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CIS Configurator vs aPriori: Which is a better fit?

Updated on March 31st, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,263 reviews from Quoting users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Pricing and Cost Calculations
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Quotes/Estimates
5.0
Billing & Invoicing
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Pricing Management
5.0
Third-Party Integrations
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% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Pricing and Cost Calculations
4.6
Quotes/Estimates
4.1
Billing & Invoicing
NA
Pricing Management
NA
Third-Party Integrations
NA
User satisfaction
4.8
User reviews13
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.9
4.5
User reviews95
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.4
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
/user
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

CIS’s typical client sells a product with many options and who have a need to replace their exiting quoting process. They need to ensure that all user types can create accurate and valid orders.

aerospace & defense; automotive & transportation; industrial machinery; high tech electronics; consumer durables; medical equipment

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 3
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1 / 4
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Carolyn L
Engineer
4.0

Carolyn L.: Hi, my name is Carolyn. I am a design engineer. I give a rating of four out of five to aPriori, and for more reviews like this, please click below. The software gives us a better idea of how much our mechanical designs should cost, so we can use them to leverage negotiation with fabrication and manufacturers, and people further down the line in supply chain. Yeah, what I like the best about aPriori is that it has a very supportive group of cost engineers and program managers who are there to help their clients succeed, making sure they know how to use the aPriori tool, and get the most out of their licenses and their permissions with editing different functions in aPriori for costing and giving advice on providing engineering changes and design changes to our products. While aPriori has a phenomenal tool set for should costing, it's designed for manufacturing input, and feedback is a little lacking. The software is primarily beneficial for cost engineers or supply chain managers and users versus more so for design engineers. I believe that if they can provide more feedback for good manufacturing practices or better input on how to improve our mechanical designs, it would be a more useful software for design engineers like me.

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CIS Configurator

Top Features
34/35
  • Audit Trail
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Automated Quoting
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Calendar Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Client Portal
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • CRM
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Discount Management
  • Document Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Estimating
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing and Cost Calculations
  • Pricing Management
  • Proposal Generation
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
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aPriori

5/35
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CIS Configurator
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
aPriori
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
CIS Configurator
  • By Complete Information Solutions
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
aPriori
  • By aPriori
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2003
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