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Commission software with MBO and bonus objectives

11 of the 22 tools we track document MBO and bonus objectives on their own pages. Rank order uses the mid-market criteria.

Facts verified on vendor pages from 2026-10-17 · ranked on published criteria · no vendor pays to appear

The 11 verified tools, ranked

1. CaptivateIQ

Mid-market score 85/100 · 92% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) "Bonuses & MBO Management" use case with a dedicated page.

CaptivateIQ is an incentive compensation management platform for calculating and administering sales commissions, with separate offerings positioned for mid-market and enterprise companies. Its documented capabilities include clawbacks, SPIFs, currency conversion, payout approvals, audit logs, dispute resolution and payout statements for sellers, plus quota setting and territory planning use cases. Pricing is quoted per seat with a one-time setup fee, and ASC 606 reporting is sold as an add-on.

Implementation
Up and running in a matter of weeks source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)

2. Everstage

Mid-market score 85/100 · 92% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) "Every incentive plan, quota structure, MBO, and SPIFF runs through configurable software logic."

Everstage is a sales compensation and commission platform with offices in New York and Chennai, sold on quote-based per-payee pricing with paid add-ons such as an ASC 606 module and a Salesforce app. Its documented scope includes multi-tier accelerators, SPIFs, split credits, clawbacks, approvals, dispute workflows and rep-facing dashboards, plus a planning product for territories and quotas.

3. Visdum

Mid-market score 85/100 · 92% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) FAQ: "MBOs, and SPIFFs are all supported natively".

Visdum is a sales compensation platform for plan design, commission calculation, payee statements and commission accounting. It is positioned for mid-market and enterprise companies and is sold through a per-payee license plus a one-time setup and implementation fee, quoted after a scoping call.

Implementation
About 3 weeks average go-live (0.65 months) source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)

4. Xactly

Mid-market score 77/100 · 88% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) "deploy Management by Objectives (MBOs)"; pricing page places MBO & Objective Management in the Ultimate tier.

Xactly sells Xactly Incent, an incentive compensation management product, alongside Xactly Plan for territory and quota planning and a Commission Expense Accounting module for ASC 606 / IFRS 15. It positions itself for mid-market and enterprise organizations and sells three quoted tiers (Core, Plus, Ultimate). Documented Incent capabilities include split commissions, clawbacks, multi-currency conversion, an audit trail and incentive statements for reps.

Implementation
Not verified

5. Salesforce Spiff

Mid-market score 77/100 · 81% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Help topic "Create Management by Objective Rules".

Salesforce Spiff is Salesforce's incentive compensation management product, natively connected to Salesforce and sold at a published per-user monthly price on an annual contract. It addresses sellers, sales managers, finance teams and admins, with documented features such as a commission estimator, real-time rep statements, tiered and marginal accelerators, approval routes, dispute handling, audit logs, foreign currency conversion and ASC 606 / IFRS 15 expense reporting.

Price
$75 USD/user/month, billed annually source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Implementation
Not verified

6. Varicent

Mid-market score 62/100 · 69% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) "Simplify the administration of MBOs and complex bonus programs".

Varicent offers a sales performance management suite that includes Varicent Incentives for commission calculation alongside territory, quota and sales planning products. It describes its platform as designed for mid-sized to large enterprises, with industry pages for financial services, high-tech, insurance, telecommunications and media. Documented incentive capabilities include payout approval workflows, a full audit trail, interactive compensation statements for sellers and a data integration layer (Varicent ELT) with connectors to CRM, HCM and database systems.

Implementation
Not verified

7. Iconixx

Mid-market score 58/100 · 58% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Workflows to "set, comment upon and adjust objectives for MBO and KPI processes".

Iconixx sells a cloud sales performance management and incentive suite made of Iconixx Sales (commissions), Iconixx Incentive (bonuses) and Iconixx Merit. Its site documents direct, indirect, territory and team crediting, split and team arrangements, what-if plan modeling, quota management, approval and dispute workflows, MBO workflows, role-based dashboards and payment file exports to payroll systems. It states an average activation period of 10 weeks and has pages for eight industries.

Price
Not verified
Implementation
Average activation period of 10 weeks source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)

8. Kennect

Mid-market score 54/100 · 54% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Enterprise plan: "Non Sales KPI Incentives".

Kennect is an incentive compensation and sales performance management platform positioned for enterprises, with offices in Mumbai, Gurugram and New York and dedicated pages for BFSI and lending, insurance, pharma and life sciences, and FMCG. A Basic plan starts at $20 per user; the Enterprise plan is priced on request. Documented capabilities include incentive calculation automation, clawbacks, a query management module, an incentive simulator, non-sales KPI incentives and AI-powered nudges. The site displays a SOC 2 Type 2 badge.

Price
Starts @ $20/user (Basic); Enterprise on request source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Implementation
Not verified

9. SAP Incentive Management

Mid-market score 46/100 · 54% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Predefined earning group "MBO" among the default earning group codes.

SAP Incentive Management (also marketed as SAP SuccessFactors Incentive Management, formerly SAP Commissions) is SAP's cloud incentive compensation management product. Its documentation covers rule-based compensation plans, quotas, plan modeling, an audit log, a payee portal with dashboards, plan document approvals and dispute management, a mobile app and AI-generated plan recommendations. It integrates with SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Pricing is by quote.

Implementation
Not verified

10. Optymyze

Mid-market score 35/100 · 35% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Objective Management: "Manage MBOs and KPIs with built-in workflows".

Optymyze sells a no-code sales performance management platform for enterprises, with modules for compensation (commissions and variable pay), quota, territory and objective management, plus an app gallery. Documented capabilities include plan modeling and impact simulation, workflow-based dispute and exception approvals, earnings statements and rep dashboards, SPIFFs and MBOs, payroll sync and audit trails. Its trust center lists SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 reports. Pricing is not published.

Price
Not verified
Implementation
Not verified

11. beqom

Mid-market score 27/100 · 27% of criteria verified

Evidence: Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Short Term Incentives: "complex, multi-KPI bonus structures and dynamic payout curves".

beqom, based in Nyon, Switzerland, sells beqom PaySuite, a total compensation platform for large enterprises that covers salary and merit cycles, short- and long-term incentives, pay equity and transparency, and performance management. Sales incentive management is one component of its compensation module, alongside bonuses with multi-KPI payout curves, approval workflows and audit trails. beqom lists SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and hosts EU clients in EU data centers. No public pricing.

Price
Not verified
Implementation
Not verified

Side-by-side comparison

ToolStarting priceFree trialClawbacksSplitsASC 606Plan modeling
CaptivateIQ Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-17, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Everstage Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Visdum Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Xactly Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) No source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-17, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-17, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-17, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Salesforce Spiff $75 USD/user/month, billed annually source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) No source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified
Varicent Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Iconixx Not verified Not verified Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Kennect Starts @ $20/user (Basic); Enterprise on request source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
SAP Incentive Management Not publicly listed source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page) Not verified Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
Optymyze Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Yes source (verified 2026-10-21, opens the vendor page)
beqom Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified Not verified

"Not verified" means we could not confirm it on the vendor's public pages, not that it is missing.

Tools not listed above

Could not be verified (11)

Their public pages did not say either way. Ask them during a demo.

Amalia, Commissionly, Driven, Forma.ai, Oracle Fusion Incentive Compensation, Performio, Qobra, QuotaPath, Remuner, Sales Cookie, Sequifi

Questions

How many commission tools meet this criterion?

11 of the 22 vendors we track, as verified between 2026-10-17 and today: CaptivateIQ, Everstage, Visdum, Xactly, Salesforce Spiff, Varicent, Iconixx, Kennect, SAP Incentive Management, Optymyze, beqom. 11 could not be verified either way on their public pages.

Which one ranks first, and why?

CaptivateIQ, with a mid-market score of 85/100: the share of the mid-market criteria it documents publicly. The score measures documented fit, not quality, and vendors cannot pay to change it.

Which of them publish their prices?

Salesforce Spiff, Kennect. The others quote on request. Prices change: check the linked source before budgeting.

By capability: other comparisons

How the order is computed: published criteria and weights. A page is only published when at least 3 vendors are verified on its criterion. Not sure you need software? Take the 6-question check.