. See sample Use Case Note

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Binary Stream was founded in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Their solution, Advanced Recurring Contract Billing, is a strong fit for midsize Microsoft-centric English-speaking companies in North America and Europe requiring increased capabilities for billing and financial management beyond the core capabilities within all versions of Microsoft Dynamics.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Zoho in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-zoho-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-zoho-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:22:26 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237594 Zoho was Founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. Their product offering in the Agile Billing space is Zoho Enterprise Subscription Billing. Their ideal customer profile is small-to-midsize IT & professional services providers in the US, Europe, India, and English-speaking companies globally seeking a suite of integrated tools to power finance and connect

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Zoho was Founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. Their product offering in the Agile Billing space is Zoho Enterprise Subscription Billing. Their ideal customer profile is small-to-midsize IT & professional services providers in the US, Europe, India, and English-speaking companies globally seeking a suite of integrated tools to power finance and connect to front-office functions such as sales, marketing, CRM, and project management.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: SAP in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-sap-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-sap-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:20:40 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237643 SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Waldorf, Germany. SAP BRIM and SAP Subscription Billing are a good fit for a global enterprise with sophisticated, high-volume, potentially real-time requirements and a deep organizational commitment to SAP applications and infrastructure. See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/ The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal

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SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Waldorf, Germany. SAP BRIM and SAP Subscription Billing are a good fit for a global enterprise with sophisticated, high-volume, potentially real-time requirements and a deep organizational commitment to SAP applications and infrastructure.

See sample Use Case Note here: https://mgiresearch.com/use-case-notes/

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Vindicia in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-vindicia-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-vindicia-in-agile-billing Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:11:01 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237604 Vindicia was founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Their solution, Vindicia Subscribe, is best suited for N. America and UK B2C/B2B orgs in range of $50M – $1B+ of processed revenue in media, publishing, consumer services, and entertainment industries. Ideal customer has low-to-medium complexity requirements, medium-to-high volume, and a requirement to create

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Vindicia was founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Their solution, Vindicia Subscribe, is best suited for N. America and UK B2C/B2B orgs in range of $50M – $1B+ of processed revenue in media, publishing, consumer services, and entertainment industries. Ideal customer has low-to-medium complexity requirements, medium-to-high volume, and a requirement to create a seamless embedded billing experience for its customers. Vindicia is a division of Amdocs (rated and profiled separately).

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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Use Case Note™: Amdocs in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-amdocs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-amdocs Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:11:44 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237649 Amdocs was founded in 1982  in Israel and is currently headquartered in Chesterfield, MO. Its mid-tier telecom billing product portfolio (formerly under the Amdocs Optima brand umbrella) is best suited for existing Amdocs customers with mid to high volume billing with real-time or quick time requirements, medium to high complexity, low to medium agility and

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Amdocs was founded in 1982  in Israel and is currently headquartered in Chesterfield, MO. Its mid-tier telecom billing product portfolio (formerly under the Amdocs Optima brand umbrella) is best suited for existing Amdocs customers with mid to high volume billing with real-time or quick time requirements, medium to high complexity, low to medium agility and low rate of change in the business. The product portfolio is undergoing restructuring and re-positioning. For additional details, please, see the MGI 360 Rating of Amdocs.

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The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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MGI Forecasts: Professional Services Automation (PSA) Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/psa-tam-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=psa-tam-2022-2026 Wed, 31 May 2023 20:05:15 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237566 This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software. The report covers a five-year potential spend estimate by services organizations globally and includes categories such as Project Management, Workforce Skills Management, Workforce Resource Management, Workforce Time Management, Workforce Expense Management, Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) for

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This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software. The report covers a five-year potential spend estimate by services organizations globally and includes categories such as Project Management, Workforce Skills Management, Workforce Resource Management, Workforce Time Management, Workforce Expense Management, Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) for Services, and Billing. The focus is on spend by services organizations – both standalone (e.g., Accenture, Cognizant, et al) as well as those captive to larger organizations (e.g., Amazon, IBM, Dell, et al).

Aggregate estimates are included for spending by both publicly-trading and privately-held businesses and detailed (down to the company level) estimates are provided for publicly-trading entities. Spending by services organizations covers companies in B2B and B2C contexts, selling digital-only as well as physical and hybrid product combinations (e.g., companies in home exercise equipment market, companies in fleet management, energy services, et al) for both standard as well as custom/professional services. The report spotlights specific market segments by geography, sector, and other core attributes. The report is a snapshot of a collection of market forecasts for the included disciplines. More detailed information is provided via the interactive MGI Forecasts models available to MGI Research subscribers.

The market for cloud-based PSA software represents a large growth opportunity with a rapidly expanding 5-year (2022-2026) TAM of more than $170 billion.*

This research is based on MGI Research’s proprietary MGI Forecasts global analytics model, a database that includes every publicly listed operating company with revenue greater than $1 million per year.

This forecast provides detailed breakdown of PSA TAM by industry, geography, company sizes and many other criteria.

This report is intended as an introduction to the projected trends and growth patterns in the PSA market broadly. In-depth data and interactive custom analysis can be accessed with a subscription to MGI Research.

For more information about the TAM for services management software, read the MGI Forecasts for Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) and Finance Automation for Services Organizations (FASO).

*Get the report for the precise figure.

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MGI Forecasts: Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/saab-tam-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saab-tam-2022-2026 Wed, 31 May 2023 20:05:11 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237562 This MGI FORECAST provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) software. The SaaB market forecast provides a 5-year estimate of spend by services organizations globally on cloud-based SaaB software. SaaB is a reference model that brings together key capabilities for running any services business efficiently and effectively.

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This MGI FORECAST provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) software. The SaaB market forecast provides a 5-year estimate of spend by services organizations globally on cloud-based SaaB software.

SaaB is a reference model that brings together key capabilities for running any services business efficiently and effectively. It encompasses the business management needs of services organizations, including professional services as well as services teams within product companies. Crucially, it connects services delivery management with the financial and business discipline needed to ensure success. In this report, SaaB is a composite of 14 smaller markets that enable services automation, filtered down to include spending that can be attributed to services-related revenues: Automated Revenue Management (ARM), Billing/Invoicing, Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ), Customer Success, Financials, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Inventory Management, Order Management, Project Management, Procurement Management, Resource Management, Expense Management, Skills Management, and Time Management.

The focus is on services organizations’ automation spend – both standalone (e.g. Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, et al) as well as those captive to larger organizations (e.g. Oracle, IBM, Dell, et al). Aggregate estimates are included for spending by both publicly-trading and privately held businesses and detailed (down to the company level) estimates are provided for publicly-trading entities. Spending by services organizations covers companies in B2B and B2C contexts, selling digital-only as well as physical and hybrid product combinations (e.g. companies in home exercise equipment market, companies in fleet management, energy services, et al) for both standard as well as custom/professional services. The report spotlights specific market segments by geography, sector, and other core attributes. The report is a snapshot of a collection of market forecasts for the included disciplines. In-depth data and interactive custom analysis can be accessed with a subscription to MGI Research.

The market for cloud-based SaaB software represents a large, expanding, and all-season opportunity with a rapidly expanding 5-year (2022-2026) TAM of more than $280 billion.*

This research is based on MGI Research’s proprietary MGI Forecasts global analytics model, a database that includes every publicly listed operating company with revenue greater than $1 million per year.

This forecast uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) taxonomy to organize its data. In addition, the MGI Forecasts Model supports all mainstream taxonomies, including the NAICS, ICB, and TRBC taxonomies on-demand.

For more information about the TAM for services management software, read the MGI Forecasts for Professional Services Automation (PSA) and Finance Automation for Services Organizations (FASO).

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MGI Forecasts: Finance Automation for Services Organizations (FASO) Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/faso-tam-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faso-tam-2022-2026 Wed, 31 May 2023 20:04:55 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237568 This MGI FORECAST provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Finance Automation for Services Organizations (FASO). The FASO market forecast provides a 5-year estimate of spend by services organizations globally on cloud-based financial management software. It covers spend on classic ERP categories such as Financials, Billing, Automated Revenue Management

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This MGI FORECAST provides a quantitative estimate of the 2022-2026 Total Addressable Market (TAM) for cloud-based Finance Automation for Services Organizations (FASO). The FASO market forecast provides a 5-year estimate of spend by services organizations globally on cloud-based financial management software. It covers spend on classic ERP categories such as Financials, Billing, Automated Revenue Management (ARM), Financial Planning & Analysis, Expense Management, Inventory Management, Purchasing Management, and Order Management. The focus is on services organizations – both standalone (e.g. Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant, et al) as well as those captive to larger organizations (e.g. Oracle, IBM, Dell, et al).

Aggregate estimates are included for spending by both publicly-trading and privately held businesses and detailed (down to the company level) estimates are provided for publicly-trading entities. Spending by services organizations covers companies in B2B and B2C contexts, selling digital-only as well as physical and hybrid product combinations (e.g. companies in home exercise equipment market, companies in fleet management, energy services, et al) for both standard as well as custom/professional services. The report spotlights specific market segments by geography, sector, and other core attributes. The report is a snapshot of a collection of market forecasts for the included disciplines. More detailed information is provided via the interactive MGI Forecasts models available to MGI Research subscribers.

The market for cloud-based FASO software represents a large, expanding, and all-season opportunity with a rapidly expanding 5-year (2022-2026) TAM of more than $190 billion.*

This research is based on MGI Research’s proprietary MGI Forecasts global analytics model, a database that includes every publicly listed operating company with revenue greater than $1 million per year.

This forecast uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) taxonomy to organize its data. In addition, the MGI Forecasts Model supports all mainstream taxonomies, including the NAICS, ICB, and TRBC taxonomies on-demand (See APPENDIX A for definitions of each taxonomy).

This report is intended as an introduction to the projected trends and growth patterns in the FASO market. In-depth data and interactive custom analysis can be accessed with a subscription to MGI Research.

For more information about the TAM for services management software, read the MGI Forecasts for Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) and Professional Services Automation (PSA).

*Get the report for the precise figure.

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Survival of the Fittest: Managing Extreme Economic Uncertainty https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/managing-extreme-economic-uncertainty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-extreme-economic-uncertainty Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:55:26 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237538 The early months of 2023 have been marked by high inflation, turbulent GDP growth, and growing anxiety about a possible economic collapse. Within the technology sector, valuations are crashing, VC funding is drying up, and C-suites are tightening their belts with multiple rounds of mass layoffs. Are we headed for a recession? Stagflation? Or are

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The early months of 2023 have been marked by high inflation, turbulent GDP growth, and growing anxiety about a possible economic collapse. Within the technology sector, valuations are crashing, VC funding is drying up, and C-suites are tightening their belts with multiple rounds of mass layoffs.

Are we headed for a recession? Stagflation? Or are calmer waters ahead?

The answers to these questions will inform critical decision-making across industry, vertical, and region. But these answers are also difficult to pin down. Can business leaders successfully plan for the future despite extreme economic uncertainty? How?

Some management teams find themselves navigating a period of extreme economic uncertainty for the first time. Many of today’s execs learned about the dotcom burst of the early aughts in high school, and they were just entering the job market during the ‘08/’09 recession. Younger teams will soon learn the importance of the “Vivaldi” approach – managing for success in all four seasons.

This research note summarizes the opportunities and threats that technology buyers and suppliers are likely to face during the economic downturn. Its companion note, Not A Typical Recession: Making Sense of the Global Economy, analyzes the likelihood of six economic scenarios and details common signposts that indicate if and when each scenario is beginning to unfold. Scenario planning is key for companies to keep ahead of the curve in an unpredictable economy.

Predictions are still hazy – there are no crystal balls, after all. Companies who prepare early for all-weather economic conditions will be best positioned to make it to the other side of the slowdown.

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Is Software Still Eating the World? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/is-software-still-eating-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-software-still-eating-the-world Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:25:16 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237473 “Software is eating the world,” said Marc Andreessen in a 2011 interview with The Wall Street Journal, commenting on the escalating expansion of software across industries and geographies. Over a decade later, is software full yet? The simple answer: not even close. Companies have only begun to scratch the surface on the capabilities and productivity

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“Software is eating the world,” said Marc Andreessen in a 2011 interview with The Wall Street Journal, commenting on the escalating expansion of software across industries and geographies. Over a decade later, is software full yet? The simple answer: not even close. Companies have only begun to scratch the surface on the capabilities and productivity gains that software has to offer, and the software industry is likely to only increase its ascent as nearly every company indirectly becomes a software company.

The MGI Research forecasting team recently assembled a bottom-up estimate of the software industry by aggregating revenues of all software companies globally. MGI Research forecasts that the software industry will grow from $893 billion in 2022 to $1.36 trillion in 2026, representing a 5-year CAGR of 11.17% (see report for annual breakdown). Software companies in the United States will dominate the industry, with their revenues more than double the combined revenues of all other software companies globally. Software vendors in China and Germany will take second and third place, respectively. Although current prevailing headwinds may create a bumpy path, the software industry’s growth will be strong enough to withstand the turbulence.

Get the full report to see which factors are likely to accelerate and impede growth in the software industry. You can also download our companion note, How Big is the Global Tech Market – Bigger Than You Think for information about the size and growth trajectory of the technology industry.

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Not A Typical Recession: Making Sense of the Global Economy https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/not-a-typical-recession-making-sense-of-the-global-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-a-typical-recession-making-sense-of-the-global-economy Tue, 07 Mar 2023 21:14:19 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237437 Fear, uncertainty, and doubt abound as the world emerges from the pandemic era to face a challenging combination of soaring inflation and unpredictable GDP growth. Global health conditions are improving and supply chain disruptions are subsiding. Yet the economy and capital markets are preoccupied with high interest rates, elevated energy prices, structurally constrained labor supply,

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Fear, uncertainty, and doubt abound as the world emerges from the pandemic era to face a challenging combination of soaring inflation and unpredictable GDP growth. Global health conditions are improving and supply chain disruptions are subsiding. Yet the economy and capital markets are preoccupied with high interest rates, elevated energy prices, structurally constrained labor supply, and red-hot geopolitical tensions.

After inflation began to rise in 2022, the initial reaction of the central banks was to treat it as transitory – but inflation persisted and central banks, most notably the US Fed, began to rapidly raise interest rates. Although the intent was to rein in inflation, the speed at which interest rates spiked caused capital markets to panic, tech companies to initiate mass layoffs, and the widespread perception of a looming recession to take hold. Buying, selling, or investing in technology just became an infinitely more complex task.

If the current downturn does ultimately become a true recession, it is likely to be the most unusual one in recent history as it is characterized by ambiguous economic signals and market conditions. These factors include a generational transition in the labor pool caused by the mass retirement of baby boomers, a spike in travel spending following pandemic lockdowns, a zigzagging personal savings rate, and the war in Ukraine. Further, our field research and conversations with both technology buyers and sellers continue to indicate that there is a tangible slowdown in the amount of time it takes to transact.

After the long period of unchecked expansion that followed the crisis of ‘08/’09, many first-time business leaders are questioning how to navigate an uncertain and volatile economic climate. The answer lies in scenario planning, identifying key indicators, and being prepared.

This research note details six possible economic scenarios that could have a material impact on technology spending and adoption. A companion note, Survival of the Fittest: Managing Extreme Economic Uncertainty, summarizes the opportunities and threats that technology buyers and suppliers are likely to face during the economic downturn.

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The Global Tech Market Is Bigger Than You Think https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/the-global-tech-market-is-bigger-than-you-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-global-tech-market-is-bigger-than-you-think Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:05:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237296 There is no doubt technology is a large and growing economic sector. However, questions persist as to the precise size and growth trajectory of the global tech market. Historically, technology spend estimates have focused on corporate IT budgets combined with consumer tech spend. While these are useful to an extent, they miss corporate technology spend

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There is no doubt technology is a large and growing economic sector. However, questions persist as to the precise size and growth trajectory of the global tech market. Historically, technology spend estimates have focused on corporate IT budgets combined with consumer tech spend. While these are useful to an extent, they miss corporate technology spend outside IT budgets – the so-called “grey-market IT.” After all, corporate IT budgets have shown only modest gains of 2-3% per year, while most technology areas are growing much faster. This prompts the question, “where is all this money coming from?”

MGI Research recently assembled a bottom-up estimate of global technology spend that includes spending by corporate IT and grey-market IT, as well as consumers. The results of this study indicate that global technology spend is significantly larger than previously estimated. Not only that, but its growth trajectory remains the envy of every other economic vertical. This reflects how enmeshed technology is in everyday consumer and business life. Further, the pandemic exposed just how little is digitized and how significant the IT industry long-term upside is. Looking at the tech industry through the lens of actual numbers corrects the subjective distortions caused by cycles of extreme hype and anti-hype in the press and capital markets.

MGI Research estimates that global tech spending (this includes consumers, publicly traded organizations, privately held companies, non-for-profit organizations, and government spend) will grow from $8.51 trillion in 2022 to $11.47 trillion in 2026, representing a 5-Year CAGR of 7.75%. Get the report to learn about the headwinds and tailwinds shaping the global tech market over the next five years.

For more information on global technology spend and the tech industry’s total addressable market, read MGI Research 2022-2026 TAM Forecasts in Agile Billing, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Automated Revenue Management (ARM).

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Use Case Note™: Opencell https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-opencell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-opencell Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:18:48 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237255 Opencell was founded in 2015 to commercialize an open-source billing solution originally created in 2007 by its current CEO David Meyer. The company focuses on helping IT organizations manage complex agile monetization challenges with a cloud-ready, SaaS hosting model and full suite quote-to-cash coverage. Opencell has 30+ customers, including a number of very large European

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Opencell was founded in 2015 to commercialize an open-source billing solution originally created in 2007 by its current CEO David Meyer. The company focuses on helping IT organizations manage complex agile monetization challenges with a cloud-ready, SaaS hosting model and full suite quote-to-cash coverage. Opencell has 30+ customers, including a number of very large European enterprise accounts. The majority of its implementations are managed by an array of European (French) systems integrators. The core functionality is in billing (rating, catalog management, mediation, charging, invoicing) and has expanded into CPQ, revenue automation, accounts receivables management, and dunning. The company has raised over $9 million in equity and debt from a handful of French tech investment funds. Opencell operates from offices in Paris, France and Morocco.

The Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. For an in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI Research 360 Ratings™.

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Icertis in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/icertis-in-contract-lifecycle-management-clm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icertis-in-contract-lifecycle-management-clm Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:54:41 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237235 Summary: We raise the MGI 360 Rating of Icertis in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) to 62 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. The company continues on a growth trajectory with improving execution, broader customer adoption, and deeper partnerships. Icertis is one of the few leaders in the enterprise segment of CLM, with a demonstrable base

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Summary: We raise the MGI 360 Rating of Icertis in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) to 62 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. The company continues on a growth trajectory with improving execution, broader customer adoption, and deeper partnerships. Icertis is one of the few leaders in the enterprise segment of CLM, with a demonstrable base of buy-side and sell-side references in the high tech, life sciences, industrials, and automotive sectors. The company is actively investing into CLM Stage 5-6 capabilities such as AI/ML and Blockchain – although customer adoption is yet to catch up to product capabilities. The Icertis management team has an ambitious, enterprise-wide vision of the CLM opportunity and has been aggressively targeting both vertical and geographic markets. Icertis sells its product through an expanding direct sales organization in North America, Europe, and Asia, and a growing and diverse set of partnerships. Field references give Icertis generally positive marks for product capability, quality, and implementation, while ongoing support still reflects growth pains.

Representative sample of MGI 360 Ratings scoring with bar charts comparing a company vs. its peer group average in categories of Product, Management, Channels, Strategy, and FinanceIdeal Use Case: A mid-to-large global or regional services or industrial enterprise or government organization with a wide variety of revenue and procurement models and mid-to-high levels of contract complexity.

Primary Competitors: Agiloft, Conga, ContractPodAI, Coupa, DocuSign, Jaggaer, Ironclad, SirionLabs

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The 13 Deadly Sins of Agile Monetization https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/the-13-deadly-sins-of-agile-monetization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-13-deadly-sins-of-agile-monetization Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:30:31 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237223 Agile Monetization is a key element of the overall customer experience. A great product with a poor purchase, subscription, or return experience, with inflexible payment options, or with impossible-to-decipher invoices is not likely to become a business success. Market-leading companies tend to pay a lot of attention to their monetization capability – to its agility,

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Agile Monetization is a key element of the overall customer experience. A great product with a poor purchase, subscription, or return experience, with inflexible payment options, or with impossible-to-decipher invoices is not likely to become a business success.

Market-leading companies tend to pay a lot of attention to their monetization capability – to its agility, sophistication, scalability, and seamless integration into key customer-facing and financial transaction systems. How can companies identify gaps in their Agile Monetization capabilities?

This research note outlines the 13 Deadly Sins of Agile Monetization – the key symptoms of a deficient monetization capability. These “sins” are indicators that an organization’s monetization system and strategy needs to be reevaluated, updated, or replaced altogether.

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Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) – Definition Update https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/agile-monetization-platform-amp-definition-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agile-monetization-platform-amp-definition-update Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:30:21 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237222 An Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) is a reference architecture encompassing the key capabilities and processes necessary for an organization to successfully execute its monetization strategy. Monetization refers to the entire customer economic experience with an organization – and is not just related to pricing, billing, e-commerce, or payments. The purview of monetization encompasses questions like:

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An Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) is a reference architecture encompassing the key capabilities and processes necessary for an organization to successfully execute its monetization strategy.

Monetization refers to the entire customer economic experience with an organization – and is not just related to pricing, billing, e-commerce, or payments. The purview of monetization encompasses questions like:

  • How easy is it for customers to understand pricing and terms and conditions?
  • How does one transact, upgrade, downgrade, or cancel a subscription service?
  • How does one request and receive refunds?
  • How profitable is a given product?

The AMP reference model emphasizes peer-to-peer collaboration between key monetization modules where each component is responsible for its own set of functions and data, but also broadly shares events, inputs, and outputs to maximize performance. It is comparable to a living organism with a nervous system, bloodstream, and key organs that perform individual functions while remaining highly communicative and dependent on each other.

This research note provides an update to the AMP framework and refines the definitions of roles that the key AMP modules play in an overall monetization strategy.

 

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The 12 Deadly Sins of Managing a Services Business https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/12-deadly-sins-of-managing-a-services-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-deadly-sins-of-managing-a-services-business Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:06:52 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237208 Managing a services business is a perennial challenge. From developing a quote to delivering high-quality services on time, on budget, and within the expected scope, success is both management science and art. Historically, the software tools used by services organizations have been ill-suited. Services teams are often forced to use systems designed for a product

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Revenue Leakage is just one of twelve “deadly sins” that signal a services organization in need of modernization.

Managing a services business is a perennial challenge. From developing a quote to delivering high-quality services on time, on budget, and within the expected scope, success is both management science and art. Historically, the software tools used by services organizations have been ill-suited. Services teams are often forced to use systems designed for a product business, or must cobble together disparate applications, none of which are purpose-built for services or designed to be integrated. Absent proper tools, many services organizations lack a comprehensive, timely view of their business and consequently underperform. Delivering on customer promises is challenging at best.  All too often, services organizations operate at a financial loss or struggle to break even. This does not have to be the case.

 

This research note highlights the twelve most common – and most costly – shortcomings of services operations. It can be used as a practical benchmarking tool to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of a services organization.

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Introduction to Service-as-a-Business (SaaB) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/introduction-to-service-as-a-business-saab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introduction-to-service-as-a-business-saab Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:06:38 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237206 For services businesses, the ability to create differentiation, build a competitive edge, and optimize efficiency has lagged behind the go-to-market motion. Rethinking the processes, tools, and resources needed to support a modern services organization represents an opportunity to turn a marginal part of the business into a major contributor and differentiator. In this research note,

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For services businesses, the ability to create differentiation, build a competitive edge, and optimize efficiency has lagged behind the go-to-market motion. Rethinking the processes, tools, and resources needed to support a modern services organization represents an opportunity to turn a marginal part of the business into a major contributor and differentiator. In this research note, we introduce a conceptual framework for managing services organizations as a business: Service-as-a-Business or SaaB.

SaaB is a reference model that brings together key capabilities for running any services business efficiently and effectively. It encompasses the business management needs of services organizations, including professional services as well as services teams within product companies. Crucially, it connects services delivery management with the financial and business discipline needed to ensure success.

SaaB details the systems, processes, and people involved in delivering high-quality services on-time and on-budget, integrating key business management and financial capabilities, and giving services organizations the ability to meet or exceed customer expectations.

These systems include capabilities like Project Management, Customer Success, and Services CPQ, as well as legacy ERP structures reimagined specifically for services, such as Revenue Recognition, Billing, Financials, and FP&A.

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MGI MarketLens™: ARM Complexity vs. Volume https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-arm-complexity-vs-volume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-arm-complexity-vs-volume Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:57:50 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237202 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit Automated Revenue Management (“ARM” or “revenue recognition”) solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables: How complex is the revenue recognition capability? What volume of transactions can the revenue recognition system handle? In

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit Automated Revenue Management (“ARM” or “revenue recognition”) solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables:

  1. How complex is the revenue recognition capability?
  2. What volume of transactions can the revenue recognition system handle?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of ARM software products against a set of coordinates that combines Revenue Recognition Complexity (RRC) and Revenue Recognition Volume (RRV).

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the ARM Complexity vs. Volume MarketLens.

 

Companies Mentioned In This MarketLens:

Aptitude Software RecVue
Ayara RightRev
BillingPlatform Sage Intacct
Chargebee SAP
FinancialForce Softrax
Gotransverse Workday
Maxio Zone & Co.
Oracle Zuora
Oracle NetSuite

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MGI MarketLens™: ARM Agility vs. Complexity https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-arm-agility-vs-complexity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-arm-agility-vs-complexity Wed, 07 Dec 2022 21:56:05 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237199 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit Automated Revenue Management (ARM) solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables: How agile is the revenue recognition system? How complex is the revenue recognition capability? In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit Automated Revenue Management (ARM) solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables:

  1. How agile is the revenue recognition system?
  2. How complex is the revenue recognition capability?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of ARM software products against a set of coordinates that combines Revenue Recognition Agility (RRA) and Revenue Recognition Complexity (RRC).

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the ARM Agility vs. Complexity MarketLens.

 

Companies Mentioned In This MarketLens:

Aptitude Software RecVue
Ayara RightRev
BillingPlatform Sage Intacct
Chargebee SAP
FinancialForce Softrax
Gotransverse Workday
Maxio Zone & Co.
Oracle Zuora
Oracle NetSuite

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Developing a Pricing and Billing Strategy for Durable Competitive Advantage https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/developing-a-pricing-and-billing-strategy-for-durable-competitive-advantage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-a-pricing-and-billing-strategy-for-durable-competitive-advantage Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:08:21 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237243 Most companies see billing as a painful but necessary back-office function. It is also one of a few corporate capabilities that, if left unattended to, can translate into significant risk. Getting billing wrong is hardly an option. Can billing be re-imagined as a brand-enhancing core element of the customer experience instead? Can pricing strategy and

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Most companies see billing as a painful but necessary back-office function. It is also one of a few corporate capabilities that, if left unattended to, can translate into significant risk. Getting billing wrong is hardly an option. Can billing be re-imagined as a brand-enhancing core element of the customer experience instead? Can pricing strategy and billing operations (core elements of an organization’s monetization capability) be so agile, flexible, and easy-to-change that they become a competitive differentiator – a core capability to be celebrated, rather than dreaded?

As a core capability, monetization and specifically billing require significant complexity, careful self-assessment, forward-looking strategy, and focused execution and benchmarking. This research note takes a strategic view of pricing and billing, outlining actionable steps as well as proactive, long-term opportunities companies can use to transform a necessary pain point into lasting competitive advantage.

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Pricing & Payment Flexibility: A Strategic Business Tool https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/pricing-payment-flexibility-a-strategic-business-tool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pricing-payment-flexibility-a-strategic-business-tool Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:14:01 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237239 Many companies underutilize pricing as a tool without realizing that they are missing out on the capacity to create a major competitive differentiator for their business. Periods of rapid economic change present an opportunity for organizations to try new, creative approaches to core elements of their business, such as the pricing models they offer and

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Many companies underutilize pricing as a tool without realizing that they are missing out on the capacity to create a major competitive differentiator for their business. Periods of rapid economic change present an opportunity for organizations to try new, creative approaches to core elements of their business, such as the pricing models they offer and the payment methods they accept. Beyond reacting to market conditions, the ability to deploy a broad range of different pricing and payment mechanisms – and to do so with speed and agility – equips sellers with a distinct, strategic advantage: the power to adapt.

 

This research note defines and explores the primary pricing and payment methods and attributes in use today, including subscriptions, usage, outcome, and others, as well as illustrations of key use cases. This report can be used as a basic tool to understand, assess, and improve a business’s basic pricing capabilities with the aim of helping organizations foster a common understanding of pricing as a business discipline.

 

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MGI MarketLens™: Billing Complexity vs. Agility https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-billing-complexity-vs-agility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-billing-complexity-vs-agility Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:04:29 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237087 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables: How complex are the billing transactions? How agile is the billing system? In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables:

  1. How complex are the billing transactions?
  2. How agile is the billing system?

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software products against a set of coordinates that combines Billing Complexity (BC) and Billing Agility (BA).

The companies selected for this MarketLens are a cross-section of vendors covered in our Agile Monetization practice and not meant to be an exhaustive catalog of every possible billing solution on the market. Placement of companies represents typical use case sweet spot, not the absolute maximum performance – which is typically more of a range. We aimed for selecting what in our view would represent the best use case with the least amount of friction.

 

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the Billing Complexity vs. Agility MarketLens.

Companies Mentioned In This MarketLens:

Amdocs Optima FinancialForce Piano.io
Aptitude Software FuseBill Recurly
BillingPlatform GoodSign RecVue
Binary Stream Gotransverse Rev.io
BluLogix JustOn Sage Intacct
Cerillion Skyline LogiSense Salesforce
Chargebee Netcracker SAP
ChargeOver NitroBox Vindicia
Chargify OneBill Workday
Cheddar OpenCell Zone & Co.
Cleeng Oracle Zuora
CSG Oracle NetSuite
Evergent Ordway

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MGI Forecasts: Contract Lifecycle Management Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-contract-lifecycle-management-software-global-tam-forecast-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-contract-lifecycle-management-software-global-tam-forecast-2022-2026 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:39:33 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237082 This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the Total Addressable Market (TAM) for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software from 2022 to 2026. Included in this report are the worldwide annual estimates of spending and growth rate, breakdown of spend by company size, industry, and geography, and the demand impact of major secular trends like

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This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the Total Addressable Market (TAM) for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software from 2022 to 2026. Included in this report are the worldwide annual estimates of spending and growth rate, breakdown of spend by company size, industry, and geography, and the demand impact of major secular trends like the subscription economy and digital transformation, among others. This research is based on MGI Research’s proprietary MGI Forecasts global analytics model, a database that includes every publicly listed operating company with revenue greater than $1 million per year.

The market for cloud-based CLM software represents a large, expanding, and all-season opportunity with a rapidly expanding 5- year (2022-2026) TAM approaching $30 billion.*

CLM represents a significant opportunity to increase productivity, improve accuracy, and inject operational speed across organizations of all sizes, stages of maturity, industries, and geographies. Leading organizations around the world are already investing in automated CLM tools, but the overall level of adoption is still relatively modest. We expect the pace of innovation and adoption in this area to accelerate over the next five years. This will be accompanied by a transformation of what CLM systems can deliver, how CLM is perceived by the users, and the increasing pace of integration between CLM and other core enterprise systems such as CRM, CPQ, Billing, and Procurement Management and Supply Chain, among others. MGI Research believes CLM is an essential ingredient to any digital transformation initiative.

*Contact MGI Research for the precise figure.

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Use Case Note™: Chargebee https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-chargebee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-chargebee Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:30:22 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237025 The ideal Chargebee customer is an early-stage subscription business seeking a recurring revenue billing and management system that is easy to implement and affordable to run without requiring external resources. Starting with simple subscription plans that can easily expand to handling moderate complexity, customers can gradually evolve their billing capabilities in-line with development of the

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The ideal Chargebee customer is an early-stage subscription business seeking a recurring revenue billing and management system that is easy to implement and affordable to run without requiring external resources. Starting with simple subscription plans that can easily expand to handling moderate complexity, customers can gradually evolve their billing capabilities in-line with development of the Chargebee product.

Chargebee is ideal for companies that are just starting to engage in subscription business. Many of Chargebee’s customers are first time users of off-the-shelf billing tools. It is easy to implement and helps customers get started quickly – some companies can introduce a new product in a matter of a few weeks.

The Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. For an-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI Research 360 Ratings™.

 

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Automated Revenue Management (ARM) Market Ratings Report and Buyer’s Guide https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/automated-revenue-management-arm-market-ratings-report-and-buyers-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=automated-revenue-management-arm-market-ratings-report-and-buyers-guide Tue, 17 May 2022 23:49:56 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=237003 This MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR)™ and Buyer’s Guide provides ratings of leading Automated Revenue Management (ARM) software suppliers, as well as strategy and product selection recommendations for organizations evaluating providers in this market. The report summarizes MGI 360 scores of 17 leading suppliers using a quantitative rating (0 to 100) and a qualitative

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This MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR)™ and Buyer’s Guide provides ratings of leading Automated Revenue Management (ARM) software suppliers, as well as strategy and product selection recommendations for organizations evaluating providers in this market. The report summarizes MGI 360 scores of 17 leading suppliers using a quantitative rating (0 to 100) and a qualitative Analyst Outlook (Positive, Neutral or Negative). Vendors whose ratings are presented in this MRR include:

  • Aptitude Software
  • Ayara
  • BillingPlatform
  • Chargebee
  • FinancialForce
  • Gotransverse
  • Maxio (formerly SaaSOptics/Chargify)
  • Oracle
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • RecVue
  • RightRev
  • Sage Intacct
  • SAP
  • Softrax
  • Workday
  • Zone & Co.
  • Zuora

10 suppliers under coverage by MGI Research but not rated are also discussed: Binary Stream, BluLogix, JustOn, LeapRev, LogiSense, Microsoft Dynamics, Rev.io, RevRec.io, Stripe, and Zoho.

This MRR is aimed at helping users make better, timelier, and more informed strategy and purchasing decisions. The MRR details growth drivers and barriers, key market segments, and major requirements for billing software solutions. It also outlines a path to evolving legacy ARM solutions and highlights strategies and best practices for success.

WHY RATE TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS?

Business technology investment decisions are complex processes involving large amounts of money, time, and risk. As is the case with the market for monetization tools, buyers face an ever-expanding roster of suppliers. Many are well funded and covered by press and industry analysts. There is no lack of information, but the challenge for business and technology decision-makers has been to extract signal from industry noise, to separate fact from marketing hype, to get truly independent advice. Clarity is often a casualty of a well-funded technology market. Technology buyers are caught in a dilemma: spend too little time evaluating a solution and one can put a business at risk – but spend too much time and one can put budget and time-to-market at risk. The challenges buyers face in this context are significant. No executive wants to be in a situation where a long-term technological and financial commitment is made, only to realize later that the company in question is a financial sham, or that its business practices reflect a nickel-and-dime approach to customer service, or that the company strategy leads to a technological dead-end.

MGI Research introduced MGI 360 Ratings™ in 2013 to help technology buyers navigate intelligently through complex market landscapes with a uniform 0 to 100 supplier rating system. Whether applied to new purchases or to an existing solution portfolio, MGI 360 Ratings incorporate a consistent, clear supplier rating scale across five equally weighted pillars – Product, Management, Channel, Strategy, and Finance – that helps business executives and IT organizations get a head start on supplier due diligence, speed up sourcing, reduce risks, and improve supplier relationships.

KEY ISSUES FOR ARM

  • What drives the business case for ARM?
  • What are the emerging ARM requirements?
  • What is the role of ARM in an Agile Monetization Platform (AMP)?
  • What are the strategic priorities for ARM in terms of investment, human capital, supplier partnerships, and business strategy?
  • What are the best practices for evaluating, adopting, and implementing ARM?
  • What are the costs associated with evaluating, implementing, and operating an ARM solution?
  • What are the different market segments of ARM?
  • Which suppliers will emerge as leaders in ARM?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY 1
WHY RATE TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS 1
KEY ISSUES FOR ARM 2
ABOUT MGI RESEARCH 3
ABOUT MGI 360 RATINGS 4
INTRODUCTION 8
ARM AS A KEY ELEMENT OF MONETIZATION 9
WHY DOES ARM MATTER? 10
ARM: SUCCESS VS. FAILURE 10
KEY GROWTH DRIVERS AND BARRIERS 11
ARM EVOLUTION 12
HOW IS ARM ADDRESSED TODAY? 13
ARM DECISION STRATEGIES 14
TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET FORECAST FOR ARM SOFTWARE 2022-2026 15
MONETIZATION SOFTWARE CONTINUES TO BE A MAGNET FOR INVESTORS 16
ARM SOLUTION ABILITY TO HANDLE USE CASE COMPLEXITY AND VOLUME 17
ARM SOLUTION ABILITY TO PROVIDE AGILITY AND HANDLE COMPLEXITY 18
KEY FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARM 21
ARM SOLUTION SELECTION STRATEGIES AND SELECT BEST PRACTICES 24
SOLUTION SOURCING RECOMMENDATIONS: KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS 24
MGI 360 RATINGS SUMMARY 26
ARM SUPPLIERS GO-TO-MARKET STRENGTHS VS. SOLUTION STRENGTHS 26
ARM SUPPLIERS UNDER COVERAGE 27
CURRENT MGI 360 RATINGS FOR ARM 27
FOCUS ON PRODUCT 29
FOCUS ON MANAGEMENT 30
FOCUS ON CHANNEL 31
FOCUS ON STRATEGY 32
FOCUS ON FINANCE 33
ARM SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT 33
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: APTITUDE SOFTWARE 35
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: AYARA 37
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: BILLINGPLATFORM 39
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: CHARGEBEE 41
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: FINANCIALFORCE 43
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: GOTRANSVERSE 45
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: MAXIO (SAASOPTICS/CHARGIFY) 47
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ORACLE CORPORATION 49
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ORACLE NETSUITE 51
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: RECVUE 53
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: RIGHTREV 55
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: SAGE 57
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: SAP SE 59
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: SOFTRAX 61
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: WORKDAY 63
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ZONE & CO 65
RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ZUORA 67
ARM SOLUTION SUPPLIERS UNDER COVERAGE BUT NOT RATED 69
Binary Stream 69
BluLogix 69
JustOn 70
LeapRev 70
LogiSense 70
Microsoft Dynamics 71
Rev.io 71
RevRec.io 72
Stripe 72
Zoho 72
APPENDIX – About MGI 360 Ratings 73

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Use Case Note: Evergent Agile Billing and Monetization https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-evergent-agile-billing-and-monetization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-evergent-agile-billing-and-monetization Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:34:57 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=236985 Evergent Agile Billing and Monetization is a cloud-based billing solution for medium-to-large organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies). The ideal customer is a media, entertainment, or over-the-top (OTT) content streaming platform looking to innovate in billing automation with a complex monetization capability. Evergent is viewed as representing very high value for relatively

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Evergent Agile Billing and Monetization is a cloud-based billing solution for medium-to-large organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies). The ideal customer is a media, entertainment, or over-the-top (OTT) content streaming platform looking to innovate in billing automation with a complex monetization capability. Evergent is viewed as representing very high value for relatively low investment – a solution that can be implemented and maintained without third-party consultants.

The Use Case Note describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution.

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MGI MarketLens™: Billing Complexity vs. Volume https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-marketlens-billing-complexity-vs-volume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-marketlens-billing-complexity-vs-volume Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:54:59 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=236980 In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables:  How large is the volume of invoices? How complex are the billing transactions?  In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing

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In our research and advisory practice, the question of how to select an ideal-fit billing solution comes up perennially. The answer to this question is primarily a function of two variables: 

  1. How large is the volume of invoices?
  2. How complex are the billing transactions? 

In this MarketLens™ Report, we map a select group of billing software products against a set of coordinates that combines Billing Volume (BV) and Billing Complexity (BC). 

The companies selected for this MarketLens are a cross-section of vendors covered in our Agile Monetization practice and not meant to be an exhaustive catalog of every possible billing solution on the market. Placement of companies represents typical use case sweet spot, not the absolute maximum performance – which is typically more of a range. We aimed for selecting what in our view would represent the best use case with the least amount of friction.

Get the report to find out where each of the following suppliers fall on the Billing Volume vs. Complexity MarketLens.

Companies Mentioned In This MarketLens:

Amdocs Optima FinancialForce Ordway
Aptitude Software FuseBill Piano.io
BillingPlatform GoodSign Recharge
Binary Stream Gotransverse Recurly
BluLogix JustOn RecVue
Cerillion Skyline LogiSense Rev.io
Chargebee Matrixx Sage Intacct
ChargeOver Netcracker Salesforce
Chargify NitroBox SAP
Cheddar OneBill Vindicia
Cleeng OpenCell Workday
CSG Oracle Zone & Co.
Evergent Oracle NetSuite Zuora

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Use Case Note™: BluLogix https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-blulogix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-blulogix Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:25:01 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=236993 BluLogix is a monetization solutions provider serving mid-to-large organizations with modest to complex business models/billing modalities. The breadth and depth of monetization capabilities and functional coverage distinguish the offering relative to peers. Its ability to support n-tier distribution channels, marketplaces, and provide “billing on behalf of” distinguish the solution. It is ideal for medium-to-large organizations

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BluLogix is a monetization solutions provider serving mid-to-large organizations with modest to complex business models/billing modalities. The breadth and depth of monetization capabilities and functional coverage distinguish the offering relative to peers. Its ability to support n-tier distribution channels, marketplaces, and provide “billing on behalf of” distinguish the solution. It is ideal for medium-to-large organizations and business units (e.g., $50-$10 billion+ in revenues) seeking a cloud-based tool spanning quoting to services activation (provisioning) and a wide range of business model charging modalities (one-time, subscription, usage and consumption, and any combination thereof).

The Use Case Note describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution.

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Good Sign Solutions in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/good-sign-solutions-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-sign-solutions-in-agile-billing Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:36:21 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=154070 Summary: We increase the MGI 360 Rating of Good Sign Solutions in Agile Billing to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. There has been an upward change in some of the underlying components. Product score improved from 10.72 to 11.26. Management inched up from 12.55 to 12.63. Strategy grew from 10.79 to 11.10. Finance

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Summary: We increase the MGI 360 Rating of Good Sign Solutions in Agile Billing to 51 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. There has been an upward change in some of the underlying components. Product score improved from 10.72 to 11.26. Management inched up from 12.55 to 12.63. Strategy grew from 10.79 to 11.10. Finance and Channel scores remain unchanged. Good Sign stands out in its ability to handle complex digital and services-driven business models (e.g., leasing, enterprise IT firms with heavy services revenues) and it is one of the only suppliers with a strong relationship with Service Now. The company has a direct sales model in the Nordics and Netherlands. Management has built a durable business and has a customer and product-first approach to investment. Company references paint a consistently strong execution of complex billing scenarios with measurable ROI.

Ideal Use Case: Good Sign Solutions is best suited for a mid-to-large services European enterprise or a government organization with a wide variety of revenue models and contract complexity.

Primary Competitors: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Ericsson, Gotransverse, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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LogiSense in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/logisense-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=logisense-in-agile-billing Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:38:57 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=154068 Summary: LogiSense attains an MGI 360 Rating of 56 and a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook in the Agile Billing market. With consistent improvement across product, management, and marketing, LogiSense is capturing new accounts and gaining increasing share of wallet from existing clients. LogiSense has developed a successful model of bringing new accounts onboard based on an

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Summary: LogiSense attains an MGI 360 Rating of 56 and a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook in the Agile Billing market. With consistent improvement across product, management, and marketing, LogiSense is capturing new accounts and gaining increasing share of wallet from existing clients. LogiSense has developed a successful model of bringing new accounts onboard based on an attractive combination of capabilities, well-timed implementation, and creative approaches to pricing that let even large firms start with a modest investment and scale up as new initiatives take hold. Its focus on usage-based pricing is increasingly resonating with clients looking for novel approaches to differentiation during a period of economic disruption. The company is profitable and financially sound. LogiSense could benefit from a larger channel to accelerate its growth.

Ideal Use Case: LogiSense is best suited for mid-to-large B2B and B2C companies seeking broad usage and subscription billing capabilities with an integrated mediation engine and mid-to-high complexity use cases in communications, IoT, high-tech, transports, logistics, media, and other verticals.

Primary Competitors: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Gotransverse, IDI Billing, Oracle, rev.io, SAP, Zuora

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Use Case Note: Zuora Revenue https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-zuora-revenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-zuora-revenue Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:12:24 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=236988 Zuora Revenue is an automated revenue management solution for B2B and B2C businesses operating in North America and the EU. Users who sell through direct, online, and/or through a channel will find a fit with Zuora Revenue. It is an ideal fit for companies with an XaaS model that need complex revenue recognition functionality at

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Zuora Revenue is an automated revenue management solution for B2B and B2C businesses operating in North America and the EU. Users who sell through direct, online, and/or through a channel will find a fit with Zuora Revenue. It is an ideal fit for companies with an XaaS model that need complex revenue recognition functionality at scale. Zuora Revenue also supports usage models and one-time offerings such as physical goods, products, and professional services.

The MGI Use Case Note™ describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand a product’s “best fit” by identifying the size, business models, selling regions, tech ecosystems, sales channels, primary verticals, and more of the target customer. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution. (For in-depth analysis of a solution, see MGI 360 Ratings™.)

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BillingPlatform in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-billing-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-billing-management Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:47:19 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=124323 Summary: We raise the MGI 360 Rating of BillingPlatform in Agile Billing from 60 to 61 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. Company continues steady investment into product R&D, expanding use cases for its core billing engine and gaining traction with its collection solution and automated revenue management software. Company has broadened its customer base

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Summary: We raise the MGI 360 Rating of BillingPlatform in Agile Billing from 60 to 61 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. Company continues steady investment into product R&D, expanding use cases for its core billing engine and gaining traction with its collection solution and automated revenue management software. Company has broadened its customer base and set of use cases, including significant recent traction with large global financial services organizations. Management and channel execution has improved, while mid-to-high double-digit revenue growth continues. Management score increased from 13.46 to 13.51. Strategy score grew markedly from 12.95 to 13.74. Finance rating grew from 12.07 to 12.23. BillingPlatform scores above peer group average in all but one category – Channels – and that area is evolving rapidly as well.

Ideal Use Case: The BillingPlatform solution has a sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets across a spectrum of industries, such as SaaS, high-tech, financial services, communications, and media – often in large, global companies with a complex intersection of pricing, product, channel, and organizational complexity that require high agility.

Primary Competitors: Aria Systems, BluLogix, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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MGI Forecasts: Automated Revenue Management Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-automated-revenue-management-software-global-tam-forecast-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-automated-revenue-management-software-global-tam-forecast-2022-2026 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:12:09 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=95317 The market for cloud-based Automated Revenue Management (ARM) software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2022-2026) total addressable market (TAM) exceeding $7 billion.* Once viewed as an adjunct to the general ledger of an accounting application and considered an automation tool for revenue recognition, ARM solutions have blossomed into a standalone category that meets essential accounting

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The market for cloud-based Automated Revenue Management (ARM) software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2022-2026) total addressable market (TAM) exceeding $7 billion.*

Once viewed as an adjunct to the general ledger of an accounting application and considered an automation tool for revenue recognition, ARM solutions have blossomed into a standalone category that meets essential accounting needs of a growing number of industries. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the market for ARM solutions actually expanded and accelerated in growth since the adoption of new accounting standards. At the time of the arrival of ASC 606 and IFRS 15, many in the industry believed that corporate investment in revenue automation tools would decline after the reporting deadlines passed. Instead, as MGI Research predicted at the time, the market has in fact accelerated with more spending, more choices in the market, and more demand for ARM solutions in business and finance. The supplier’s market for ARM solutions is experiencing a period of investment and innovation. New start-ups are delivering innovative solutions and attracting funding, while existing players are dedicating more investment and resources to improving their offerings. The buyer’s perspective is shifting, no longer seeing ARM as a point solution to meet regulatory compliance requirements, but instead expanding into broader adoption as a method to automate and scale revenue accounting.

This MGI Research Forecast provides a quantitative estimate for the TAM for cloud-based ARM software solutions from 2022-2026. Included in this report are the worldwide annual estimates of spending, growth rate, breakdown of spending by company size, industry, and geography, and the demand impact of major secular trends like IoT, the Subscription Economy, and Digital Transformation, among others. This research is based on MGI Research’s proprietary MGI Forecasts global analytics model, a database that includes every publicly listed operating company with revenue greater than $1 million per year.

*Contact MGI Research for the precise figure.

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Zone & Co in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zone-co-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zone-co-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:47:09 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=76305 Summary: The Zone & Co MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) has been updated with a score of 48 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Zone is currently the only third-party ARM solution fully native to the Oracle NetSuite (“NetSuite”) platform. For revenue recognition (rev rec), NetSuite customers have the choice of using Zone,

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Summary: The Zone & Co MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) has been updated with a score of 48 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Zone is currently the only third-party ARM solution fully native to the Oracle NetSuite (“NetSuite”) platform. For revenue recognition (rev rec), NetSuite customers have the choice of using Zone, NetSuite’s proprietary ARM solution (rated separately), or an off-platform third-party package. Zone stands out versus NetSuite in domain expertise and continued ARM investment. Zone’s ARM capability is part of its Zone Advanced Billing (ZAB) solution that runs natively on NetSuite. It can handle event-based rev rec rules and reallocate revenue using retrospective and prospective methods. Zone has been effective in gaining early customer traction with ARM, but the overall channel capacity is modest. While it does not effectively compete with standalone ARM providers, ZAB is a relatively low-cost add-on that incrementally extends the NetSuite ARM module’s rev rec capability.

Ideal Use Case: An Oracle NetSuite-centric, North American B2B software company with $75-$400 million in revenue and low-to-medium volumes and complexity.

Primary Competitors: Aptitude, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Softrax in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/softrax-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=softrax-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:43:59 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=76304 Summary: We update the Softrax MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Softrax was an early supplier of standalone revenue management and billing solutions. While profitable, the Softrax business has undergone several changes in ownership, and largely funded its development through profits. This has limited

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Summary: We update the Softrax MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Softrax was an early supplier of standalone revenue management and billing solutions. While profitable, the Softrax business has undergone several changes in ownership, and largely funded its development through profits. This has limited its ability to keep pace from a product, marketing, and sales perspective. Today, company growth is in high single to low double digits. Softrax is notable for its domain expertise and the dedication of its core team. The product has had notable enhancements in the past 24 months, including an improved but still lagging UI/UX. Softrax’s products (billing, rev rec, and revenue management) are not integrated, and should be evaluated on a standalone basis.

Ideal Use Case: A cost-conscious, midmarket enterprise or business unit with $100 million to $1 billion in revenues in the high tech, industrials (IoT), or business services industry seeking a revenue scheduling and automation tool to complement the accounting team.

Primary Competitors: Aptitude, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Sage Intacct in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sage-intacct-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sage-intacct-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:36:55 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=76261 Summary: We increase Sage’s MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 55 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. With consistent execution and steady investment into product development, the Sage Intacct ARM solution scores above peer averages in all areas except finance. While the Sage Intacct product has shown 30%+ growth year

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Summary: We increase Sage’s MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 55 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. With consistent execution and steady investment into product development, the Sage Intacct ARM solution scores above peer averages in all areas except finance. While the Sage Intacct product has shown 30%+ growth year over year, their Finance rating is weighed down by the parent company’s core financials. The product has made gains in overall reporting capability and its integration with Salesforce CPQ. Since its acquisition, the Intacct solution has grown in line with its competitors, and the Intacct team has gained more responsibility within Sage due to its market success. The company has >125 VAR partners, and >50% of direct sales are implemented by services partners. The installed base for ARM is now approaching 500, making it one of the most widely installed ARM solutions.

Ideal Use Case: Series A-D companies with product-market fit or building sales-led or product-led subscription models (volumes 10-10,000/month), looking to scale financials and/or SaaS/usage/subscription billing in preparation for an eventual IPO.

Primary Competitors: FinancialForce, Chargebee, Chargify-SaaSOptics, JustOn, Oracle NetSuite, RightRev, Zuora

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RightRev in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/rightrev-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rightrev-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:26:31 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=76218 Summary: We initiate the MGI 360 Rating of RightRev in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market at 46 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Founded by the godfather of automated revenue intelligence software, RightRev’s overall score reflects the youth of the company and product. Early adopter customers are in various stages of going live, and feedback

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Summary: We initiate the MGI 360 Rating of RightRev in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market at 46 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Founded by the godfather of automated revenue intelligence software, RightRev’s overall score reflects the youth of the company and product. Early adopter customers are in various stages of going live, and feedback is positive thus far. With a go-to-market team in the US, the company is focused on selling into the Salesforce customer base. The development team, which is predominantly based in India, has architected a modern, cloud-native solution that runs on Salesforce for its mainstream solution and Heroku (on AWS) for its high-performance option. With an API-centric revenue engine, the solution aims to address the critical issue of data integration and the ability to ingest data from various input channels such as quotes, orders, and invoices, among others.

Ideal Use Case: Small-to-midsize, fast-growing technology companies selling software and services that are Salesforce-centric and seeking an API-first ARM solution.

Primary Competitors: Ayara, BillingPlatform, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Zuora

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RecVue in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recvue-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recvue-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:14:36 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=73084 Summary: We initiate RecVue’s MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with a score of 43 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Based in California with a development team in India, RecVue has a rules-based pricing engine and domain expertise that enable it to serve a spectrum of revenue management requirements. RecVue can

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Summary: We initiate RecVue’s MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with a score of 43 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Based in California with a development team in India, RecVue has a rules-based pricing engine and domain expertise that enable it to serve a spectrum of revenue management requirements. RecVue can handle ARM needs ranging from low complexity, repeatable subscriptions to highly complex one-off arrangements with a variety of billing charges and contractual relationships. Users praise the company for its flexibility and demonstrated commitment to meeting customer needs. RecVue’s sales channel remains underpowered, while the revenue automation product team has bulked up over the past 24 months.

Ideal Use Case: North American B2B companies doing $100Mil+ in revenue with moderate-to-high levels of contract complexity, seeking deeper functionality and more flexibility than found in Oracle (EBS, Fusion, NetSuite) solutions.

Primary Competitors: BillingPlatform, Gotransverse, Oracle, Softrax, Zuora

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Oracle in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:12:00 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=73062 Summary: As a mega vendor of enterprise applications and multiple financials solutions, Oracle has sold revenue recognition products for over ten years. The current offering (Oracle Revenue Management Cloud – “ORMC”) appears to be in maintenance mode, with minimal development effort and modest marketing/sales support. The lack of investment is the main driver for low

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Summary: As a mega vendor of enterprise applications and multiple financials solutions, Oracle has sold revenue recognition products for over ten years. The current offering (Oracle Revenue Management Cloud – “ORMC”) appears to be in maintenance mode, with minimal development effort and modest marketing/sales support. The lack of investment is the main driver for low Product and Strategy scores. Overall rating is middle of the pack due to the company’s size and channel reach. As a niche application within the company’s portfolio, ORMC offers spreadsheet-like functionality that integrates with Oracle finance apps. Competitors are increasing their functionality and price/performance lead vs. Oracle products. Given the company’s focus on profitability and fragmented approach to product management, this trajectory is unlikely to change.

Ideal Use Case: Highly committed existing Oracle customers with low-to-medium complexity rev rec use cases who are willing to engage professional services to create a tailored revenue automation solution.

Primary Competitors: RecVue, SAP, Softrax, Workday, Zuora

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Gotransverse in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:07:42 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=73061 Summary: We update the Gotransverse MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 45 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Gotransverse offers its agile billing customers several plug-and-play options for automated revenue recognition. The company has its own rev rec module (rated in this note) that is largely offered to its installed

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Summary: We update the Gotransverse MGI 360 Rating in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market to 45 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Gotransverse offers its agile billing customers several plug-and-play options for automated revenue recognition. The company has its own rev rec module (rated in this note) that is largely offered to its installed base of agile billing customers. It also offers partner solutions through connection adaptors for Workday Revenue Management (rated separately) and Aptitude Software’s dual ARM offerings – the RevStream module (rated separately) for complex revenue management and RRE for communications services providers. The overall score reflects the company’s modest channel and significant changes in its core team.

Ideal Use Case: Mid-to-large, North American enterprises with high volumes and mid-to-low rev rec complexity looking for an integrated billing and revenue recognition solution.

Primary Competitors: BillingPlatform, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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FinancialForce in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/financialforce-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=financialforce-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:38:26 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=57321 Summary: We are increasing the MGI 360 Rating of FinancialForce.com in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market from 48 to 53 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. FinancialForce’s (“FF”) core strength is its native use of the Salesforce platform. Customers can run the ARM solution on the Force.com platform or Heroku, and the rev rec

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Summary: We are increasing the MGI 360 Rating of FinancialForce.com in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market from 48 to 53 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. FinancialForce’s (“FF”) core strength is its native use of the Salesforce platform. Customers can run the ARM solution on the Force.com platform or Heroku, and the rev rec capabilities can be tied directly to contracts within Salesforce or a preferred CPQ on-platform. FF ARM customers highlight the ease of use, accounting expertise, and strong support. Among the integrated financials and ARM products, FF is one of the few ARM products that can both run as a standalone tool (i.e., without the financials being used) and handle project accounting/rev rec needs. This is attractive to business units of larger entities that rely on Salesforce and require ARM functionality to connect to a global financials infrastructure. The product has received incremental investment over the past two years, keeping it in line with the industry average.

Ideal Use Case: Midmarket enterprises ($25Mil – $250Mil) selling products and services, seeking an integrated financials and ARM or standalone rev rec solution running on the Salesforce.com platform.

Primary Competitors: Chargify-SaaSOptics, Chargebee, JustOn, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct

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Chargify/SaaSOptics in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargify-saasoptics-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargify-saasoptics-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:27:40 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=57320 Summary: We initiate coverage of Chargify/SaaSOptics in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an MGI 360 rating of 53 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Launched as a recurring revenue analytics and dashboard product integrated into Intuit QuickBooks, SaaSOptics has steadily grown its customer base and consistently increased its product functionality and sales execution. The

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Summary: We initiate coverage of Chargify/SaaSOptics in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an MGI 360 rating of 53 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Launched as a recurring revenue analytics and dashboard product integrated into Intuit QuickBooks, SaaSOptics has steadily grown its customer base and consistently increased its product functionality and sales execution. The product offers attractive, above average functionality at below average total cost of ownership compared to direct peers. It is one of a few standalone revenue management solutions, that is integrated but not captive to a specific financials platform. With the recent addition of Chargify’s analytics event-based usage billing capabilities, the combined offering becomes more compelling to its target base and more attractive to slightly larger companies.

Ideal Use Case: SaaS companies under $100 million with low-to-moderate complexity using QuickBooks or Xero for core financials.

Primary Competitors: Chargebee, FinancialForce, Sage Intacct, Zone & Co.

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Use Case Note: BillingPlatform Revenue Management Suite https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/use-case-note-billingplatform-revenue-management-suite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=use-case-note-billingplatform-revenue-management-suite Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:21:53 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=236992 BillingPlatform is a cloud-based, API-first billing and revenue management solution for mid-to-large size organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies) in North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. BillingPlatform provides full lifecycle support of the monetization process – from product setup through quoting, billing and invoicing, CPQ, and revenue recognition through to payment and

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BillingPlatform is a cloud-based, API-first billing and revenue management solution for mid-to-large size organizations (including business units and divisions within mega-size companies) in North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. BillingPlatform provides full lifecycle support of the monetization process – from product setup through quoting, billing and invoicing, CPQ, and revenue recognition through to payment and collections. The ideal customer is looking to innovate in finance and billing automation with a comprehensive billing-centric monetization capability that can address everything from subscriptions to complex usage billing scenarios in quick-time and real-time contexts. BillingPlatform is widely viewed as representing good value for money – a solution that can be implemented and maintained without third-party consultants.

The Use Case Note describes the ideal customer profile for a given solution. It helps prospective buyers understand the “best fit” for a product or service. The aim is to help interested parties quickly and confidently narrow the list of suppliers that could meet a particular use case. It is not intended to describe the entire range of possible use cases, nor is it an in-depth analysis of the supplier or solution.

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Chargebee in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargebee-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargebee-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:42:07 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=51374 Summary: We initiate MGI 360 Rating of Chargebee in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an initial score of 50 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Chargebee entered the ARM market in 2021 with the acquisition of an early-stage innovator, RevLock. Chargebee’s RevLock solution has several product differentiators. RevLock handles proportional allocations typical of services

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Summary: We initiate MGI 360 Rating of Chargebee in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an initial score of 50 and a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Chargebee entered the ARM market in 2021 with the acquisition of an early-stage innovator, RevLock. Chargebee’s RevLock solution has several product differentiators. RevLock handles proportional allocations typical of services (e.g., hours or credits), has an SSP library/analyzer, and can manage incentive sales compensation in tandem with revenue recognition. A standalone product uncoupled from the invoice tool, RevLock handles many classic use cases such as the contracted, but unbilled, revenue. The post-acquisition integration is still a work in progress, particularly from a product and technology perspective. Managing the merger of Chargebee’s sales and marketing machine with the capable, but relatively small, RevLock product team will be a key factor in the potential success of the solution going forward.

Ideal Use Case: B2B software company doing $10M – $50M in revenue with multiline, moderately complex agreements (subscriptions + services) and a contract-centric approach to revenue automation in North America.

Primary Competitors: FinancialForce, Chargify-SaaSOptics, JustOn, Oracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Zone & Co.

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BillingPlatform in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:38:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=51352 Summary: We initiate coverage of BillingPlatform in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an MGI 360 Rating of 56 and a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. BillingPlatform is making significant progress in its efforts to become a multi-product company by leveraging its modern, metadata-driven model. BillingPlatform handles a wide range of contract relationships (subscription, physical and

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Summary: We initiate coverage of BillingPlatform in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an MGI 360 Rating of 56 and a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. BillingPlatform is making significant progress in its efforts to become a multi-product company by leveraging its modern, metadata-driven model. BillingPlatform handles a wide range of contract relationships (subscription, physical and digital goods, services, events, etc.) with a sophisticated UX, shrewdly separating the Rev Rec rules from the rest of the product catalog. Customers praise the product capabilities, while there is work to be done on the “fit and finish” component of its delivery. The company and product stand out in their ability to understand, model, and deliver simple to sophisticated functionality that is relatively fast and easy to both implement and manage.

Ideal Use Case: Fast-growing, mid-to-large B2B and B2C enterprises ($100M – $1B+) seeking a highly configurable ARM solution that can handle modest to highly complex contractual relationships and accounting scenarios as part of a broader monetization platform.

Primary Competitors: Aptitude, Gotransverse, Oracle NetSuite, RecVue, Zuora

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Ayara in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ayara-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ayara-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:28:10 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=47821 Summary: We are initiating coverage of Ayara in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an initial MGI 360 Rating of 41 and NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. A newcomer to the ARM market, Ayara is one of the most visionary players in the game. The overall MGI 360 score reflects both the size of the company

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Summary: We are initiating coverage of Ayara in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market with an initial MGI 360 Rating of 41 and NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. A newcomer to the ARM market, Ayara is one of the most visionary players in the game. The overall MGI 360 score reflects both the size of the company and its early stage of development. The product is aimed at bridging sales and accounting, and its revenue forecasting engine can even run as a complement to older Rev Rec solutions. Ayara has strong capabilities in API-first context and allows users to inject revenue intelligence functions into many other monetization components such as CPQ. Ayara has achieved early penetration with a number of leading technology companies and has an OEM deal in place with a major enterprise software supplier.

Ideal Use Case: Progressive CFOs/CAOs of high-growth, mid-to-large enterprises looking for a revenue recognition and intelligence solution that integrates within Salesforce.

Primary Competitors: Oracle NetSuite, RightRev, SAP, Zone & Co., Zuora

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Aptitude Software in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aptitude-software-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aptitude-software-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:20:26 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=47799 Summary: We increase the MGI 360 Rating of Aptitude Software in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market from 44 to 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. The company has significant expertise in the finance software area, particularly as it relates to revenue accounting and high-volume finance requirements and offers a portfolio of several focused finance

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Summary: We increase the MGI 360 Rating of Aptitude Software in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market from 44 to 47 and maintain a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. The company has significant expertise in the finance software area, particularly as it relates to revenue accounting and high-volume finance requirements and offers a portfolio of several focused finance tools. Since its acquisition by Aptitude, the RevStream product has not kept pace with the market in terms of product investment or growth. The transition to a multi-tenant cloud solution has proven challenging at a time when the requirements landscape is expanding. Recent new hires and renewed focus on RevStream have potential to reignite innovation and sales. The company has initiated relationships with numerous standalone billing companies and plans to deliver an integrated revenue and lease accounting solution.

Ideal Use Case: Growing midsize ($250M+) and large enterprises seeking a hosted (single-tenant) solution with adaptable, medium-to-high complexity revenue scheduling and automation functionality.

Primary Competitors: BillingPlatform, Oracle, SAP, Softrax, Zuora

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Zuora in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:01:50 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=35160 Summary: Zuora’s MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) improves to 62, achieving the Top Product Score and retaining a Positive Analyst Outlook. With a growing installed base of customers across industries such as hi-tech, gaming, education, healthcare, and others, Zuora Revenue remains a feature-rich solution with a demonstrated ability to meet the automation

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Summary: Zuora’s MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) improves to 62, achieving the Top Product Score and retaining a Positive Analyst Outlook. With a growing installed base of customers across industries such as hi-tech, gaming, education, healthcare, and others, Zuora Revenue remains a feature-rich solution with a demonstrated ability to meet the automation needs of complex contractual arrangements. Despite employee turnover in the past 24 months, Zuora still has deep revenue automation domain expertise within its product and services teams. The company is expanding its vision of revenue automation to handle a broader range of customer sizes and use cases. Recently introduced quick-time dashboarding and improved analytics and reporting have received positive customer feedback. Overall ARM customer experiences are mixed – companies with more complex use cases and those utilizing premium support report the highest levels of satisfaction.

Ideal Use Case: Growing midmarket-to-large enterprises with revenue scheduling and automation requirements. Investing in premium support is recommended for complex use cases.

Primary Competitors: Aptitude, Ayara, RecVue, RightRev, SAP, Softrax, Workday

 

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Workday in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/workday-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workday-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:01:27 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=35090 Opinion: We are raising Workday’s MGI 360 rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) to 65 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. The revenue management solution leverages the Workday platform’s distinguished analytics and planning capabilities. Customers consistently cite Workday’s strong commitment to ongoing support as a major differentiator. The product also benefits from sustained internal development

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Opinion: We are raising Workday’s MGI 360 rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) to 65 and maintain a POSITIVE Analyst Outlook. The revenue management solution leverages the Workday platform’s distinguished analytics and planning capabilities. Customers consistently cite Workday’s strong commitment to ongoing support as a major differentiator. The product also benefits from sustained internal development and the addition of acquired products (e.g., Zimit for services CPQ). The company, particularly the ARM product team, is led by an experienced leadership with little turnover and a track record of consistent execution. Workday’s channel is one of the largest and most productive in the industry. Field input from reference accounts continues to be strong.

Ideal Use Case: Midmarket-to-large, service-centric industry (i.e., non-industrial/non-manufacturing) enterprises seeking integrated financials, revenue automation, and planning functionality from a mature, growing cloud vendor.

Primary Competitors: FinancialForce, Oracle, Oracle NetSuite, SAP, Zuora

 

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SAP in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:01:00 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=35161 Summary: SAP’s MGI 360 Rating is based on the composite capabilities of its multiple ARM products. At 62, it is among the top three of the 17 companies rated in Automated Revenue Management (ARM). The revenue automation product team has sharpened its focus, improved execution, and honed deep domain expertise addressing the most complex, high-volume

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Summary: SAP’s MGI 360 Rating is based on the composite capabilities of its multiple ARM products. At 62, it is among the top three of the 17 companies rated in Automated Revenue Management (ARM). The revenue automation product team has sharpened its focus, improved execution, and honed deep domain expertise addressing the most complex, high-volume ARM use cases. Product roadmaps have more availability and clarity, while in our view, marketing simplification and product rationalization are a work in progress. SAP’s ARM solutions are decoupled from operational sales and billing, allowing highly flexible Rev Rec. SAP’s ARM solutions also support event-based Rev Rec, lease accounting, and integration with billing and revenue accounting. Customer feedback is generally positive and retention performance is strong. The installed base is among the largest in the market.

Ideal Use Case: Solutions are well suited for SAP finance customers across a broad range of industries, typically revenue management teams within large, complex, global B2B/B2C enterprises with a mix of digital and physical product types as well as services.

Primary Competitors: Aptitude, Ayara, Oracle, Softrax, Workday, Zuora

 

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Oracle NetSuite in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-netsuite-in-automated-revenue-management-arm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-netsuite-in-automated-revenue-management-arm Fri, 11 Feb 2022 23:00:48 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=35183 Summary: We raise the Oracle NetSuite MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) to 61 and establish a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Oracle NetSuite’s once ambitious vision – to deliver ARM and billing as a unified set of broader finance automation capabilities, has narrowed as NetSuite shifted investment priorities elsewhere, aiming toward smaller, less complex

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Summary: We raise the Oracle NetSuite MGI 360 Rating in Automated Revenue Management (ARM) to 61 and establish a NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook. Oracle NetSuite’s once ambitious vision – to deliver ARM and billing as a unified set of broader finance automation capabilities, has narrowed as NetSuite shifted investment priorities elsewhere, aiming toward smaller, less complex companies. As business and finance complexity increase, Oracle NetSuite ARM’s fit diminishes. NetSuite’s ARM solution, once a clear leader in this space, still retains an above-average product capability but has given up some of its lead as competitors deliver rapidly increasing innovation. NetSuite ARM could benefit from a revised and refreshed vision and more focused management execution translated into both product development and marketing initiatives. The NEUTRAL Analyst Outlook reflects our sense that this area within NetSuite has been lately operating on autopilot while the rest of the market has raced ahead.

Ideal Use Case: Midmarket (under $100 million revenues) software companies with modest complexity, low volumes content with a single application supplier. Oracle NetSuite prospects that easily fit within current functionality should consider NetSuite ARM, but also be conscious that aggressive discounting may be counterbalanced by less-than-aggressive R&D innovation.

Primary Competitors: Ayara, Chargebee, Chargify-SaaSOptics, RightRev, Zone & Co.

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MGI Forecasts: Agile Billing Software Global TAM Forecast 2022-2026 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-agile-billing-software-global-forecast-2022-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-agile-billing-software-global-forecast-2022-2026 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:51:00 +0000 https://mgiresearch.com/?post_type=research&p=2796 The market for Cloud-based Agile Billing software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2022-2026) total addressable market (TAM) exceeding $45 billion.* After the Covid-19 pandemic drove businesses to embrace e-commerce and digital channels, B2B buyers came to expect a more comprehensive and customizable selection of payment offerings, including subscription, usage, and consumption-based models. The growth in

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The market for Cloud-based Agile Billing software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2022-2026) total addressable market (TAM) exceeding $45 billion.*

After the Covid-19 pandemic drove businesses to embrace e-commerce and digital channels, B2B buyers came to expect a more comprehensive and customizable selection of payment offerings, including subscription, usage, and consumption-based models. The growth in Agile Billing adoption is fueled by digital transformation and a refocusing of technology investment towards automation and digitally instrumenting key processes to address increasingly complex and varied billing software requirements.

Agile Billing represents a significant opportunity to increase productivity, improve accuracy, and inject operational speed across organizations of all sizes, stages of maturity, industries, and geographies. Leading organizations around the world are already investing in automated Agile Billing tools, but the overall level of adoption is still relatively modest. We expect the pace of innovation and adoption in this area to accelerate. This will be accompanied by an evolution in Agile Billing systems’ capabilities, user perception, and integration between itself and other core enterprise systems such as Payments and e-Commerce, CPQ, CLM, Finance Automation, and Procurement Management and Supply Chain, among others. MGI Research believes Agile Billing is an essential ingredient in any digital transformation initiative.

This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the Total Addressable Market (TAM) for Agile Billing software from 2022 to 2026. In this report, we address the following information and issues: worldwide annual estimates of potential spending and growth rate, detailed geographical breakdowns, economic sectors, analysis of market size based on company size, the impact of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Transformation, and company growth and technology spend profiles, among others. Estimates for potential spending on corresponding legacy, on-premise, and hosted software solutions are included, as are estimates for the combined Cloud and legacy market size and growth rate. This analysis is based on MGI Research’s proprietary Global Analytics Model, a curated database of every publicly listed company in the world with revenues greater than $1 million.

The report analyzes the key market drivers and dynamics that are fueling the growth in Agile Billing investments and details the geographies, sectors, and vertical industries that are most impacted.

*Contact MGI Research for the precise figure.

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What Every CEO Needs to Know About Subscription Business https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/what-every-ceo-needs-to-know-about-subscription-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-every-ceo-needs-to-know-about-subscription-business Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:46:36 +0000 https://mgl.ohz.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=2237 SUMMARY Subscription businesses may appear deceptively simple. After all, how complex could it be to create an offering around some content or a service for $5.99 per month, set up a website, and begin to market to millions of potential customers with a hope to create billions of dollars in new value? Still, many of

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SUMMARY

Subscription businesses may appear deceptively simple. After all, how complex could it be to create an offering around some content or a service for $5.99 per month, set up a website, and begin to market to millions of potential customers with a hope to create billions of dollars in new value?

Still, many of the subscription start-up ideas fail to achieve relevance. This is a complex endeavor, fraught with risk and extremely sensitive to execution.

In this research report, we have compiled a simple guide to the key concepts of a subscription business, including questions every CEO should ask to track and grow a successful business.

KEY ISSUES

  • What are the strategic opportunities and risks in adopting subscription business models?
  • How can organizations create strategic differentiation with subscriptions?
  • What tools, data, process, and organizational models are needed to create successful outcomes with subscriptions?

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Evolution of MoR into Monetization as a Service https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/evolution-of-mor-into-monetization-as-a-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-mor-into-monetization-as-a-service Tue, 11 May 2021 20:45:17 +0000 https://mgl.ohz.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=2203   SUMMARY The 2020–2021 pandemic disruption has propelled e-Commerce back to the top of the priority list of strategic enterprise investments. Across a spectrum of company sizes and industries, organizations are actively reviewing their digital commerce strategies and capabilities. This focused a renewed spotlight on outsourcing services such as Merchant of Record (MoR) – an

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SUMMARY

The 2020–2021 pandemic disruption has propelled e-Commerce back to the top of the priority list of strategic enterprise investments. Across a spectrum of company sizes and industries, organizations are actively reviewing their digital commerce strategies and capabilities. This focused a renewed spotlight on outsourcing services such as Merchant of Record (MoR) – an area that has been evolving rapidly into a modular Monetization-as-a-Service offering. This component-oriented approach to MoR has enabled an architectural convergence between MoR and mainstream e-commerce platforms. In this research note, we take a closer look at MoR strategies and the transformation that is taking place in this area.

 

KEY ISSUES

  • How can companies create a strategic advantage through digital commerce?
  • How will outsourcing options fit into enterprise digital commerce strategies?
  • What are the appropriate use cases for Merchant of Record solutions?
  • Who are the winners and losers in digital commerce transformation?

 

VENDORS MENTIONED

  • 2Checkout
  • cleverbridge
  • Digital River
  • FastSpring
  • ModusLink
  • Nexway
  • Paddle
  • PayPro Global

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Mediation 2.0: Taking on the Data Challenge in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mediation-2-0-taking-on-the-data-challenge-in-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mediation-2-0-taking-on-the-data-challenge-in-agile-billing Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:47:08 +0000 https://mgl.ohz.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1950 SUMMARY Globally, data volumes continue to grow faster than anything else in the world. This near exponential rise endures unabated regardless of the state of the economy. For example, a self-driving car can generate upwards to 4TB of data daily and the information derived can by itself be more profitable than the car. Companies want

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Globally, data volumes continue to grow faster than anything else in the world. This near exponential rise endures unabated regardless of the state of the economy. For example, a self-driving car can generate upwards to 4TB of data daily and the information derived can by itself be more profitable than the car.

Companies want to be data-driven, lean in on analytics and data lakes, introduce AI and ML. Every company wants to be called a Big Data company or even a Knowledge Company. But what happens when all of these technologies rely on dirty data – data that is inconsistent, out-of-date, incomplete or is not delivered at the right time to the right place?

When companies want to innovate and modernize their business models, Billing is one of the first disciplines where lack of data quality and absence of persistent data management are exposed. This is the first area where the desire to scale new pricing models collides with poor data hygiene and lack of a data management infrastructure. In this research report we examine the role that data plays in the overall success of monetization initiatives such as for Agile Billing and related technologies such as Mediation 2.0, MDM, ETL and others.

KEY ISSUES

  • How will the challenges of managing a data ecosystem for monetization evolve?
  • What are the effective strategies for improving data hygiene in monetization?

DEFINITION OF MEDIATION

Billing Mediation (Mediation 1.0) is the process of converting usage records in-to a format that can be understood by billing systems

BOTTOM LINE

What can organizations do about the Data Problem in Billing?

To mitigate the risks posed by the lack of data management, organizations need to deploy a multi-faceted strategy which combines investment into in data mediation tools with process improvement, adoption of metrics and deployment of best practices. Most importantly, organizations need a mind-set change when it comes to data:

Organizations talk about solving business problems with technology tools, process and people, but often forget the fourth key element – the data. Make data a priority regardless of applications – focus on a data portfolio management approach, assign budget, develop metrics of success and make it someone’s job.

  • Agile Billing is a good place to start the review of the global data management capability. The impact in this area is large and immediate.
  • Identify the key data sources and destinations and how the data will be delivered and used – stored, streaming, etc.
  • Identify areas where dynamic pricing, usage or outcome pricing can be deployed to give your organization a durable strategic edge. For example, offerings can be priced based on peak vs off-peak periods or dynamically priced based on supply and demand or on achieving or coming close to an outcome like an SLA attainment.
  • For data that will enter your Agile Billing domain, focus on data instrumentation, measurement, key metrics (quality, completeness, currency, et al), SLAs and monitoring dashboards. Set up a monitored process to manage your data platform.

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Rev.io in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/rev-io-in-agile-billing20201203/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rev-io-in-agile-billing20201203 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 19:26:26 +0000 https://mgl.ohz.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1944 OPINION: Rev.io has demonstrated consistent progress over past 24 months. We expect the firm to grow in line with the industry in 2020 and above industry averages in 2021.  The strength of Rev.io’s offering is the combination of a broad set of functionality and its rapid, competent implementation services provided by the company. Overall, the business

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OPINION: Rev.io has demonstrated consistent progress over past 24 months. We expect the firm to grow in line with the industry in 2020 and above industry averages in 2021.  The strength of Rev.io’s offering is the combination of a broad set of functionality and its rapid, competent implementation services provided by the company. Overall, the business is undergoing a transition from founder-led to professionally-run organization. This transformation adds management talent and seeks to expand beyond its core initial market.  The company has developed a functional partnership ecosystem with the recent addition of a structured Strategic Partnership Program. Its direct sales channel is effective but its size remains a gating factor to more rapid growth. Our field research reveals a customer base that is generally very positive on the company and product, and we expect to see continued growth from Rev.io in 2021 and beyond.

USE CASE: Small to midsize communications service providers (CSP) such as Telcos, MSPs, IoT service providers in the US and the revenue range of $25Mil-$500Mil annually seeking an all-in-one billing solution that includes a customer portal, payments integration, CRM and quoting capability.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Tier II and Tier III communications service providers (CSP) such as Telcos, MSPs, IoT service providers in the US and the revenue range of $25Mil-$500Mil annually seeking an all-in-one billing solution that includes a customer portal, payments integration, CRM and quoting capability.

COMPETITORS: BluLogix, Datagate, Gotransverse, IDI Billing, LogiSense, OneBill

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Thinking Outside the Box in Agile Monetization https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/thinking-outside-the-box-in-agile-monetization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thinking-outside-the-box-in-agile-monetization Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:12:51 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1916 SUMMARY Increased emphasis on agility in finance and sales operations is often seen strictly through the prism of increased speed metrics such as time to market and time to revenue. However, equally important in this context is the ability to rapidly create new capabilities from existing functions of finance automation solutions. This requires that organizations

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SUMMARY

Increased emphasis on agility in finance and sales operations is often seen strictly through the prism of increased speed metrics such as time to market and time to revenue. However, equally important in this context is the ability to rapidly create new capabilities from existing functions of finance automation solutions. This requires that organizations unpack the capabilities contained in the traditional “functional boxes.” In this research report, we discuss how generating new capabilities from the components of existing solutions can help organizations achieve proactive revenue management capability with a direct and immediate impact on both topline growth and bottom line profitability. Specifically, we highlight the concepts of proactive revenue management and revenue and margin radar.

KEY ISSUES

How will advances in microservices impact innovation in finance automation?

What are the new, disruptive product capabilities that can help finance improve strategic outcomes?

BOTTOM LINE

In order to create real competitive differentiation with monetization, organizations will need to think in terms of combining atomic functions of individual services from a variety of products into new, often proactive capabilities to simulate and predict revenue and profitability before a proposal is submitted and order accepted. Revenue Radar and Margin Radar are two conceptual capabilities that leverage elements of CPQ, Agile Billing, Automated Revenue Management, and Financials.

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Payrix in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/payrix-in-commerce-payment-platforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=payrix-in-commerce-payment-platforms Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:17:22 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1921 OPINION: Payrix enables SaaS and ISV providers to monetize their installed client base by adding seamless digital payment processing. The Payrix solution offers two tiers of functionality starting with a basic payment integration similar to that offered by companies like Stripe. At the next level, Payrix provides a white-label payment solution allowing companies to resell

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OPINION: Payrix enables SaaS and ISV providers to monetize their installed client base by adding seamless digital payment processing. The Payrix solution offers two tiers of functionality starting with a basic payment integration similar to that offered by companies like Stripe. At the next level, Payrix provides a white-label payment solution allowing companies to resell and completely monetize payment capability with their clients, become full payment facilitators (PayFacs), and integrate fraud screening and on-boarding management into their offerings. The solution is accessible via API and can be fully white-labeled so that end clients interact only with their SaaS/ISV supplier which reduces complexity and cost.

USE CASE: Saas and ISV companies and digital goods and services providers looking to generate incremental revenue by offering a white-label, seamless payment processing capability to their installed base.

COMPETITORS: CardConnect, Finix, ProPay (TSYS-GlobalPayments), Stripe Connect, WePay

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BluLogix in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/blulogix-in-agile-billing-112020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blulogix-in-agile-billing-112020 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:59:09 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1914 OPINION: BluLogix offers an extensible, all-in-one, cloud-based billing and partner management solution aimed at multifaceted enterprises selling B2B and B2C offerings via complex combinations of direct and partner channels. The product provides a broad set of capabilities spanning mediation, rating, billing, invoicing, provisioning, order management, and partner management with a deep focus on revenue management.

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OPINION: BluLogix offers an extensible, all-in-one, cloud-based billing and partner management solution aimed at multifaceted enterprises selling B2B and B2C offerings via complex combinations of direct and partner channels. The product provides a broad set of capabilities spanning mediation, rating, billing, invoicing, provisioning, order management, and partner management with a deep focus on revenue management. Despite its modest size, BluLogix has been a consistent financial performer. It will need to expand its management footprint and channels to sustain further growth.

USE CASE: Mid-size to $1 billion+ B2B and B2B2C organizations selling a medium to high complexity mix of digital and physical goods globally and in need of a comprehensive agile monetization platform capable of handling near real-time mediation, rating, billing, invoicing, revenue and margin management, and forecasting—specifically in a complex, multi-tier channel context. BluLogix’s focus industries include UCaaS/CSP, high tech, SaaS, healthcare, industrials, transportation, media, and agriculture.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson AB, Gotransverse, IDI Billing Solutions, Logisense, Oracle, RecVue, rev.io, SAP SE, Zuora

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How Can Marketplaces Achieve Frictionless Monetization? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/how-can-marketplaces-achieve-frictionless-monetization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-marketplaces-achieve-frictionless-monetization Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:57:43 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=953 In the campaign to remain relevant and avoid disintermediation, marketplaces feel the pressure to provide frictionless commerce. Achieving this goal, however, is challenging given the current set of monetization tools they are working with. Frictionless commerce—the ability to conduct seamless, digitally-enabled transactions free of barriers and fraud between businesses and consumers—is a goal of every

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In the campaign to remain relevant and avoid disintermediation, marketplaces feel the pressure to provide frictionless commerce. Achieving this goal, however, is challenging given the current set of monetization tools they are working with.

Frictionless commerce—the ability to conduct seamless, digitally-enabled transactions free of barriers and fraud between businesses and consumers—is a goal of every large e-commerce marketplace provider. Marketplace participants who were previously satisfied with the ability to perform one-time transactions increasingly seek more complex selling capabilities including support for subscriptions to physical and digital offers, usage, and sales of hybrid offerings that combine physical and digital goods and services. To achieve this nirvana-like objective, marketplaces will be forced to modernize their monetization capabilities through investment in billing and payments capabilities and injection of greater speed and agility across the entire spectrum of monetization capabilities. We expect marketplaces to begin to adapt key concepts of the Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) to serve the needs of large scale e-commerce environments.

This research note provides an assessment of agile monetization capabilities and deficiencies in leading marketplaces including Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Shopify, and Uber. The focus is on the Seller’s experience across a range of B2X contexts.

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MGI Forecasts: Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) Software 2018-2022 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-agile-monetization-platform-amp-software-2018-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-agile-monetization-platform-amp-software-2018-2022 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:00:55 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=972 We have updated the MGI Forecast of the total addressable market (TAM) for Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) software from 2018 to 2022. This latest forecast contains worldwide annual estimates of spending on software that falls into AMP categories including Financials, Billing, Revenue Recognition, CPQ, CRM, Order Management, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), e-Commerce, and Mediation. The

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We have updated the MGI Forecast of the total addressable market (TAM) for Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) software from 2018 to 2022.

This latest forecast contains worldwide annual estimates of spending on software that falls into AMP categories including Financials, Billing, Revenue Recognition, CPQ, CRM, Order Management, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), e-Commerce, and Mediation. The report also details growth rate, breakdowns by AMP categories, geographies, economic sectors, analysis of market size based on company size, the impact of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Transformation, and company growth and technology spend profiles (among other factors). The scope of the data has been expanded to include estimates and annual forecasts for cloud-based AMP software as well as the corresponding legacy on-premise software solutions. This MGI Forecast examines the total potential spend in each category and across AMP as a whole.

The term Agile Monetization was introduced by MGI Research in 2015 and originally evolved from a concept of Agile Billing pioneered by MGI Research in late 2013. In the monetization context, agility refers to the ability to create and evolve new offers by iterating rapidly, thus accelerating the velocity with which a business can bring new product offers to market.

 

Business Context

The very nature of competition today is changing radically. Product innovation and growth opportunities are bound only by the imagination. Once-protected pools of profit are now at risk. Product cycles and market opportunities come and go in less than five years with the majority of benefits accruing for a limited few. Organizations of all sizes want greater transparency and control in their business relationships. The demand for custom pricing models and flexible terms is counterbalanced by the challenges of delivering these capabilities at scale.

Across most key world economies, the number and complexity of regulatory and audit requirements are mounting while the timeframes in which to reach compliance are getting shorter. Against this rapidly accelerating backdrop, product innovation and revenue optimization are the crucial levers for growth and profitability. In the face of these opportunities and threats, progressive organizations are focusing on key processes and new monetization tools to sharpen their edge.

Increasing regulation, digital disruption, activist investors, and ever-evolving customer demands are overwhelming legacy IT systems and processes. Individuals and businesses alike are looking beyond product purchasing to the consumption of services. Customer preferences for pricing models, payment modalities, and personalized quotes and contract terms continue to shift. Subscriptions, demand-based price models, pay-per-use, and increasingly complex enterprise agreements with a litany of unique entitlements are now the norm. Technology disruption accelerates the demand for these new pricing models, and it is everywhere–from the Internet of Things (“IoT”), autonomous vehicles, and artificial intelligence to digital disrupters like Netflix, Airbnb, and Uber. This revolution necessitates a reckoning for businesses from corner stores to Fortune 10 companies.

Reacting to these new business needs, organizations are looking to revamp their core business systems, particularly in the area of monetization.

 

Monetization as a Strategic Capability

Monetization is a measure of how efficiently and effectively market demand is created and translated into revenue, profits, and competitive differentiation.

The process of monetization reaches across the entire organization covering product development, marketing, sales, finance, billing, and customer support—literally from the back office to the front office and into the customer and supplier ecosystem. Monetization is not a single product but a business discipline that combines business processes, tools, and skilled human resources to efficiently and effectively create and translate market demand into revenues, profits, and competitive differentiation.

There are multiple business and technology drivers for investment in AMP solutions. AMP is one of those all-season markets with solid demand through good times and bad times. In periods of economic expansion, AMP enables companies to launch products faster and accelerate time to revenue while increasing customer success and satisfaction. In periods of relative economic weakness, AMP is no longer a boost but an essential business tool accelerating the order to cash cycle, reducing DSO, and enabling more granular (and efficient) product offer management.

In our research and advisory practice, we have seen clear evidence of companies prioritizing investment into AMP over other, more traditional business applications areas.

 

Forecast

The market for Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) software represents a new, large (and expanding), all-season opportunity with a total addressable market (TAM) exceeding $172 billion from 2018 to 2022. MGI Research expects AMP spending to rise from $19 billion in 2018 to over $55 billion in 2022. The key drivers of growth include the shift to new business models based on recurring and/or usage-based pricing, increased impact from adoption of Internet of Things (IoT), regulation, the ability of vendors to reach previously unserved buyers, and the push to automate (“digitally transform”) the enterprise. The economics and agility of cloud computing solutions are also stimulating migration of workloads from traditional on-premise software solutions to cloud-based AMP options.

Leading organizations primarily in North America are already making the move to AMP today, and they comprise the bulk of the spending currently underway. Over the next 24 months, geographic markets beyond North America will accelerate, and fast-following firms and middle of the road organizations in North America will ramp up spending on AMP. Given the critical nature of AMP–it affects topline growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction–it is one area of technology spend that is being prioritized. This report analyzes the key market drivers and dynamics that are fueling the growth in AMP investments and details the geographies, sectors, and vertical industries that are most impacted by major trends like IoT (“Internet of Things”) and the adoption of subscription business models.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(61 pages)

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Key Business and Technology Drivers
  4. Regulatory Compliance
  5. Stepping Into the Future–Automation, Renovation, and Transformation
  6. Customers of All Sizes
  7. Top Symptoms of Need for Agile Monetization
  8. Key Elements of an Agile Monetization Platform (AMP)
  9. Who Are the Buyers of AMP
  10. Who Within an Organization Benefits From AMP?
  11. Functional Overlap
  12. Forecast Scope, Assumptions and Methodology
  13. AMP Total Addressable Market (TAM)
  14. Legacy Total Addressable Market
  15. AMP Annual Forecast
  16. AMP TAM Geographic Segments
  17. Top 10 Countries for AMP TAM
  18. AMP TAM Top Sectors
  19. Impact of Growth
  20. Impact of Technology Adoption Style
  21. Impact of Digital Transformation
  22. Impact of The Internet of Things (IoT)
  23. Impact of a Shift Towards Subscription Business Models
  24. Agile Billing Market Forecast
  25. Cloud Contract Management Market Forecast
  26. Cloud CPQ Market Forecast
  27. Cloud e-Commerce Software Tools Market Forecast
  28. Cloud Financials Market Forecast
  29. Cloud Order Management Software Market Forecast
  30. Cloud Revenue Recognition Software Market Forecast
  31. Cloud Customer Service Software Market Forecast
  32. Summary
  33. Appendix: AMP TAM Forecast Assumptions and Stats

 

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 – Current Business Environment

Figure 2 – Business Model Gap

Figure 3 – Symptoms of Need for Agile Monetization

Figure 4 – Rethinking Enterprise Systems

Figure 5 – Select AMP Elements

Figure 6 – AMP Benefits

Figure 7 – AMP TAM Forecast Breadth

Figure 8 – AMP TAM Forecast Depth

Figure 9 – Forecast Core Assumptions

Figure 10 – AMP TAM

Figure 11 – Legacy Monetization Software TAM 2018-2022

Figure 12 – AMP Annual Forecast

Figure 13 – AMP Geographies

Figure 14 – AMP Categories & Regions

Figure 15 – AMP Key Countries

Figure 16 – Top 10 Countries for Legacy Monetization Spending

Figure 17 – AMP Key Sectors

Figure 18 – Top Segments Within Sectors and Company Sizes

Figure 19 – AMP by Company Size

Figure 20 – AMP TAM by Growth

Figure 21 – AMP TAM by Tech Adoption Style

Figure 22 – AMP TAM by Digital Transformation

Figure 23 – Characteristics of a Digital Enterprise

Figure 24 – AMP TAM by IoT Impact

Figure 25 – Impact of Subscriptions on AMP Spend

Figure 26- Agile Billing AMP TAM Forecast 2018-2022

Figure 27 – Cloud Mediation Software TAM Forecast 2018-2022

Figure 28 – Cloud Customer Service Software TAM Forecast 2018-2022

Figure 29 – AMP TAM Source Data: Sectors and Industries

Figure 30 – AMP TAM Source Data: Regions and Countries

Figure 32 – AMP TAM Source Data: Total Revenue

Figure 33 – AMP TAM Source Data: Average Revenue

Figure 34 – AMP TAM Source Data: Growth Distribution

Figure 35 – AMP TAM Source Data: Average Revenue Growth

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20 Questions with Shane Happach—Head of Global e-Commerce at Worldpay-FIS https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/20-questions-with-shane-happach-head-of-global-ecommerce-at-worldpay-fis-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-questions-with-shane-happach-head-of-global-ecommerce-at-worldpay-fis-102019 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:00:33 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=878 A partner who can deliver a frictionless customer experience in every country around the world at an attractive price is the holy grail of payments and commerce today. Ever-changing technologies and unpredictable regulatory requirements are among the challenges companies face in the search for a single payment provider operating globally. To give us insight into

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A partner who can deliver a frictionless customer experience in every country around the world at an attractive price is the holy grail of payments and commerce today. Ever-changing technologies and unpredictable regulatory requirements are among the challenges companies face in the search for a single payment provider operating globally. To give us insight into the dynamics of payments, commerce, technology, and business, we invited Shane Happach, Head of Global e-Commerce at Worldpay-FIS to join us for 20 Questions–an MGI Research Interview Series with leading technology industry executives, innovators, and investors.

 

Shane Happach Profile

  • Current: Head of Global e-Commerce, Worldpay-FIS
  • 2016: appointed Managing Director, e-Commerce division of Worldpay Group, PLC
  • 2010: joins Worldpay Group
  • Bachelor of Science, Miami University
  • MBA, International University of Geneva

Key Issues

  • Who are the winners and losers in digital payments and commerce?
  • How will suppliers meet the emerging requirements for digital payments and commerce?
  • What commerce and payments skills and resources are necessary for success?
  • How will digital payments be adopted by B2B organizations?

 

Excerpt from the interview:

Andrew Dailey: Welcome to MGI Research’s 20 Questions. Today’s guest is Shane Happach, Head of Global e-Commerce at FIS. Welcome Shane—Give us a sense of the scope and size of FIS?

 

Shane Happach: Worldpay was acquired by FIS [NYSE: FIS] in July 2019, and we’re roughly 55,000 associates working in more than 100 countries. Our market capitalization is over $82 billion, and we generate over $12 billion in revenue.

 

Andrew Dailey: How important is it for companies to have one contract, one relationship to handle their payments needs?

 

Shane Happach: Simplicity is an element of what most organizations are driving towards in terms of how they manage their payment strategy. For most of the customers I encounter having a single entity service, literally every aspect of their payments activities is in some cases unrealistic and/or a long-term goal that takes years for people’s capabilities to catch up to their presence. In general, I would say the more a customer is able to combine payments capabilities under one roof, the more it improves the economics for the customer and allows them to simplify the way in which they interact with different organizations. I don’t know anybody that says “I love having forty payment providers.”

 

Andrew Dailey: What is driving all the innovation in digital payments and commerce that has come out of Europe?

 

Shane Happach: Europe is interesting because it’s a very bank-focused culture, so the rise of alternative payments was largely led from Europe. I will also say the European Union, for passporting and capability purposes, allows a company like us to serve all of Europe on a single licensing arrangement. However, you still have all these individual country preferences, which can actually be quite heterogeneous. Payments companies and customers alike have had to be really creative building out solutions that cater to such dynamic market requirements. Europe is also a very heavily regulated environment. Downward pressure on card payments fees has allowed lots of alternatives to rise up, and allows our customers lots of different choices. All of these cross-currents drive innovation.

 

Andrew Dailey: What has been the impact of regulations like GDPR and PSD2 on your customers?

 

Shane Happach: A mixed bag. In some cases, it’s welcome to have clarity where there wasn’t previously, notably in terms of how people should be operating, or standardizing and leveling the playing field. In some cases, people find that clarity is helpful. In most cases, I would say it’s increased the complexity. It’s increased the reliance of customers on payment providers to help demystify some of it because we’re a lot closer to the regulation. In some cases, in particular with regards to the customer experience, it’s going to introduce friction back into the system that had been engineered out. That’s really where most people find the predominant complexity arising.

 

To access the full interview, click on the link below (for subscribers).

 

Additional questions covered in the interview deal with topics such as:

  • Commoditization of payment processing fees
  • The business case for FIS merchant solutions
  • How the buying centers for digital payment services are evolving
  • What should executives understand about payments?
  • What is the role of partnerships in the payments ecosystem?
  • What are factors are involved in creating success in digital payments?
  • What is the role of digital payments in B2B?
  • What is the global competitive landscape in payments?
  • How does FIS differentiate itself?
  • What is the future of consolidation in the payments arena?
  • Where is the innovation going to come from in digital payments?
  • What businesses do not know or understand about Worldpay and FIS

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Quote-to-Cash is “Dead” https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/quote-to-cash-is-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quote-to-cash-is-dead Fri, 16 Oct 2020 04:47:18 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1185 We believe that the concepts surrounding the traditional Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) process definitions are long overdue for an honest reassessment. With that, so are the systems that support Q2C. Too much of what is covered by Q2C is based on outmoded, digitally-shallow, 1980s-era batch-style processes that reflect neither the needs nor the capabilities of modern enterprises.

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We believe that the concepts surrounding the traditional Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) process definitions are long overdue for an honest reassessment. With that, so are the systems that support Q2C.

Too much of what is covered by Q2C is based on outmoded, digitally-shallow, 1980s-era batch-style processes that reflect neither the needs nor the capabilities of modern enterprises. Continuing to consider Q2C in its original form and maintain its “sacred cow” status will, in our view, prove both detrimental and expensive. In our research and advisory practice, we see a persistent theme of leading companies aiming to re-examine, re-define, and re-engineer their core processes. In a number of instances, the impetus for change is generated by the effort to improve monetization capability and agility.

Background

There is intensifying industry noise surrounding automation of the Quote-to-Cash (Q2C) process. This has been driven in part by the M&A and investment activity among companies whose products support Q2C (Steelbrick’s acquisition by Salesforce.com, Apttus receiving an infusion of investment funds, etc.). Across a spectrum of company sizes, industries, and stages of maturity, business and IT execs are being led to believe that an investment into Q2C and products that support it—CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote), Contract Management, and other categories—will be the next “silver bullet” and a critical step to dramatically improving accuracy of the sales process and reducing customer friction. While there is no question that a focus on these product categories specifically and Q2C process automation in general can bring tactical benefits, companies need to rethink their Q2C approach on a larger scale in order to realize true strategic value in this area. In the research note attached below, we explore the reasons behind our belief that traditional Q2C has outlived its shelf life and is being slowly replaced by a more comprehensive, broad, and deep approach that we termed Prospect-to-Disclosure or P2D.

Definition of Quote to Cash

Quote to cash, noun: the series of steps between quote generation and revenue collection.

Q2C Involves:

  • Product configuration
  • Pricing
  • Quoting: creation of a quote for prospect/customer
  • Contracting: negotiation and approvals
  • Order management: fulfillment of the order and provisioning of any services
  • Invoicing
  • Payment receipt
  • Dunning and Collections

Today’s business climate demands that enterprises strike a careful balance between speed, precision, compliance, and innovation. Many of the greenfield opportunities are being annexed by start-ups that are able to deploy new strategies and processes free of the legacy baggage—anchors that give stability to the large enterprises but also hold them back from moving faster. Often, it is not just the systems but also the processes and concepts themselves that, by inertia, have been extended beyond a useful shelf life.

It is in this context of a search for growth that more and more organizations are looking at how they price, package, sell, and deliver their products and services. Improving the Q2C process is gaining corporate popularity. While this sounds logical, we believe that a rush to simply automate Q2C in its present form may be misguided and passes up a more important opportunity to redefine and replace this tired, old process with a broader, deeper, more modern concept that we term Prospect-to-Disclosure (P2D). We believe that organizations that pursue Q2C automation without looking at the greater P2D opportunities are at best likely to realize only incremental improvements in their business efficiency and accuracy.

On the surface, the notion of streamlining and automating the process of configuring a solution, assigning a price, generating a customer quote, contracting, fulfilling the order, invoicing, and collecting payment is patently obvious. The business gains from such an initiative are clear. Sales organizations are under enormous pressure to not only generate results but also reduce and eliminate errors in the quoting and contracting processes. With rapidly evolving products, offerings, and turnover in the sales force and channel partners, the error rate in quotes and contracts translates into unnecessary friction with customers and a huge negative impact on sales force productivity and billing accuracy. Even minor inaccuracies in this part of the customer relationship spectrum can lead to costly mistakes in order fulfillment and subsequent customer dissatisfaction and defections. So it is no wonder the siren call of a system that automates product configuration, pricing, and the quoting effort is alluring. Large, complex product catalogs with intricate dependencies frustrate sales channels that gravitate towards simplicity. Q2C projects appear as silver bullet solutions for finance, product, and operations teams that are struggling to contain a permissive, “sales-driven” culture that allows the sales reps to create one-off quotes and lacks the necessary process checks and balances to verify the operational capacity to deliver on a given quote. CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote), a key ingredient in the Q2C process, promises to automate away some of the problems that persist in the absence of management control and process discipline. Without a doubt, the business challenges identified by Q2C and, by extension, CPQ are real.

Q2C rose to prominence in the era of business process reengineering and global ERP implementations. For most companies, this was the 1990s and early 2000s. The notion of a product was of a physical product, and the leading ERP solutions were designed for discrete manufacturing enterprises with very linear thinking and processes.

Today’s business models are edging further and further away from these concepts and towards selling services and outcomes on a continuous basis.

Q2C in its legacy form is no longer the silver bullet it once was and continues to be portrayed as. Organizations that ignore the broader implications of P2D (Prospect-to-Disclosure) are likely to see only marginal improvement in reducing customer friction, sales force productivity, and revenue leakage. Those that take a broader look at a more comprehensive approach like P2D are will be better positioned to reap strategic benefits with meaningful positive impacts to their growth rate, margins, market share, and enterprise value.

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MGI Forecasts: Agile Monetization Platforms (AMP) 2016-2020 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-agile-monetization-platforms-amp-2016-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-agile-monetization-platforms-amp-2016-2020 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:57:32 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1196 This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the total addressable market (TAM) for Agile Monetization Platform software from 2016 to 2020. Included in this report are world-wide annual estimates of spending, growth rate (with detailed breakdown by AMP categories, geographies, and economic sectors), analysis of market size based on company size, impact of Internet

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This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the total addressable market (TAM) for Agile Monetization Platform software from 2016 to 2020.

Included in this report are world-wide annual estimates of spending, growth rate (with detailed breakdown by AMP categories, geographies, and economic sectors), analysis of market size based on company size, impact of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Transformation, and growth and technology spend profiles among others. The research report includes estimates and annual forecasts for cloud-based software products covering agile billing, configure-price-quote (CPQ), e-commerce, customer service, contract management, revenue recognition, order management, customer support, and mediation. The report is based on data from almost 35,000 companies in 116 countries and 66 industries across all major economic sectors. The data contained in this report is also available separately through an interactive Global Analytics Model tool available from MGI Research by subscription. Contact MGI Research at gam@mgiresearch.com for additional information.

The market for Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) software represents a new, large (and expanding), all-season opportunity with a total addressable market (TAM) of over $102 billion over the five years from 2016 to 2020 and beyond. MGI Research expects AMP spending to rise from $8.5 billion in 2016 to near $36.75 billion in 2020. The shift to new business models that are in large part based on recurring and/or usage-based pricing schemes, together with the increased impact from adoption of Internet of Things (IoT), will be key in driving AMP adoption. Leading organizations primarily in North America are already making the move to AMP today, and they comprise the bulk of the spending currently underway. Over the next 24 months, geographic markets beyond North America will accelerate, and fast-following firms and middle-of-the-road organizations in North America will ramp up their spending on AMP. Given the critical nature of AMP—it affects topline growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction—it is an area of technology spend that is being prioritized. This report details the sectors and vertical industries that are most impacted by major trends like IoT (“Internet of Things”) and the adoption of subscription business models.

Fueled by the Digital Revolution, the very nature of competition today is changing radically. Product innovation and growth opportunities are bound only by the imagination. Previously protected pools of profit are now at risk. Product cycles and market opportunities come and go in less than five years—with the majority of benefits accruing to a limited few. Organizations of all sizes want greater transparency and control in their business relationships. The demand for custom pricing models and flexible terms is counterbalanced by the challenges of delivering these capabilities at scale. Across most key world economies, the number and complexity of regulatory and audit requirements are mounting while the timeframes to reach compliance are getting shorter. Against this rapidly accelerating backdrop, product innovation and revenue optimization are the critical levers for growth and profitability. In the face of these opportunities and threats, progressive organizations are focusing on key processes and new monetization tools to sharpen their edge.

Increasing regulation, digital disruption, activist investors, and ever-pressing customer needs are pushing legacy IT systems and processes beyond their capacities to respond. Individuals and businesses alike now seek to consume services, not just products, and their preferences for pricing models and payment modalities are changing. Subscriptions, demand-based price models, pay-per-use, and increasingly complex enterprise agreements with a litany of unique entitlements now are the norm. Technology disruption accelerates the demand for these new pricing models, and it is everywhere—from the Internet of Things (“IoT”), autonomous vehicles, and artificial intelligence to digital disrupters like Netflix, Airbnb, and Uber. Neither the corner store nor the Fortune 10 companies are immune to this revolution. Reacting to these new business needs, organizations are looking to revamp their core business systems, particularly in the area of monetization.

Monetization is how efficiently and effectively market demand is created and translated into revenue, profits, and competitive differentiation.

The process of monetization reaches across the organization through product development, marketing, sales, finance, billing, and even customer support. Monetization is not a single product but a business discipline that combines business processes, tools, and skilled human resources to efficiently and effectively create and translate market demand into revenues, profits, and competitive differentiation. The term Agile Monetization was introduced by MGI Research in 2015 and originally evolved from a concept of Agile Billing pioneered by MGI Research in late 2013. In the monetization context, agility refers to the ability to create and evolve new offers by iterating rapidly, thus accelerating the velocity with which a business can bring new product offers to market.

The full report is available to MGI Research subscribers.

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Enabling the Digital Business Platform—20 Questions with ChikPea CEO Adam Kleinberg https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/enabling-the-digital-business-platform-20-questions-with-chikpea-ceo-adam-kleinberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enabling-the-digital-business-platform-20-questions-with-chikpea-ceo-adam-kleinberg Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:51:22 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1193 The demand for cloud-based billing and order management systems is accelerating as more and more businesses large and small recognize the critical importance of offering a much wider range of pricing/business models to their customers. The earliest adopter of the Salesforce.com platform, ChikPea is benefiting from this shift to cloud-based solutions. To give us insight

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The demand for cloud-based billing and order management systems is accelerating as more and more businesses large and small recognize the critical importance of offering a much wider range of pricing/business models to their customers. The earliest adopter of the Salesforce.com platform, ChikPea is benefiting from this shift to cloud-based solutions. To give us insight into the dynamics of monetization on the Force.com platform, we invited ChikPea CEO Adam Kleinberg to join us for 20 Questions—an MGI Research Interview Series with leading technology industry executives, innovators, and investors.

 

An excerpt from the interview appears below. The complete interview is available to subscribers.

Andrew Dailey: As CEO, give us a quantitative sense of ChikPea’s business today?

Adam Kleinberg: Since the day it was founded, ChikPea has been growing exponentially. Today we operate across multiple verticals and have created a name for ourselves in the areas of telecom and general billing. We operate in three continents with customers in Europe, North America, and Asia. We have a development office in India with sales and marketing offices in the US and in Asia.

Andrew Dailey: ChikPea is one of the few companies that is in the subscription billing market and also has both quoting and an in-depth order management solution. What is the genesis of this combination?

Adam Kleinberg: We didn’t start in billing. In fact, when Bhaskar Roy, our co-founder, approached me and said “I have this idea,” it’s because both of us were in telecom. I was a telecom project manager at Bank of America for many years and knew a lot about the in-depth nature of telecommunication networking. Bhaskar had been in companies like Teleco and Fiji Telecom, deploying Siebel and Oracle solutions.

The idea was a way to replace the two order management choices the SMB had, the ubiquitous Excel spreadsheet or the extremely expensive Siebel/Oracle option. The market needed an affordable—and more adaptable—quoting and order system. So, we built a telecom order system. We named it TOM, using the industry’s acronym to emphasize that ours is a focused telecom industry order management process. While we started as a telecom order management solution, things evolved quickly. In one of our early sales, we found ourselves in the same room with Zuora and Salesforce, all trying to sell to a single customer, a large internet provider.

The client said, “Wait a second. I have to buy Zuora for billing, Salesforce for CRM, and ChikPea for order management? That’s insane!” We left that meeting with a new idea: we could use all the data we had from the order and install base capture to send out the invoices and perform recurring billing. We combined our order management knowledge with our billing expertise in the telecom industry and created a billing system that could be added onto the order management product. That’s what makes us unique. Whether it takes one click or three months to complete the required order fulfillment process, the output is a subscription that begins with an order request. The bill is the output of an order. The subscription is the output of a provisioning exercise. So that’s what we do today and that’s how we got here.

Andrew Dailey: How do you define the markets you are trying to address? What are the key growth drivers in these markets?

Adam Kleinberg: The key growth driver for us has been the incredible growth in subscription billing. Almost every sector is recognizing the value of recurring revenue and the need for recurring/subscription pricing models (what we call rate codes)—a demand we are well positioned to meet. The industry could be software, healthcare, life sciences, telecom, or a physical asset that has support contracts or training contracts or leasing contracts. We handle everybody from small and mid-size businesses up to the enterprise class—any company that realizes it has been leaving money on the table all these years from not taking advantage of varying rate codes and new pricing models. When companies come against the limitations of their normal billing system, when they want to move toward comparative billing, comparative pricing with volume or tiered or hierarchical pricing, or when they face billing challenges that have stymied our competitors, that’s when they come to us. These are our markets, companies that have been told they need to scale back to change their price modeling goals because the systems they have or are reviewing can’t meet their goals.

Andrew Dailey: What’s the typical use case for a ChikPea customer?

Adam Kleinberg: A typical use case for us is a company that has a usage-based billing challenge that exceeds the capacity of its present billing system. For instance, the company wants its billing system to consume usage from various sources (click counts, orders placed, megabytes consumed, insured family members, etc.), consolidate those amounts by client, calculate the rated values for each one of those amounts, and produce a single invoice. In some cases, a calculated subscriber’s invoice needs to roll up from the child level at a regional office or department to the central office level, and combining with others into a single bill. When they try our competitors’ systems, they discover they are still not able to diversify and unitize the subscription to the lowest trackable level. A customer will say, “Out of the 12 buildings that my office consists of, I want to know about one particular building’s recurring costs. What is its utilization? What’s its billable value? And I want to know how these change over the next three months.” That’s just not something normal billing systems can do. Some companies may have already tried to convert into what people are promoting as the modern billing system, but the conversion didn’t capture the complexity required. Many of our competitors that come from supply chain or accounting are not experienced in meeting intricate requirements. What is worse (and very common) is the need to perform a fulfillment activity on one line item in an order which, until finished, prevents the ability to invoice the client. Sometime the requirement includes capturing an upfront amount that is applied to the remaining subscription after the order is complete. These examples are more the rule than the exception. Because we come from telecom, we see complexity all the time. We are used to it. That’s why companies come to us. Every ChikPea customer and reviewer says the same: “ChikPea gets it.”

Andrew Dailey: What are the essential components of a modern billing and order management configuration, and how do you define that platform?

Adam Kleinberg: Let me approach this historically. Back in the early days of Sales Force Automation (SFA), people like Thom Siebel built Customer Relationship Management applications. Since then, these solutions have been designed for one purpose: to sell a one-time, high-priced asset to a customer. All the tools served that purpose. They were made to detail the customer, to sell to them, take capture service requests, and to market to the same customer the next model.

The new subscribership onboarding model is vastly different. It must allow for a multitude of variables that one-time sales don’t need to entertain. A business must now negotiate and work with the client at every level of the subscription. You have to create unique pricing options to meet the subscriber’s ability to pay. That means quoting and using pricing catalogs like they are products themselves. A person may want solution X but needs it in a pay-as-you-go model while his peer wants to pay a flat quarterly price. Next is the provisioning stage; convert to an order, and the order could be unique, based not only on the product but also on the location of deployment, if there is a trial associated, and the uniqueness of the configuration. You may have to take an upfront payment. You may have charge as you go with milestones, and/or you may have to set a close-out payment and overages. The conclusion is the conversion into the subscription and ongoing billing. At the subscription level, you now have a live client utilizing the service. It’s a bidirectional relationship. The customer may call because the consumption expectations change: “We overuse this monthly, we’ve overused for the last three quarters, please do something for me.” Marketing or sales may see under-utilization or over-utilization and needs to preemptively contact the subscriber directly: “You are not using it the way we contracted. We should do something because you are paying more than you need to. Maybe you are not using the right product or the right price model.” These exchanges require change management. There is now a real need to alter the subscription frequently while keeping it co-terminus to the end of the contract or maybe extending the contract as part of the courtesy of changing. These are the requirements of the new monetization—bidirectional communication and frequent adjustments between the producer and the utilizer. It is what we call SRM, Subscriber Relations Management, a system that focuses on all aspects of subscriber relations—quote, order, service, delivery, billing, subscription management, and collections. The organizations served could be anyone—a university, church, a software company, a telecom firm, a health care firm, or a biosciences product. Medical devices are a great example—anything that requires constant monitoring both by the user and supplier. That’s the new monetization, that’s what we call SRM, and that’s where we focus. The funny part is, telecom has been doing it since Bell Telephone.

Andrew Dailey: For your billing system, what differentiates ChikPea from its competitors?

Adam Kleinberg: Number one is our price catalog. Number two is that we can deliver a demo within 48 hours of a request and show the customer what they are looking for, regardless of the challenge. The fact that we are completely 100% native on the Salesforce platform means that if the client gives us an onsite, on-demand challenge right there we can do it whether it is creating an additional field, creating additional connections between one object and another—we can do that onsite, live during the demonstration. Number three is that customers do not have to change their business to use our product. We listen for the business need behind the request, recognize it, and show how it can be accomplished.

Andrew Dailey: Where is the growth in your business? Where do you see it in terms of which vertical industries, by geography, by product line? Where do you see the most demand for ChikPea?

Adam Kleinberg: Life sciences is picking up significantly, specifically healthcare. We are not necessarily part of the healthcare life cycle. That’s a completely other billing model because it includes insurance, but we are part of a secondary layer, the B2B billing. Telecom is also consistently a large growth area because you’ve got companies that are now realizing that they could be relinquishing a lot of their own development investments to purchase SaaS. The software industry itself has always been a strong area, and now that it is recognizing the value of recurring billing models, it’s even stronger. And of course digital streaming media is always there.

Andrew Dailey: Where do you see ChikPea in three years?

Adam Kleinberg: The statistics indicate the billing business can grow to over six billion dollars in the next three to five years. This consistent growth will allow our billing section to add the new feature sets we have on our roadmap. This growth will make us unique in some areas because we will be focusing on consolidating features sets that companies must now seek elsewhere. I think telecom or management groups will see ChikPea as one of the most successful players in downstream order processing. We want to be the company people use not just for writing quotes or sending out bills, but also the company people use to oversee the deployment and implementation of their services. This means having tools that integrate with third party suppliers, legal departments, and offering features that expand our core business.

Andrew Dailey: What is your vision for billing and monetization going forward?

Adam Kleinberg: Right now, billing and monetization are approached from the finance department only. That’s wrong. Finance knows accounting and revenue management. Billing belongs in marketing, sales, and operations. Billing is customer-facing, which means marketing. It means customer retention, renewals. It means communicating back to the sales department and product development. I look at billing as a way of showing subscribers, “This is what we’ve done for you. We hope you agree and can see how it is reflected on this invoice. If you don’t agree, we want to know, and maybe why we should consider a different pricing model.” I view billing in the context of subscriber relationship management (SRM) and not only part of the finance department.

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State of Monetization https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/state-of-monetization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-monetization Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:32:34 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1180 Throughout 2016, MGI Research conducted a comprehensive survey of buyer preferences and intentions in the Agile Monetization market. The study reached numerous decision makers and current and potential buyers of monetization technology solutions. The results reveal important shifts in trends among leading adopters of agile monetization solutions. The focus of this research effort was on

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Throughout 2016, MGI Research conducted a comprehensive survey of buyer preferences and intentions in the Agile Monetization market. The study reached numerous decision makers and current and potential buyers of monetization technology solutions. The results reveal important shifts in trends among leading adopters of agile monetization solutions.

The focus of this research effort was on identifying key trends that are shaping the re-tools and re-investment taking place across the emerging digital value chain. The State of Monetization study collected unique data points related to how enterprises create effective strategies, plan, budget, implement, and deploy agile monetization tools and best practices. Over 160 responses were received which were filtered down to 122 responses that were the most complete and representative of the potential buyers of monetization tools. The results revealed that there is a meaningful shift in strategies and investment approaches away from monolithic, mostly on-premise concepts with genesis in the 1990s and towards agile, cloud-based monetization microservices that make up the key elements of Agile Monetization Platforms or AMP.

Study data was assembled from verified online responses to a series of questions focused on technology and business priorities, investment intent, customer satisfaction, supplier brand perceptions, usage, and buying preferences. The data represents a broad cross-section of business, finance, sales, and technology executives and practitioners from a wide range of company sizes, industries, and geographies.

The results of the study are summarized in the report attached below.

The major findings of the study are:

  • Key Drivers: The interest in monetization is partially but not exclusively driven by adoption of new business models and a variety of pricing modalities. Other significant drivers for monetization modernization include improvement in time-to-market, reduction in customer friction, improvement in customer satisfaction, reduced revenue leakage, and improved financial reporting and forecasting capability.
  • Challenges: Despite years of effort and billions of dollars in investments into ERP systems,
    • 59% of companies cite significant customer friction due to billing disputes.
    • 44% of companies see their legacy systems as a barrier to growth.
    • 42% of companies experience revenue leakage.
    • 39% indicate that monetization-related challenges impact financial reporting, forecasting, and audits.
    • 32% cite time-to-market issues related to introducing new pricing plans.
    • 30% of companies indicate that billing issues are impacting their financial results.
  • Pricing Model Shifts: The survey data clearly illustrates the move away from one-time charges and simple subscription models towards sophisticated, hybrid approaches that combine subscription, tiered pricing, usage, and volume purchasing options.
    • Share of fixed one-time charges (OTC) is expected to decline from 22% in 2016 to 11% by 2018.
    • Share of simple subscription plans is expected to decline from 23% in 2016 to 19% by 2018.
    • Usage-based is expected to gain share modestly from 19% in 2016 to 21% by 2018.
    • Complex combinations of subscription pricing with usage tiers are expected to gain shares from 18% in 2016 to 24% by 2018.
  • Time-to-Market: While 56% of survey respondents would like to be able to introduce new pricing plans in less than four weeks, currently, only 29% of companies can do so, and only 37% expect to be able to do so by 2018.
  • Spending Benchmark: About a third of companies spend under 1% of revenue on billing. About 30% of companies spend more, and 40% of companies do not know what their billing costs are.
  • Priorities, Intentions, Budgets, and Preferences: The survey collected data about relative priorities of various monetization disciplines, investment intent, satisfaction with specific functions, priorities of key features, and supplier usage as well as buying preferences related to solution breadth, depth, vertical industry focus, and deployment options.
  • Cloud Rules: Over 70% of companies have a preference for a true, multi-tenant cloud software solution, and only 8% prefer an on-premise option.

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Case Study: IoT Monetization at CURRENT, Powered by GE https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/case-study-iot-monetization-at-current-powered-by-ge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-study-iot-monetization-at-current-powered-by-ge Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:27:25 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1177 A Case Study of IoT Monetization at CURRENT, Powered by GE.   Summary As part of the MGI Research 2016 Monetization Summit at the New York Academy of Sciences, we interviewed Patrick (PJ) Nelson, a product manager and monetization architect from Current, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of selecting a partner for the rating

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A Case Study of IoT Monetization at CURRENT, Powered by GE.

 

Summary

As part of the MGI Research 2016 Monetization Summit at the New York Academy of Sciences, we interviewed Patrick (PJ) Nelson, a product manager and monetization architect from Current, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of selecting a partner for the rating and billing engine inside of Current’s offering. The case study note attached below is based, in part, on that interview.

GE, one of the most respected companies in the world and an icon of the industrial sector, is reinventing itself as a digital innovator. GE’s goals are ambitious, to say the least. Across its business units, GE is creating digital companies that leverage core assets. One of these new businesses is Current, powered by GE. It combines GE’s LED, solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle capabilities under one umbrella and adds a digital business platform that can measure and manage power. Current’s aim is to deliver “Energy as a Service”—quite possibly the largest “as a Service” play in the world. Creating a digital powerhouse within a 124-year-old organization that also happens to be the nation’s largest manufacturing company is not exactly an obvious exercise. To be certain, this has never been done before on this scale. Many industries experience digital disruption; however, few industrial giants to date have embraced the threats and used large-scale investment to turn these challenges into opportunities in the same way that GE has. In assembling its capabilities within Current, GE built and integrated a variety of components, including an external billing and rating engine. This case study details how GE solved the business and technical challenges inherent in its efforts to endow Current Energy Management System (EMS) with a robust monetization capability based on an embedded third-party rating and billing engine.

 

Company Background

Using GE Digital’s Predix platform as the foundation, the Current team is building cloud-native solutions to help customers analyze, implement, and optimize energy systems. In less than 12 months, Current has ramped up to an estimated $1 billion in revenue and is working with customers across a wide spectrum of industries, from big box retailers to manufacturers to municipalities.

There are four major components to the Current solution—Control, Insight, Optimize, and Assure.

  • Control: the ability to assume direct control of powered assets—lights, refrigeration, HVAC, et al. This allows for capabilities including highly granular controls such as over individual device and fixture settings.
  • Insight: the ability to measure the power usage for any device and provide detailed insights and analytics.
  • Optimize: the capability to intelligently combine the information provided by Control and Insight and recommend optimal decisions for power settings down to a device and light fixture level.
  • Assure: the ability to take usage and interval events and provide near real-time rating of usage events/data. Assure collects all of the utility data—the bills and the interval data—and automates the analysis and payment of bills.  Assure provides assessment and superior insights to inform contract negotiations with energy suppliers and optimize power spend.

 

Industries Served by Current

  • Municipal
  • Retail
  • Commercial Office
  • Hospitality
  • Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Universities
  • Transportation
  • Healthcare

 

Project Background: Multiple, Complex, and Evolving Constraints

Faced with the task of delivering a completely new energy management system (EMS) as part of the overall Current offerings, the GE team encountered multiple, complex constraints. One of the key challenges was a requirement for the Current platform to support highly granular rating and billing of power usage while also providing insights into the economics of power consumption.

 

Build vs. Buy or Rent: Accelerate Time-to-Market

When it came to monetization, the question of build versus buy/rent was both an economic and a strategic issue for Current. GE had the luxury of being able to build just about anything. GE has significant internal engineering resources, and GE Digital has assembled more than 1,400 software developers, including several top-notch monetization experts. The team was highly experienced in developing monetization capabilities and was completely competent to build its own system in-house. However, early in the project, the GE team recognized that internal development would take time away from other project priorities and likely wouldn’t deliver the same sophisticated capabilities already available in the market, so the decision to embed a third-party rating and billing engine into the Current solution prevailed. This direction supported GE’s objective to speed up deployment, but it also forced the Current team to gather, assemble, and prioritize functional requirements within a business that was moving at warp-speed. Current made a conscious decision to leverage domain expertise wherever it could be found–internally or externally–across a spectrum of functional capabilities and to emphasize time-to-market as a primary decision driver. Thus, Current elected to buy or rent capabilities in several functional areas rather than to allow the “not invented here” stigma to slow its aggressive timelines.

 

Key Issues Addressed by this Case Study

  • How will companies monetize the emerging IoT business opportunities?
  • How will monetization platforms evolve to support new digital business models?
  • What are the winning strategies for monetizing IoT?
  • What are the hidden benefits and unforeseen risks of AMP?

 

Key Decisions Addressed by this Case Study

  • Build vs. Buy
  • Balancing of multiple complex constraints
  • Monetization requirements gathering for a constantly evolving core platform
  • Scalability
  • Security
  • Complexity
  • Supplier Selection

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Payment Tech M&A: Avangate Acquires 2Checkout https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/payment-tech-ma-avangate-acquires-2checkout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=payment-tech-ma-avangate-acquires-2checkout Thu, 08 Oct 2020 02:33:47 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1163 Summary On April 3, 2017, e-Commerce Merchant-of-Record supplier Avangate (MGI 360 rating: 46, Outlook: Neutral) announced an acquisition of 2Checkout, a payment gateway operating as a payment facilitator. 2Checkout provides merchants with payment pages, mobile checkout, and PCI compliance globally.   Key Issues How will the technology landscape for global payments evolve? What best practices

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Summary

On April 3, 2017, e-Commerce Merchant-of-Record supplier Avangate (MGI 360 rating: 46, Outlook: Neutral) announced an acquisition of 2Checkout, a payment gateway operating as a payment facilitator. 2Checkout provides merchants with payment pages, mobile checkout, and PCI compliance globally.

 

Key Issues

  • How will the technology landscape for global payments evolve?
  • What best practices can enterprise employ to optimize their payment and foreign exchange processing costs?
  • What is the impact of new FinTech offerings on payments technologies and practices?
  • Who are the winners and losers in the evolving digital payments economy?

 

The conclusion of our analysis is that this is an economically motivated deal. It aims to bulk up the revenues and the payment volume of Avangate. It also provides Avangate with a payment facilitator (“PayFac”) capability. Aside from revenue gains for the combined entity, the near-term benefits are not immediately obvious for customers and prospects. Until a crisp integration and go-forward plan are achieved and Avangate’s operational strategy is clear, the deal will likely consume precious Avangate resources.

A positive outcome of this deal would be for Avangate to move more quickly towards disaggregating its all-in-one merchant of record capabilities to offer its services as a more flexible set of components. Moving towards a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) model is a step in the right direction.

 

Bottom Line

This is an immediate win for Avangate in terms of processed volume and the ability to negotiate with its suppliers. 2Checkout adds to critical mass—several thousand customers and and a new base in the US. It also introduces an expanded merchant community that Avangate may aim to bring online, globally, over time. In the short term, the lack of an integration roadmap and a cloudy licensing status for 2Checkout in the UK gives one pause. While the Avangate management team has a track record of managing acquisitions and expects to add resources post-transaction, current customers and prospects should expect a degree of operational distraction for the next 6 to 12 months. We will be reviewing and updating the MGI 360 Rating for Avangate soon to account for the impact of this transaction.

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Aria Systems Rating Update: In Transition https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-rating-update-in-transition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-rating-update-in-transition Thu, 08 Oct 2020 01:37:41 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1147 Aria Systems, one of the most recognizable brands in the agile billing space, has hit a critical phase in its growth trajectory. The MGI 360 Rating and Outlook on Aria have recently been reduced. What’s behind this transition, and what are the company’s prospects for regaining its mojo? This research note details the issues facing

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Aria Systems, one of the most recognizable brands in the agile billing space, has hit a critical phase in its growth trajectory. The MGI 360 Rating and Outlook on Aria have recently been reduced. What’s behind this transition, and what are the company’s prospects for regaining its mojo?

This research note details the issues facing the company and whether revitalization is in the cards. Additionally, it highlights essential recommendations for prospects, customers, and partners. It is recommended reading for anyone considering Aria Systems, as well as for current customers who are monitoring the company’s health.

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FinTech Summer Heat: European Payments Unicorns Become Banks; Investment, M&A Activity Heating Up https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fintech-summer-heat-european-payments-unicorns-become-banks-investment-ma-activity-heating-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fintech-summer-heat-european-payments-unicorns-become-banks-investment-ma-activity-heating-up Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:53:21 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1013 It’s a time in which European and US finance communities traditionally head for the beach, but the past several weeks saw a flurry of M&A and other strategic moves in the payments sector. Vantiv, Worldpay, Klarna, JPMorgan Chase, Adyen, MasterCard, and Vocalink all made the headlines. In light of a recent spike of strategic activity

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It’s a time in which European and US finance communities traditionally head for the beach, but the past several weeks saw a flurry of M&A and other strategic moves in the payments sector. Vantiv, Worldpay, Klarna, JPMorgan Chase, Adyen, MasterCard, and Vocalink all made the headlines.

In light of a recent spike of strategic activity in FinTech, merchants, payment tech firms, and their industry partners all need to reevaluate their payments strategies. The payments landscape has fundamentally changed, and more announcements are likely in the near future. When it comes to payment management, most organizations are under-resourced, ill-prepared strategically, and operationally-challenged. Recent events (and those that are potentially on the horizon) should be a wake-up call for merchants and  technology and services providers to dedicate more focus and capital to the payments space.

Key events reviewed in this research note:

  • Vantiv bids $10 billion for Worldpay
  • Klarna gets a banking license
  • Adyen gets a banking license
  • MasterCard completes acquisition of Vocalink

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Worldline to Acquire Digital River World Payments https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/worldline-to-acquire-digital-river-world-payments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worldline-to-acquire-digital-river-world-payments Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:28:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1011 On July 17, 2017, Worldline S.A. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Digital River World Payments (DRWP) from its private equity owner Siris Capital Group. The payments industry is consolidating from the top-down (e.g., Vantiv acquiring WorldPay for $10 billion), bottom-up (with several recent deals below $20 million), and now at the

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On July 17, 2017, Worldline S.A. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Digital River World Payments (DRWP) from its private equity owner Siris Capital Group.

The payments industry is consolidating from the top-down (e.g., Vantiv acquiring WorldPay for $10 billion), bottom-up (with several recent deals below $20 million), and now at the middle tier—seen here with Worldline’s acquisition of payments business Digital River.

DRWP is based in Sweden and will provide Worldline with access to key markets in North and Latin America as well as in Scandinavia. We estimate trailing DRWP revenue at US$35-40 million and a transaction value of around $100 million.

Worldline is a leading European payment processing company based in France. Previously, it has acquired PaySquare and created a joint venture with Equens. The company is majority owned (over 70%) by the French IT consulting and systems integration company Atos.

As we predicted in our note on the WorldPay/Vantiv deal (Summer Heat: FinTech Heats Up), Worldline was one of the players expected to make a move in this consolidation play.

See the research note attached below for analysis of this transaction’s impact.

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The Impact of Brexit on Digital Payments: How is Big Tech Getting Ready? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/the-impact-of-brexit-on-digital-payments-how-is-big-tech-getting-ready/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-impact-of-brexit-on-digital-payments-how-is-big-tech-getting-ready Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:04:16 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=896 While major European and international financial institutions are consumed with crafting their Brexit coping strategies, Big Tech firms—Google, Amazon, Facebook, Uber and others—are forging ahead with new digital payment initiatives. What are the risks and opportunities for key players? Without much fanfare, Google and other large technology firms are building up an extensive payment and

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While major European and international financial institutions are consumed with crafting their Brexit coping strategies, Big Tech firms—Google, Amazon, Facebook, Uber and others—are forging ahead with new digital payment initiatives. What are the risks and opportunities for key players?

Without much fanfare, Google and other large technology firms are building up an extensive payment and compliance infrastructure that will be poised in the near future to compete effectively with major financial institutions both inside and outside the EU. Big Tech is likely to use the looming PSD2 compliance requirement as a pivot point for increasing penetration into the digital payments space. We term this intersection of PSD2 adoption and the accelerated licensing effort by Big Tech “the Big Payment trend.”

In this research note (click below), we explore how Big Tech firms are bracing themselves for the impact of Brexit on digital payment processing. How will their actions impact other participants in the digital payments ecosystem—banks, large enterprises, SMBs, and smaller tech firms? Which strategies are effective and what is the price of doing nothing?

 

Key Issues

  • What role do large technology suppliers play in the global payments ecosystem?
  • How will regulation affect opportunities and risks in FinTech?
  • Who are the winners and losers in FinTech?

 

Companies Mentioned in This Report: Adyen, AirBnB, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Monese, N26, PayPal, Stripe, Uber, WorldPay

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The Six Stages of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/the-six-stages-of-contract-lifecycle-management-clm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-six-stages-of-contract-lifecycle-management-clm Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:37:23 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=883 Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is maturing rapidly and shifting from a document management to a data orientation. This research note defines the Six Stage CLM Capability Model and explores the shift from a document-focused to a data-centric CLM. Summary: Adoption of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) continues to rise, shifting from Type A early adopters to

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Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is maturing rapidly and shifting from a document management to a data orientation. This research note defines the Six Stage CLM Capability Model and explores the shift from a document-focused to a data-centric CLM.

Summary: Adoption of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) continues to rise, shifting from Type A early adopters to mainstream organizations. CLM usage is broadening beyond the legal and procurement groups to include sales operations, finance, customer service, and compliance, among others. Key advances in its functionality will propel CLM into becoming a recognized enterprise system of record. Organizations that take advantage of these new capabilities will achieve breakthroughs in their ability to integrate key processes across finance, sales, manufacturing, compliance, and risk management.

The evolution from a coarse-grained document management architecture to a fine-grained, information-centric approach requires a simple reference framework that can help users self-identify their stage of maturity and formulate a plan to move forward. MGI Research identifies six key stages of CLM capability and has devised the MGI Research Six Stage CLM Capability Model, detailed in this research report. The full report is accessible via a link below.

 

Key Issues

  • How will the capabilities of Contract Lifecycle Management evolve?
  • What factors will drive adoption of CLM?
  • How should organizations plan, organize, and budget for CLM adoption?
  • How should organizations plan to integrate CLM into the digital enterprise?

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Taking Commerce to Conversation—a Definition of Conversational Commerce https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/taking-commerce-to-conversation-a-definition-of-conversational-commerce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-commerce-to-conversation-a-definition-of-conversational-commerce Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:57:20 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=847 In this research note, we aim to formally define the principles and attributes of conversational commerce as well as its benefits and factors that differentiate it from traditional web chat support channels.   Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations were seeking new opportunities to monetize their dialogue with customers. The pandemic has accelerated the

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In this research note, we aim to formally define the principles and attributes of conversational commerce as well as its benefits and factors that differentiate it from traditional web chat support channels.

 

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations were seeking new opportunities to monetize their dialogue with customers. The pandemic has accelerated the push to open new self-service and assisted commerce channels. After all, every customer interaction is an opportunity to engage in a conversation, enhance one’s brand value, and potentially convert this dialogue into revenue—hence the concept of conversational commerce.

 

SUMMARY

Key Issues:

  • How does Conversational Commerce fit into Agile Monetization?
  • When will Conversational Commerce adoption move into the mainstream?
  • What is the business case for adopting Conversational Commerce?
  • Who are the winners and losers in Conversational Commerce?

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, we see a renewed push to automate and enable self-service, including in commerce and monetization. This is what sets Conversational Commerce apart from chat and chatbots. We expect that, by 2025, more than 30% of e-commerce transaction value will involve some form of Conversational Commerce.

Conversational Commerce offers organizations of all sizes four distinct opportunities to incrementally drive e-commerce conversion and grow topline revenue:

  • Monetize customer support and product inquiry chat
  • Increase level of engagement with consumers and reach new prospects
  • Transform a low-tech, unstructured, text-only chat channel into a highly capable and structured customer engagement and commerce mechanism
  • Increase cross-sell opportunity across all channels

Conversational Commerce should be a key consideration for any commerce strategy. It touches on all aspects of digital interactions and consumer journeys. It drives efficiency through scale and automation while increasing customer satisfaction through engagement, context, and relevance. The most measurable ROI comes from the different monetization opportunities it delivers, the increase in conversion, and the collection of rich metadata. We expect significant growth in adoption of Conversational Commerce over the next 23 to 48 months, especially as pandemic-coping strategies drive interest in this area.

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How Can Finance Lead in Digital Transformation? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/how-can-finance-lead-in-digital-transformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-finance-lead-in-digital-transformation Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:56:18 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=806 SUMMARY When it comes to innovation and digital transformation, the finance organization is all too often relegated to the waiting room. With much of the investment in digital aimed at sales enablement, customer experience (“CX”), and Big Data, finance is routinely overlooked as a potential nexus of innovation. This research note identifies the key opportunities

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SUMMARY

When it comes to innovation and digital transformation, the finance organization is all too often relegated to the waiting room. With much of the investment in digital aimed at sales enablement, customer experience (“CX”), and Big Data, finance is routinely overlooked as a potential nexus of innovation. This research note identifies the key opportunities and initiatives that can help finance teams lead innovation and digital transformation.

 

 

 

KEY ISSUES

  • How will organizations leverage digital transformation?
  • What are the effective strategies for evolving legacy capabilities into the Cloud?
  • How should organizations plan, organize, and budget for digital transformation?
  • What role will finance play in digital transformation?

For the past five years, topline growth has been the core metric for driving company valuations. In the quest for this growth, enterprises have been investing in new products and business model transformations. A shift from selling goods to selling outcomes, subscription relationships, and digital services has catalyzed incremental new investments in technologies to support the next level of automation in sales, marketing, and product innovation.

The overarching themes of the day have been the “digital transformation” and improving customer experience (“CX”). In the con-text of these initiatives, finance function has often been relegated to a supporting or even backstage role. And yet, a number of the core enablers to topline growth, faster time to market, and improved organizational agility reside within the purview of the finance team.

Our research indicates that, historically, the finance organization has not received levels of investment commensurate with the large part it can and should play in accelerating growth and delivering a seamless customer experience. We believe that the finance organization does not have to function as a passive recipient of digital transformation initiatives, but, in fact, can lead innovation and these initiatives in a number of key areas.

Many finance organizations are already participating in or playing a lead role in the overall digital transformation. Progressive CFOs are continuously shoring up inefficiencies in their organizations and replacing manual and semi-manual processes with automation. Money is often described as the lifeblood of a business. Traditionally, the focus of the finance organization has been on accurate accounting, reporting, and expense controls. Increasingly, finance teams are also concentrating on reducing friction in money flows and improving finance productivity, business velocity, and agility. Focus and precise targeting play vital roles in the success of digital finance initiatives.

 

BOTTOM LINE

Finance organizations should consider evolving their role in digital transformation from passive observer to active participant and, in many cases, driver of digital transformation initiatives. Companies that relegate finance function to the role of a passive recipient of digital transformation success will see higher costs, slower progress, and reduced business impact. Organizations that enable full participation of finance in digital transformation will see improved business agility and velocity, greater precision, higher level of trust in financial data, faster time to revenue, and better collaboration across functional and geographic boundaries. Modernization of finance can echo back into every operational area of a business and result in improved growth, stronger profitability, and gains in market share.

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BlueSnap Acquires Armatic–A PayFac Edges Closer to Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/bluesnap-acquires-armatic-a-payfac-edges-closer-to-agile-billing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bluesnap-acquires-armatic-a-payfac-edges-closer-to-agile-billing Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:45:13 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=803 On Monday, October 28, 2019, BlueSnap (MGI 360 Rated) announced the acquisition of Armatic, a start-up focused on invoice management and accounts receivables automation. This is a smart addition for BlueSnap and highlights the growing demand for AR automation tools. Financial details were not disclosed, but this is essentially an acqui-hire for BlueSnap. Founded in

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On Monday, October 28, 2019, BlueSnap (MGI 360 Rated) announced the acquisition of Armatic, a start-up focused on invoice management and accounts receivables automation.

This is a smart addition for BlueSnap and highlights the growing demand for AR automation tools.
Financial details were not disclosed, but this is essentially an acqui-hire for BlueSnap. Founded in 2016, Armatic has employees in Los Angeles, Austin, Texas, and Kiev, Ukraine. The two companies have experience working together as they had previously integrated their solutions at approximately 20 joint customers. Like BlueSnap, Armatic serves mid-market accounts with invoice management, a self-service portal, and integration with leading mid-market financials vendors like Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite, Salesforce, and Quickbooks.
As BlueSnap places more focus on B2B customers, the acquired product will provide deeper payment integration, enhanced workflow, and some additional invoicing functionality. This combination will likely result in more comprehensive reporting and analytics. This is a savvy deal for BlueSnap–it adds incremental capabilities and a focused team that is familiar with the BlueSnap platform and organization. 2019 has been another year of growth for this company with the acquisition of Armatic confirming its focus on the needs of B2B customers and helping BlueSnap get closer to eventually reaching and surpassing its $100 million revenue goal.
BOTTOM LINE
The acquisition of Armatic by BlueSnap is a net positive for current customers and underscores the growing importance of AR automation and billing for Payment Facilitators. More M&A activity in this area is highly likely.

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Headless e-Commerce Architecture—Is e-Commerce Losing Its Head? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/headless-e-commerce-architecture-is-e-commerce-losing-its-head/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=headless-e-commerce-architecture-is-e-commerce-losing-its-head Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:48:24 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=794 E-Commerce platforms are generally viewed as a relatively modern element of an enterprise stack. But in our view, it is one area that is significantly overdue for renovation. In this research note we examine the role that a headless commerce concept can play in helping to modernize e-commerce capabilities.  (Complete report is available to subscribers

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E-Commerce platforms are generally viewed as a relatively modern element of an enterprise stack. But in our view, it is one area that is significantly overdue for renovation. In this research note we examine the role that a headless commerce concept can play in helping to modernize e-commerce capabilities.

 (Complete report is available to subscribers below)

KEY ISSUES

  • How will the e-commerce technology stack evolve?
  • What is the business case for headless commerce?
  • What are the realistic adoption scenarios for headless commerce?
  • Who are the winners and losers in the e-commerce platform market?

For all the talk about omni-channel and e-commerce innovation, most e-commerce operations today are still supported by aging, stove-piped systems that struggle with limited capability, inconsistent back-ends, and high operating costs.

The pace of change in key e-commerce markets such as retail is now exceeding the pace of innovation of the underlying technology. The collapse of the mall as the hub of retail and its rebirth as an experiential destination, retail-as-entertainment (RaE), shift to retail pop-ups, new payment methods, subscription retail and direct-to-consumer custom premium brands, pricing and customer targeting via machine learning and AI, the intersections of online and offline commerce, and the rapid consumerization of B2B are just a few of the highly dynamic trends that are shaping the business and technology priorities in e-commerce.

The majority of the installed e-commerce technology base is aging rapidly and can neither keep up with the emerging requirements of modern retail, B2B, and global commerce players nor serve as an enabler of a sustainable competitive advantage. To a business person, most e-commerce platforms appear as black boxes that provide limited functionality, have many constraints, and require a lot of highly trained experts. In this context, any realistic prospect of higher agility, greater flexibility, and faster time-to-market seems an attractive value proposition.

Among current innovations in e-commerce, headless commerce (HC) is a concept that holds above average potential. HC is a technology architectural concept that effectively decouples e-commerce front-ends that support core presentation from UX functions of back-end components that support core monetization functions such as billing, payments, order management, and provisioning.

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B2B Payments: The Real Case for Virtual Cards https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/b2b-payments-the-real-case-for-virtual-cards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=b2b-payments-the-real-case-for-virtual-cards Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:44:35 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=791 Most people are familiar with plastic credit cards which are used for company and personal expenses. Some also know what a purchasing or P-Card is—these are used for purchases made on behalf of a department or company. In a B2B payments context, both will soon be obsolete. A competent and well-funded group of technology providers

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Most people are familiar with plastic credit cards which are used for company and personal expenses. Some also know what a purchasing or P-Card is—these are used for purchases made on behalf of a department or company. In a B2B payments context, both will soon be obsolete. A competent and well-funded group of technology providers and issuing banks have been promoting a new generation of card issuing technology called “virtual cards” (also referred to as single use cards). We believe that in a B2B payments context, virtual cards can be a significant game changer in terms of efficiency, precision, and data breadth and depth. Already, we see notable adoption of virtual cards for B2B payments, and we expect significant growth in this area well into the middle of this decade.

KEY ISSUES

  • How will B2B Payments technology evolve?
  • What are the key drivers of Virtual Card adoption?
  • What is the economic case for Virtual Cards?
  • When will Virtual Card adoption move into the mainstream?
  • What is the overall business impact of Virtual Card adoption?

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How to Scale Monetization Globally https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/how-to-scale-monetization-globally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-scale-monetization-globally Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:33:54 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=789 SUMMARY Nearly every business publication or management consultancy preaches that global markets are the path to riches. We agree–expanding a business into international markets is a solid strategy. In practice, though, reaching into global markets exposes and tests the limits of monetization capability for most companies. This applies to billing international clients, managing global revenue

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SUMMARY

Nearly every business publication or management consultancy preaches that global markets are the path to riches. We agree–expanding a business into international markets is a solid strategy. In practice, though, reaching into global markets exposes and tests the limits of monetization capability for most companies. This applies to billing international clients, managing global revenue recognition, collecting taxes, administering local payment methods, harmonizing pricing, staying in compliance with local regulatory mandates, and providing support across time zones and barriers of language and culture. This research report examines the best practices a company needs to adopt in order to successfully expand its digital monetization to global markets. It also introduces a 17-point global monetization assessment framework (Global Monetization 17 or GM17) to help organizations benchmark and self-assess their readiness for global commerce–online and offline.

 

KEY ISSUES

  • What are the key monetization challenges of global business expansion?
  • What are the best practices for scaling monetization globally?
  • How can organizations manage and measure their global monetization operations?

 

This research report examines 17 fundamental categories of global monetization assessment in areas ranging from international language support, payment processing, and billing to global revenue recognition, order management, and risk and supplier management (among others). Over 50 essential evaluation criteria are highlighted.

BOTTOM LINE

Scaling monetization for global business expansion can help organizations accelerate topline growth, improve profitability, and boost customer satisfaction. Organizations should not assume that domestic monetization practices can be translated into international contexts with small incremental changes. Success in global monetization requires local knowledge, global best practices, careful planning, agility, and strong partnerships with key suppliers of technology tools and services. The Global Monetization 17-Point Capability Assessment Framework (GM17) can be a starting point for realistic self-assessment and creating a plan of action.

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Ten Digital Payment Trends That Every CEO Must Understand https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ten-digital-payment-trends-that-every-ceo-must-understand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-digital-payment-trends-that-every-ceo-must-understand Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:53:36 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=758 Companies with a high degree of digital payment literacy tend to become industry leaders. This research report outlines the ten key digital payment trends that every modern CEO needs to be aware of. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES How Digital Payments Can Drive New Opportunities Every CEO today is being bombarded with messages that a key part

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Companies with a high degree of digital payment literacy tend to become industry leaders. This research report outlines the ten key digital payment trends that every modern CEO needs to be aware of.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES

How Digital Payments Can Drive New Opportunities

Every CEO today is being bombarded with messages that a key part of their company success lies in transforming their business digitally. While it may be debatable that any business can go fully digital, every business wants to take advantage of the benefits of a digital business model: minimal or no friction, elimination of paper, and the optimization of key processes.

The worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting global economic shock amplified (and accelerated) the need for very near-term digital transformation of the money handling value chain. Implicit in this “go digital” promise is the ability to digitize money flows–how funds actually change hands, how the information about the payments (the metadata) is captured and tracked, and how that information is made available to all relevant parts of an organization from finance and accounting to the executive suite, sales, operations, and compliance. It is much more than simply the ability to pay businesses and individuals digitally or to accept a variety of digital payment methods. Payment automation and increased speed are only half of the benefit. The other lies in payment metadata, affording companies the ability to capture and leverage payment information for communication with customers and suppliers.

In our research practice, we find that there is currently a huge gap between a basic, required level of digital payment literacy and what most senior business executives actually know about the critical last mile of their potential digital enterprise. Most see the entirety of digital payments as no different from personal credit card processing and expect CFOs and the rest of finance organization to tackle the bits and bytes of moving money. While this is not an unfair expectation, it is the organizations in which CEOs and other non-finance executives are literate about innovative digital payment strategies that lead with business innovation and benefit from market share gains.

KEY ISSUES

  • What are the durable, global business opportunities driven by advances in digital payments?
  • How can organizations leverage digital payments for speed and cost containment?
  • What are the risk factors in digital payments for large, global enterprises?
  • How will banks and other financial ecosystem participants be impacted by innovation in digital payments?

 

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The Wirecard AG Aftermath: A Clarion Call for Payments Orchestration https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/the-wirecard-ag-aftermath-a-clarion-call-for-payments-orchestration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wirecard-ag-aftermath-a-clarion-call-for-payments-orchestration Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:35:05 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=704 The demise of Wirecard and the scope of its alleged malfeasance are compelling all players in the payments space—merchants, acquirers, scheme operators, and rising fintech providers and investors—to undertake a review of their payment strategies and take actions to mitigate current and future risks. This research note highlights two factors that impact any change in

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The demise of Wirecard and the scope of its alleged malfeasance are compelling all players in the payments space—merchants, acquirers, scheme operators, and rising fintech providers and investors—to undertake a review of their payment strategies and take actions to mitigate current and future risks.

This research note highlights two factors that impact any change in a payment provider and are part of a larger concept called Payment Orchestration.

Key Issues

  • What are the long-term implications of the Wirecard debacle?
  • What are the emerging payments strategies?
  • How realistic is it to change payment providers?
  • What are best practices for global payments?
  • Who are the winners and losers in payments and commerce?

Background

Sudden economic downturns often bring to the surface accounting and financial skullduggery that is hidden by a booming economy. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year, historically minded journalists went into high gear, scanning the horizon to see which creative accounting scandal would rise to the waterline first. They didn’t have to look far. Since June 18th, the survival of Wirecard AG, one of Europe’s largest payments companies, a one-time rival to SAP, and Germany’s fintech darling member of the DAX 30, is in doubt. Like past events, this one may pull related parties down and likely result in regulatory and industry changes that affect everyone in the payments industry for years to come.

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ModusLink in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/moduslink-in-digital-payments-commerce-092020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moduslink-in-digital-payments-commerce-092020 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:52 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=744 OPINION: ModusLink provides a full-service e-commerce processing and fulfillment solution via a Merchant of Record model with a particular focus on enterprises looking to enable cross-border commerce for both physical and digital goods. The solution brings together services such as payments, fraud detection, chargeback handling, entitlement management (Poetic), collections, customer service (call centers), and return

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OPINION: ModusLink provides a full-service e-commerce processing and fulfillment solution via a Merchant of Record model with a particular focus on enterprises looking to enable cross-border commerce for both physical and digital goods. The solution brings together services such as payments, fraud detection, chargeback handling, entitlement management (Poetic), collections, customer service (call centers), and return shipping. The technology platform supports headless commerce operation with interfaces to ShopifyPlus and BigCommerce. The solution is often missed by companies looking for e-commerce platforms with fulfillment capability as ModusLink is still largely positioned (in our view, incorrectly) as a supply chain management business. While still operating largely under the radar, the company has been slowly upgrading its management team, including a new CEO, and seeking avenues for repositioning, increased visibility, and expansion of partnerships. An underdeveloped marketing capability and a limited distribution channel challenge its ability to accelerate growth.

USE CASE: B2B and B2C enterprise technology vendors looking for an API-first commerce solution to support cross-border sales (direct or marketplace) of physical and digital goods.

COMPETITORS: Arvato, Digital River, ScaleFast

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BillingPlatform in Agile Billing https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-agile-billing-082020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-agile-billing-082020 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=701 OPINION: The company continues steady progress across the board in its core product, introduction of additional components such as CollectionsCloud, competitive wins, and production go-lives in large, strategic accounts. The management team has expanded, and execution has improved while brand visibility continues to grow. BillingPlatform maintains high double-digit growth while operating just below break-even. USE

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OPINION: The company continues steady progress across the board in its core product, introduction of additional components such as CollectionsCloud, competitive wins, and production go-lives in large, strategic accounts. The management team has expanded, and execution has improved while brand visibility continues to grow. BillingPlatform maintains high double-digit growth while operating just below break-even.

USE CASE: The BillingPlatform solution has a sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets across a spectrum of industries such as high-tech, media, transportation, and energy—often in large global companies requiring high agility and with intricate intersection of pricing, product, and organizational complexity.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BluLogix, Gotransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Configure Price Quote (CPQ) Strategies

CPQ has historically evolved as a technology capability that can help companies scale up complex sales and enable mass customization. Advances in sales automation, the addition of visualization to the quoting process, and the injection of AI/ML into price calculation and optimization have dramatically transformed the trajectory of CPQ adoption.

Between 2020 and 2024, we expect seven key themes to drive the evolution of the CPQ market. Each of the themes describes an area that is essential to CPQ acceptance, and all of them need to develop in concert if growth in CPQ adoption is to materialize.

Central among these themes is the focus on leveraging CPQ for strategic business differentiation, i.e., how businesses can measure the efficacy of CPQ adoption in terms of concrete business outcomes including (but not limited to) growth in sales, reduction in discounts, shorter sales cycles, and higher sales productivity.

Reflecting the research themes, we have outlined ten key issues that will define our research coverage of CPQ.

1. How will CPQ capabilities drive strategic differentiation for business? What business trends will drive market adoption of CPQ?

The need for personalization and customization of all sorts of products and services is the key driver of CPQ market adoption.

End customers demand that everyday items like shoes, pizza, and clothes can be personalized. They expect that businesses know them and that they can buy these products and services without instructions on their phones, tablets, and websites at any time.

These end customers also work in businesses where they buy and/or sell products and services. Their expectation is now that they can easily personalize and customize products and services for their business as well. Personalization and customization have to be available for every sales channel—meaning for sales teams, channel partners, and on a company e-commerce website.

As noted above, CPQ, along with other AMP (Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) disciplines such as Agile Billing and Contact Lifecycle Management, is uniquely positioned among modern enterprise software functions to drive true strategic business differentiation. This is manifested through the ability to mass customize complex offerings, dramatically reduce time-to-quote, present digital and visual rather than paper-oriented quotes, and offer uniquely optimized and dynamically priced solutions.

In our research coverage, we continuously explore innovative CPQ approaches, novel practices, and metrics while tracking the linkage to measurable business outcomes.

See the attached report for the detailed description of CPQ Key Issues.

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Lemonway in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/lemonway-in-commerce-payment-platforms-072020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lemonway-in-commerce-payment-platforms-072020 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:53 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=776 OPINION: Lemonway offers secure pay-in and pay-out infrastructure for regulated marketplaces and crowdfunding operators. The solution aims to remove complexity and streamline regulatory compliance for B2B/B2C/C2C platforms. To date, over 1,400 digital marketplaces and crowdfunding websites are using the Lemonway solution. The deliberate focus on regulated marketplaces allows Lemonway to carve out a narrow but

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OPINION: Lemonway offers secure pay-in and pay-out infrastructure for regulated marketplaces and crowdfunding operators. The solution aims to remove complexity and streamline regulatory compliance for B2B/B2C/C2C platforms. To date, over 1,400 digital marketplaces and crowdfunding websites are using the Lemonway solution. The deliberate focus on regulated marketplaces allows Lemonway to carve out a narrow but potentially defensible niche. Lemonway utilizes OCR technology to facilitate instant user onboarding and payment account provisioning—all via a single API. The customers benefit from process automation as well as built-in compliance with KYC (Know Your Customer), AML (Anti Money Laundering), and other financial regulatory mandates. Distribution is achieved via a network of bank partners who handle pay-ins while Lemonway handles the pay-outs. The recent (2019) funding round brought in an essentially brand-new management team which will face a number of challenges including sales and marketing execution, expansion of the partner ecosystem, and solution packaging.

USE CASE: Any organization looking to outsource the handling and compliance of automated split pay-outs both within and across borders with a specific focus on marketplaces and crowd-funding firms.

COMPETITORS: Adyen, BlueSnap, Checkout.com, PayPal, Stripe, Webhelp

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Checkout.com in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/checkout-com-in-commerce-payment-platforms-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=checkout-com-in-commerce-payment-platforms-062020 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:46 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=782 OPINION: Checkout.com provides an API-first, digital-first payment solution for enterprise-size merchants selling globally. The solution is packaged as a unified platform which brings together a payments gateway, fraud detection, authorization optimization, and an array of alternative payment methods via a single, highly granular API. The company offers access to a wide variety of options from

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OPINION: Checkout.com provides an API-first, digital-first payment solution for enterprise-size merchants selling globally. The solution is packaged as a unified platform which brings together a payments gateway, fraud detection, authorization optimization, and an array of alternative payment methods via a single, highly granular API. The company offers access to a wide variety of options from card acquiring in different regions to alternative payments on all continents. Merchants benefit from a broad range of acceptance and payout currencies as well as competitive FX rates to support global sales. A large number of response codes helps increase conversion rates. Checkout.com is currently intensifying their efforts toward marketplaces and virtual card issuing with plans to tackle POS after that. The challenge of brand awareness has kept them one of the industry’s best kept secrets.

USE CASE: Large, tech-savvy enterprises and mobile-oriented, online B2C merchants selling globally with volumes above $50 million.

COMPETITORS: Adyen, Stripe, Worldpay

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Tacton in Configure Price Quote (CPQ) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/tacton-in-configure-price-quote-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tacton-in-configure-price-quote-062020 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:25 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=748 OPINION: The Tacton CPQ solution is aimed squarely at complex manufacturing and can support omnichannel commerce across a spectrum of engineer/assemble-to-order use cases, often with sophisticated quote visualization requirements (2D, 3D, Augmented, and/or Virtual Reality). Tacton offers a near out-of-the-box integration with CRM solutions from Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics and with SAP ECC and SAP

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OPINION: The Tacton CPQ solution is aimed squarely at complex manufacturing and can support omnichannel commerce across a spectrum of engineer/assemble-to-order use cases, often with sophisticated quote visualization requirements (2D, 3D, Augmented, and/or Virtual Reality). Tacton offers a near out-of-the-box integration with CRM solutions from Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics and with SAP ECC and SAP VC for ERP. Beyond that, the product features an extensive API capability for white label, headless operation. Tacton has one of the strongest teams of product configuration experts in the industry. Tacton’s price editor and proposal generator stand out with better than average capabilities. The CPQ product further excels with capacity for Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing, CAD/CAM integration, and Analytics, as well as some limited e-commerce capabilities. Tacton’s partner network is quantitatively modest but qualitatively competent.

USE CASE: Complex manufacturing organizations managing omnichannel challenges for engineer-to-order products primarily in Europe and North America.

COMPETITORS: Apttus, ConfigureONE, ExperLogix, FPX, KBMax, Oracle

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Oracle in Configure Price Quote (CPQ) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-in-configure-price-quote-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-in-configure-price-quote-062020 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=746 OPINION: Oracle CPQ Cloud (f.k.a. BigMachines) has a broad scope of functional capabilities that serve the needs of large complex manufacturing and other performance-demanding enterprises like high-tech and telecom. Oracle has a strong team of configuration experts with extensive experience in numerous implementations. CPQ Cloud integrates with Oracle’s E-Business Suite, Order Management Cloud, Sales Cloud,

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OPINION: Oracle CPQ Cloud (f.k.a. BigMachines) has a broad scope of functional capabilities that serve the needs of large complex manufacturing and other performance-demanding enterprises like high-tech and telecom. Oracle has a strong team of configuration experts with extensive experience in numerous implementations. CPQ Cloud integrates with Oracle’s E-Business Suite, Order Management Cloud, Sales Cloud, and Commerce Cloud as well as with Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce. Capabilities such as visualization and advanced pricing are covered via partners. The product is complex to implement, relatively expensive to deploy (TCO), and potentially challenging to use. In short, its capabilities are broad, complexity is high, and agility below average. We estimate a customer base of approximately 600 accounts within mostly Oracle-centric companies.

USE CASE: Complex manufacturing and other mission-critical applications that require close integration with other core Oracle applications within large global organizations.

COMPETITORS: Apttus, FPX, PROS, SAP SE, Salesforce.com, Tacton

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PROS in Configure Price Quote (CPQ) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/pros-in-configure-price-quote-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pros-in-configure-price-quote-062020 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:57 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=750 OPINION: The PROS CPQ solution is focused on medium to large businesses ($500 million+) with highly configurable products and complex business and pricing models. Their Smart CPQ Solution is used by approximately 25% to 30% of their customers (275+ out of 1000+). PROS Smart CPQ is one of a handful of CPQ solutions that is

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OPINION: The PROS CPQ solution is focused on medium to large businesses ($500 million+) with highly configurable products and complex business and pricing models. Their Smart CPQ Solution is used by approximately 25% to 30% of their customers (275+ out of 1000+). PROS Smart CPQ is one of a handful of CPQ solutions that is able to combine AI/ML-based price optimization with a product configuration engine that can handle complex products. We view PROS as very well positioned in its core target market of complex discrete manufacturing and logistics (among other industries). As a company, PROS often leads into new accounts with price optimization, a strong set of technical capabilities, a deep bench of AI/data science experts, rich data, and a loyal customer base. However, the product is complex to implement and has a below average ecosystem. Additionally, PROS is challenged in reaching sales channel efficiency as well as consistency in growth and profitability.

USE CASE: Medium to large firms seeking CPQ solutions to support complex pricing optimization and CPQ requirements, especially in discrete manufacturing, transportation/logistics, commodities, chemicals, and energy.

COMPETITORS: Apttus, Cincom, ExperLogix/E-Con Solutions, Oracle, PriceFX, SAP SE, Vendavo

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Salesforce.com in Configure Price Quote (CPQ) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/salesforce-com-in-configure-price-quote-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=salesforce-com-in-configure-price-quote-062020 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:29 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=753 OPINION: With 3,500+ clients (MGI estimate), Salesforce CPQ (S-CPQ) is the most widely used CPQ solution in the world. We estimate that the company adds between 300 to 400 new CPQ accounts per quarter, propelling the product to market share leader in seats, client companies, and revenue. We view the core functional capabilities of S-CPQ

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OPINION: With 3,500+ clients (MGI estimate), Salesforce CPQ (S-CPQ) is the most widely used CPQ solution in the world. We estimate that the company adds between 300 to 400 new CPQ accounts per quarter, propelling the product to market share leader in seats, client companies, and revenue. We view the core functional capabilities of S-CPQ as best suited to organizations with low to moderate sales complexity and minimal or no configurable physical goods. The broad focus of S-CPQ can be a mismatch with use cases of more sophisticated customers. However, its depth and breadth of integration, partnership ecosystem reach, and widely available training raise the overall Product dimension rating. Salesforce has consistently increased the market appeal of CPQ as a discipline to a new and expanding audience, elevating CPQ into a standard budget item category for sales automation.
USE CASE: Digital services-oriented SME and larger organizations seeking to add structure and speed to quote generation and basic discipline to price management with light configuration complexity.
COMPETITORS: Apttus, KBMax, Oracle, SAP SE, servicePath, Tacton, Zuora, and numerous other CPQ solutions.

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Apttus/Conga in Configure Price Quote (CPQ) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/apttus-conga-in-configure-price-quote-062020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apttus-conga-in-configure-price-quote-062020 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:09 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=755 OPINION: This initial rating takes into account the near-term impact from acquisition of Conga. Apttus is one a few CPQ suppliers able to cross the physical-digital product divide and handle CPQ for digital services, complex engineer-to-order solutions, and hybrid offerings. The CPQ product offers a broad range of configuration and price management capabilities including subscription,

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OPINION: This initial rating takes into account the near-term impact from acquisition of Conga. Apttus is one a few CPQ suppliers able to cross the physical-digital product divide and handle CPQ for digital services, complex engineer-to-order solutions, and hybrid offerings. The CPQ product offers a broad range of configuration and price management capabilities including subscription, usage, and dynamic pricing as well as support for advanced visualization via partners such as CDS and ThreeKit. Apttus CPQ is unique in its ability to integrate tightly with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). It is built on and integrated with Salesforce and can also mesh into Microsoft Azure and connect with SAP Variant Configurator. Post-acquisition, Apttus/Conga will emerge with a stronger management team, the second largest direct sales channel focused on CPQ, and more opportunities for growth. In CPQ specifically, Apttus is still dealing with long-term customer challenges inherited by current management from the original Apttus leadership. The changes Apttus has implemented in the last 18 to 24 months prior to the Conga acquisition demonstrate that the company is now on a solid foundation for continued growth.

USE CASE: Companies with a variety of business models (physical, digital, hybrid) with revenues above $500 million with medium to high complexity in configuration and pricing.

COMPETITORS: FPX, Oracle, PROS Holdings, Salesforce.com, SAP SE, Tacton

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CM.com in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/cm-com-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-042020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cm-com-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-042020 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:53 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=785 OPINION: CM.com brings together a suite of integrated services around the theme of Conversational Commerce helping customers transform one-time sales events into related transactions using the intersection of messaging and digital payments technologies. After a direct IPO was postponed in 2019, CM.com became a publicly listed entity through a reverse IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam

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OPINION: CM.com brings together a suite of integrated services around the theme of Conversational Commerce helping customers transform one-time sales events into related transactions using the intersection of messaging and digital payments technologies. After a direct IPO was postponed in 2019, CM.com became a publicly listed entity through a reverse IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Proceeds were used for the acquisition of a ticketing platform, R&D investments aimed at creating more standardized product offerings, and the expansion of their sales channel in Europe and beyond. CM.com has most recently reported annual revenues of $105 million and topline growth of 14-15%.

USE CASE: Companies seeking to monetize customer communication for commerce primarily, but not exclusively, in Europe. CM.com hits a particular sweet spot for handling sales expansion opportunities for event tickets (e.g., a ticket, food, and parking package), charitable organizations, the automotive industry, and other verticals.

COMPETITORS: Adyen, BlueSnap, IMImobile, Liveperson, twilio, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers.

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PayPro Global in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/paypro-global-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-042020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paypro-global-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-042020 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:06 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=787 OPINION: PayPro Global provides an integrated e-Commerce platform for small to medium-sized publishers of software and digital goods/services looking to monetize offerings on a global scale. The company’s all-in-one service monetization Merchant of Record (MoR) solution includes components for payment processing, invoicing, subscription management, taxation, and compliance management. A seasoned CEO with a 15-year track

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OPINION: PayPro Global provides an integrated e-Commerce platform for small to medium-sized publishers of software and digital goods/services looking to monetize offerings on a global scale. The company’s all-in-one service monetization Merchant of Record (MoR) solution includes components for payment processing, invoicing, subscription management, taxation, and compliance management. A seasoned CEO with a 15-year track record in the MoR space has recently joined the firm. We estimate net revenues of about $8 million and topline growth of 25%. PayPro Global focuses on software, SaaS, and digital goods/services both transactional and recurring using its own subscription management tools. New management has upgraded marketing, refocused on partnerships, and rolled out an ambitious growth roadmap.

USE CASE: Software/SaaS and digital goods and services suppliers with revenues from $5 million to $100 million aiming to scale out globally.

COMPETITORS: 2Checkout, BlueSnap, cleverbridge, Digital River, Nexway, Stripe, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers.

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Icertis in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/icertis-in-contract-lifecycle-management-clm-012020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icertis-in-contract-lifecycle-management-clm-012020 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:47 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=797 OPINION: Icertis emerged as one of the leaders in the enterprise segment of Contract Lifecycle Management with a demonstrable base of buy-side and sell-side references in high tech, life sciences, industrials, and automotive sectors. Icertis is among a few CLM suppliers that are actively pushing towards CLM Stage 5-6 capabilities such as AI/ML and Blockchain.

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OPINION: Icertis emerged as one of the leaders in the enterprise segment of Contract Lifecycle Management with a demonstrable base of buy-side and sell-side references in high tech, life sciences, industrials, and automotive sectors. Icertis is among a few CLM suppliers that are actively pushing towards CLM Stage 5-6 capabilities such as AI/ML and Blockchain. The Icertis management team has an ambitious, enterprise-wide vision of the CLM opportunity and has been aggressively aiming at both vertical and geographic markets. The company has a diverse set of marketing and implementation partnerships, but all of the sales are carried out by the direct sales force in North America, Europe, and Asia. Field references give Icertis generally positive marks for implementation and support experience but also reflect the current state of company maturity. Rating detail is in the research note attached below.

USE CASE: A medium to large services or industrial enterprise or a government organization with a wide variety of revenue and procurement models and mid-to-high levels of contract complexity.

COMPETITORS: Apttus, Concord, Conga, Exari (Coupa), Ironclad, Jaggaer, SAP, Thomson Reuters Legal

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FastSpring in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fastspring-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-012020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fastspring-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-012020 Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:39 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=801 OPINION: FastSpring’s Product score improved from 8.80 to 9.30. There have been meaningful additions to the management team, and the respective score improved from 10.60 to 10.69. The Channels score is up from 9.89 to 9.97. The Strategy score jumped from 10.36 to 12.57 reflecting sharper positioning of the business. The company’s Finance score improved

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OPINION: FastSpring’s Product score improved from 8.80 to 9.30. There have been meaningful additions to the management team, and the respective score improved from 10.60 to 10.69. The Channels score is up from 9.89 to 9.97. The Strategy score jumped from 10.36 to 12.57 reflecting sharper positioning of the business. The company’s Finance score improved from 8.05 to 9.78 as FastSpring enjoys improved financial stability under its new ownership. We estimate net revenues of around $40 million growing at 40% per year and operation at just above break-even. In 2018, private equity firm Accel-KKR acquired majority control of Fastspring. In our view, the PE transaction brought fresh management and renewed focus on process, operational discipline, and the company’s European presence. Reference checks indicate a customer base that exhibits increased satisfaction with the level of service.

USE CASE: Software, gaming, and digital goods and services companies with B2C orientation and revenue streams from $1 million to $10 million looking to grow internationally.

COMPETITORS: 2Checkout, BlueSnap, cleverbridge, Digital River, Nexway, PayPro Global, Stripe and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers

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Good Sign Solutions in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/good-sign-solutions-in-billing-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-sign-solutions-in-billing-management-102019 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:30 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=850 OPINION: Good Sign Solutions stands out in its ability to handle digital and services-driven business models (e.g., leasing and enterprise IT firms with heavy services revenues), and it is one of the only suppliers that enjoys a strong relationship with Service Now. The company has a direct sales model in the Nordics, Netherlands and a

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OPINION: Good Sign Solutions stands out in its ability to handle digital and services-driven business models (e.g., leasing and enterprise IT firms with heavy services revenues), and it is one of the only suppliers that enjoys a strong relationship with Service Now. The company has a direct sales model in the Nordics, Netherlands and a nascent presence in the US. Good Sign’s management has built a durable business without outside funding and has a customer and product-first approach to investment. The company’s references depict a consistently strong execution of complex billing scenarios with measurable ROI.

USE CASE: Mid-market to large services enterprises or government organizations with a wide variety of revenue models and contract complexity.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Ericsson, Gotransverse, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora

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Oracle Revenue Management Cloud in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-revenue-management-cloud-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-revenue-management-cloud-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:55 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=858 OPINION: As one of the largest providers of financials and ERP software for mid to very large enterprises, Oracle has been selling ARM functionality in various forms for over ten years. However, the current ARM capabilities as embodied by Oracle Revenue Management Cloud (“ORMC”) are modest at best. ORMC is part of the ERP Cloud

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OPINION: As one of the largest providers of financials and ERP software for mid to very large enterprises, Oracle has been selling ARM functionality in various forms for over ten years. However, the current ARM capabilities as embodied by Oracle Revenue Management Cloud (“ORMC”) are modest at best. ORMC is part of the ERP Cloud and loosely integrates with the E-Business Suite (EBS) and Oracle Financials Cloud. Integration across the Oracle “clouds” or with outside systems is uneven and even basic integrations (e.g., ORMC to Order Management Cloud) are not a given. As a niche application within the Oracle universe, ORMC has not received attention, resources, or investment on par with its competitors or other parts of the Oracle portfolio. Smaller, more agile competitors are increasing their functionality and price/performance lead against ORMC. Oracle as a company is extremely profitable, has a vast global channel, and is one of the most recognizable international brands. Given Oracle’s current focus on profitability and fragmented approach to product management, ORMC’s near-term trajectory is unlikely to change.

USE CASE: Committed Oracle finance customers willing to engage professional services resources to create a highly tailored solution.

COMPETITORS: Aptitude, SAP, Softrax, Workday, Zuora

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SAP-RevSym in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-revsym-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-revsym-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:42 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=852 OPINION: SAP currently offers two ARM solutions: RevSym, a multi-tenant cloud solution and RAR, a single-tenant offering. This rating covers the RevSym product as it currently receives a reasonable share of SAP investment. The RevSym product has been in the market for about three years with a few owners; under the leadership of SAP, sales

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OPINION: SAP currently offers two ARM solutions: RevSym, a multi-tenant cloud solution and RAR, a single-tenant offering. This rating covers the RevSym product as it currently receives a reasonable share of SAP investment. The RevSym product has been in the market for about three years with a few owners; under the leadership of SAP, sales are increasing. RevSym benefits from a founding team with deep roots in revenue recognition and a cloud-first architecture. Its growth is above market average, albeit off of a very small installed base. It’s first wave of mainstream go-lives took place this year, and RevSym is gradually moving towards and expanding into its promising early vision. Although it is owned by SAP, prospects should evaluate the product on a completely stand-alone basis and recognize that, over time, the technology base will edge toward SAP’s road to HANA and SAP’s Intelligent Enterprise. In the future, SAP will need to address the convergence of RevSym and RAR, which supports HANA and continues to get investment and customers.

USE CASE: Mid-market enterprises seeking public, cloud-based, stand-alone revenue scheduling and automation functionality.

COMPETITORS: Aptitude, Oracle-NetSuite, Softrax, Workday, Zuora

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FinancialForce in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/financialforce-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=financialforce-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:41 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=862 OPINION: The core strength of FinancialForce (“FF”) lies in its native use of the Salesforce platform. The ARM functionality and broader monetization capabilities have shown improvement over the past 24 months. FF ARM customers highlight its ease of use and ability to be quickly set up by a small finance team. However, in our view,

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OPINION: The core strength of FinancialForce (“FF”) lies in its native use of the Salesforce platform. The ARM functionality and broader monetization capabilities have shown improvement over the past 24 months. FF ARM customers highlight its ease of use and ability to be quickly set up by a small finance team. However, in our view, the investment into the overall financials solution has not kept pace with the market, in part due to the far greater success of FF’s PSA product. Among the integrated financials and ARM products, FF is one of the only ARM products that can be run stand-alone (i.e., without the financials being used). This is attractive to business units of larger entities that are heavy Salesforce users and require ARM functionality to engage with a global finance infrastructure.

USE CASE: Lower mid-market enterprises ($25 million to $250 million) seeking an integrated financials and ARM solution running natively on the Salesforce platform.

COMPETITORS: Billing software suppliers with ARM functionality like BillingPlatform, Gotransverse, and Just.On as well as ARM suppliers such as Oracle-NetSuite, SaaSOptics, Sage Intacct, Softrax, and Zuora.

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Oracle-NetSuite in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-netsuite-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-netsuite-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:28 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=856 OPINION: Oracle-NetSuite’s once ambitious vision of delivering ARM and billing as part of a broader set of financial capabilities has refocused as NetSuite shifts toward capabilities focused on small to mid-sized organizations. NetSuite-ARM capabilities remain above average and have shown consistent improvement. NetSuite has built a vast third party network of solution providers and consultants that

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OPINION: Oracle-NetSuite’s once ambitious vision of delivering ARM and billing as part of a broader set of financial capabilities has refocused as NetSuite shifts toward capabilities focused on small to mid-sized organizations. NetSuite-ARM capabilities remain above average and have shown consistent improvement. NetSuite has built a vast third party network of solution providers and consultants that can assist clients in addressing automated revenue management, spurring the growth of a broad base of SME customers. While the NetSuite-ARM solution is priced aggressively and the company aims to accommodate existing NetSuite accounts in terms of pricing, the terms and conditions for the overall NetSuite solution (such as a full upfront payment for products and services) could be challenging for new customers. These issues can be partially—financially but not contractually—mitigated through the use of a financing option.

USE CASE: Mid-market (under $500 million) software and digital goods and services-oriented companies with modest volume and complexity intending to use Oracle-NetSuite as the sole source supplier for their financial infrastructure.

COMPETITORS: Financialforce, SaaSOptics, Sage-Intacct, Workday, Zone, Zuora, and ARM functionality from billing suppliers (e.g., Chargebee, Chargify, Fusebill)

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Sage Intacct in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sage-intacct-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sage-intacct-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:24 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=860 OPINION: Sage Intacct’s entry into the ARM market is relatively recent, but field checks indicate consistently high levels of customer satisfaction, frictionless interfaces with Salesforce.com and other Intacct modules, and quality support from implementation partners and the company itself. The company relies on R&D centers in the U.S., India, Israel, and Romania. Sage Intacct is

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OPINION: Sage Intacct’s entry into the ARM market is relatively recent, but field checks indicate consistently high levels of customer satisfaction, frictionless interfaces with Salesforce.com and other Intacct modules, and quality support from implementation partners and the company itself. The company relies on R&D centers in the U.S., India, Israel, and Romania. Sage Intacct is one of the few in its peer group to have a viable and scalable VAR/Reseller channel. The acquisition by Sage Group PLC added resources to grow global channels and presence.

USE CASE: Services-oriented growth companies under $500 million in sales that are seeking to automate revenue recognition management (primarily in North America) and to migrate from QuickBooks, Excel, and MS Dynamics.

COMPETITORS: Financialforce, NetSuite, SaaSOptics, SAP, Softrax, Zuora.

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SaaSOptics in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/saasoptics-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saasoptics-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:20 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=868 OPINION: Launched as a recurring revenue analytics and dashboard product smartly integrated with Intuit QuickBooks, SaaSOptics has consistently executed and expanded its product ambitions and overall business. The company has grown in all key areas–revenues, channel, engineering, and vision, now moving into broader monetization capabilities (e.g., billing) beyond its ARM core. Customer and partner satisfaction

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OPINION: Launched as a recurring revenue analytics and dashboard product smartly integrated with Intuit QuickBooks, SaaSOptics has consistently executed and expanded its product ambitions and overall business. The company has grown in all key areas–revenues, channel, engineering, and vision, now moving into broader monetization capabilities (e.g., billing) beyond its ARM core. Customer and partner satisfaction is high, but the company is currently constrained by the breadth and depth of its distribution channel. Emerging growth companies looking to scale their finance operation without having to make a major investment should consider SaaSOptics as a potential solution.

USE CASE: SaaS companies under $100 million using Intuit financials with low to moderate business complexity.

COMPETITORS: FinancialForce, Oracle-NetSuite, Sage Intacct, and ARM functionality from mid-market billing vendors (e.g., Chargebee, Chargify, Fusebill, and Zone).

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Softrax in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/softrax-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=softrax-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:15 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=864 OPINION: After a period of renewal, Softrax is back in the ARM market with increasing confidence, high profitability, and a comfortable growth trajectory. Softrax is one of the rare providers of a multi-tenant ARM solution. Combined with its deep domain expertise and dedicated team, Softrax’s above average product features and functions separate the company from

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OPINION: After a period of renewal, Softrax is back in the ARM market with increasing confidence, high profitability, and a comfortable growth trajectory. Softrax is one of the rare providers of a multi-tenant ARM solution. Combined with its deep domain expertise and dedicated team, Softrax’s above average product features and functions separate the company from other ARM-only suppliers. While its underlying technology and ability to bring the product to market lag behind certain competitors, Softrax should be considered a fair barometer of ARM capability and worthy of inclusion in enterprise evaluations. Each module and product area should be looked at independently as the overall offering is not tightly integrated.

USE CASE: Mid-market to large enterprises seeking revenue scheduling and automation functionality from a stand-alone ARM supplier.

COMPETITORS: Aptitude, Oracle, SaaSOptics, SAP, Zuora

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Zuora RevPro in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-revpro-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-revpro-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:12 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=866 OPINION: Once the clear leader in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market, Zuora remains a strong player—albeit with more competitors nipping at its heels. In ARM, Zuora’s marketing, product, and domain expertise continue to stand out with RevPro offering the most feature-rich product and a proven ability to take a large ARM operation live. Professional

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OPINION: Once the clear leader in the Automated Revenue Management (ARM) market, Zuora remains a strong player—albeit with more competitors nipping at its heels. In ARM, Zuora’s marketing, product, and domain expertise continue to stand out with RevPro offering the most feature-rich product and a proven ability to take a large ARM operation live. Professional services are key to RevPro’s implementation success. Since acquiring RevPro, Zuora has been transitioning customers to a multi-tenant cloud version of the product while simultaneously supporting existing on-premise installations. The company is evolving RevPro towards a more robust integration with the rest of its product line. RevPro could be evaluated either as a standalone offering or in conjunction with other Zuora monetization tools.

USE CASE: Growing mid-market to large enterprises seeking revenue scheduling and automation functionality from a stand-alone ARM supplier.

COMPETITORS: Aptitude, Oracle-Netsuite, SAP, Softrax, Workday

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Aptitude-Revstream in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aptitude-revstream-in-automated-revenue-management-102019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aptitude-revstream-in-automated-revenue-management-102019 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 00:00:08 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=854 OPINION: Aptitude-Revstream is one of a handful of highly focused finance tools offered by Aptitude Software. The company has deep expertise in the finance function, particularly as it relates to revenue accounting and high-volume finance processing requirements. In spite of the parent company’s relative size and resources, the Revstream development has not kept up with

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OPINION: Aptitude-Revstream is one of a handful of highly focused finance tools offered by Aptitude Software. The company has deep expertise in the finance function, particularly as it relates to revenue accounting and high-volume finance processing requirements. In spite of the parent company’s relative size and resources, the Revstream development has not kept up with the pace of the overall market in terms of its growth or product innovation. The transition to a multi-tenant cloud solution has proven challenging at a time when the requirements landscape is expanding. Revstream’s market visibility has been modest while competitors have increased their spending and improved execution. We continue to view Revstream as a viable, stable offering, but the company’s current rating reflects our view of a relative underperformance of the product and business vis-à-vis its peer group. Given the product and customer base, we see significant room for improvement.

USE CASE: High growth mid-size ($250 million+) and large enterprises seeking hosted (single tenant) revenue scheduling and automation functionality from a supplier willing to adapt the solution to specific requirements.

COMPETITORS: Oracle, SAP, Softrax, Workday, Zuora.

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Digital River in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/digital-river-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-092019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-river-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-092019 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:58 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=876 OPINION: After a period of decline and consolidation, Digital River is once again growing and has returned to profitability. The company is evolving the Merchant of Record concept into a feature of its service and added a Seller of Record capability. The firm provides an all-in-one commerce platform including order capture and order management on

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OPINION: After a period of decline and consolidation, Digital River is once again growing and has returned to profitability. The company is evolving the Merchant of Record concept into a feature of its service and added a Seller of Record capability. The firm provides an all-in-one commerce platform including order capture and order management on a rev-share model. The product’s transformation has resulted in a far more modular agile monetization platform (AMP) approach and an open partnership strategy (e.g., with Salesforce, BillingPlatform) that allows it to integrate best of breed components.

USE CASE: Companies with revenue operations from $5 million to $500 million+ that need at scale, global fulfillment of B2C and B2B digital and physical goods with tight integration of CRM, order management, and e-Commerce systems as well as global tax, fraud, and compliance management. Digital River supports full stack, headless, and Merchant/Seller of Record deployments.

COMPETITORS: 2Checkout, cleverbridge, FastSpring, Nexway and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers.

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Workday in Automated Revenue Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/workday-in-automated-revenue-management-092019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workday-in-automated-revenue-management-092019 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:00:54 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=870 OPINION: Workday scores above its peer group in all categories of the MGI 360 Rating. Its revenue recognition capability is solid, its leadership team is experienced and mature, and its broad and effective channels are backed by a realistic marketing strategy. Workday Revenue Management functionality has a track record of consistent improvement and has received

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OPINION: Workday scores above its peer group in all categories of the MGI 360 Rating. Its revenue recognition capability is solid, its leadership team is experienced and mature, and its broad and effective channels are backed by a realistic marketing strategy. Workday Revenue Management functionality has a track record of consistent improvement and has received sustained and increasing investment.

USE CASE: Mid-market to large enterprises seeking revenue scheduling and automation functionality from a single, multi-tenant cloud vendor.

COMPETITORS: FinancialForce, Oracle, Oracle-NetSuite, SAP, Zuora

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Zone & Co in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zone-co-in-billing-management-072019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zone-co-in-billing-management-072019 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:14 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=881 OPINION: Zone Advanced Billing (ZAB) solution has capabilities to handle complex rating and billing scenarios (subscriptions, complex rating scenarios, pre-pays, minimum commitments, etc.). Detailed rating and analysis are provided in the attached research note below. USE CASE: Zone Advanced Billing is a solution aimed at the NetSuite ecosystem. COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, Chargify, Fusebill, Gotransverse, Oracle-NetSuite, Salesforce,

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OPINION: Zone Advanced Billing (ZAB) solution has capabilities to handle complex rating and billing scenarios (subscriptions, complex rating scenarios, pre-pays, minimum commitments, etc.). Detailed rating and analysis are provided in the attached research note below.

USE CASE: Zone Advanced Billing is a solution aimed at the NetSuite ecosystem.

COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, Chargify, Fusebill, Gotransverse, Oracle-NetSuite, Salesforce, Zuora

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BillingPlatform in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-billing-management-072019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-billing-management-072019 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:04 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=886 OPINION: BillingPlatform has made tangible progress in winning large, global, competitive deals and converting these wins into live implementations. The company’s business organization and marketing efforts have matured, benefiting from an expanded management team and partnerships while company visibility has increased. BillingPlatform’s Product score improved from 13.45 to 13.50. Its Management score rose from 12.60

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OPINION: BillingPlatform has made tangible progress in winning large, global, competitive deals and converting these wins into live implementations. The company’s business organization and marketing efforts have matured, benefiting from an expanded management team and partnerships while company visibility has increased. BillingPlatform’s Product score improved from 13.45 to 13.50. Its Management score rose from 12.60 to 13.13, reflecting several strong talent additions in sales, marketing, partnerships, and finance. Its Channels score is up from 8.31 to 8.49, reflecting growth, improved productivity, and new partner relationships. Its Strategy score improved from 10.79 to 12.31, and its Finance score remains unchanged at 12.07. The company is growing in high double digits while operating just below break-even. Detailed rating is provided in the attachment below.

USE CASE: The company solution has a particular sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets across a spectrum of industries including high-tech, media, transportation, and energy.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BluLogix, Ericsson, goTransverse, Oracle, RecVue, SAP, Zuora.

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cleverbridge in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/cleverbridge-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-062019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleverbridge-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-062019 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:37 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=888 OPINION: The company is on a modest growth trajectory below 5% p.a. amid some C-level churn. Cleverbridge introduced API-driven functionality in the Salesforce ecosystem with a focus on CPQ in the B2B space, an area where we see a lot of movement in terms of automation and optimization of processes. In January 2019, the company

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OPINION: The company is on a modest growth trajectory below 5% p.a. amid some C-level churn. Cleverbridge introduced API-driven functionality in the Salesforce ecosystem with a focus on CPQ in the B2B space, an area where we see a lot of movement in terms of automation and optimization of processes. In January 2019, the company received an EU Payments Institute license significantly increasing its total addressable market. However, there does not seem to be a realistic plan for entry into a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) business or a fully functional subscription management capability. Cleverbridge pricing remains focused on revenue share and limits expansion into larger enterprise accounts. Sales and marketing show room for improvement as sales headcount diminished.

USE CASE: Companies with $5 million to $50 million in sales of digital goods looking to expand globally and seeking a full-service (Merchant of Record) model.

COMPETITORS: 2Checkout, Digital River, FastSpring, Nexway, PayPro Global

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2Checkout in Commerce and Payment Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/2checkout-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-062019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2checkout-in-commerce-and-payment-platforms-062019 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:02 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=890 OPINION: Following the merger of Avangate and 2Checkout, the company has cleaned up its branding and refocused the business on supporting the Payment Facilitator model and a hybrid deployment approach. The company is now fully licensed in the US as a payments institute and is expected to be fully licensed in the EU later this

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OPINION: Following the merger of Avangate and 2Checkout, the company has cleaned up its branding and refocused the business on supporting the Payment Facilitator model and a hybrid deployment approach. The company is now fully licensed in the US as a payments institute and is expected to be fully licensed in the EU later this year. The focus and efficacy of marketing has improved substantially and translated into growth in the number of merchants, including a number of highly competitive wins and displacements. Both topline growth and profitability have improved. Partnership activity remains modest and an area for improvement.

USE CASE: Digital and physical goods and services companies seeking to scale up by monetizing opportunities of $5 million to $15 million.

COMPETITORS: BlueSnap, cleverbridge, FastSpring, Nexway, Recurly, Stripe, and other best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers.

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MGI Forecasts: Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)–Total Addressable Market (TAM) Forecast 2018-2022 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-forecasts-contract-lifecycle-management-clm-total-addressable-market-tam-forecast-2018-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-forecasts-contract-lifecycle-management-clm-total-addressable-market-tam-forecast-2018-2022 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:58 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=893 The market for Cloud-based Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2018-2022) total addressable market (TAM) in excess of $7.6 billion. The growth in CLM adoption is fueled by digital transformation and a refocusing of technology investment away from traditional ERP/Financials suites towards automating and digitally instrumenting key processes within organizations. CLM

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The market for Cloud-based Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software represents a rapidly expanding five-year (2018-2022) total addressable market (TAM) in excess of $7.6 billion.

The growth in CLM adoption is fueled by digital transformation and a refocusing of technology investment away from traditional ERP/Financials suites towards automating and digitally instrumenting key processes within organizations.

CLM represents a significant opportunity to increase productivity, improve accuracy, and inject operational speed across organizations of all sizes, stages of maturity, industries, and geographies. Leading organizations around the world are already investing in automated CLM tools, but the overall level of adoption is still relatively modest. We expect the pace of innovation and adoption in this area to accelerate. This will be accompanied by an evolution in CLM’s systems capabilities, user perception, and integration between itself and other core enterprise systems such as CRM, CPQ, Billing, and Procurement Management and Supply Chain, among others. MGI Research believes CLM is an essential ingredient in any digital transformation initiative.

This MGI Forecast provides a quantitative estimate of the Total Addressable Market (TAM) for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software from 2018 to 2022. In this report, we address the following information and issues: worldwide annual estimates of potential spending and growth rate, detailed geographical breakdowns, economic sectors, analysis of market size based on company size, the impact of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Transformation, and company growth and technology spend profiles, among others. Estimates for potential spending on corresponding legacy, on-premise, and hosted software solutions are included, as are estimates for the combined Cloud and legacy market size and growth rate. This analysis is based on MGI Research’s proprietary Global Analytics Model, a curated database of every publicly listed company in the world with revenues greater than $1 million.

The report analyzes the key market drivers and dynamics that are fueling the growth in CLM investments and details the geographies, sectors, and vertical industries that are most impacted.

 

Table of Contents

  • Executive Summary 1
  • Introduction 5
  • Business Landscape 7
  • Key Business and Technology Drivers for CLM Adoption 9
  • Impact of Regulatory Mandates on CLM Adoption 10
  • CLM as a Tool for Innovation 10
  • The 13 Deadly Sins of CLM 11
  • Transformations That Are Shaping CLM Markets 12
  • Who Are the Buyers and Beneficiaries of CLM 13
  • What Are the Benefits of CLM? 14
  • CLM as an Element of an Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) 15
  • CLM Tam Forecast 2018-2022 17
  • Forecast Scope, Assumptions and Methodology 17
  • CLM Total Addressable Market (Tam) 20
  • Cloud CLM Annual Forecast 23
  • Cloud CLM Average Spending 24
  • Cloud CLM Geographic Opportunities 25
  • Top 10 Countries for CLM Tam 26
  • Cloud CLM Vertical Opportunities: Sectors & Industry 27
  • Impact of Major Technology and Business Trends 30
  • How Does Growth Impact Adoption of CLM? 30
  • Impact of Technology Adoption Style 31
  • Impact of Digital Transformation 32
  • Impact 0f the Internet of Things (IoT) 34
  • Impact of a Shift Towards Subscription Business Models 35
  • CLM Market Outlook 36
  • MGI Research Coverage in Contract Lifecycle Management 37
  • Summary 38
  • Appendix: CLM TAM Forecast Assumptions and Stats 40

 

MGI RESEARCH COVERAGE IN CONTRACT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (CLM)

MGI Research provides in-depth coverage and MGI 360 Ratings of leading suppliers of CLM solutions, product evaluation, and selection advice, as well as sourcing. The following is a representative (partial) list of CLM software providers under coverage:

  • Advanced Software Concepts (ASC)
  • Agiloft
  • Apttus
  • CallidusCloud
  • CLM Matrix
  • CobbleStone Systems
  • Concord
  • Conga
  • Contract Logix
  • ContractWorks
  • Corridor Company
  • Curtis Fitch
  • Determine, Inc.
  • Emptoris (IBM)
  • Exari
  • Gatekeeper
  • Gatewit
  • GEP
  • Gimmal
  • Great Minds Software
  • HotDocs
  • Icertis
  • Infor
  • Ironclad
  • Ivalua
  • Jaggaer
  • Mitratech
  • Model N
  • Onit, Inc.
  • Oracle Corp
  • Pramata
  • Sirion Labs
  • SpringCM
  • Symfact
  • Thomson Reuters Corp
  • Zycus

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Agile Billing Buyer’s Guide – Market Ratings Report (MRR) https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/agile-billing-buyers-guide-market-rating-report-mrr-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agile-billing-buyers-guide-market-rating-report-mrr-2019 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:03 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=899 This Agile Billing Buyer’s Guide & MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR) provides ratings of leading suppliers of Agile Billing software and offers strategy and product selection recommendations for organizations evaluating providers in this market. The report attached below summarizes MGI 360 scores of 16 leading suppliers using a quantitative rating (0 to 100) and

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This Agile Billing Buyer’s Guide & MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR) provides ratings of leading suppliers of Agile Billing software and offers strategy and product selection recommendations for organizations evaluating providers in this market.

The report attached below summarizes MGI 360 scores of 16 leading suppliers using a quantitative rating (0 to 100) and a qualitative Outlook (Positive, Neutral, or Negative). Vendors whose ratings are presented in this MRR include:

  • Amdocs (Optima)
  • Aria Systems
  • BillingPlatform
  • ChargeOver
  • Chargify
  • Ericsson AB
  • Fusebill
  • Gotransverse
  • JustOn
  • OpenCell
  • Oracle (BRM)
  • Oracle-Netsuite
  • Recurly
  • RecVue
  • SAP SE
  • Zuora

Several other suppliers covered by MGI Research but not yet rated (e.g., Salesforce.com, Apttus, Chargebee, Logisense, et al.) are also discussed.

This Buyer’s Guide is aimed at helping users make more informed and timely strategy and purchasing decisions. The report details growth drivers and barriers, key market segments, and major requirements for billing software solutions. It outlines a path to evolving legacy to agile billing solutions and highlights strategies and best practices for success.

 

WHY RATE TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS?

Business technology investment decisions are complex processes involving large amounts of money, time, and risk. As is the case with the market for monetization tools, buyers face an ever-expanding roster of suppliers. Many are well-funded and covered by press and industry analysts. With this abundance of information, the challenge for business and technology decision makers has been to extract signal from industry noise, to separate fact from marketing hype, and to get truly independent advice. Clarity is often a casualty of a well-funded technology market. Technology buyers are caught in a dilemma: spending too little time on evaluating a solution can put a business at risk, but spending too much time can put a budget and time-to-market at risk. The jeopardies faced by buyers in this context are significant. No executive wants to be in a situation where a long-term technological and financial commitment is made, only to realize too late that the company with which the executive made the commitment is a financial sham, has business practices that reflect a nickel-and-dime approach to customer service, or employs a strategy leading to a technological dead-end. In 2013, to help technology buyers intelligently navigate complex markets, MGI Research introduced the MGI 360 Ratings: a uniform 0 to 100 supplier rating system. Whether applied to new purchases or to an existing solution portfolio, MGI 360 is a consistent, clear supplier rating scale that helps business, finance, and IT executives save time, reduce risks and costs, get a head start on supplier due diligence, speed up sourcing, and improve vendor relationships.

 

KEY ISSUES FOR AGILE BILLING

  • What drives the business case for Agile Billing?
  • What are the emerging Agile Billing requirements?
  • What is the role of Agile Billing in Agile Monetization Platform (AMP)?
  • What is the relationship between Agile Billing and other AMP disciplines such as Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ), Automated Revenue Recognition (ARR), and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)?
  • What are the strategic priorities for Agile Billing in terms of investment, human capital, supplier partnerships, and business strategy?
  • What are the best practices for evaluating, adopting, and implementing Agile Billing?
  • What are the costs associated with evaluating, implementing, and operating an Agile Billing solution?
  • What are the different market segments of Agile Billing?
  • Which suppliers will emerge as leaders in Agile Billing?

 

Table of Contents

SUMMARY 1

WHY RATE TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS 1

KEY ISSUES FOR AGILE BILLING 2

ABOUT MGI 360 RATINGS 4

INTRODUCTION 9

AGILE BILLING AS A KEY ELEMENT OF MONETIZATION 10

KEY GROWTH DRIVERS AND BARRIERS 12

GROWTH IN SPENDING ON AGILE BILLING 15

MONETIZATION SOFTWARE CONTINUES TO BE A MAGNET FOR INVESTORS 16

AGILE BILLING – TRANSFORMATION OF PRICE/PERFORMANCE 17

KEY MARKET SEGMENTS 19

KEY FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AGILE BILLING 23

AGILE BILLING SOLUTION SELECTION STRATEGIES AND SELECT BEST PRACTICES 26

SOLUTION SOURCING RECOMMENDATIONS–KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS 28

MGI 360 RATINGS SUMMARY 30

CURRENT MGI 360 RATINGS FOR AGILE BILLING 30

FOCUS ON PRODUCT 33

FOCUS ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAM 36

FOCUS ON CHANNEL 40

FOCUS ON STRATEGY 44

FOCUS ON FINANCE 48

HISTORY OF MGI 360TM RATINGS PEER SCORES FOR AGILE BILLING SUPPLIERS 52

MGI 360 RATINGS–DETAIL 54

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: SAP SE 54

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ORACLE (BRM) 58

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: AMDOCS (OPTIMA) 62

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Ericsson AB (ECB) 66

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Aria Systems, Inc. 70

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Zuora, Inc. 74

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Gotransverse, Inc. 78

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: BillingPlatform, Inc. 82

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: OpenCell Software 86

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: RecVue, Inc. 90

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: NetSuite (SuiteBilling) 94

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Fusebill 98

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Chargify 102

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: Recurly 106

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: JustOn GmbH 110

RATINGS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPLIERS: ChargeOver 114

BILLING SOLUTION SUPPLIERS UNDER COVERAGE BUT NOT RATED 118

Apttus 118

BluLogix 118

Chargebee 119

CSG Systems International, Inc. 119

ChikPea 120

Cerillion 120

FinancialForce 121

Rev.io 121

IDI Billing Solutions 122

LogiSense 123

Matrixx Software 124

LogNet Systems 124

NetCracker Technology Corp. 124

Optiva Inc. (formerly Redknee Solutions, Inc.) 125

SaaSOptics 125

Salesforce.com 126

Stripe 127

Tecnotree Corporation 127

Vindicia (a division of Amdocs Ltd.) 128

Zone and Company 129

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILLING AND CONFIGURE-PRICE-QUOTE (CPQ) 130

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILLING AND FINANCIALS APPLICATION SUPPLIERS 131

Sage Intacct 131

Workday 131

Legacy Financials and ERP Vendors – Epicor, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, QAD, Unit4, et al. 132

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILLING AND REVENUE RECOGNITION SUPPLIERS 133

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILLING AND DIGITAL COMMERCE, MERCHANT OF RECORD (MOR) SUPPLIERS 134

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BILLING AND MEDIATION SUPPLIERS 135

APPENDIX A—About MGI 360 Ratings 136

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Chargify in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargify-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargify-in-billing-management-092018 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:07 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=907 OPINION: Since its 2016 acquisition by PE firm Scaleworks, Chargify has undergone a complete overhaul backed by aggressive hiring in R&D, sales, and support. Its Product score increased from 8.98 to 9.79. Its Management score is up from 11.71 to 11.75, and a new CEO is on board. Its Channels score increased from 7.96 to

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OPINION: Since its 2016 acquisition by PE firm Scaleworks, Chargify has undergone a complete overhaul backed by aggressive hiring in R&D, sales, and support. Its Product score increased from 8.98 to 9.79. Its Management score is up from 11.71 to 11.75, and a new CEO is on board. Its Channels score increased from 7.96 to 8.45 reflecting higher sales productivity, but its Marketing score is down from 12.38 to 12.10–brand visibility needs to improve. Its Finance score rose from 9.30 to 9.80. Chargify is evolving from its original focus on small business toward a more full-featured and higher-priced solution aimed at mid-market buyers. Features include subscription management, invoice consolidation, light CPQ, and integration with payment, tax, and CRM products. The size of its sales channel is a limiting factor.

USE CASE: B2b and B2C subscription and “as a service” growth companies as well as SMEs with digital/light physical business models and medium levels of volume and complexity.

COMPETITORS: ChargeBee, ChargeOver, Fusebill, NetSuite-Oracle, Recurly, Zuora.

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Recurly in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recurly-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recurly-in-billing-management-092018 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:02 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=905 OPINION: The company has improved its scores in the areas of Product, Strategy, and Finance, while holding steady in the areas of Management and Channels. Its ideal use case is for high volume, low complexity B2C subscription billing scenarios that have little or no change. Users that want to quickly stand up a billing capability

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OPINION: The company has improved its scores in the areas of Product, Strategy, and Finance, while holding steady in the areas of Management and Channels. Its ideal use case is for high volume, low complexity B2C subscription billing scenarios that have little or no change. Users that want to quickly stand up a billing capability that can process credit cards and provision the end customer at scale will find this solution attractive. Its payments capabilities are expanding, with more services oriented towards increasing authorization rates and helping customers lower churn. PCI compliance and partnerships with Kount and Adyen are positive developments. While not the most feature-rich billing solution, Recurly continues to be one of the fastest subscription billing product to stand up with little or no IT involvement.

USE CASE: B2C organizations with pure digital recurring business models, sophisticated analytics and payment management requirements, and billing revenue range $25 million to $250 million.

COMPETITORS: Chargebee, Chargify, ChargeOver, CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Stripe, Zuora.

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Fusebill in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fusebill-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fusebill-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:43 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=903 OPINION: Fusebill’s Product score increased from 10.42 to 11.43 reflecting the addition of key capabilities in subscription and payment management, analytics, and expanded integration options with Stripe, Salesforce, et al. It’s Management, Strategy, and Finance scores are largely unchanged at 12.00, 12.02, and 10.12 respectively. Fusebill’s Channels score rose from 8.14 to 8.68 with higher

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OPINION: Fusebill’s Product score increased from 10.42 to 11.43 reflecting the addition of key capabilities in subscription and payment management, analytics, and expanded integration options with Stripe, Salesforce, et al. It’s Management, Strategy, and Finance scores are largely unchanged at 12.00, 12.02, and 10.12 respectively. Fusebill’s Channels score rose from 8.14 to 8.68 with higher sales productivity. We estimate that the company is growing at 50%+, is pre-profitability, and benefits from a relatively high rate of revenue retention and customer satisfaction. Fusebill aims to fill the functionality gap between entry level B2C billing products like Recurly and more enterprise-oriented solutions like goTransverse, Zuora, and BillingPlatform at a competitive price and with higher agility.

USE CASE: B2B organizations operating pure digital and hybrid digital/physical business models with sophisticated requirements to manage recurring and usage revenue of $1 million to $200 million.

COMPETITORS: ChargeOver, Chargify, CheddarGetter, NetSuite-Oracle, Recurly, Salesforce.com, Zuora

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Ericsson ECB in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ericsson-ecb-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ericsson-ecb-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:43 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=947 OPINION: Following Ericsson’s acquisition of MetraTech on July 29, 2014, ECB has seen an erosion of its competitive market position. Outside of telecom and transportation infrastructure projects, the product is rarely considered a finalist in competitive evaluations. Lack of effective marketing has led to diminished brand value and visibility, and, while ECB has largely held

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OPINION: Following Ericsson’s acquisition of MetraTech on July 29, 2014, ECB has seen an erosion of its competitive market position. Outside of telecom and transportation infrastructure projects, the product is rarely considered a finalist in competitive evaluations. Lack of effective marketing has led to diminished brand value and visibility, and, while ECB has largely held onto its originally installed base of clients, it is experiencing some customer attrition and key staff turnover. The company’s inability to offer a true cloud solution or move quickly in its product modernization and marketing has put a damper on growth (we estimate ECB revenue growth as flat). The company expects to start field testing a SaaS version of ECB in December 2018. It has introduced a revenue recognition capability packaged as a feature and is in the process of updating the product UX.

USE CASE: Existing ECB customers with a working solution covering business models with little or no change and committed Ericsson accounts primarily in telecom/IoT scenarios.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, goTransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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SAP SE in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-se-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-se-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:30 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=939 OPINION: SAP Billing’s Product score rose slightly to 12.64 from 12.51 while its Management, Channel, Strategy, and Finance scores remain unchanged. The product provides sophisticated, multi-party settlement and pricing abstraction capabilities and integration with many SAP financial and analytics products. SAP recently acquired CallidusCloud, adding Incentive Compensation, CPQ, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Revenue Recognition

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OPINION: SAP Billing’s Product score rose slightly to 12.64 from 12.51 while its Management, Channel, Strategy, and Finance scores remain unchanged. The product provides sophisticated, multi-party settlement and pricing abstraction capabilities and integration with many SAP financial and analytics products. SAP recently acquired CallidusCloud, adding Incentive Compensation, CPQ, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Revenue Recognition solutions to its SAP Sales Cloud lineup—efforts geared toward stemming the rising tide of Salesforce.com momentum. In March 2017, SAP rolled out a new cloud version of its product: SAP Revenue Cloud. While significant and competent resources were devoted to the cloud solution, many unanswered questions persist about its dependence on the on-premise version and the rest of the SAP ecosystem. MGI will rate SAP Revenue Cloud once SAP has references for this product. We expect a new, more sophisticated version of SAP Revenue Cloud in 2019.

USE CASE: We continue to view the on-premise SAP Billing product as the premiere, high-end, real-time billing solution for large, complex enterprises that require a proven, high-performance, SAP-centric solution that tightly integrates billing, CRM, core financials, and BI.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Ericsson, goTransverse, OpenCell Software, Oracle BRM, RecVue, Salesforce.com, Zuora

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Amdocs Optima in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/amdocs-optima-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amdocs-optima-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:29 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=931 OPINION: The product offers a lot of functional depth with capabilities for real-time billing, session control for pre-paid usage scenarios, hierarchy management, invoice customization, and global 24/7 support. Optima is offered in on-premise and hosted (Amdocs or AWS) flavors. The Optima division is primarily focused on Tier II/III telecom opportunities in emerging markets and periodically

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OPINION: The product offers a lot of functional depth with capabilities for real-time billing, session control for pre-paid usage scenarios, hierarchy management, invoice customization, and global 24/7 support. Optima is offered in on-premise and hosted (Amdocs or AWS) flavors. The Optima division is primarily focused on Tier II/III telecom opportunities in emerging markets and periodically trying to compete for new digital business opportunities. The company’s lack of a viable strategy outside of the core Amdocs telecom markets remains a challenge. This is evidenced by the scarcity of non-telecom customer references. Slow growth continues to hold back the Finance score while the Channel score benefits from the company’s scale and geographic presence. Since the last update, the MGI 360 score for Optima remains the same, but leader’s scores are rising.

USE CASE: Mid to high volume billing with real-time or quick-time requirements, medium to high complexity, and low to medium agility and rate of change.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, Huawei, LogiSense, NetCracker, Optiva, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Aria Systems in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:28 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=935 OPINION: The decline in overall score reflects loss of product leadership relative to a peer group that, unlike Aria, is unconstrained in R&D investment. To reiterate a recent review, the rating indicates a deceleration of the business, broken down into individually lower scores in Product, Management, Strategy, and Finance. A recent major contract win, the

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OPINION: The decline in overall score reflects loss of product leadership relative to a peer group that, unlike Aria, is unconstrained in R&D investment. To reiterate a recent review, the rating indicates a deceleration of the business, broken down into individually lower scores in Product, Management, Strategy, and Finance. A recent major contract win, the ability to host instances in AWS, and evidence of Aria 7 customers reaching production are positive highlights. However, headcount in key functions has been dropping, directly impacting execution. This decline, combined with constrained finances, has pushed Aria to adopt a more pragmatic vision. Customers and prospects should focus on its current capabilities and be prepared to self-fund new requirements.

USE CASE: B2B and B2C companies with revenues greater than $500 million; a complex product catalog, pricing, and channel structure; and the need for workflow capabilities. Implementation cycles are 6-12+ months.

COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, RecVue, SAP, Zuora, and legacy telecommunications billing solutions

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Oracle Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-brm-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-brm-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=946 OPINION: Oracle BRM’s Product score increased from 10.76 to 10.95 as the company has continued investment in its Monetization Cloud–Oracle’s version of an agile monetization platform (AMP) derived from a single-tenant version of BRM with a UX facelift. Overall, OMC/BRM falls short in momentum and substance, and field research indicates concern in the BRM customer

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OPINION: Oracle BRM’s Product score increased from 10.76 to 10.95 as the company has continued investment in its Monetization Cloud–Oracle’s version of an agile monetization platform (AMP) derived from a single-tenant version of BRM with a UX facelift. Overall, OMC/BRM falls short in momentum and substance, and field research indicates concern in the BRM customer base. Implementation time and cost remain challenges, and a transformation of BRM into a cloud-native, agile monetization solution over the next 24 months is a low-probability scenario. The solution’s Management score fell from 13.05 to 13.01, its Channel score remains 15.49, and its Strategy score fell from 9.57 to 9.43 as the BRM brand continues to lose visibility. It’s Finance score is also down from 10.57 to 10.49 reflecting lack of topline growth.

USE CASE: Existing Oracle customers opting for simple subscription and organizations looking to gain early-adopter status. BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price and functionality should monitor OMC’s progress. Enterprises needing an agile solution with moderate to sophisticated requirements today need to consider alternatives.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Ericsson, goTransverse, RecVue, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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Oracle-NetSuite in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-netsuite-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-netsuite-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=951 PRODUCT: SuiteBilling OPINION: Announced in 2016, NetSuite’s SuiteBilling solution aimed at the subscription billing needs of NetSuite’s fast-growing customer base. Two years later, SuiteBilling is struggling to maintain its market position. Prior to its acquisition by Oracle, NetSuite was an AMP visionary among cloud-based financials vendors. The company saw the need for an integrated agile

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PRODUCT: SuiteBilling

OPINION: Announced in 2016, NetSuite’s SuiteBilling solution aimed at the subscription billing needs of NetSuite’s fast-growing customer base. Two years later, SuiteBilling is struggling to maintain its market position. Prior to its acquisition by Oracle, NetSuite was an AMP visionary among cloud-based financials vendors. The company saw the need for an integrated agile billing and revenue recognition solution. To differentiate itself from its peers, NetSuite purchased Monexa, an early leader in agile billing. As a package, SuiteBilling and Advanced Revenue Management revenue recognition stand out favorably against the direct competitors FinancialForce, Sage-Intacct, and Microsoft Dynamics. NetSuite has more domain expertise and deeper functionality than all three. However, in the context of the agile billing market as a whole, its pace of innovation and product breadth and depth are lagging.

USE CASE: SuiteBilling is best suited for a small to mid-size company with relatively low complexity, low to modest business change, and modest invoice volumes (i.e., fewer than 4,000 invoices per month). Given the availability of alternatives with higher functionality and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), all but the most dedicated Oracle-NetSuite customers will typically explore other options.

COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, ChargeOver, Chargify, Fusebill, goTransverse, RecVue, Zuora, Zone Advanced Billing

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JustOn in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/juston-gmbh-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juston-gmbh-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:23 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=937 OPINION: JustOn offers a Salesforce-native billing automation product with a great deal of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. Its sales channels and strategy are still evolving, but JustOn has already developed a loyal following among customers in media, digital services, real estate, and other sectors. Its Product score rose from

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OPINION: JustOn offers a Salesforce-native billing automation product with a great deal of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. Its sales channels and strategy are still evolving, but JustOn has already developed a loyal following among customers in media, digital services, real estate, and other sectors. Its Product score rose from 10.14 to 10.95, and its Management score increased from 9.98 to 10.26. JustOn’s Channel score is up from 5.32 to 7.93 reflecting greater use of online sales, increased deal flow from partnerships, and higher efficacy of the in-house sales effort. Its Marketing score is up from 10.24 to 10.45 as brand visibility improves. Its Finance score remains unchanged at 13.17.

USE CASE: EU companies with limited or no IT resources; revenues less than $100 million; medium complexity in mixed subscription, usage, and tiered billing needs; 5 thousand to 20 thousand invoices per month; and requirements of seamless integration into accounting and sales systems. Implementation cycles are measured from days to weeks.

COMPETITORS: BillWerk, Chargeover, Chargify, Fusebill, SFDC, Zuora (in larger clients)

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RecVue in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recvue-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recvue-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:15 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=949 OPINION: For a company of its size and stage of development, RecVue has an impressive customer list. Its dynamic pricing engine can handle a spectrum of needs ranging from one-time to subscription, usage, and consumption models with a fair amount of complexity. The product has a mobile app, making it attractive to organizations with field

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OPINION: For a company of its size and stage of development, RecVue has an impressive customer list. Its dynamic pricing engine can handle a spectrum of needs ranging from one-time to subscription, usage, and consumption models with a fair amount of complexity. The product has a mobile app, making it attractive to organizations with field operations requiring remote data capture/sync capabilities in areas with limited network availability. Both the product and company are evolving rapidly, following a clear roadmap by which to deliver key elements of functionality. The company is targeting mid to large enterprises with complex rating requirements and diversity of customer pricing and billing arrangements. The product can work with various financial systems and provides an integrated revenue recognition capability.

USE CASE: RecVue is best suited to sophisticated, multi-channel, multi-level B2B accounts looking for a high volume rating engine, particularly committed Oracle shops looking to leverage the Oracle infrastructure or those seeking to gain greater agility and reduce costs below Oracle prices.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, Zuora

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BillingPlatform in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:13 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=944 OPINION: The improvement of BillingPlatform’s Product score from 12.76 to 13.45 reflects a steady stream of functional enhancements which culminated in Version 8 of BillingPlatform. The company’s Management score rose from 12.54 to 12.60 as it has built up its senior and middle management ranks (as well as its sales team) through investment of funds

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OPINION: The improvement of BillingPlatform’s Product score from 12.76 to 13.45 reflects a steady stream of functional enhancements which culminated in Version 8 of BillingPlatform. The company’s Management score rose from 12.54 to 12.60 as it has built up its senior and middle management ranks (as well as its sales team) through investment of funds committed by Columbia Capital. It’s Channels score is up from 8.13 to 8.31 with growth in direct channel size and improved productivity. It’s Strategy score increased from 10.43 to 10.79 reflecting greater visibility and brand value. It’s Finance score decreased from 12.57 to 12.07 as the company is currently investing for growth which modestly impacts near-term operating profitability. BillingPlatform growth accelerated above the prior benchmark of 65%+ per year.

USE CASE: The BillingPlatform solution has a particular sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets across a spectrum of industries including ports, logistics, transportation, and energy.

COMPETITORS: Aria, Ericsson, goTransverse, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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goTransverse in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:11 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=933 OPINION: The company’s Product score increased from 13.38 to 13.80 reflecting improved feedback from references. Its Management score increased from 14.12 to 14.21 as its execution has improved, and its Channel score is up slightly from 8.28 to 8.42 with longer sales tenure translating into higher sales productivity. The company has had some rotation in

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OPINION: The company’s Product score increased from 13.38 to 13.80 reflecting improved feedback from references. Its Management score increased from 14.12 to 14.21 as its execution has improved, and its Channel score is up slightly from 8.28 to 8.42 with longer sales tenure translating into higher sales productivity. The company has had some rotation in its senior ranks and has added new, experienced talent in product management and sales. Its Strategy rating improved from 12.52 to 12.86. GoTransverse is benefiting from better overall market recognition and a more visible brand. The company also enjoys the advantage of good relationships with major Cloud vendors like Workday and Salesforce and expanding alliances with SIs such as Cognizant, Accenture, et al. The Finance score remains unchanged at 11.73. The company’s win ratio remains high as it competes effectively against both its immediate peers and larger players such as Oracle and SAP. The key challenge for the firm remains in broadening its channel and scaling up marketing.

USE CASE: Companies seeking sophisticated recurring revenue monetization capabilities across a mix of physical and digital goods and variety of pricing modalities.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, Ericsson, Logisense, Netsuite, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, Zuora

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Zuora in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-billing-management-092018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-billing-management-092018 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:02 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=942 OPINION: Since our last assessment, Zuora has rolled out the Zuora Collect product and exhibited new synergy following the relatively successful absorption of the Leeyo Automated Revenue Management product, increasing Zuora’s Product score from 12.62 to 12.84. It’s Management score went up from 13.33 to 14.35 as its team demonstrated good execution during and post-IPO,

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OPINION: Since our last assessment, Zuora has rolled out the Zuora Collect product and exhibited new synergy following the relatively successful absorption of the Leeyo Automated Revenue Management product, increasing Zuora’s Product score from 12.62 to 12.84. It’s Management score went up from 13.33 to 14.35 as its team demonstrated good execution during and post-IPO, improved cohesion and alignment, and the addition of quality managerial talent across the board. Zuora’s Channels score also rose from 11.98 to 12.11 as a result of higher sales productivity. Its Strategy and Finance scores remain unchanged. The entry of Salesforce into the Agile Billing market will likely put more pressure on the company in some market segments. However, it could have a net positive effect for Zuora as Salesforce is likely to invest heavily into marketing in this space, drawing more attention to all players. In comparison to Salesforce’s nascent product, the Zuora solution is broader, deeper, more mature, and backed by a more seasoned team. The next few quarters will continue to test the Zuora management team’s direction of growth and talent in a competitive landscape as well as its ability to delight both customers and investors. In our view, Zuora still has a significant growth opportunity.

USE CASE: Monetization projects that need full-spectrum subscription management with moderate transaction volumes and low to medium complexity across a range of company sizes (from SME to very large) with billing values of $25 million to $1 billion as the sweet spot.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, BluLogix, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, RecVue, Salesforce.com, SAP Billing

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BlueSnap in e-Commerce Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/bluesnap-in-e-commerce-platforms-072018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bluesnap-in-e-commerce-platforms-072018 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:41 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=955 OPINION: BlueSnap is predominantly a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) and occasionally a merchant of record (MoR). The company has established itself as a leader in the PayFac segment and has grown steadily under new management. BlueSnap is fully licensed for PayFac operations in Israel, Latin America, and Australia in addition to the US and Europe. It

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OPINION: BlueSnap is predominantly a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) and occasionally a merchant of record (MoR). The company has established itself as a leader in the PayFac segment and has grown steadily under new management. BlueSnap is fully licensed for PayFac operations in Israel, Latin America, and Australia in addition to the US and Europe. It also provides merchants with a Payment Gateway only option. The solution supports a broad array of integrations with other commerce platforms, billing, subscription engines, and fraud/chargeback management solutions. BlueSnap was an early adopter of the mobile payment experience including Apple Pay and several APIs, providing its customers with a frictionless commerce experience. The company relies primarily on an online self-service channel and has been expanding its partner network.

USE CASE: Small and mid-size companies with $5 million to $500 million in revenue looking for a consistent payment platform across payment methods and currencies.

COMPETITORS: 2Checkout, cleverbridge, FastSpring, PayPal, PayPro Global, Stripe

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ChargeOver in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargeover-in-billing-management-072018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargeover-in-billing-management-072018 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 00:00:59 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=957 OPINION: Its functional breadth and depth, attractive pricing approach, and customer-centric support have accelerated growth off a small base and placed ChargeOver among the top three simple subscription billing solutions for tier 3 (i.e., SMB) projects. Intense focus on a narrow but substantial market segment has enabled the company to deliver a functionally rich solution.

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OPINION: Its functional breadth and depth, attractive pricing approach, and customer-centric support have accelerated growth off a small base and placed ChargeOver among the top three simple subscription billing solutions for tier 3 (i.e., SMB) projects. Intense focus on a narrow but substantial market segment has enabled the company to deliver a functionally rich solution. Its Finance score is above average reflecting high growth, a clean balance sheet, and strong customer retention. ChargeOver’s key challenges are scaling the business and building channels.

USE CASE: The best use case for ChargeOver is a $500 thousand to $25 million B2B subscription billing project with moderate complexity. Quickbooks and Xero customers who require agile billing functionality at an affordable price should consider ChargeOver.

COMPETITORS: ChargeBee, Chargify, CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Recurly, and a handful of low-end subscription-billing solutions

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SAP SE in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-se-in-billing-management-062018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-se-in-billing-management-062018 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:19 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=959 OPINION: SAP remains the top-rated vendor in our Billing Management coverage. That said, its Product score declined from 12.81 to 12.51 as its competitors increased capability. Its Management, Channel, and Strategy scores are unchanged. Its Finance score increased from 9.96 to 10.18 reflecting higher EBITDA margin while the growth rate hovers around 18-20%. In March

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OPINION: SAP remains the top-rated vendor in our Billing Management coverage. That said, its Product score declined from 12.81 to 12.51 as its competitors increased capability. Its Management, Channel, and Strategy scores are unchanged. Its Finance score increased from 9.96 to 10.18 reflecting higher EBITDA margin while the growth rate hovers around 18-20%. In March 2017, SAP rolled out its new SAP Hybris Revenue Cloud strategy and product. While significant and competent resources were devoted to this new cloud version, after about 15 months, there are still many unanswered questions regarding its dependence on the on-premise version and the rest of the SAP ecosystem as well as what the winning strategy going forward is. MGI will rate the cloud version of the solution once SAP has reference customers. We see many current SAP Hybris Billing customers looking to cloud-native solutions in this area for new business initiatives.

USE CASE: We continue to view the on-premise SAP Hybris Billing product as a premiere, high-end, real-time billing solution for large, complex enterprises willing to trade agility and ease of use for the benefits of a proven, high-performance, SAP-centric solution that tightly integrates billing, core financials, and BI.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, OpenCell Software, Oracle BRM, Zuora

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OpenCell in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/opencell-in-billing-management-052018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opencell-in-billing-management-052018 Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:54 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=962 OPINION: OpenCell is a modern, microservices-based billing system deployable on-premise and in the cloud via Docker. At the time of its rating, OpenCell did not offer a SaaS-based version of the product. The company has been rapidly adopted by customers in France and select EU countries, often displacing larger, incumbent vendors and systems developed in-house.

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OPINION: OpenCell is a modern, microservices-based billing system deployable on-premise and in the cloud via Docker. At the time of its rating, OpenCell did not offer a SaaS-based version of the product. The company has been rapidly adopted by customers in France and select EU countries, often displacing larger, incumbent vendors and systems developed in-house. Its product capabilities include quick-time mediation, sophisticated rating and billing, support for channel partners, revenue splits, and commissions management. REST APIs are supported. The product includes some functionality (e.g., a customer care module) traditionally associated with a legacy billing system, and its open source code base is unique among agile billing solutions. The company’s founder-led management team is evolving, as is its growing roster of technology and service providers. OpenCell is investing heavily in product development and innovation but is making slower progress on visibility and a more focused marketing strategy.

USE CASE: Mid to large EU-based organizations requiring medium to high complexity and billing volumes with projects driven by IT teams that embrace the open source model.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, LogiSense, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Ericsson ECB in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ericsson-ab-in-billing-management-052018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ericsson-ab-in-billing-management-052018 Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00:20 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=964 OPINION: Since the July 29, 2014 acquisition of MetraTech by Ericsson, ECB’s once competitive market position has continued to erode with loss of key staff, defection of customers, and a lack of investment and progress in modernizing both the product and its market strategy. Growth has slowed to a crawl, and the company rarely has

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OPINION: Since the July 29, 2014 acquisition of MetraTech by Ericsson, ECB’s once competitive market position has continued to erode with loss of key staff, defection of customers, and a lack of investment and progress in modernizing both the product and its market strategy. Growth has slowed to a crawl, and the company rarely has a pole position in competitive evaluations at this point. The absence of a true cloud solution has been a contributing factor to ECB’s reduced growth and the lowering of its MGI 360 rating.

USE CASE: Existing customers with a working solution covering business models with little or no change.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, goTransverse, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Aria Systems in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-in-billing-management-052018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-in-billing-management-052018 Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:09 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=966 OPINION: Though Aria Systems has previously enjoyed a frontrunner position in the Billing Management market, the company is now in the midst of a challenging, multi-year product transition from Aria 6 to 7 with plans to support both versions. In its favor, the company can count a recent major contract win, the ability to host

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OPINION: Though Aria Systems has previously enjoyed a frontrunner position in the Billing Management market, the company is now in the midst of a challenging, multi-year product transition from Aria 6 to 7 with plans to support both versions. In its favor, the company can count a recent major contract win, the ability to host instances in AWS, and evidence of Aria 7 customers reaching production. However, headcount in key functions has been dropping, directly impacting execution. This, in combination with constrained finances, has pushed Aria to adopt a more pragmatic vision. Customers and prospects should focus on Aria’s current capabilities and be prepared to self-fund new requirements. Aria’s challenges are not new—see MGI Research Note “Aria Systems Rating Update: In Transition,” published June 18, 2017.

USE CASE: B2B and B2C companies with revenues over $500 million, a complex product catalog, pricing and channel structure, and need for workflow capabilities. Implementation cycles are 6-12+ months.

COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, BluLogix, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, Zuora, and legacy telco billing solutions

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Zuora in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-billing-management-052018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-billing-management-052018 Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:31 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=968 OPINION: Over the last 12 to 18 months, Zuora has improved steadily in execution, sales focus, and R&D discipline while implementing stronger cost controls and generating more positive customer feedback. Investment into microservices architecture is allowing for more modular packaging and faster time-to-market. The company is adding lightweight modules for CPQ and a Payment Management

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OPINION: Over the last 12 to 18 months, Zuora has improved steadily in execution, sales focus, and R&D discipline while implementing stronger cost controls and generating more positive customer feedback. Investment into microservices architecture is allowing for more modular packaging and faster time-to-market. The company is adding lightweight modules for CPQ and a Payment Management component that also provides expanded Collections capability. With the acquisition of revenue recognition specialist Leeyo, Zuora has annexed skilled talent and an attractive client base; it has also presented a significant new offering—RevPro (not rated here)—that falls currently in the sweet spot of customer demand. Zuora’s IPO in April of 2018 debuted to a generally favorable reception from institutions. As of this rating, the company’s component scores are all up except for Finance which reflects a larger EBITDA loss than the pre-IPO estimates. The next few quarters will be a significant test for Zuora as it navigates operating as a public entity and tries to meet or exceed growth expectations. In our view, Zuora has significant headroom for further growth.

USE CASE: Monetization projects that need subscription management with medium transaction volumes and modest to moderate complexity across a spectrum of company sizes (from SME to very large) with billing value of $25 million to $250 million as the sweet spot.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, SAP Hybris Billing

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BillingPlatform in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-billing-management-012018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-billing-management-012018 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:14 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=970 OPINION: This rating update takes into account a new CEO (Dennis Wall), an $18 million funding commitment from Columbia Capital, uptick in strategy and marketing execution, significantly increased brand visibility, and a number of competitive wins and production roll outs. BillingPlatform’s Channels score had minimal change as its partner ecosystem and direct sales are going

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OPINION: This rating update takes into account a new CEO (Dennis Wall), an $18 million funding commitment from Columbia Capital, uptick in strategy and marketing execution, significantly increased brand visibility, and a number of competitive wins and production roll outs. BillingPlatform’s Channels score had minimal change as its partner ecosystem and direct sales are going through a build-out. Its Finance score reflects the new funding as well as increased sales and marketing investment. The company continues to grow at 65%+ per year. The detailed score and ranking is available in the full research note attached.

USE CASE: BillingPlatform solutions have a particular sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets such as in ports, logistics, transportation, and energy (among others) across a spectrum of company sizes and geographies.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, Ericsson, goTransverse, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Cloud ERP Reaches Key Milestone–Massive MFG Deal Inked https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/cloud-erp-reaches-key-milestone-massive-mfg-deal-inked/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cloud-erp-reaches-key-milestone-massive-mfg-deal-inked Wed, 11 Oct 2017 00:00:42 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=999 MGI Research has learned that a Fortune 500 company signed a groundbreaking deal with Rootstock Software to supply the next generation of SaaS-based ERP solutions. This is a seminal event in the adoption of cloud-based ERP solutions by large corporate users.  It signals a vote of confidence for multi-tenant cloud applications in very large, mission

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MGI Research has learned that a Fortune 500 company signed a groundbreaking deal with Rootstock Software to supply the next generation of SaaS-based ERP solutions.

This is a seminal event in the adoption of cloud-based ERP solutions by large corporate users.  It signals a vote of confidence for multi-tenant cloud applications in very large, mission critical environments; for Salesforce.com and its Force.com platform; and, most importantly, for Rootstock Software customers and partners.

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Oracle BRM in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-brm-in-billing-management-102017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-brm-in-billing-management-102017 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:38 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1002 OPINION: Oracle is making some progress towards its Monetization Cloud objectives by continuing to invest into agile monetization platform capability. The Oracle Monetization Cloud (OMC) is a simplified, single-tenant version of BRM with a UX facelift. At a recent (APR’17) MGI Monetization Summit, two Oracle customers presented successful BRM case studies. However, the OMC/BRM momentum

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OPINION: Oracle is making some progress towards its Monetization Cloud objectives by continuing to invest into agile monetization platform capability. The Oracle Monetization Cloud (OMC) is a simplified, single-tenant version of BRM with a UX facelift. At a recent (APR’17) MGI Monetization Summit, two Oracle customers presented successful BRM case studies. However, the OMC/BRM momentum is lagging in pace and substance. A transformation of BRM into a cloud-native agile monetization solution is now less likely. Expectations of BRM/OMC receiving a share of the new, rapidly growing agile billing opportunities have yet to materialize. Growth is minimal; time and cost to implement are challenging.

USE CASE: Simple subscription within existing Oracle accounts and organizations looking to gain early-adopter status. BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price and functionality should monitor OMC’s progress. Enterprises with moderate to sophisticated requirements now seeking an agile solution should look elsewhere.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, groTransverse, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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Subscribed17—Zuora Expands Monetization Vision https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/subscribed17-zuora-expands-monetization-vision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=subscribed17-zuora-expands-monetization-vision Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:27:38 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1022 From June 5-7, 2017,  Zuora (MGI 360 Rating: 61, Outlook: Positive) held its annual user conference: Subscribed17. The company synonymous with subscription billing presented its most comprehensive view of monetization yet and detailed a number of new products around its microservices-based platform approach. The attached research note summarizes our observations from the event and provides

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From June 5-7, 2017,  Zuora (MGI 360 Rating: 61, Outlook: Positive) held its annual user conference: Subscribed17. The company synonymous with subscription billing presented its most comprehensive view of monetization yet and detailed a number of new products around its microservices-based platform approach.

The attached research note summarizes our observations from the event and provides analysis of the impact of the announcements.

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Delivering a Digitized 360 View of the Customer—20 Questions with Pramata CEO Praful Saklani https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/delivering-a-digitized-360-view-of-the-customer-20-questions-with-pramata-ceo-praful-saklani/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delivering-a-digitized-360-view-of-the-customer-20-questions-with-pramata-ceo-praful-saklani Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:22 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1004 As large enterprises seek greater business agility, having a complete and accurate view of each customer relationship is challenging. Progressive companies are looking at new ways to address this age-old problem. To give us insight into creating a comprehensive digital view of the customer, we invited Praful Saklani, founder and CEO of Pramata to join

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As large enterprises seek greater business agility, having a complete and accurate view of each customer relationship is challenging. Progressive companies are looking at new ways to address this age-old problem. To give us insight into creating a comprehensive digital view of the customer, we invited Praful Saklani, founder and CEO of Pramata to join us for 20 Questions—an MGI Research Interview Series with leading technology industry executives, innovators, and investors.

 

 

Praful Saklani Profile

Prior to serving as CEO of Pramata, Mr. Saklani held the following positions:

  • General Manager, Water Health International
  • Head of Operations, Datalex PLC
  • Co-founder/Head of Products and Operations, Yatra Corporation

Mr. Saklani holds patents in AI technology, practices meditation daily, and is a trained meditation instructor.

Mr. Saklani graduated with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

 

Key Issues

  • How are the requirements for sales operations and contract management evolving?
  • What areas of the business are ripe for Digital Transformation?
  • Who are the winners and losers in the shift to Agile Monetization?
  • Which emerging vendors are delivering true innovation to the enterprise?
  • What are the hidden benefits of Digital Transformation projects?

 

The Interview

Andrew Dailey: Welcome to MGI Research’s 20 Questions—interviews with leading technology executives, innovators, and investors. Today’s guest is Praful Saklani, CEO of Pramata. Welcome Praful. Pramata is a  privately held company, please give us a sense of the scale of your business?

Praful Saklani: Pramata is a global organization with more than 300 employees. We work with upper mid-market and large enterprises, including well-known brands like Century-Link, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), NCR, Comcast Business, and many others. The company has been around for a decade helping companies to operationalize their commercial relationships. Historically we’ve been cash flow positive. With the help of some growth equity investor partners, we’ve dramatically accelerated our growth.

Andrew Dailey: What is the founding story of Pramata?

Praful Saklani: Over the last 20 years, I’ve noticed many companies created by entrepreneurs who, as the result of direct personal experience with a specific business problem, created a business to address that problem. That’s the case with Pramata. In late 2000, I sold a company that I’d founded [Yatra Corporation, acquired by Datalex], and during the sale process we had armies of lawyers and finance professionals going through boxes of contracts. These documents held all of the key information regarding the nature of our relationship with our customers. These contracts held all of the commercial data—what customers bought, what they paid, what we were contractually obliged to deliver, etc. The lawyers and accountants were going through them by hand—jotting things down on yellow legal pads and spreadsheets. It was painfully manual and inefficient. I asked them if there wasn’t a way to automate the process. Their response was “no, this has to be done by hand—if you were a larger company, we’d simply bring more people in to go through all these contracts.” It really struck me that there was no better way to get to the key data needed other than to throw bodies, time, and spreadsheets at this challenge. Fast-forward to 2006, I was looking to get into the enterprise software space. I started researching the enterprise data collection problem to see if anyone had figured it out. As I delved into it, I realized that even multinational and large companies were flying blind when it came to having to lay their hands on the key details of their most complex (and important) commercial relationships. It just wasn’t happening.

Andrew Dailey: What is the specific business problem that you address?

Praful Saklani: If you look at large enterprises and particularly those in mature industries, they have very diverse and complex revenue bases, especially when it comes to their B2B relationships. They might have hundreds of products, operate in dozens of geographies, and have completed dozens of acquisitions. When it comes to understanding key milestones and events about each commercial relationship—e.g., what a customer bought, what price they paid and agreed to, what was purchased but not activated, what the key dates and triggers for price increases were, etc., I realized that these were common questions being asked throughout the organization. It’s amazing how limited the available information is on commercial relationships and how companies have little to no clean data to make good decisions about their existing revenue base. This is the problem we address: that companies are in the dark when it comes to taking critical actions related to their revenue bases—that’s because it takes too long to get an accurate and up-to-date 360 degree view of a single customer relationship, and they often have thousands or more customers.

Andrew Dailey: Companies have invested substantial sums in various systems—CRM, contract management, ERP, and billing, to name just a few. And yet, it takes days or weeks to get a comprehensive and accurate view of what a customer has purchased, how much product or service the customer has consumed, and what the customer is committed to consuming and/or purchasing in the future. Customer relationships are organic and constantly in motion. Most software systems are static. They provide a very limited, point-in-time perspective that rarely, if ever, is comprehensive and up to date. Why hasn’t this problem been solved?

Praful Saklani: This is an issue of transaction automation versus transaction optimization. In the last 20 years, IT has largely focused on how to automate any given transaction so it could happen quickly, at scale, and at the lowest possible cost. That’s very powerful to the extent that the transactions are simple and straightforward—e.g., there is a discrete price with limited negotiation, a quote fits within a set of manageable rules, there is one billing system (rather than multiple billing systems). In that case, transaction automation goes a long way.

However, when you have complexity in your commercial relationships, automation ceases to work. For instance, maybe your competition is fierce and your company wins by creating unique deals for each customer; that makes the deals difficult to track as they progress.  Or, maybe you have global customers, but your systems are set up to handle regions or products. More recently we’ve been seeing hardware companies that now want to extend their solutions by adding software and services—but their transactional systems are geared towards processing one-time charges (for hardware systems with SKUs) and they’re not equipped to track or manage continuous services. The reality is that the more complexity you bring into your business, the harder it is to get a complete view of any customer.

Andrew Dailey: What is the perfect customer for Pramata?

Praful Saklani: It’s companies with highly complex offerings and environments that are looking to improve their monetization capabilities, increase retention, optimize pricing, improve cross-sell/up-sell results, and derive greater value from their existing relationships.

We consider companies complex if they have multiple product offerings, price structures, business models, customers, and/or industries—these are all good candidates for the solution we offer.  Also, industries that are being transformed by technological disruption or by a change in competitive dynamics are good candidates.

We are seeing strong demand across three industries in particular—high tech (hardware, software, cloud), telecommunications service providers, and financial services (especially on the asset management side of the house). These industries tend to have very complex commercial relationships and a strong desire to improve results and drive growth.

Andrew Dailey: What are the typical benefits to Pramata customers?

Praful Saklani: Depending on the organization, and the part of the organization that is the primary user of Pramata, typical benefits include reduced revenue leakage (often this is 1-2% of revenue, a material boost to results), 15-20% increase in active selling time, reduction in customer churn combined with increase in renewal rates (typically 4-5% increase in renewals), and 1-4% margin increase with existing customers.

Two key parts of the organization that we work with are: 1) the sales organization, and 2) the finance team. For sales operations and account execs with deeper and more accurate insights into exactly what a customer has purchased, what the customer has bought or used but is not being billed or collected, we can illuminate contract renewals/sales opportunities.

It sounds simple, but when you have commercial agreements that span many years, multiple acquisitions, and that are often 100+ pages in length, it’s actually very difficult to know exactly what a customer has purchased. Often there is revenue that is going unbilled—that’s what we refer to as revenue leakage.  Other times, the sales teams don’t have any vision into the exact products that are being used, and as a result are unable to upgrade the customer to a higher margin solution. It’s not unusual for a company to realize a 1-2% revenue gain just by starting to bill for what is contractually due.

Andrew Dailey: What are the missing gaps across a contract management system, a CRM system, and the billing system?

Praful Saklani: In our experience, the key data that’s needed to both identify these revenue moments, or revenue opportunities—as well as to take action on them—doesn’t  exist in any one system.

The data needs to be extracted from the contract in a very specific way. It’s not as simple as just saying “this is the clause” because even if you just say “this is the clause” somebody still needs to read it, and actually extract the actionable information, and connect that key data with one or more other contracts that have come before it because they may actually govern a part of that clause. This ability to synthesize information from the contract into an actionable piece of intelligence on the commercial relationship is a big leap that needs to take place to make any headway.

Contract management systems are not designed to do this. They’re designed to help with redlining, document construction, and archival storage—all of which is useful but doesn’t connect the key data with the billing system, nor do they link with the CRM system. This leaves companies with virtually no way to act on the data.

Equally, the billing system won’t tell companies what’s in the contracts that’s not being enforced or acted on, like contractual price changes. The CRM system won’t tell the company either.

To create a 360-degree view of a customer, you have to select and synthesize data from multiple systems. This is the challenge (and what we do). We bring this to light with companies who are scratching their heads that, despite people and investment in their systems, they can’t get to the information they need when they need it, so they’re beginning to look for a single source of truth that reflects their customer. We teach them about the crucial interplay of data across these systems and how to utilize it for their gain.

Andrew Dailey: How is this different from a data-cleansing tool that tries to just standardize core objects and data elements?

Praful Saklani:  Almost every company that we are working with has made multiple attempts at a single version of the truth, a customer 360 view, an MDM (master data management) project, and many other initiatives. In our experience, it’s not so much an issue of creating master data objects, nor is it an application level problem. It’s a fundamental data curation and operational problem.

Creating a massive data lake that is fed by every single piece of data from contract management, billing, and other systems doesn’t do much to address the problem. As one CFO told me, it feels like I’m looking for a needle in a haystack, and the data lake proponents want to add more hay, on the mistaken belief that the needle is in the hay, and if you have more hay there is a higher probability of finding a needle.

Rather than attempting to curate thousands of pieces of data, we believe it is easier to identify and curate the six to ten pieces of key data that are relevant to a specific business need. So, for instance, if your goal is to manage renewals more consistently and effectively, you have to ask, “What are the eight key pieces of information that I need with 99% accuracy to be available across my organization to help drive renewals?” It might be just a couple of key data points procured from CRM, CPQ, billing, and contract management systems.

At Pramata, after years of helping huge B2B companies do this, we excel at identifying the key data elements needed to derive greater value from commercial relationships. For example, for a renewals manager, it might be ten key data items that inform volume contracts based on volume or consumption thresholds. We provide a very specific data approach, applications, and curation skills to ensure you have the right information in the right hands, so that you can take action with the confidence of knowing it’s accurate, timely, and relevant. This is a very different approach to data management, MDM, and data analytics/data lake strategies.

Andrew Dailey: How do you address the issue of new data coming into the environment? It’s one thing to look across existing systems, but customer relationships are organic—they’re changing every day, and the data is in-flight. I buy something today, I call you up tomorrow and say I want to buy more product A, less of product B, and add on service C—and then two weeks later I cross the consumption threshold and earn a retroactive discount for everything I use. And now I want to add a new business unit to our contract.  How do you handle the constantly changing nature of the data and agreements?

Praful Saklani: When you consider what it takes to operationalize the information contained in your commercial relationships, there are four key requirements to accomplish this.

First, the data needs to be accurate, and that means that if I’m actually taking out a piece of information, can I go all the way back to the source of that information and validate that yes, this information was taken out with a 99%-plus level of accuracy? If it’s not accurate (and auditable), then any follow-on action is kind of meaningless.

Second, is it complete? How do I make sure that if I’m looking at my customer base, I have all of the sources of information for given problems? How do I avoid having 2000 contracts in another office that nobody knows about?

Third, is the data up to date? In our case, we integrate with various e-signature platforms or whatever internal distribution mechanisms are in place to make sure that as soon as a contract is signed, it gets brought into Pramata. Then that same transaction will connect with any master data system to ensure accuracy and consistency with the CRM record, the billing record, and/or any other core system. We unify the vital information, so once the transaction occurs, the data is updated.

The fourth piece is, even if you have all three of those things, then how do you make it actionable? How can someone take a specific action—whether it is making a price change, a renewal action, a compliance step, et al?

Those are the four things we focus on, and any time a deal is signed, changed, or amended, the record is brought into the Pramata platform and synthesized to drive action on the commercial relationship.

Andrew Dailey: How do customers license your product, and what is the rationale for your pricing and licensing model?

Praful Saklani: We have the standard aspects of a SaaS pricing model, including the number of users, transactions (i.e., number of deals signed each year), and some metrics tied to each customer environment. Customers like NCR and CenturyLink have deployed across thousands of end users, both within the Pramata cloud and bringing Pramata into applications like CRM and ERP.

Another option is customer and application specific. For example, we can accommodate organizations who want to do customer-specific quoting inside their CPQ platform before they take it enterprise-wide. Pramata is designed to meet the customer wherever they are in their transformation or maturity level. The pricing supports going after low-hanging fruit in a walk-crawl-run type of approach, and it easily scales to an enterprise-wide model as well.

Andrew Dailey: What is the typical ROI that customers achieve, how do they quantify the business benefit?

Praful Saklani: We work with each customer and identify the benefits of our solution in the context of their business.

During the sales process, we run a conference room pilot and ingest some of the customer’s contract and transactional data, and then detail the ROI that is within reach in days and weeks. At the end of the pilot, there is a clear business case and timeline associated with adopting Pramata.

Our implementation methodology incorporates specific business goals and quantified financial and sales targets. We push our customers to go live within 90 days, and to ensure there is a concrete business benefit delivered upon go-live. ROI  is customer-specific, but we’re seeing a three to five percent increase in renewal rates in the first six to twelve months. That’s enough to deliver an upside earnings surprise for many companies, and enough to change the overall valuation of the business.

For companies with large—e.g., 5-10 thousand person sales forces, we have seen 10-15% increases in active selling time. We also have some customers who realize 3-4% revenue uplift with their Pramata system.  However, it’s very customer-specific, which is why we build a business case at the outset.

Andrew Dailey: Who is the primary buyer of Pramata, and who is the primary beneficiary of the system?

Praful Saklani: The two key buyers and beneficiaries are sales and finance. Within sales, often it is the head of sales operations, and within finance, it is the CFO’s team. Sales ops benefits from having instant access to reliable information and insights into pricing. Deal desks and inside sales organizations know what a customer has bought, what the customer has used, and how the terms of a relationship have changed over time. Within finance, revenue recognition is improved and it’s easier for the finance organization to help the sales team offer the optimal pricing and terms. Ultimately the business overall benefits from higher selling prices, a better customer experience, and less internal confusion and friction.

Andrew Dailey: Which competitors do you see in every deal and which competitors do you respect the most?

Praful Saklani: Believe it or not, there is no direct competitor for Pramata at this time. There are, however, two issues we encounter in the sales process. One is organizational inertia, and the other asks the question “why do something now?” Often (invariably) there are multiple initiatives floating around the organization, and the head of sales or the CFOs asks us why this should be pushed to the top of the priority stack. We love this question, because we can share the data that quantify the value of the problem that we address. Often we quickly pinpoint the millions of dollars that are being lost because sales teams are flying blind when it comes to knowing exactly what are the most important, complex commercial relationships.  Some clients see Pramata as a tool that helps extract or accelerate the value that they hope to derive from a CPQ implementation.

Andrew Dailey: What are the pieces that need to be in place to ensure a successful adoption and operation of the solution?

Praful Saklani: The prerequisites are simple—you need either a CFO or a head of sales ops who recognizes complexity in the revenue base, that they don’t have full control or understanding over that complexity, and as a result their competitiveness and/or performance is significantly constrained. It takes someone high enough in the organization who sees the value in having an accurate, up-to-date, 360-degree view of the customer.

Andrew Dailey: If you had to pick a single point of differentiation versus all the other options, what would it be?

Praful Saklani: Pramata’s biggest differentiator is that we provide an end-to-end solution that encompasses all the key data needed to take action on a company’s most valuable commercial relationships. We also provide the applications they need to operationalize information in the revenue lifecycle. We don’t give companies an empty shell and say “now it’s your job to populate it.” We extract key data by using AI, machine learning, highly skilled lawyers, and financial professionals to QA data in a very specific way. Because the data we provide is 99 percent accurate, sales, legal, or finance teams can take action on it right away. Our end-to-end approach is something you don’t see in CRM or a CPQ. In fact, CRM data integrity is notoriously poor. So providing accurate, actionable information to the front lines of sales, legal, and finance is both a first, and a big differentiator.

There are very few solutions that you can bring to an enterprise that have an accelerating effect on the ROI for existing systems. When you implement Pramata, you actually make your CRM and CPQ better because in both systems we provide visibility into existing customer pricing that’s in line with the current price book. Armed with this vision, you can automatically create quotes that would otherwise be handled manually. Plus, your financial analysis and BI tools will perform better because you’re now getting clean, accurate data so your financial analysts can identify patterns or make decisions—all without having to manually curate all the necessary information on a spreadsheet. Our customer experiences tell us that companies should implement (a solution like Pramata) as early as possible in order to make future investments more valuable.

Andrew Dailey: Simplistically, is this a turbo boost to your existing quote to cash efforts?

Praful Saklani: Yes, it’s a turbo boost. Also, if you don’t operationalize your commercial relationship data, you’ll end up with gaping holes in your data leaving quote-to-cash and revenue management strategies hindered, in the best case, and completely ineffective, in the worst case.

Andrew Dailey: What does the typical implementation cycle look like?

Praful Saklani: Customers typically go live with their first milestone, usually a significant, value-generating milestone, within 90 days of signature. That’s been the case in 100% of our implementations. We strive to find high value-add—maybe it’s within a particular customer or revenue segment of the business, where the customer can realize value and ROI in 90 days or less. From there, our adoption model is designed to continue delivering value in 90-day increments (or less).

The guiding principle of our implementation cycles is to divide the project into discrete, attainable, and measurable business results. This keeps us all focused. It might start with providing greater customer insights in CRM, move quickly to price optimization, and then go into improving renewal management. Sometimes these can all be done in parallel, but it’s designed to deliver value rapidly. That’s been the experience of our customers so far.

Andrew Dailey: What’s on your product roadmap?

Praful Saklani: There are some core elements on the product roadmap that we’re very excited about. The first one is achieving applications portability throughout the enterprise. As a SaaS provider, we have a cloud application in which you can interact with your commercial relationship data and take very specific actions within our cloud environment.

What we have learned is that a large percentage of the users that gain value from Pramata have environments where they spend 80-100% of their day. Over the last six months, we’ve introduced a core feature set that we call digital snapshots, allowing us to very quickly publish a piece of relationship data and then tie it back to the actual fragment of a paragraph or text. For example, if we show you a renewal date, we can actually show you the paragraphs in the master agreement and statement of work that accurately reflect how the renewal date is calculated. The cool part is this type of data resides not just inside Pramata’s cloud environment, but also in a CRM or CPQ system or other existing applications. Right now, we have two Fortune 500 companies where Pramata applications are enabled inside their CPQ systems. But it’s not just the data being enabled; the Pramata application also exists inside the CPQ flow so that the user can get see the pricing information for any existing customer, so they can efficiently produce a quote. This unique capability, on our roadmap, of bringing key data to you (via existing systems or in the Pramata platform), where you are, whenever you need it, is how you derive the most value from it. We think this is pretty revolutionary.

The second big item on our roadmap is being able to leverage predictive analytics. We have the cleanest customer and commercial relationship intelligence in the enterprise, and we’re working with our strategic customers to understand their predictive strategies and align our applications to their requirements. We want to give our customers the ability to zero in on the key customer relationships that will have the highest impact on the business based on a combination of factors. It’s not just about seeing which large customers are up for renewals, it’s about understanding the risk profile and a variety of indicators that can suggest the most effective sales activities (e.g., cross-sell, upsell, etc.). There are these revenue moments, as we call them, and the data within Pramata is easily translated into actionable insights for the commercial teams.

Andrew Dailey: Where do you find your talent, and how do you get the right mix of skills in the organization?

Praful Saklani: The first thing you have to do when you’re building your talent base is to have a good understanding of what you’re trying to do and what the right mix of people is to accomplish your goals. Early on, we recognized that we would need to be very good at synthesizing data from a wide range of sources.  Having people with legal, finance, billing, and commercial sales experience obviously was going to be an important requirement. I have a background in machine learning and artificial intelligence and recognized that we would need very strong business analysts who could decompose business problems and parse data. The more you are able to narrowly define and refine your view of the data, the easier it is to apply technology like AI and ML. It all starts with defining your very specific needs and then attracting the right mix of people. We have hubs in Silicon Valley, Kansas City, and in India, and we’ve been able to successfully recruit and train folks in all three locations.

Andrew Dailey: As CEO, where are you allocating your investment dollars?

Praful Saklani: We’re investing in two areas–increasing market visibility and product innovations. The sales team is growing, as is the pipeline, and this means we need to continuously be investing in greater market awareness.

The second area of investment is around curated insights. What I mean by that is, we are continuously learning about industry variations and idiosyncrasies. We’re constantly learning about differences in deal structures—different pricing models, variations in volume commitments, etc. As we delve deeper into each one, we see a massive opportunity to add/extract incremental value and deliver new feature sets and capabilities.

Andrew Dailey: How many of the insights that you’ve been able to uncover come from going deeper within a specific industry versus insights gained by learning something in one industry and applying them across other industries? How much of it is going deep in an industry versus kind of cross-fertilizing across industries?

Praful Saklani: It’s very use case driven. In a use case such as renewals, for example, we’re seeing a lot of parallels between what you see in retention in any kind of a recurring revenue business regardless of industry.  Retention in a SaaS business is similar in some ways to retention in a telecom business, which is similar to retention in a services business. The same is true with propagating price changes across the enterprise—companies in all industries want enterprise-wide price change visibility.

In some of the more heavily regulated industries such as telecoms and financial services, it’s really important to understand the details in order to extract the most value. Within financial services, there are some specific dynamics relating to fee schedules and agreements and ensuring they can meet compliance requirements with their schedules when it comes to billing. In telecom, for example, there is a U.S. federal government program that gives schools a price advantage. Ensuring that your sales teams are aware of this is obviously an important issue.

Andrew Dailey: A common refrain among CFO’s, CEO’s, CIO’s, and business leaders is that cloud applications today have a very narrow, siloed view of the problem they address. They excel at solving a very specific problem, but they have no view (or even interest) in their role in an enterprise-wide process. How are you unique or different than the other cloud applications, or are you just another stovepipe supplier of a single application?

Praful Saklani: The answer to this comes down to the transaction automation vs. optimization topic we discussed earlier. Pramata is uniquely focused on the core commercial relationship information that is necessary to drive a whole host of different events. We know through experience that this core commercial relationship information is necessary to effectively drive a whole variety of downstream processes. We’re not trying to automate any of those processes alone. Pramata aims to give you value across a range of processes.  That’s why our value prop is so much greater than most cloud solutions.

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JustOn in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/juston-in-billing-management-092017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juston-in-billing-management-092017 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1007 OPINION: JustOn offers a native Salesforce.com-based billing automation product with a great deal of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. The company is currently led by its founding team. Its sales channels and strategy are still evolving, but JustOn has already developed a loyal following among customers in media, digital services,

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OPINION: JustOn offers a native Salesforce.com-based billing automation product with a great deal of functionality packed into a tool that can be rapidly implemented. The company is currently led by its founding team. Its sales channels and strategy are still evolving, but JustOn has already developed a loyal following among customers in media, digital services, real estate, and other sectors.

USE CASE: Companies with revenues less than $100 million with medium complexity in billing requirements, 5-10 thousand invoices per month, and requirement for seamless integration into accounting and sales automation systems. There is no prerequisite for a prospect to be a current Salesforce.com customer. JustOn is likely to appeal to EU companies that need to support an evolving mix of subscription, usage, and tiered pricing models with limited or no IT resources. Implementation cycles range from days to a couple of weeks.

COMPETITORS: BillWerk, ChargeOver, Chargify, Fusebill, SFDC, Zuora (in larger clients)

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Amdocs Optima in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/amdocs-optima-in-billing-management-082017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amdocs-optima-in-billing-management-082017 Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:50 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1009 OPINION: The Amdocs Optima solution offers a lot of functional depth with capabilities for real-time billing, session control for pre-paid usage scenarios, hierarchy management, invoice customization, and global 24/7 support. Optima is offered in on-premise, hosted (Amdocs or AWS), and multi-tenant cloud versions (cloud adoption has been modest so far). The Optima division is striving

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OPINION: The Amdocs Optima solution offers a lot of functional depth with capabilities for real-time billing, session control for pre-paid usage scenarios, hierarchy management, invoice customization, and global 24/7 support. Optima is offered in on-premise, hosted (Amdocs or AWS), and multi-tenant cloud versions (cloud adoption has been modest so far). The Optima division is striving to balance its core telecom strength with new digital business opportunities—this remains a challenge. Customer references are difficult to come by even though the client list is broad and diverse. While low growth holds back the Finance score, the Channel score benefits from Amdocs’s scale and geographic presence. Details of the score and peer benchmarks are included in the research note attached below.

USE CASE: Businesses with mid to high volume billing, real-time or quick-time requirements, medium to high complexity, and low to medium agility and rate of change. Working prototypes can be enabled quickly while full implementations tend to take a minimum of nine months.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, Huawei, NetCracker, Oracle, RedKnee, SAP Hybris, Zuora

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Chargify in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargify-in-billing-management-062017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargify-in-billing-management-062017 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:00:47 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1020 OPINION: The increase in rating reflects a new, more seasoned management team as well as a stronger focus on sales and strategy. Acquired by an investor group in 2016, Chargify is undergoing a complete overhaul. Previously run as a virtual business, operations (sales, marketing, engineering, and support) are now centered in San Antonio, TX. Chargify’s

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OPINION: The increase in rating reflects a new, more seasoned management team as well as a stronger focus on sales and strategy. Acquired by an investor group in 2016, Chargify is undergoing a complete overhaul. Previously run as a virtual business, operations (sales, marketing, engineering, and support) are now centered in San Antonio, TX. Chargify’s new management is aiming at B2C and B2B customers offering integrations including Quickbooks Online and Salesforce and working towards an update for Xero. The company has been consistent in its execution through considerable internal change and extension of the product footprint. A gap between the market perception of Chargify’s product and its true capabilities remains, and sales and marketing are still a work in progress. Execution should see further gains as the new team and processes settle in. Rating details and the company’s benchmark versus its peer group are in the research report attached below.

USE CASE: SMBs with or without IT resources that need a billing, dunning, reporting capability for low to medium complexity recurring revenue.

COMPETITORS: ChargeBee, ChargeOver, Fusebill, Oracle-NetSuite, Recurly, Zuora

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Recurly in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recurly-in-billing-management-062017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recurly-in-billing-management-062017 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:00:14 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1018 OPINION: Recurly has made steady progress in core product enhancement and extending its footprint into complementary areas of payment management, fraud prevention, subscriber management, and analytics. The release of JavaScript development libraries helps Recurly tap into the audience addressed by Stripe. Recurly’s sales channels remain relatively small, and its partner ecosystem has stayed underdeveloped as

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OPINION: Recurly has made steady progress in core product enhancement and extending its footprint into complementary areas of payment management, fraud prevention, subscriber management, and analytics. The release of JavaScript development libraries helps Recurly tap into the audience addressed by Stripe. Recurly’s sales channels remain relatively small, and its partner ecosystem has stayed underdeveloped as competition in the SME/B2C agile billing market is increasing. Nevertheless, the company has made steady progress in customer retention and improved its functional capability and integration profile. Rating details and the company’s benchmark versus its peer group is in the research report attached below.

USE CASE: B2C and some B2B credit card-focused customers with billable revenues of $10-$500 million that seek a simple, medium to high-volume subscription management tool with a limited amount of pricing/billing complexity that is easy to implement by non-technical users and offers PCI compliance. For teams with technical experience, Recurly offers the promise of agility in development and relatively rapid time-to-market.

COMPETITORS: ChargeOver, Chargify, CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Zuora

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Fusebill in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fusebill-in-billing-management-062017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fusebill-in-billing-management-062017 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:00:10 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1016 OPINION: In 2016, Fusebill raised $6 million in funding, expanded its sales and marketing teams, enhanced its product, and hired additional management. The company’s revenue growth accelerated, and it maintained customer retention and satisfaction. Reference checks of product performance and support have been positive. To further strengthen its position, Fusebill needs to fine-tune its messaging

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OPINION: In 2016, Fusebill raised $6 million in funding, expanded its sales and marketing teams, enhanced its product, and hired additional management. The company’s revenue growth accelerated, and it maintained customer retention and satisfaction. Reference checks of product performance and support have been positive. To further strengthen its position, Fusebill needs to fine-tune its messaging and expand its channels and partner ecosystem. Fusebill aims to fill the functionality gap between entry-level B2C products like Chargify and Recurly and more enterprise-oriented solutions like Aria, BillingPlatform, goTransverse, and Zuora—at a competitive price. Rating details and benchmarking versus its peer group are in the research report attached below.

USE CASE: B2B organizations with sophisticated requirements for managing recurring revenues of $1 million to $200 million.

COMPETITORS: Chargeover, Chargify, CheddarGetter, Oracle-NetSuite, Recurly, SaaSOptics, Zuora

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Aria Systems in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-in-billing-management-062017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-in-billing-management-062017 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 01:42:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1149 OPINION: The reduction in the company’s overall score stems from declines in its Product, Management, Strategy, and Finance scores and reflects a deceleration in growth. Aria has been navigating a challenging product transition from Aria 6 to Aria 7 (a.k.a. Crescendo) which closed capability gaps in offer, payment, and product catalog management and moved the

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OPINION: The reduction in the company’s overall score stems from declines in its Product, Management, Strategy, and Finance scores and reflects a deceleration in growth. Aria has been navigating a challenging product transition from Aria 6 to Aria 7 (a.k.a. Crescendo) which closed capability gaps in offer, payment, and product catalog management and moved the product to AWS. Currently, Aria plans to support both versions. There has been turnover in management and sales personnel, ­some planned and some not. Recent feedback from customers and partners has been mixed, and we have seen execution challenges in sales, quality control, and implementation. For rating details and peer benchmark status, see the research note attached below.

USE CASE: B2B and B2C companies with revenues greater than $500 million; complexity in product catalog, pricing, organization, and channel structure; and a need for active provisioning. Implementation cycles range from 6-12 months.

COMPETITORS: BillingPlatform, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, SAP Hybris Billing, and Zuora are the primary competitors for Aria Systems. Aria Systems raised $132 million+ in venture capital funding with the latest round of $50 million+ in early 2016.

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Oracle BRM in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-brm-in-billing-management-052017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-brm-in-billing-management-052017 Thu, 25 May 2017 01:45:56 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1151 OPINION: We expect Oracle to become more active in agile monetization and more aggressive in marketing towards enterprises undergoing digital transformation and large accounts involved in telematics and IoT. The on-premise, or hosted, BRM solution is likely to receive a UX facelift. At the recent (APR’17) MGI Research Monetization Summit, two Oracle customers presented case

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OPINION: We expect Oracle to become more active in agile monetization and more aggressive in marketing towards enterprises undergoing digital transformation and large accounts involved in telematics and IoT. The on-premise, or hosted, BRM solution is likely to receive a UX facelift. At the recent (APR’17) MGI Research Monetization Summit, two Oracle customers presented case studies of successful BRM implementations. However, BRM growth remains minimal, and the time and cost to implement are challenging. Oracle is likely invest substantially into agile monetization platform capability both through internal development and acquisitions. The entry (via its acquisition of Steelbrick) and early success of Salesforce.com in this arena is in part forcing Oracle to act. Rating details, component scores, and benchmarking relative to the company’s peer group are available in the attached research note.

USE CASE: Complex, real-time, large enterprise monetization initiatives with a contained rate of change and focus in communications vertical. Although current BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price, functionality, and TTM are unlikely to migrate from BRM, enterprises needing an agile solution now are looking elsewhere.

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, RedKnee, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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Zuora AMPs Up—Acquires Leeyo for Revenue Recognition Leadership https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-amps-up-acquires-leeyo-for-revenue-recognition-leadership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-amps-up-acquires-leeyo-for-revenue-recognition-leadership Tue, 16 May 2017 02:06:01 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1156 Summary On May 10, 2017,  Zuora (MGI360 Rating: 61 Outlook: Positive) announced a definitive agreement on its acquisition of Leeyo (MGI360 Rating: 52 Outlook: Neutral), a provider of automated revenue recognition solutions. This transaction underscores the increasing customer demand for revenue recognition automation and confirms earlier MGI Research forecasts and other research on Automated Revenue

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Summary

On May 10, 2017,  Zuora (MGI360 Rating: 61 Outlook: Positive) announced a definitive agreement on its acquisition of Leeyo (MGI360 Rating: 52 Outlook: Neutral), a provider of automated revenue recognition solutions.

This transaction underscores the increasing customer demand for revenue recognition automation and confirms earlier MGI Research forecasts and other research on Automated Revenue Recognition (ARR) tools. We see this deal as a smart move for Zuora and a positive development for its customers as well as Leeyo’s.

Key Issues

▪ How will companies automate core business processes by 2020?

▪ How are best-in-class companies digitizing new recurring revenue business models?

▪ Which vendors will make the transition to agile applications? Who are the losers?

With the deadline to adopt ASC 606 looming, public and private companies need to apply automation to their revenue recognition efforts. By adding Leeyo’s RevPro to its product portfolio, Zuora will have the functionality and deep domain expertise to sell into the finance function. The Zuora-Leeyo deal confirms a 2015 trend forecast by MGI Research and is a harbinger of more acquisitions to come in the Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) solutions market overall—and the revenue recognition space in particular. A number of AMP vendors, particularly the legacy financial applications vendors, now risk being branded as ERP-like laggards.

The Deal

In a cash and stock transaction expected to close in June, Zuora has deftly picked up Leeyo Software, a San Jose, CA-headquartered company with 100+ employees (MGI Research estimate). As the top-ranked, standalone revenue recognition vendor (MGI 360 Rating: 52), Leeyo has over 100 customers. Approximately a dozen of these, including Symantec, ZenDesk, Salesforce.com, and SurveyMonkey, it shares with Zuora. A three-year partnership has afforded the two companies experience working together and some common implementation partners. The Leeyo product will be rebranded as Zuora RevPro and sold on both a standalone and integrated basis depending on the customer’s choice.

Standalone billing vendors who have invested in revenue recognition functionality are vindicated but clearly cannot afford to stand still. The large, legacy ERP vendors who have underinvested in revenue recognition from a product, marketing, and sales perspective may find their accounts under pressure from the hard-charging Zuora sales force. These are precisely the kinds of accounts that Leeyo has won in spite of its low profile and modest sales force. The regulatory requirement to meet ASC 606 is such that, even if a solution is discounted to zero, customers need a viable solution and will pay to have robust tools. Although the AMP market has recently been absorbed by the CPQ versus billing conversation, this deal upends that dialog and reorients it towards revenue management, anchored by the twin pillars of billing and revenue recognition.

Additional detail is contained in the research note attached below.

Bottom Line

Organizations of all sizes can no longer rely on a cocktail of spreadsheets, manual effort, and customized ERP accounting packages to meet their needs for business agility and timely, accurate financial operations. The deadline to adopt ASC 606 is further motivation for businesses to upgrade the tools and capacity of their finance teams. Zuora’s acquisition of the leading, best-of-breed revenue recognition tools vendor, Leeyo, is an acknowledgement of this market requirement. In our view, this deal is a net positive for Zuora and Leeyo customers and prospects and a shot across the bow of its competitors. As the market for Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) tools shifts from the progressive digital business leaders to the mainstream, we will see increasing attention and cash turning towards the vendors with broader AMP capabilities.

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BillingPlatform in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/billingplatform-in-billing-management-052017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billingplatform-in-billing-management-052017 Tue, 02 May 2017 02:13:28 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1158 OPINION: BillingPlatform’s improved rating reflects steady, incremental progress in the product, competitive wins and production roll-outs, addition to management, high customer retention and satisfaction, superior execution, and more mature internal processes. We have had an opportunity to interview a number of actual and prospective clients who describe a solution that is quick to implement yet

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OPINION: BillingPlatform’s improved rating reflects steady, incremental progress in the product, competitive wins and production roll-outs, addition to management, high customer retention and satisfaction, superior execution, and more mature internal processes. We have had an opportunity to interview a number of actual and prospective clients who describe a solution that is quick to implement yet sophisticated enough for most complex tasks. The company’s Channel score is flat as the partner ecosystem and direct sales are going through a build-out. The Finance score remains unchanged as the company continues to grow at 65%+ per year at break-even performance. BillingPlatform’s functional capabilities are ahead of its product packaging, and the company has been successful in penetrating a number of high-profile accounts with a complex mix of requirements.

USE CASE: The company solutions have a particular sweet spot in monetizing complex hybrid (physical and digital) assets such as in ports, logistics, transportation, and energy (among others).

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, goTransverse, Ericsson, Oracle BRM, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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Zuora in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-billing-management-052017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-billing-management-052017 Tue, 02 May 2017 02:01:39 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1154 OPINION: Zuora remains the most recognizable brand in the cloud billing space. Over the last 24 months, the company has been in transition—addressing sales and marketing focus, customer retention, and issues in product and implementation. The results of these efforts are a more sustainable customer base, a restaffing of the sales force with senior resources,

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OPINION: Zuora remains the most recognizable brand in the cloud billing space. Over the last 24 months, the company has been in transition—addressing sales and marketing focus, customer retention, and issues in product and implementation. The results of these efforts are a more sustainable customer base, a restaffing of the sales force with senior resources, renewed focus on sales and implementation discipline, and a more manageable topline growth rate of 30%. There is more maturity in Zuora’s core business processes and a reduced burn rate. The company’s customer count is around 750 (MGI estimate), and the company crossed an important threshold of $100 million in revenues (MGI estimate). Although challenges remain in retention, product, and other areas, Zuora is now on a much more solid business footing.

USE CASE: Monetization projects that need subscription management with medium transaction volumes and complexity across a spectrum of company sizes.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ericsson, goTransverse, Oracle BRM, Oracle-NetSuite, SAP Hybris Billing

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goTransverse in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-billing-management-042017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-billing-management-042017 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:20:18 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1160 OPINION: GoTransverse has been steadily converting competitive wins into production pilots and roll outs. Its product has received enhancements in scalability and microservices while maintaining quality. The company has added key hires in product development, professional services, and sales. Overall execution has improved and borne fruit in a dramatically expanded ecosystem of partners who now

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OPINION: GoTransverse has been steadily converting competitive wins into production pilots and roll outs. Its product has received enhancements in scalability and microservices while maintaining quality. The company has added key hires in product development, professional services, and sales. Overall execution has improved and borne fruit in a dramatically expanded ecosystem of partners who now account for over 30% of sales. From flying under the radar in 2013, goTransverse has transformed itself into a contender in most major billing evaluations. Its win rate has improved dramatically, and revenue growth has accelerated into triple digits. The key challenges for the firm now are in broadening its channel and scaling up marketing.

USE CASE: Companies seeking sophisticated recurring revenue monetization capabilities across a mix of physical and digital goods.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, Billing Platform, Ericsson, Logisense, Oracle BRM, Oracle-NetSuite, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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Digital River in e-Commerce Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/digital-river-in-ecommerce-platforms-042017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-river-in-ecommerce-platforms-042017 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 02:35:13 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1167 OPINION: Digital River is the largest player in its core market with a broad, albeit somewhat dated, service offering. The company’s overall revenues of $400 million are growing modestly at under 5% p.a. (MGI estimates). The revenue trajectory for the Platform business of $330 million is flat to down as it has been steadily losing

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OPINION: Digital River is the largest player in its core market with a broad, albeit somewhat dated, service offering. The company’s overall revenues of $400 million are growing modestly at under 5% p.a. (MGI estimates). The revenue trajectory for the Platform business of $330 million is flat to down as it has been steadily losing market share to more agile competitors. The firm provides an all-in-one commerce platform including order management on a rev-share basis. Revenues are highly concentrated with a few key customers, e.g., Microsoft (25%). The lack of modularity, an outdated architecture, and perceptions of high prices are all challenges that the management team needs to address. The company has attempted a restructuring, but sales of assets have not generated the resources necessary for a true redirect.

USE CASE: Mid to large businesses looking for fulfillment of a physical and digital product mix on a global scale.

COMPETITORS: Avangate, cleverbridge, FastSpring, PayPro Global, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers

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Avangate in e-Commerce Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/avangate-in-ecommerce-platforms-022017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avangate-in-ecommerce-platforms-022017 Fri, 24 Feb 2017 02:27:10 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1164 OPINION: In late 2015, the owners of Avangate (private equity firm Francisco Partners) initiated a cleaning house initiative that brought in new management, laid off 15-20% of staff, closed the SF Bay Area headquarters, and stripped the client list of high-risk merchants. As a result of the reorganization, revenue initially declined but now appears stable,

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OPINION: In late 2015, the owners of Avangate (private equity firm Francisco Partners) initiated a cleaning house initiative that brought in new management, laid off 15-20% of staff, closed the SF Bay Area headquarters, and stripped the client list of high-risk merchants. As a result of the reorganization, revenue initially declined but now appears stable, and the company is currently operating at break-even. Though no new high-profile customers were added during this recent period, Avangate now has a clean slate for taking the business forward. To get back to growth mode, the company needs to embrace new business models, initiate a partnership strategy to enter new markets, and generate leads. Moreover, Avangate needs to refocus its marketing on the US. Current customers should ask for roadmap updates to ensure that Avangate’s future plans are aligned with customer priorities.

USE CASE: Software and other digital goods and services companies seeking to scale-up by monetizing international opportunities of under $5 million.

COMPETITORS: cleverbridge, Digital River, FastSpring, PayPro Global, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers

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MGI Cloud 30 Index Update FEB 2017 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/mgi-cloud-30-index-update-feb-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mgi-cloud-30-index-update-feb-2017 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:47:53 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1168 MGI Research has updated the composition of MGI Cloud 30tm Index by introducing new positions to replace both companies that have been acquired and companies that have not yet lived up to their original intent to be significant cloud computing players.   Background DISCLAIMER: The information presented here is not an offering or a recommendation

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MGI Research has updated the composition of MGI Cloud 30tm Index by introducing new positions to replace both companies that have been acquired and companies that have not yet lived up to their original intent to be significant cloud computing players.

 

Background

DISCLAIMER: The information presented here is not an offering or a recommendation to buy or sell any securities in any market and does not represent investment advice in any form.

Since late 2009, MGI Research has been tracking the performance of an index called MGI Cloud 30. The aim was to create a proxy for performance of technology companies likely to benefit disproportionately from adoption of cloud computing. The index (Bloomberg: MGICLOUD) has demonstrated that cloud computing is a significant, distinct, and durable multi-year trend that has produced definitive winners and losers. For a period from Dec 21, 2009 to Feb 10, 2017, a model portfolio of MGI Cloud 30 Index equities has cumulatively returned over 252% versus about 108% for the S&P500 benchmark during the same period. MGI Cloud 30 Index has been up every year since inception as the chart of average cumulative returns illustrates below.

While the performance of  the index showed strength on an absolute, relative, and annual basis, it is also clear that adoption of cloud computing is still in its early stages, and familiarity with cloud computing amongst practitioners, business professionals, and investors is still sparse. This is reflected in relatively high volatility of cloud equities.

When MGI Cloud 30 Index was originally constructed, the aim was to select companies that are primary, secondary, and tertiary beneficiaries of cloud computing. The portfolio was logically divided into three large groups:

  1. Pure Plays—NetSuite, Salesforce.com, et al.
  2. Infrastructure Providers—Amazon, Digital Realty, Equinix, Rackspace, et al.
  3. Tools Suppliers for the Cloud—Citrix, Riverbed, Vmware, et al.

Over the last several years, we have seen definitive winners and losers among pure plays and infrastructure providers, e.g., Amazon versus Rackspace. We have seen more losers than winners among the tool suppliers, an area that was originally viewed as “arms suppliers” to the cloud but one that has largely failed to transition out of its legacy on-premise business. The pure play area is dominated by software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies while the infrastructure arena is dominated by Amazon Web Services on the one hand and providers of data centers like Equinix and Digital Realty Trust on the other. Suppliers of tools have largely failed to grow their cloud businesses fast enough to reach escape velocity that would have transformed their businesses from largely on-premise to largely cloud-based. A number of incumbent tech industry giants that were not originally selected for the index and still remain on the outside also fall into the category of cloud losers.

The index also excludes many large cap tech giants that have a minimal direct revenue contribution from cloud computing. Some of these are growing (e.g., Microsoft), and we are keeping an eye on them. As index positions are revenue- and not market cap-weighted, companies need to demonstrate meaningful contribution of cloud computing revenue components in terms of percentage of overall revenue, critical mass of revenue, and revenue growth. We continue to monitor the industry metrics of all leading cloud computing participants.

New Components of MGI Cloud 30tm

As of end-of-day on February 1, 2017, we updated the composition of MGI Cloud 30 Index to reflect acquisitions of several components. We have also taken a step to trim from the index those firms that have not been able to achieve critical mass in cloud computing and/or are not meeting minimum requirements for liquidity.

The new issues added to replace acquisitions include:

Company Symbol Notes
Nutanix, Inc. NTNX Replaced Aruba Networks acquired by HP
Atlassian Corp. TEAM Replaced Click Software acquired by Francisco Partners
ZenDesk, Inc. ZEN Replaced Concur Technologies acquired by SAP SE
Ring Central, Inc. RNG Replaced Constant Contact acquired by Endurance International
Paycom Software, Inc. PAYC Replaced NetSuite acquired by Oracle
New Relic, Inc. NEWR Replaced Rackspace acquired by Apollo Global
Arista Networks, Inc. ANET Replaced Riverbed acquired by Thoma Bravo
Shopify, Inc. SHOP Replaced DealerTrack acquired by Cox Automotive
HubSpot Inc. HUBS Replaced Marketo acquired by Vista Equity

We have also replaced a few components that in our view no longer meet the original selection criteria and introduced the following new components:

Company Symbol Notes
Veeva Systems, Inc. VEEV Replaced Citrix Systems
Cyrus One CONE Replaced InterNAP
Coupa Software, Inc. COUP Replaced Limelight Networks, Inc.
Twilio, Inc. TWLO Replaced VMware

Two companies in MGI Cloud 30 Index—Level 3 Systems (LVLT) and CenturyLink (CTL)—are involved in an M&A transaction with CenturyLink acquiring Level 3 for a combination of cash and stock. Once the transaction is completed, we will be updating the index portfolio again.

The new components added on February 1, 2017 broadly separate into two major groups—Cloud Applications and Cloud Infrastructure—and aim to capture advances that are taking place in cloud business applications, agile development, e-commerce, automated marketing, next generation data centers, and vertically oriented cloud software offerings.

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FastSpring in e-Commerce Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fastspring-in-ecommerce-platform-012017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fastspring-in-ecommerce-platform-012017 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:33 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1173 OPINION: We estimate FastSpring’s revenues at around $20 million growing at 15% per year. The company’s strategy focuses exclusively on software and other digital deliverables within an SMB context. They have a very loyal following among Mac software publishers—a market FastSpring dominates. The company sells its offerings via a combination of direct, online, and partner

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OPINION: We estimate FastSpring’s revenues at around $20 million growing at 15% per year. The company’s strategy focuses exclusively on software and other digital deliverables within an SMB context. They have a very loyal following among Mac software publishers—a market FastSpring dominates. The company sells its offerings via a combination of direct, online, and partner channels, but the size of the channel is a barrier to more rapid growth. While the market offers attractive growth options, the firm has been deliberate in its approach to new opportunities, focusing on managed expansion. The business is currently operating at above break-even. Benchmarking details are in the research note attached below.

USE CASE: FastSpring’s sweet spot is in facilitating online sales of digital products and services internationally for SMB software and digital services providers.

COMPETITORS: Avangate, cleverbridge, Digital River, PayPro Global, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers.

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cleverbridge in e-Commerce Platforms https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/cleverbridge-in-e-commerce-platforms-012017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleverbridge-in-e-commerce-platforms-012017 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:19 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1175 OPINION: We estimate cleverbridge 2016 revenues at $45 million, growing steadily at 17 p.a. The company has been late in its adoption of support for API-driven subscription sales capability and in its entrance into a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) model. The firm significantly increased its sales staff only in 2014, and its marketing efforts have been

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OPINION: We estimate cleverbridge 2016 revenues at $45 million, growing steadily at 17 p.a. The company has been late in its adoption of support for API-driven subscription sales capability and in its entrance into a Payment Facilitator (PayFac) model. The firm significantly increased its sales staff only in 2014, and its marketing efforts have been modest to date. The company services are priced commensurate with other full-service models.

USE CASE: The sweet spot for cleverbridge offerings is in companies with $5 million to $50 million in e-commerce sales, looking to expand globally, selling only virtual goods, and seeking a full-service (Merchant-of-Record) model. The use case for cleverbridge is not centered on excellence in any one specific area but is built on a solid value combination of e-commerce capabilities, a methodical approach to product development, quality support, highly satisfied customers, and a client-friendly economic model.

COMPETITORS: Avangate, Digital River, FastSpring, PayPro Global, and best of breed Agile Monetization tool suppliers

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goTransverse in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-billing-management-122016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-billing-management-122016 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:00:15 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1183 OPINION: GoTransverse has garnered several high-profile competitive wins with GE and eBay (Classified Marketplace Europe) among others. Its increased Management score (up to 70 from 68) reflects new hires and a more experienced and cohesive team. The Product score received an upgrade in the Fall of 2016 (up to 65 from 64). The company’s partner

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OPINION: GoTransverse has garnered several high-profile competitive wins with GE and eBay (Classified Marketplace Europe) among others. Its increased Management score (up to 70 from 68) reflects new hires and a more experienced and cohesive team. The Product score received an upgrade in the Fall of 2016 (up to 65 from 64). The company’s partner ecosystem is beginning to generate high value leads, and its brand visibility and deal participation are improving with the Marketing score up from 53 to 55. GoTransverse’s Finance score is 49, largely influenced by its still modest revenue pool. Sales execution is improving (the Channel score is up to 40), but the size of the channel is still a constraint. Customer feedback has been consistently positive so far.

USE CASE: Companies seeking sophisticated monetization and financial management functionality beyond simple subscriptions.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ensim, Metratech (Ericsson), Monexa (Netsuite), Oracle BRM, SAP Hybris Billing, Zuora

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ChargeOver in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargeover-in-billing-management-102016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargeover-in-billing-management-102016 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:00:39 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1188 OPINION: Its functional breadth and depth, attractive pricing approach, and customer-centric support have accelerated growth off a small base and landed ChargeOver among the top three simple subscription billing solutions for tier 3 (i.e., SMB) projects. Intense focus on a narrow but substantial market segment has enabled ChargeOver to deliver a functionally rich solution. Its

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OPINION: Its functional breadth and depth, attractive pricing approach, and customer-centric support have accelerated growth off a small base and landed ChargeOver among the top three simple subscription billing solutions for tier 3 (i.e., SMB) projects. Intense focus on a narrow but substantial market segment has enabled ChargeOver to deliver a functionally rich solution. Its Finance score is above average reflecting high growth, a clean balance sheet, and high customer retention. Scaling the business and building channels are the company’s challenges, particularly in light of recent funding and management changes among its primary competitors.

USE CASE: $500 thousand to $25 million B2B subscription billing projects with moderate complexity. Quickbooks and Xero customers who require agile billing functionality at an affordable price should consider ChargeOver.

COMPETITORS: ChargeBee, Chargify, CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Recurly, and a handful of low-end subscription-billing solutions

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What is Driving the Demand for Automated Revenue Recognition? https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/what-is-driving-the-demand-for-automated-revenue-recognition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-driving-the-demand-for-automated-revenue-recognition Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:55 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1199 There are two major forces driving increasing demand for tools that help automate revenue recognition processes: changes in regulation and growing adoption of flexible pricing models driven by consumption and subscription. In this research note, we explore the key drivers in detail. Software tools for Automated Revenue Recognition (ARR) is not a new product category.

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There are two major forces driving increasing demand for tools that help automate revenue recognition processes: changes in regulation and growing adoption of flexible pricing models driven by consumption and subscription. In this research note, we explore the key drivers in detail.

Software tools for Automated Revenue Recognition (ARR) is not a new product category. This capability has existed in many core financials products for years. Yet, over the last two to three years, there has been an increasing focus on this area. There are two accelerating tailwinds now propelling the surge in interest in automated revenue recognition tools:

  • A secular shift to a more complex mix of pricing models including recurring and usage/outcome-based business models
  • The new regulatory guidance which converges US (FASB) and International accounting rules (IFRS) for revenue recognition across industries

If the shift to new pricing models has been the seed and root of the renewed focus on revenue recognition, the new converged guidance adopted by US and international accounting bodies has acted as catalyst and fertilizer.

Adoption of automated revenue recognition (ARR) tools is moving from niche to the mainstream, fueled by accelerating adoption of new business and pricing models and by regulatory mandates worldwide. The experience of early adopters demonstrates material benefits to the CFO, the revenue accounting team, and the business as a whole. It is highly likely that ARR will increasingly be part of an overall agile monetization platform (AMP).

Action Item: Organizations moving to cloud financials should broaden their evaluation criteria to include monetization functionality like billing and revenue recognition tools. The former can help differentiate the business, the latter is essential to a modern finance operation, and both will be table stakes for digitally enabled businesses.

This research report analyzes key drivers for growth in ARR and gaps in the installed base of financials. It also takes a look at the tradeoffs of different categories of ARR software tools suppliers.

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Enabling the Digital Transformation—20 Questions with Navint CEO Jim Martindale https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/enabling-the-digital-transformation-20-questions-with-navint-ceo-jim-martindale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enabling-the-digital-transformation-20-questions-with-navint-ceo-jim-martindale Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:12 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1205 Most organizations attempting a go-digital strategy quickly realize the serious challenges involved in such a business transformation. Any kind of change tests a company’s management dexterity, key processes, and technological skill with the new generation of SaaS-based solutions. A digital transformation is often is compared to a simultaneous organizational brain and heart transplant. It is

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Most organizations attempting a go-digital strategy quickly realize the serious challenges involved in such a business transformation. Any kind of change tests a company’s management dexterity, key processes, and technological skill with the new generation of SaaS-based solutions.

A digital transformation is often is compared to a simultaneous organizational brain and heart transplant. It is complex, expensive, and high-risk, and the long-term outcome is hardly a foregone conclusion. Inevitably, many companies look to shorten the timeline, reduce their risk and financial exposure, and seek specialist outside help from firms that focus on Business Transformation and can bring in best practices, metrics, and specialized planning and technology implementation skills.

We recently had an opportunity to have an in-depth 20 Questions conversation with Jim Martindale who is the CEO of management consultancy Navint, one of the expert firms focused on Business Transformation. In our session, we talked with Jim at length about his insight into the dynamics of the growing market for Business Transformation consulting services and the types of challenges and opportunities companies are facing in attempting to develop and transform their business models to leverage new technological capabilities. An excerpt from this interview is included below, and a full text is available to subscribers via an attachment below. This 20 Questions session was moderated by Andrew Dailey, Managing Director at MGI Research.

 

Jim Martindale Profile

Mr. Martindale has been in the Management Consulting and Business Transformation industry for over 20 years. Prior to serving as CEO of Navint, Mr. Martindale was a Managing Director at Tribridge and a Vice President of Business Development at Spry Technology Group. Jim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Accounting from the University of Hartford. He is also Black Belt-certified in Lean Six Sigma.

 

Excerpt

Andrew Dailey: How are today’s business challenges different compared to those of 10 years ago?

Jim Martindale: The differences are dramatic. Information is very fluid and available to whoever is consuming it in every industry. It’s become super competitive, so you either have to be really good or the best at what you do, or you have to be doing something that’s innovative and/or dramatically different. If you aren’t different and aren’t better, you are doomed.

Andrew Dailey: What are the biggest competitive threats that companies face today? Do you see any difference for the companies that are trying to become digitally enabled versus traditional companies?

Jim Martindale: I would first ask what a traditional business is these days. Everything is shifting right now. Even the most traditional businesses are moving quickly to be a little bit different or at least perform the same old services or delivering the same old products differently. That said, I don’t think every business needs to become a digitally enabled business in the sense that all of its revenue derives from a digital delivery platform. It’s just not possible for a turbine manufacturer or a company like Caterpillar. But what we are seeing is that if you don’t have really high service levels and if you are not collaborating and partnering with your customers, then you’re not going to survive.

Certainly with so many new digital tools becoming rapidly available, it is a real challenge to decide which new technologies to choose and learn how to use them to service the necessary transformations. So no, I don’t believe everyone is going to become a full digitally enabled business, but everybody is definitely scrambling. The biggest competitive threat is information. Information is moving around the globe really fast and if you’re not moving as fast as or faster than your competition, then you’re probably not as good.

Andrew Dailey: In your conversations with CEOs in industries undergoing fundamental upheaval, what comes up when you discuss what needs to change and what things can stay the same? Where should people be focusing?

Jim Martindale: It’s an interesting question. A CEO’s job is to enable people to excel at what they do, and I think that’s more important than ever. Organizations need talents and vision, and they need to execute. We try to help our customers focus solely on what makes them better and/or different from their competitors. If they focus solely on that and try to be the best at it, anything else can change. So, if something is non-value add or if it is high transaction cost or if it is non-core to what makes you better and/or different, then it should be changed into something faster, better, or cheaper. But what you shouldn’t change is your culture, your people, and your focus on what makes you better and different.

Andrew Dailey: Where do you draw the line in terms of renovating the legacy infrastructure versus building totally new?

Jim Martindale: It’s a huge challenge. We don’t advocate necessarily throwing out legacy investments and doing a wholesale replacement. Some of those applications do certain things very well and they do so at low cost. So, if it’s not purely transactional or just storing lots of data or if it’s serving reports to a lot of consumers, whether they are internal or external to the organization, maybe those are best left untouched. But if there’s an opportunity to introduce new cloud or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology that will improve certain functions, then you should absolutely consider a change. Thousands of technology choices have entered the world in the last five or six years, and navigating through these choices is tough.

Andrew Dailey: There’s a lot of pressure on companies to expand their pricing options—moving, for instance, from a one-time payment option to a monthly or annual subscription or some type of usage-based model. What do you see as the business and IT challenges that companies face as they change their pricing models to adapt to these new pressures from customers and competitors?

Jim Martindale: This is an area where many companies are struggling today. Whether it is in response to a competitor introducing a new pricing model or driven by sales or a product team internally, companies are looking at this whole shift from selling a product to selling a solution, and this shift includes new pricing models and new consumption and delivery models. It puts a lot strain on the order to cash cycle. We have customers today working through exactly these problems. Essentially you have business processes and systems that are very traditional, and the organization is under a lot of strain because of the inadequacies of those processes and systems. As you look to address those issues, we think it’s important not to lose sight of the opportunities associated with dynamic pricing, creating product bundles, and rethinking the tools/weapons that the sales teams have. It starts with discovering new product and services possibilities, evaluating a range of pricing models, and then making sure that the entire organization—from sales and product management to finance and business operations—have the right tools to bring new product and offers to market at scale. It’s a dramatic shift in how the organization does forecasting, cash flow, and investor statements, production, customer support, and much more. It’s an end-to-end transformation when you look at the implications of these new pricing options, and, to really seize the opportunity, it requires an end-to-end reengineering of people, process, and technology to make it work.

 

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Agile Billing Market Ratings Report (MRR) 2016 https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/agile-billing-market-rating-report-mrr-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agile-billing-market-rating-report-mrr-2016 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:59 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1202 The attached MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR) on the Agile Billing market provides structured quantitative ratings on a scale from 0 to 100 for suppliers competing in this dynamic space. It includes ratings and analysis of the following vendors: Aria Systems, Chargify, Ensim, Fusebill, goTransverse, Magnaquest, MetraTech (Ericsson), Monexa (Netsuite), Oracle, Recurly, SAP SE,

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The attached MGI 360 Market Ratings Report (MRR) on the Agile Billing market provides structured quantitative ratings on a scale from 0 to 100 for suppliers competing in this dynamic space. It includes ratings and analysis of the following vendors: Aria Systems, Chargify, Ensim, Fusebill, goTransverse, Magnaquest, MetraTech (Ericsson), Monexa (Netsuite), Oracle, Recurly, SAP SE, Vindicia, and Zuora (as well as commentary on many more).

This MRR helps users make more informed and timely strategy and purchasing decisions. It details key requirements for billing software solutions, presents the MGI 360 Ratings of the vendors that at present have the biggest visibility in the marketplace, and provides recommendations for users evaluating suppliers in this market. This analysis is based on continuous research, analysis, and field advisory work conducted by MGI Research analysts with input from clients, suppliers, ecosystem partners, and industry practitioners.

Companies mentioned in this report: Amdocs, AppDirect, Apttus, AsiaInfo, Aria Systems, Avangate, BigMachines (Oracle), BillingPlatform, Cerillion, Chargify, ChikPea, CloudSense, Comptel, CSG International, Digital River, Digital Route, Ensim, Epicor, FinancialForce, Fusebill, goTransverse, IDI Billing Solutions, Infor, Intacct, Leeyo, LogiSense, LogNet Systems, Magnaquest, Matrixx Software, MetraTech (Ericsson), Microsoft (Dynamics), Monexa (NetSuite), NetCracker Technology, NetSuite, OnCommerce GmbH, Openet, Oracle (BRM, Fusion Financials, JD Edwards, Peoplesoft), Overgroup, QAD, Recurly, RedKnee, RevStream, Rootstock, SaaSOptics, Sage, SAP SE, Softrax, Steelbrick (Salesforce), Stripe, Tecnotree Corporation, Unit4, Vindicia, Workday, Zuora

On April 20, 2016 at the Monetization Summit in San Francisco, CA, MGI Research will present the Agile Monetization Scenario and the latest MGI 360 Ratings on all key suppliers. Join your peers for case studies and best practices from leading companies, hosted by MGI Research.

Why Rate Technology Suppliers 

Business technology investment decisions are complex processes involving huge amounts of money, time, and risk. As is the case with the market for monetization tools, buyers are facing an ever-expanding roster of suppliers. Many are well funded and covered by press and industry analysts; as a result, buyers are facing a stream of often conflicting messages and industry noise. Clarity is often a casualty of a well funded technology market. Technology buyers are caught in a dilemma: spending too little time on evaluating a solution can put a business at risk, but spending too much time can put budget and time-to-market at risk. The hazards faced by buyers in this context are significant. No executive wants to end up in a situation where a long-term technological and financial commitment is made to a supplier, only to realize too late that the company is a financial sham, its business practices reflect a nickel-and-dime approach to customer service, or its company strategy leads to a technological dead end. In 2013, to help technology buyers extract signal from market noise, MGI Research introduced the MGI 360 Ratings—a uniform, 0 to 100 supplier rating system. Whether applied to new purchases or to an existing solution portfolio, MGI 360 is a consistent, clear vendor rating system that can help IT organizations get a head start on supplier due diligence, speed up sourcing, reduce risks, and improve vendor relationships.

Agile Billing  

MGI Research pioneered the concept of Agile Billing in late 2013 and defines it as follows:

  • Agile Billing is a capability to rapidly monetize new and evolving business opportunities.

For organizations of all sizes, billing, revenue management, and monetization are central to driving revenue growth and profitability. The flexibility and configurability of these new solutions offer the promise of business agility—making the billing system a core enabler of, rather than a barrier to, business change. Over the last two years, agile billing has evolved into a credible product category. Today, many parts of the organization benefit from agile billing, and we frequently see finance, product management, IT, and a line of business executives and staff involved in the purchasing decision. For leading companies, agile billing investments are taking priority over other business technology priorities including on-premise and cloud-based systems for ERP, HR/HCM, salesforce automation, CPQ, and others.

We expect the adoption of monetization tools and platforms to accelerate rapidly over the next two to three years with over 20% of F1000 companies adopting an Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) by 2020 with new business opportunities driving these deployments.

Prior to the advent of cloud-based systems, complex billing capability was the domain of large enterprises able to spend tens of millions of dollars on sophisticated, semi or fully custom solutions. Today, the billing software market is awash with cloud-based and on-premise solutions that simplify subscriptions and automated recurring billing. While many agile billing solutions are cloud-based, not every cloud-based billing system is agile. There is a large, installed base of legacy solutions aimed at specific vertical markets such as telecom, utilities (water, power, fuel), entertainment and gaming industries, and government (tax and fee payments and collections). Many of the newer products that enable agile billing offer levels of pricing and billing flexibility that were previously only available via an expensive, customized, on-premise solution. As the agile billing products scale and suppliers mature, increasing numbers of users will consider replacing their existing systems.

Demand for billing management solutions is accelerating as business goes online, products and services are offered as a subscription, and organizations launching new business initiatives with innovative pricing and billing models are frustrated by their current solutions and look for more agile alternatives with significantly shorter implementation cycles vis-à-vis traditional, on-premise solutions. The early adopters of agile billing were mostly online, digital business models and “as a service” tech firms. Today, businesses of all types, even traditional industrial companies, are packaging their product and support offerings into consumable services with an ever-expanding range of ways customers can acquire and pay for them.

Agile billing is a key component of Agile Monetization Platform (AMP) space—a collection of software markets, mostly cloud-based, that also includes nine core disciplines:

  • Agile Billing
  • Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ)
  • e-Commerce Platforms
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Mediation
  • Contract Management
  • Order Management
  • Customer Service Management
  • Financials

A number of agile billing suppliers are beginning to add other AMP functional capabilities to their suite through acquisition, OEM, and partnerships. Similarly, companies in areas such as CPQ, e-Commerce, and Financials are building out their AMP portfolios by adding agile billing functions. We see growing demand for agile billing from companies marketing a complex mix of physical and digital products and subscription and usage-based services while they accelerate deployment of as-a-service, pay-for-outcome pricing models for traditional, capital-intensive products such as heavy equipment, transportation, and machinery. While significant hype continues to engulf the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT), we have now seen several successful examples of how companies are monetizing basic IoT opportunities in both consumer and industrial areas. Agile Billing prospects related to commercialization of IoT may prove to be one of the biggest opportunities over the next five years.

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MetraTech in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/metratech-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metratech-in-billing-management-022016 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:52 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1213 OPINION: On July 29, 2014, Ericsson acquired MetraTech for an undisclosed amount. The latter has become a division of Ericsson which is itself moving into software and services play beyond telecom. MetraTech will become a core Ericsson product outside of telecom, and Metanga (the SaaS version of the product) is being reworked. The deal opens

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OPINION: On July 29, 2014, Ericsson acquired MetraTech for an undisclosed amount. The latter has become a division of Ericsson which is itself moving into software and services play beyond telecom. MetraTech will become a core Ericsson product outside of telecom, and Metanga (the SaaS version of the product) is being reworked. The deal opens up a much larger global channel for MetraTech but also places significant demand on its time from within its new parent. If Ericsson can maintain MetraTech as a true product company as opposed to a loss leader, then the outlook for the company will remain bright. Whether Ericsson can retain MetraTech’s 140 employees and its level of investment in direct sales, marketing, and a timely re-release of Metanga will be key indicators of its ability to successfully absorb the company. We reiterate our view of MetraTech as a very capable metadata-based supplier of real-time billing functionality that can cover highly complex use case scenarios. With some of the deepest domain expertise in the billing software market, MetraTech is capable of addressing a wide range of needs in providing billing and monetization management solutions for mid-size to large organizations. It is not a good fit for small organizations under $10 million in revenues seeking an off-the-shelf, self-service solution. Among its peer group, MetraTech has the most international implementations across a broad range of industries such as cloud infrastructure, financial services, and transportation (among others).

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ensim, goTransverse, Monexa (Netsuite), Oracle, RedKnee, SAP, Zuora, and a handful of larger billing management systems. MetraTech’s multi-tenant SaaS offering competes with the low-end recurring billing management solutions. See MGI Research’s Market Rating Report for full ratings and long-list/short-list competitors.

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SAP SE in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-se-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-se-in-billing-management-022016 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:48 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1215 OPINION: SAP Hybris Billing product is aimed at large enterprises with complex, often real-time requirements. The product is distinguished by its extreme scalability and functional depth—some customers exceed one billion transactions per day. The company is addressing implementation complexity and cost through its Rapid Deployment methodology and an implementation group that is the largest in

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OPINION: SAP Hybris Billing product is aimed at large enterprises with complex, often real-time requirements. The product is distinguished by its extreme scalability and functional depth—some customers exceed one billion transactions per day. The company is addressing implementation complexity and cost through its Rapid Deployment methodology and an implementation group that is the largest in the industry. SAP Hybris has a solid management team (rating 14 out of 20) while its plan to address the current trend towards agile billing is still evolving (rating 10 out of 20). The division is growing at 35%+ p.a. (MGI estimate) with strength in financial and operating performance (rating 13 out of 20) as well as in channel breadth, depth, and focus (rating 16 out of 20).

USE CASE: SAP Hybris Billing resonates best for SAP-centric organizations that are comfortable with an on-premise or hosted solution; have complex billing requirements; and need tighter links between billing, financials, and BI (SAP HANA).

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, goTransverse, MetraTech/Ericsson, Oracle Billing and Revenue Management (BRM), RedKnee. SAP SE’s peer group includes 16 companies.

 

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Ensim in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/ensim-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ensim-in-billing-management-022016 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:31 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1208 OPINION: Ensim’s product is technologically deep, and despite a lack of a marketing, the company has garnered several key accounts and enjoyed profitable operation since its inception. Ensim Service Catalog, Subscription Management, and Recurring Billing modules are part of an overall integrated suite. Ensim products have a strong awareness of organization hierarchies and identity management

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OPINION: Ensim’s product is technologically deep, and despite a lack of a marketing, the company has garnered several key accounts and enjoyed profitable operation since its inception. Ensim Service Catalog, Subscription Management, and Recurring Billing modules are part of an overall integrated suite. Ensim products have a strong awareness of organization hierarchies and identity management as well as deep provisioning and integration. The company sells its products via a small, direct sales force. The current channel size limits Ensim’s growth.

USE CASE: B2C and B2B companies selling via digital marketplaces directly and via channel partners should evaluate Ensim as a functionally rich option for enabling Agile Monetization.

COMPETITORS: AppDirect, Aria Systems, Parallels, Zuora

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Chargify in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/chargify-in-billing-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chargify-in-billing-management Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:03 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1210 OPINION: Chargify is one of a few SaaS billing management vendors that is profitable and majority-owned by management. Chargify is an option for small companies and start-ups launching subscription-based solutions. Software companies find it relatively easy to integrate with Chargify and benefit from their 24-7 support and simple pricing model with no transaction fees. Although

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OPINION: Chargify is one of a few SaaS billing management vendors that is profitable and majority-owned by management. Chargify is an option for small companies and start-ups launching subscription-based solutions. Software companies find it relatively easy to integrate with Chargify and benefit from their 24-7 support and simple pricing model with no transaction fees. Although Chargify lacks the resources to compete against larger, better funded competitors, we consider the company to be more stable than many of its peers due its conservative management and financial stability. Chargify is focused on the SMB segment of subscription billing. With a small team comprised of seasoned industry veterans, Chargify provides an easy to use, well supported solution for recurring billing. The product roadmap largely follows customer requests and, like its immediate competitors, is constrained by relatively limited development resources. Chargify’s business strategy is evolving, and it has yet to articulate a clear vision of which segments it wants to focus on in the future. Small and growing businesses should consider Chargify on the basis of its current capabilities. Users requiring heavy customization or integration resources need to look elsewhere.

COMPETITORS: CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Recurly, and a handful of low-end subscription billing solutions.

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Recurly in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/recurly-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recurly-in-billing-management-022016 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:26 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1219 OPINION: Our prior rating of agile subscription billing management provider Recurly was undertaken in the aftermath of a serious service disruption. Since that time, Recurly has invested significantly into product capability as well as cloud availability with several layers of backup. The company is carving out a market space serving customers that seek a simple,

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OPINION: Our prior rating of agile subscription billing management provider Recurly was undertaken in the aftermath of a serious service disruption. Since that time, Recurly has invested significantly into product capability as well as cloud availability with several layers of backup. The company is carving out a market space serving customers that seek a simple, medium to high-volume subscription management tool that is easy to integrate and offers PCI compliance. It does not currently address any of the other core areas of the Agile Monetization Platform (e.g., revenue recognition, e-commerce, et al.) but does offer an integrated credit card management capability that helps arrest revenue leakage stemming from fraud and/or expiration of card credentials. For organizations seeking a straightforward, mostly credit card-driven subscription monetization solution to embed within their B2C or B2B applications, Recurly is an option. For teams with technical experience, Recurly offers the promise of agility in development and relatively rapid time-to-market.

Recurly has received around $20 million in venture funding and, with over 100 employees (MGI estimate, up from 15 during the last rating), sells via online and direct channels. The company has progressed in strengthening its delivery capability to its now over 2,000 customers. It is best suited for high-volume B2C and B2B credit card businesses with a limited amount of pricing and billing complexity. The company expertise with credit card handling/payment integration, growth, and size set it apart from many of its direct competitors.

COMPETITORS: Chargify, CheddarGetter, Fusebill, Vindicia, Zuora

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goTransverse in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-billing-management-022016 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:16 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1217 OPINION: GoTransverse’s upgraded rating stems from incremental senior additions to the management team (Management: 67 to 68), improved execution in product and ecosystem as well as far stronger feedback from customer references (Product: 58 to 64), and advancement in brand visibility and deal participation (Marketing: 50 to 53). The company’s Finance score remains 45, largely

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OPINION: GoTransverse’s upgraded rating stems from incremental senior additions to the management team (Management: 67 to 68), improved execution in product and ecosystem as well as far stronger feedback from customer references (Product: 58 to 64), and advancement in brand visibility and deal participation (Marketing: 50 to 53). The company’s Finance score remains 45, largely influenced by steady (but still modest) growth rate. Development of third party partnerships bumped the Channels score from 30 to 35. Sales execution is improving, but the size of the channel is still a constraint and a work in progress. We see improved execution and greater cohesion within the goTransverse management team, and this has translated into a number of notable new customer wins. Companies seeking sophisticated monetization and financial management functionality beyond simple subscriptions should shortlist goTransverse. The detailed MGI 360 Rating on goTransverse is available to subscribers.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, BillingPlatform, Ensim, Metratech/Ericsson, Monexa/Netsuite, Oracle BRM, SAP Hybris, Zuora

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Fusebill in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/fusebill-in-billing-management-022016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fusebill-in-billing-management-022016 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:00:16 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1221 OPINION: We see Fusebill as filling the functionality gap between products like Recurly and Chargify on the one hand and Zuora on the other—but at a much more attractive price. Its latest product additions include a Salesforce.com interface, a robust analytics package, and a mobile payment app. The founding team has successful track record in

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OPINION: We see Fusebill as filling the functionality gap between products like Recurly and Chargify on the one hand and Zuora on the other—but at a much more attractive price. Its latest product additions include a Salesforce.com interface, a robust analytics package, and a mobile payment app. The founding team has successful track record in adjacent application spaces. We see Fusebill as a good fit for small to mid-sized businesses that need a sophisticated subscription management capability. Fusebill’s pricing model is attractive to customers, reference checks of product performance and support have been very solid, and the company provides its own resources for product implementations. Fusebill is still a young business and likely to be tested through rapid growth and new product introduction over the next 12 to 18 months.

Fusebill provides a cloud-based billing platform with a focus on sophisticated subscription billing in the mid-market arena. The company focuses on mid-sized businesses in technology, media, and telecom that need billing management capabilities more complex than those provided by companies like Recurly and Chargify but easier to implement and more competitively priced than the higher-end solutions from Aria, Zuora, et al.

COMPETITORS: Accumulus, Chargify, Recurly. Fusebill’s peer group includes 13 companies with MGI 360 Ratings in the cloud-based billing management space.

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Magnaquest in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/magnaquest-in-billing-management-012016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnaquest-in-billing-management-012016 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:27 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1223 OPINION: Magnaquest offers a middle-of-the-road utility and cable billing solution that is currently expanding both geographically and from a product point of view. Few, if any, other mainstream North America-based billing companies are present in the same geographies in emerging markets. Magnaquest is a particular fit for companies with operations over a wide geographic area

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OPINION: Magnaquest offers a middle-of-the-road utility and cable billing solution that is currently expanding both geographically and from a product point of view. Few, if any, other mainstream North America-based billing companies are present in the same geographies in emerging markets. Magnaquest is a particular fit for companies with operations over a wide geographic area who  are price-sensitive and looking for in-depth customization. The company has built a profitable, growing business that continues to expand organically as well as through acquisitions. Magnaquest is trying to make inroads in the US, but we expect that the company can make more progress in emerging markets. Subscribers have access to the detailed MGI 360 Rating.

Magnaquest is focused on mid-market companies internationally, particularly on Tier II cable operators in the US and Latin America. Originally offering an on-premise billing system, the company introduced a hosted cloud solution in 2006 followed by a multi-tenant SaaS offering in 2008. Magnaquest has about 150 billing customers; 90 of these are running their on-premise billing product, and the remaining 60 use one of their cloud solutions. Half of their entire customer base is in the Asia-Pacific region. Magnaquest also offers products for identity management and online marketing which are not rated here.

COMPETITORS: Azar, Cycle30, GLDS (Great Lakes Data Systems), IDI Billing Solutions, RevChain

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Vindicia in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/vindicia-in-billing-management-102015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vindicia-in-billing-management-102015 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:00:51 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1225 OPINION: Vindicia is distinguished by its ability to handle digital currencies; its scalability; and its strength in gaming, digital media, and entertainment industries. Vindicia Select is a payment management component that allows customers to reduce payment card failure rate—a feature that provides a rapid and tangible ROI. This single feature will, in our view, open

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OPINION: Vindicia is distinguished by its ability to handle digital currencies; its scalability; and its strength in gaming, digital media, and entertainment industries. Vindicia Select is a payment management component that allows customers to reduce payment card failure rate—a feature that provides a rapid and tangible ROI. This single feature will, in our view, open doors for many B2C accounts struggling with a high rate of credit card issues, especially given the impending regulatory change that shifts liabilities to merchants. We believe Vindicia could benefit from a renewal of its long-term strategy and the addition of fresh talent to its management team. Companies looking for a SaaS solution addressing a complete monetization lifecycle in a B2C context with PCI outsourcing should evaluate Vindicia. Subscribers can access the detailed MGI 360 ratings document.

Vindicia CashBox provides marketing and selling automation management capabilities including billing management. The company targets customers in online media, gaming, sports, online dating, and other industries with a set of capabilities encompassing customer acquisition, CRM, customer billing, retention, and analytics. The company was founded in 2003, and in 2012, Vindicia closed a Series E round of financing totaling $20 million. The company has offices in Belmont, CA and London, UK.

USE CASE: Vindicia offers a billing management solution that appeals to B2C organizations looking for an integrated solution encompassing customer acquisition, CRM, billing, and payment management.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, Digital River, Oracle, Recurly, Zuora

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Aria Systems in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-in-billing-management-102015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-in-billing-management-102015 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 00:00:32 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1227 OPINION: We estimate the last fiscal quarter was the most successful in Aria’s history. We are increasing our revenue estimate to $30 million and project a 65% topline growth rate. The company needs to improve its “out-of-the-box” product implementation experience and invest into a more granular payment terms and billing periods mechanism. A major product

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OPINION: We estimate the last fiscal quarter was the most successful in Aria’s history. We are increasing our revenue estimate to $30 million and project a 65% topline growth rate. The company needs to improve its “out-of-the-box” product implementation experience and invest into a more granular payment terms and billing periods mechanism. A major product upgrade is coming in the fourth quarter of 2015. Aria is also undergoing a transition in its management ranks.

Aria Systems, Inc. provides recurring revenue billing and monetization solutions to organizations with complex, contracts-based customer relationships. Customers and prospects cite Aria’s capabilities in managing complex billing requirements across corporate hierarchies, geographies, currencies, and billing modalities ranging from subscription to usage. An active orchestration capability with workflow has helped Aria create differentiation in provisioning, customer engagement, and cross-application data synchronization for enterprise accounts. The company sells its software via a direct sales channel in the US and an emerging one in the EU. In 2014, the company serviced 35 million customer accounts representing near $800 million in billable customer revenue. Aria focuses on prospects with sales above $100 million in industries such as automotive, technology, media, healthcare, and financial services. Customer satisfaction is high, in part due to the flexibility of Aria’s solution and the company’s focus on customer success. Aria has 250 employees with 20% in sales and marketing.

USE CASE: The best use case for Aria remains in enterprises reaching sales above $100 million with complex B2C and B2B billing requirements across organizational hierarchies/geographies and benefiting from active provisioning. Implementation cycles range from three to nine months.

COMPETITORS: Ensim, goTransverse, Metratech/Ericsson, Monexa/Netsuite, Oracle, SAP, and Zuora  are the primary competitors for Aria Systems which has raised significant venture capital funding. The competitive peer group on which Aria’s rating is based includes 16 vendors. This rating does not cover the broader communications services provider and utilities markets solutions.

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goTransverse in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/gotransverse-in-billing-management-042015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gotransverse-in-billing-management-042015 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:00:38 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1229 OPINION: We are upgrading the MGI 360 Rating of Transverse (d.b.a. “goTransverse”) from 39 to 45 and, for now, maintain a Neutral outlook. After recently receiving a fresh infusion of $25 million in capital from its German parent company, Transverse made immediate investment into additional experienced management talent. In the short term, this translated into

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OPINION: We are upgrading the MGI 360 Rating of Transverse (d.b.a. “goTransverse”) from 39 to 45 and, for now, maintain a Neutral outlook. After recently receiving a fresh infusion of $25 million in capital from its German parent company, Transverse made immediate investment into additional experienced management talent. In the short term, this translated into modest but tangible improvement in execution across the board: the Product score rose from 42 to 47, the Management score rose from 47 to 60, the Strategy score rose from 35 to 44, and the Finance score rose from 40 to 44. With the expansion of the Agile Billing market, we expect Transverse to capture new billing and revenue management opportunities, especially with fast-growing, tech-oriented companies selling a complex mix of physical and digital products to a B2B audience. We expect the new team to tackle product packaging, onboarding and implementation, brand visibility, and channels. Finance departments seeking to add complex billing capability to their AR systems should evaluate Transverse.

Transverse provides a cloud-based billing platform for AR processing and subscriber management. The company’s senior management hails from traditional on-premise, high volume, complex telecom billing companies and is working to fill the gap between the high-end enterprise systems and the very basic management of subscribers. Transverse is focused on high-complexity billing management, competing against large-scale solutions such as Aria and Metratech. The company has a staff of 50 in Austin, TX and 20 employees in offshore development.

Competitors: Aria Systems, Metratech, Oracle, SAP, Zuora

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Zuora After the Funding—the Outlook https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-after-the-funding-the-outlook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-after-the-funding-the-outlook Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:36 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1231 SUMMARY In an MGI 360 Rating published On March 27th 2015, we increased Zuora’s rating from 60 to 61 (out of 100) and reiterated a Positive outlook. In this research note (see attachment below), we take stock of the cloud billing vendor’s recent milestones and review company opportunities and challenges. Over the last 24 months,

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In an MGI 360 Rating published On March 27th 2015, we increased Zuora’s rating from 60 to 61 (out of 100) and reiterated a Positive outlook. In this research note (see attachment below), we take stock of the cloud billing vendor’s recent milestones and review company opportunities and challenges.

Over the last 24 months, Zuora shifted its focus from small, VC-backed startups towards larger, more mature business accounts. The company is generating traction in its product sweet spot and has been growing its channel and partnerships while making solid improvements in its implementation methods and services. The product platform has been broadened to include more finance and commerce capabilities. Zuora has also been expanding its direct sales force, partner relationships, and geographic footprint. Customer feedback indicates a more consistent and predictable product implementation experience.

Zuora raised $115 million in institutional funding which should provide a mid-term cushion. We raised the company’s Finance score to reflect the influx of new capital. We view the current Zuora solution as able to meet 80% of the most mainstream billing requirements of medium volume, speed, and complexity—a huge playing field that covers a massive number of accounts. The company’s aspirations to become an enterprise supplier will be put to the test as the market matures and the pace of customer adoption picks up.

The risk to Zuora is in “focus drift”—trying to aim outside its current sweet spot at highly complex enterprise accounts with long evaluation cycles where the company is likely to face stiff competition and high cost of sales. We see a transition in Zuora’s strategy and messaging from its launch theme of Subscription Economy to what the company terms Relationship Business Management or RBM. While we see potential value in the RBM approach, the company still needs to flesh out its core messages and product vision. Maintaining focus in this process will be essential. We expect 2015 to be a key year for Zuora’s development in which its execution and strategic focus will prove critical in positioning the company for the next major set of development milestones. Organizations with largely mainstream billing requirements of medium complexity and volume that are looking to replace or refresh their monetization capability should be evaluating the Zuora solution as a strong option.

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Zuora in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/zuora-in-billing-management-032015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zuora-in-billing-management-032015 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:03 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1232 OPINION: We are increasing the MGI 360 rating of Zuora from 60 to 61 and reiterate a Positive outlook. Zuora remains the most recognizable brand in the cloud billing space. During 2014, Zuora’s paying customers grew to over 550 while the company broadened its product platform beyond billing to commerce and financial close capabilities. Over

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OPINION: We are increasing the MGI 360 rating of Zuora from 60 to 61 and reiterate a Positive outlook. Zuora remains the most recognizable brand in the cloud billing space. During 2014, Zuora’s paying customers grew to over 550 while the company broadened its product platform beyond billing to commerce and financial close capabilities. Over the last 24 months, the company has refocused on larger opportunities and generated a number of high profile wins. With headcount above 500, Zuora is on a $75 million (MGI estimate) annual revenue run rate while dramatically expanding its sales force. On March 10, 2015, the company closed a $115 million Series F round of funding with participation of new investors such as Blackrock and Wellington Asset Management. The company has significantly improved its execution of product implementations with a repeatable, agile approach. The best fit for the Zuora solution are projects that need rapid time-to-market with medium transaction volumes and typical to medium transaction complexity across a spectrum of company sizes.

In a companion research note published on March 27, 2015, “Zuora After the Funding – The Outlook, we review our outlook for Zuora in more detail.

Zuora was founded in 2007 by former Webex and Salesforce.com executives K.V. Rao, Cheng Zou, and Tien Tzuo and has raised over $250 million in venture capital and institutional funding. Zuora sells its solutions via a direct sales force and through leveraging partnerships with companies like Salesforce.com, Accenture, Deloitte, and PwC.  Zuora has expanded its geographic presence in Europe and started to build a presence in Asia. The company’s brand visibility, funding, pure-cloud architecture, rapid deployment methodology, and size of channel separate it from the rest of the next generation, SaaS-only vendors.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, Fusebill, Metratech/Ericsson, Monexa, SAP/BRIM, Transverse. Zuora’s peer group is comprised of 15 companies.

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Re-thinking Enterprise Applications for Business Agility https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/re-thinking-enterprise-applications-for-business-agility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-thinking-enterprise-applications-for-business-agility Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:56 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1235 We believe that over the next 10 to 15 years, agility will significantly drive business decisions and ultimately guide company valuations. This shift will have a broad, deep, and lasting impact on how businesses view their current application software portfolios and force them to re-think their business software strategies, evaluation approaches, and investment planning. This

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We believe that over the next 10 to 15 years, agility will significantly drive business decisions and ultimately guide company valuations. This shift will have a broad, deep, and lasting impact on how businesses view their current application software portfolios and force them to re-think their business software strategies, evaluation approaches, and investment planning. This research report (see below) analyzes the key drivers behind this new focus on business agility.

Today’s business dynamics are very different from those of the 1990s when the majority of ERP systems were designed. During the 1990s and early 2000s, selecting an ERP system was the logical business move when the crazy mix of home-grown and packaged apps supporting a company was no longer a viable business strategy. However, crafting a winning enterprise applications strategy today demands an honest reappraisal of business requirements and priorities and cannot rely on well-worn axioms of the 1990s.

The US stock market in reaching new record highs with company valuations tied closely to topline growth. Investors are paying massive premiums for innovative, rapidly expanding companies. In their quest for growth, companies strive to deliver inventive products and services and are hell-bent on shrinking time-to-market. The good news is that technology is a massive enabler.

The advent of essentially free and infinite compute capacity, storage, and bandwidth—combined with new analytic tools (“big data”) and extremely low-cost networked sensors—is powering a business revolution. Nano-materials, 3-D printing, and massive amounts of compute capacity are transforming manufacturing and other industries. The Economist refers to this as the Third Industrial Revolution. Others refer to this as the Digital Revolution. Nomenclature aside, the panoply of digital tools available today is radically shrinking time-to-market. MGI Research estimates that by 2020, the majority of Fortune 500 companies will shrink their time-to-market by over 40% through the use of cloud computing, big data, 3-D printing, mobile technologies, and process and organizational innovations.

Key Issues addressed by this report:

  • How can enterprises increase their overall business agility?
  • What are the best practices for agile manufacturing applications strategies?
  • Which vendors will make the transition to agile applications? Who are the losers?

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Aria Systems in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/aria-systems-in-billing-management-022015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aria-systems-in-billing-management-022015 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:17 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1239 OPINION: We are increasing the MGI 360 Rating of billing software supplier Aria Systems to 61 from 59 and reiterate a Positive outlook. Aria has been steadily progressing toward its goals by fortifying the product offering, growing its management team, fine-tuning its strategy, and focusing on prospects with over $100 million in revenue—an arena in

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OPINION: We are increasing the MGI 360 Rating of billing software supplier Aria Systems to 61 from 59 and reiterate a Positive outlook. Aria has been steadily progressing toward its goals by fortifying the product offering, growing its management team, fine-tuning its strategy, and focusing on prospects with over $100 million in revenue—an arena in which the company has a realistic chance of success. These measures have resulted in a number of competitive customer wins, successful implementations at marquee accounts, and growth in revenues and other metrics. Aria has also been expanding within its customer base beyond initial business units and product lines. The company will be widening its implementation partner channel this year as it needs to improve and accelerate the “out-of-the-box” product implementation experience.

Aria Systems, Inc. provides recurring revenue billing and monetization solutions to organizations with complex, contracts-based customer relationships. Current customers and prospects cite Aria’s capabilities in managing complex billing requirements across corporate hierarchies, geographies, currencies, and billing modalities from subscription to usage to hybrid. An active orchestration capability with workflow has helped Aria create differentiation in provisioning, customer engagement, and cross-application data synchronization for enterprise accounts. The company sells its software via a direct sales channel in the US and an emerging one in the EU. In 2014, the company serviced 35 million customer accounts representing near $800 million in billable customer revenue. Aria focuses on prospects with sales above $100 million in industries such as automotive, technology, media, healthcare, and financial services. Customer satisfaction is high, in part due to the flexibility of Aria’s solution and the company’s focus on customer success. Aria has 160 employees with 20% in sales and marketing.

USE CASE: The best use case for Aria is in enterprises hitting over $100 million in sales with complex B2C and B2B billing requirements across organizational hierarchies and geographies and benefiting from active provisioning. Implementation cycles range from three to nine months.

COMPETITORS: Metratech, Monexa, Netsuite, Oravle, SAP-BRIM, and Zuora are the primary competitors for Aria Systems which raised about $81 million in venture capital funding. The competitive peer group on which Aria’s rating is based includes 15 vendors. This rating does not cover the broader communications services provider and utilities markets solutions.

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Oracle in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/oracle-in-billing-management-022015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oracle-in-billing-management-022015 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:32 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1243 OPINION: We are reducing the rating of Oracle BRM in the Billing Management Market from 66 to 63 and maintain a Neutral outlook. The overall decrease in rating stems from the loss of one point each in Strategy and Finance and fractional reductions in other dimensions. While Oracle BRM continues to benefit from strong management

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OPINION: We are reducing the rating of Oracle BRM in the Billing Management Market from 66 to 63 and maintain a Neutral outlook. The overall decrease in rating stems from the loss of one point each in Strategy and Finance and fractional reductions in other dimensions. While Oracle BRM continues to benefit from strong management and deep channels, the product has seen few (if any) updates, and there does not seem to be a strategy for either refreshing BRM or retiring and replacing it. The reduction in the company’s Finance score reflects current Oracle operating results. We reiterate our expectation that BRM will not make a transition to a multi-tenant SaaS model. It remains vulnerable to client defections, and we have already seen large customers exploring alternatives with greater agility. Current BRM customers satisfied with their combination of price, functionality, and speed are unlikely to migrate from the company, but enterprises needing an agile solution are looking at other options, and we expect minimal new customer additions for BRM. Oracle is a likely acquirer in the Billing Management market.

Oracle Corp. is a dominant supplier of software, hardware, and services to Global 2000 organizations worldwide. The company entered the Billing Management market through an acquisition of Portal Software in 2006. Oracle Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) solution is targeted at large enterprises in industrial, high-tech, and utility companies. A separate offering, Communications Billing and Revenue Management (not evaluated here), is aimed at the communications provider market.

COMPETITORS: Aria Systems, MetraTech, Monexa, Orga Systems, RedKnee, and SAP. Oracle’s peer group includes 15 companies.

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SAP SE in Billing Management https://staging.mgiresearch.com/research/sap-se-in-billing-management-022015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-se-in-billing-management-022015 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:04 +0000 http://zxe.sad.mybluehost.me/?post_type=research&p=1241 OPINION: We are initiating coverage of SAP Billing and Revenue Management (BRIM) solution (part of the SAP Hybris Customer Engagement and Commerce portfolio) with an MGI 360 Rating of 66 and a Positive outlook. BRIM is aimed at very large enterprises with complex, often real-time requirements. BRIM stands apart in its extreme scalability—some customers exceed

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OPINION: We are initiating coverage of SAP Billing and Revenue Management (BRIM) solution (part of the SAP Hybris Customer Engagement and Commerce portfolio) with an MGI 360 Rating of 66 and a Positive outlook. BRIM is aimed at very large enterprises with complex, often real-time requirements. BRIM stands apart in its extreme scalability—some customers exceed a billion transactions per day. We rate BRIM’s product capability highly (13 out of 20) but note complexity as well as time and cost of implementation. BRIM has a solid management team (14 out of 20) while its plan to address the current trend towards agile billing is still evolving (10 out of 20). BRIM is growing at 35%+ p.a. (MGI estimate) with strength in financial and operating performance (13 out of 20) as well as in channel breadth, depth, and focus (16 out of 20).

SAP AG is a key supplier of enterprise software to Global 2000 organizations. Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM) grew out of a combination of internal, high-volume billing development and the 2009 acquisition of French BSS provider Highdeal—a company originally spun off from a France Telecom R&D lab in 2000. BRIM provides sophisticated multi-party settlement and pricing abstraction capabilities as well as close integration with SAP financial and analytics products including SAP HANA in-memory processing. SAP has been able to retain many of the original Highdeal technologists, and the BRIM division continues to grow faster than the rest of SAP.

USE CASE: Organizations with complex billing requirements that are comfortable with an on-premise solution and seeking an opportunity for tighter integration between billing, financials, and BI (SAP HANA).

COMPETITORS: Amdocs, Aria Systems, Comverse, Orga Systems, and MetraTech. BRIM’s peer group includes 15 companies.

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