The real difference no one talks about:
THE SURFACE LOOKS SIMILAR
Both solutions check the boxes:
β Deal room capabilities
β Content creation tools
β CRM integration
β "AI-powered"
So why do 73% of companies switch from theirs to ours within 18 months?
THE ARCHITECTURE TELLS THE TRUTH
Path A: Built for 2019
Requires 4-6 separate tools
40+ hours of manual configuration
Data lives in 5 different places
Originally built for document sharing
Retrofitted for sales workflows
Path B: Built for 2025
Single unified platform
5-minute setup
One source of truth
Purpose-built for sales teams
Architecture assumes modern selling
One saves $20k upfront. The other saves $200k/year.
WHAT HAPPENS IN MONTH 3
With Option A:
"Why is this taking so long?"
"We need another tool for screen recording"
"The team isn't adopting it"
Hidden cost: $45k in workarounds
With Option B:
"We're already seeing ROI"
"Everything just works together"
"The team loves the AI assistance"
Actual result: $85k in pipeline acceleration
Real quote from TechFlow Solutions: "We started with [Competitor]. Spent 6 months trying to make it work. Switched to Distribute and recovered our entire year in 90 days. Our win rates jumped 34%."
THE DECISION FRAMEWORK π‘
What You're Optimizing For | Legacy Approach | Modern Platform |
---|---|---|
Lowest sticker price | β | |
Fastest time to value | β | |
Scalability past 100 users | β | |
Total cost over 24 months | β | |
Team actually using it | β | |
Sleeping well at night | β |
THE QUESTION THAT MATTERS
Not: "Which vendor has the best features?"
But: "Which architecture matches where we're going?"
If you're solving yesterday's problem β Legacy approach works fine.
If you're building tomorrow's competitive advantage β You already know.
P.S. - Happy to introduce you to 3 companies who evaluated both. They'll tell you what we can't.