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.