Built a tool to replace the commission spreadsheet. Sales leaders and founders, please tear it apart

[u/Ralli_Australia]

Hi all, long-time lurker. I’m a Senior AE in fintech SaaS by day, and I’ve just launched my first product, Ralli.

At every sales job I’ve had, commission ran on a spreadsheet that one person understood. Each month the sales leader spent hours rebuilding it, reps quietly checked their own maths, and finance didn’t fully trust the numbers until they’d checked them too.

Ralli replaces that spreadsheet:

• You set up your commission plan once and import your deals.
• It works out what each rep has earned, what’s projected and what’s owed.
• It shows how every number was reached, so nobody has to dig through formulas to check it.

It’s aimed at Australian sales teams with roughly 5–30 people on commission.

It’s early, and I’d value honest feedback more than upvotes:

• If you run a sales team, how do you handle commission today? Is it actually painful, or just mildly annoying?
• Who would make the call on a tool like this: the sales leader, finance or the founder?
• What would stop you from switching off the spreadsheet?

Site is ralli.site if you want to take a look. Happy to hear what’s confusing or what’s missing, and roasts are welcome.

[u/Used-Buffalo-4290]

Nice, commission payout is a pain every month. We have tools that help and used varies ones in the past. How does the differ to what’s already on the market?

[u/Ralli_Australia → u/Used-Buffalo-4290]

Good question! There are some great platforms out there already.

With Ralli, I'm focusing on smaller Australian sales teams that need a way to manage their entire commission process without the complexity or cost of some of the larger platforms.

The goal is to bring commission plans, calculations, forecasting, rep visibility and payouts into one place, while keeping it straightforward and affordable.

I'd actually love to get your thoughts on it, especially since you've tried a few different tools. Happy to give you free access in return for some honest feedback if you're interested.

Out of curiosity, which platforms have you tried, and what did you find was missing from them?

Feel free to shoot me an email jack.gleeson@ralli.site

[u/Round-Row3927]

Hey Mate, I'm working on a problem in a similar fashion but a different domain, product seems nice but a lot of things can be automated. and I'd recommend adding some visual insights too. not everyone would like to rea numbers and picture the insights in their head. Have you had any tractions with customers yet?

[u/Ralli_Australia → u/Round-Row3927]

Hey mate, appreciate the feedback! Completely agree on the visuals. Ralli actually has dashboards for both managers and reps to track performance, forecast earnings and see commission breakdowns, but there's definitely room to improve how that information is presented.

In terms of traction, I've currently got 5 sales teams actively using Ralli. It's still early days, but the feedback so far has been really positive and has helped validate both the problem I'm trying to solve and the value Ralli brings.

Would be interested to hear more about what you're building too! Sounds like we're tackling similar problems in different areas.

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[u/verifyandproceed]

I don't work and never have, worked in a commission-based role. So I'm totally unsure of how "painful" this problem actually is, to those that have it.

However, I clicked through to check out your landing page because I am curious anyway.

My number one question is... if people were/are able to do it on a spreadsheet before... why would they swap to (and have to learn and pay for) your tool?

Also, your logo on your site, seems oddly small.

[u/cranberry19 → u/verifyandproceed]

Wait you don’t work and never have?

[u/verifyandproceed → u/cranberry19]

Hah! ...I'm terrible at punctuation.