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Guide
Commission Automation: The Complete Guide [2026]
Stop automating commission accounting in Excel. Discover commission automation, reduce errors by 95%, and ensure audit compliance in our 2025 guide.
Alexander Dosse•Feb 13, 2026
Commission Management Software
Sales people need to taste money.
Elevate sales and stay ahead in your competitive market, while never calculating commissions in a spreadsheet again.
Trusted by industry leaders
Why Centify
Everything you need to run sales commissions
From targets and incentives to earnings, payouts and reporting — Centify automates the entire commission lifecycle.
Incentives & Targets
Drive more sales, create incentives
Make use of our no-code approach: Define targets and create incentives to calculate commissions automatically.
- Implement ramping
- Real-time attainments
- Create rankings
- Various incentive schemes
- Exclude deals
- Adjust by tiers and conditions
Earnings & Payout
Approve earnings, resolve disputes
Implement an approval workflow to flag earnings and to prepare payment statements.
- Automated calculations
- Flags & disputes
- Clawbacks
- Audit trails
- Payment exports
- Previews
Analysis & Reporting
Control budgets, identify outliers
Always know who is eligible to what amount of commissions while understanding if it's within the set budget or not.
- Payout schedules
- Financial impact
- Scenario planning
- Dashboards
- Forecasting
- Validation
Data Security
Highest security standards
At the heart of Centify lies our strong commitment to industry standards and regulatory compliance, ensuring integrity and security of your data through adherence to ISO 27001 and GDPR guidelines.
- GDPR compliant — we are fully compliant with the requirements of the GDPR, and can execute Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) on request.
- Enterprise-grade ready — we protect your data with industry standard encryption and security best practices, including single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).
- Hosted in Germany 🇩🇪 — all data is stored and processed on ISO-certified servers in Frankfurt.
Seamless Tool Integration
Integrate effortlessly with your favorite tools
Our platform connects to your tech stack seamlessly. We only offer native integrations to ensure quick time to value. Quality over quantity 🤝
Our Customers
Don't just take our word for it
Sales and finance teams across Europe trust Centify to run their commissions.
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“We benefit from a reduction in manual effort and greater transparency for our employees.”
Philipp JaversHead of Sales - desk.ly -
“The customer service is particularly impressive: fast, friendly, and always helpful. Every penny is well invested here.”
Amadeus BarthHead of Sales - hellomateo -
“I alone save ~30 hours a quarter by using Centify. Our complex model was easy to implement.”
Lennart PantlenSales Lead - Planted
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Find answers to the most common questions about Centify, licensing and support.
Learn from the market
The commission corner 🥷
Centify insight hub for commission trends.
Knowledge
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Mastering Sales Commission Management: A Complete Guide
Discover how to master sales commission management in this comprehensive guide. Learn to plan, calculate, and automate commission management without Excel.
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Guide
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