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Compass Features

What are the features of Compass?

Sales Rep Portal

  • Commission Estimator
  • Dispute Management
  • Compensation Statements
  • Plan Documents and Agreements
  • Individual and Team Performance Reports
  • Mobile User Support

Management Portal

  • Sales Org Performance Reports
  • Monitor Sales Rep Performance
  • Commission splits and overrides

Administration

  • Adjustments/Dispute Resolution
  • Comp Modeling - Ease of Admin
  • Comp Modeling - Design Flexibility
  • Comp Statement Calculation and Distribution
  • Reports and Dashboards
  • Sales Hierarchy Management

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Platform

Customization

Allows administrators to customize to accommodate their unique processes. Includes ability to create custom objects, fields, rules, calculations, and views.

Not enough data

Integration APIs

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc with other software applications.

Not enough data

Internationalization

Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.

Not enough data

User, Role, and Access Management

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Not enough data

Performance

Is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks reliably.

Not enough data

Mobility

Is accessible from a mobile device and by users on the go.

Not enough data

Reporting

Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress.

Not enough data

Dashboards

Has a centralized dashboard for users to interact with.

Not enough data

CRM Integration

Based on 41 Compass reviews. CRM integration is flexible and easy to maintain
93%
(Based on 41 reviews)

Financial Integration

Based on 42 Compass reviews. Financial System integration is flexible and easy to maintain
93%
(Based on 42 reviews)

HCM/HRIS Integration

HCM/HRIS integration is flexible and easy to maintain This feature was mentioned in 40 Compass reviews.
93%
(Based on 40 reviews)

Customization

As reported in 41 Compass reviews. System provide sufficient customization to meet business requirements
92%
(Based on 41 reviews)

APIs

System provide well documented API's that can be used to integrate to 3rd party systems 40 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
93%
(Based on 40 reviews)

Internationalization

Based on 40 Compass reviews. System support multiple currencies and languages to enable business in multiple countries
93%
(Based on 40 reviews)

Performance and Reliability

As reported in 41 Compass reviews. System is consistently available (uptime) and system's speed is don't impact productivity
94%
(Based on 41 reviews)

Reporting

As reported in 21 Compass reviews. Displays standard reports at the end of each competition showing overall employee performance.
88%
(Based on 21 reviews)

User, Role, and Access Management

Based on 23 Compass reviews. Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
94%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Enterprise Scalability

Based on 23 Compass reviews. Provides features to allow scaling for large organizations.
91%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Data Import & Export Tools

As reported in 23 Compass reviews. Ability to input, modify and extract data from the application in bulk through a structured file.
91%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Performance and Reliability

Based on 24 Compass reviews. Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond.
94%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Reward Structuring

Define compensation packages and allowance plans within the system. Specify the various components of compensation, including base pay, bonuses, and equity. Structure compensation pools and hierarchies for continual planning.

Not enough data

Event Management

Coordinate new hire, transfer, promotion, and termination events within the system using rules to automatically facilitate the associated compensation adjustments.

Not enough data

Workflow Automation

Streamline the flow of work processes by establishing triggers and alerts that notify and route information to the appropriate people when their action is required within the compensation process.

Not enough data

Compensation HistoryView full feature definition

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Access employee compensation history and talent records when evaluating compensation adjustments to inform decision making.

Not enough data

Automated Compliance

Maintain compliance with corporate policies, state mandates, and federal regulations regarding compensation with built in compliance features, including automated identification and flagging of unapproved behaviors.

Not enough data

Performance Management Integration

Integrate employee performance data from a third-party performance management solution to supplement compensation history and establish pay-for-performance compensation structures.

Not enough data

Embedded Analytics

View budgetory allocations across the organization, compensation information related to individual employees or departments, and underlying compensation trends in analytics dashboards embedded in the system.

Not enough data

Reporting Capabilities

Create standard and ad-hoc reports of compensation data within the system. Trends and other graphical representations of data displayed by analytics dashboards can be included in reports.

Not enough data

Compensation Data ManagementView full feature definition

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Easily import data into or export data from the system, and access employee compensation data quickly within the system. Create compensation hierarchies so that managers can access relevant team information.

Not enough data

Internationalization

Extend compensation configurations around the globe using flexible location profiles, multiple language options, and automatic currency conversion tools within the system.

Not enough data

Sales Rep Portal

Commission Estimator

Functionality for Salesperson to Calculate expected commission on a deal based on adjusting pricing and terms of deal. This feature was mentioned in 92 Compass reviews.
93%
(Based on 92 reviews)

Dispute Management

Based on 91 Compass reviews. Method to manage and resolve varialble compensation disputes/descreptancies
91%
(Based on 91 reviews)

Compensation Statements

Method for a salesrep to see breakdown of variable and base compensation payments that have been made. 94 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 94 reviews)

Plan Documents and Agreements

As reported in 88 Compass reviews. Features that enable Sales rep to view details of compensation agreements
92%
(Based on 88 reviews)

Individual and Team Performance Reports

Based on 103 Compass reviews. Salespersons can view reports/dashboards that easily depict where they are at in their plan as well as other team members and their team as a whole.
92%
(Based on 103 reviews)

Mobile User Support

System supports users that want to access system data and fuctionalyt from a mobile devide (phone and/or tablet) This feature was mentioned in 106 Compass reviews.
93%
(Based on 106 reviews)

Management Portal

Sales Org Performance Reports

Provides reporting functionality that allows managment to determine how the sales organization is performing across divisions This feature was mentioned in 95 Compass reviews.
93%
(Based on 95 reviews)

Monitor Sales Rep Performance

Provides reporting functionality that allows managment to monitor a salesperson performance as well as rank sales representatives This feature was mentioned in 95 Compass reviews.
91%
(Based on 95 reviews)

Territory Assignments/Management

As reported in 84 Compass reviews. Allows Sales Management to adjust territorities by geography, product, org structure, etc as required.
93%
(Based on 84 reviews)

Quota Assignments/Management

Based on 80 Compass reviews. Allows Sales Management to adjust quotas by sales rep, geography, product, org structure, etc as required.
94%
(Based on 80 reviews)

Commission splits and overrides

Sales manaagement can override/adjust Compensation and split commission manually 84 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
91%
(Based on 84 reviews)

Workflow and Approvals

Based on 83 Compass reviews. Functionality to approve compensation statements or other processes that require approval relating to sales compensation
93%
(Based on 83 reviews)

Budgeting

Features to model and roll up budgets This feature was mentioned in 80 Compass reviews.
94%
(Based on 80 reviews)

Administration

Adjustments/Dispute Resolution

Functionality that allows admins to adjust and manage compensation disputes This feature was mentioned in 94 Compass reviews.
91%
(Based on 94 reviews)

Comp Modeling - Ease of Admin

Creating compensation calculations/credit allocation rules is easy to admin and can be done without a technical resource 91 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 91 reviews)

Comp Modeling - Design Flexibility

As reported in 93 Compass reviews. Can create the compensation calcuations/credit allocation rules required to support business rules sales management desires
91%
(Based on 93 reviews)

Comp Statement Calculation and Distribution

As reported in 93 Compass reviews. Easily creates compensation statements and distributes them to sales team
92%
(Based on 93 reviews)

Reports and Dashboards

Reporting functionality is effective in helping run business. Adminstration of reports is easy to maintain and flexible enough to meet business needs 103 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 103 reviews)

Sales Hierarchy Management

As reported in 89 Compass reviews. Manages changes to sales organization easily
92%
(Based on 89 reviews)

Competition

Competition Templates

As reported in 24 Compass reviews. Offers templates or examples of commonly used competition structures.
96%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Custom Competitions

Based on 23 Compass reviews. Allows administrator to create custom competitions based on KPIs specific to the team to which the competition is assigned.
93%
(Based on 23 reviews)

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Set up competitions between groups of employees as opposed to competitions between individuals. 23 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
96%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Simultaneous Competitions

Able to have multiple leaderboards and metrics running simultaneously for different groups of users. 23 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
92%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Competition Adjustments

As reported in 22 Compass reviews. Easily modify leaderboards and goal metrics to support adjustments on how to motivate users.
92%
(Based on 22 reviews)

Awards and Incentives

Based on 24 Compass reviews. Provides sales teams with a list of rewards they can choose from based on high performance
97%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Employee Features

User Profiles

As reported in 25 Compass reviews. Provides each employee with a user profile for personal statistics and progress.
94%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Notifications

As reported in 23 Compass reviews. Alerts employees with competition-related news such as launches, leaderboard updates, reports, etc.
91%
(Based on 23 reviews)

Mobile

Mobile app or mobile optimized website allows participants to easily view scores on the go. 25 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
95%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Integrations

CRM Integration

Integration with CRM software to access necessary metrics for the competition. This feature was mentioned in 19 Compass reviews.
93%
(Based on 19 reviews)

Social Collaboration Integration

Based on 21 Compass reviews. Integration with social collaboration tools to allow employees to communicate about the competition and earn recognition.
90%
(Based on 21 reviews)

TV Streaming

Based on 20 Compass reviews. Streams leaderboards and other competition-related news on company's TV.
90%
(Based on 20 reviews)

Incentives

Badges

Assigns achievement badges to high-performing employees based on pre-determined standards. This feature was mentioned in 25 Compass reviews.
90%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Triggers

As reported in 24 Compass reviews. Automatically recognizes achievements that should be added to the leaderboard.
90%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Commission Calculator

Helps users determine sales goals by calculating potential commission rates. 25 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
87%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Leaderboards

As reported in 29 Compass reviews. Highlights top-performing employees to publicly reward their achievements.
90%
(Based on 29 reviews)

Personalization

Profiles

Creates user profiles similar to social media pages that display private or public statuses and updates. 29 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
87%
(Based on 29 reviews)

Custom Reports

Generates reports with customizable fields to further understand employee performance. This feature was mentioned in 24 Compass reviews.
87%
(Based on 24 reviews)

Dashboards

As reported in 30 Compass reviews. Visualizes individual and team insights such as new leads and outbound calls.
87%
(Based on 30 reviews)

Goal Setting

As reported in 27 Compass reviews. Allows teams to set trackable goals within the tool.
89%
(Based on 27 reviews)

Administrative

Integration

Based on 26 Compass reviews. Integrates with CRM and financial systems to help determine goals
88%
(Based on 26 reviews)

Employee Structure

Organizes team members by roles, activities and objectives and weighs tasks by importance. 25 reviewers of Compass have provided feedback on this feature.
87%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Behavior Monitoring

Allows managers and administrators to peruse profiles and monitor employee behavior and performance. This feature was mentioned in 25 Compass reviews.
88%
(Based on 25 reviews)

Benchmarking and Equity - Compensation Management

Benchmarking Data

Displays and compares pay equity information, comparing the parity of pay across demographics.

Not enough data

Pay Equity

Comes with native pay equity module or capabilities.

Not enough data

Salary Bands

Facilitates organizing workers into salary bands and comparing or contrasting across different levels in the organization.

Not enough data