Sales commissions and incentive compensation · October 2026 Edition
Commissionly vs Xactly Incent
Zero of fourteen models named Commissionly first on the direct prompt; one named Xactly Incent. Commissionly was named by ten of the fourteen models and Xactly Incent by fourteen and Commissionly carries 12 labels and Xactly Incent 46, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
By Xactly Corporation, San Jose, United States, founded 2005. Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share10%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate17%48%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1246A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Commissionly reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.CaptivateIQ was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. CaptivateIQ vs Commissionly · CaptivateIQ vs Xactly Incent · Everstage vs Commissionly
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the sales commissions and incentive compensation page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CommissionlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsXactly Incent
Direct014 against Xactly Incent
Paraphrase012 against Xactly Incent
Comparative013 against Xactly Incent
Budget-constrained603 against Xactly Incent
Scale-constrained002 against Xactly Incent
Negative002 against Commissionly · 8 against Xactly Incent
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Commissionly and Xactly Incent stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Commissionly Xactly Incent first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Commissionly on the left and Xactly Incent on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Commissionly and Xactly Incent stood in it.
Xactly Incent first, Commissionly not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCommissionly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallVisdum, Xactly Incent alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Forma.ai, QuotaPath
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniCaptivateIQ, Everstage alternatives: Salesforce Spiff, Xactly Incent
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5CaptivateIQ, Qobra alternatives: EasyComp, Everstage, Visdum
Gemini 3.5 FlashCaptivateIQ alternatives: Everstage, Performio, QuotaPath, Salesforce Spiff
Perplexity SonarQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Performio, Qobra
Grok 4.1 FastEverstage, Qobra alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Salesforce Spiff, Visdum
DeepSeek V4 FlashEverstage, QuotaPath alternatives: Performio, Qobra
Llama 4 MaverickQuotaPath
Qwen 3.7 FlashCaptivateIQ, Everstage
Kimi K2Everstage, Visdum alternatives: CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath
GLM 4.7 FlashXQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Everstage, Performio, Qobra
MiniMax M2.5Visdum alternatives: CaptivateIQ
GPT-6 LunaEverstage alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Salesforce Spiff
Muse Glimmer 30BQuotaPath alternatives: CaptivateIQ, Everstage, Qobra, Salesforce Spiff
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Commissionly leads by seventeen points.
Commissionly17%#3 of 11Xactly Incent0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Commissionly leads by seven points.
Commissionly10%#4 of 10Xactly Incent3%#7 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Xactly Incent leads at enterprise.
Xactly Incent28%#1 of 11Commissionly0%#– of 11What the models said about Commissionly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Who should avoid: Companies with complex commission plans or those needing deep custom reporting.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“may not be suitable for larger teams or those with complex commission structures” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Commissionly and Sales Cookie are the top recommendations due to their low cost and simplicity” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Commissionly is the most frequently recommended budget-friendly choice in 2025-2026 round-ups” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, I'd recommend starting with Commissionly or Sales Cookie.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Xactly Incent
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“outdated interface that can feel clunky and unintuitive, with inadequate and cumbersome reporting features ... implementation is long and expensive” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid older legacy tools like Xactly unless you have specific enterprise requirements.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Legacy technology issues: Users report clunky, confusing interfaces and slow loading times ... Despite these issues, it has decent overall ratings (4.2/5)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Visdum and Xactly Incent are top choices due to their automation, integration, and scalability.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Xactly and Varicent are the top choices” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For large, complex sales organizations: Xactly or Beqom” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.