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Product-Based vs. Attribute-Based Configuration: Do You Have to Choose?

Written by Blake Grubbs | October 25,2023

When it comes to the complex configuration of products, services, and solutions, most configurators fall into one of two categories: attribute-based or product-based. 

Attribute-based configuration enables sellers to configure solutions that fit certain criteria and customer needs. Instead of requiring sellers to know every specific product code or SKU, attribute-based configuration is well suited when deals involve diverse and unique customer requirements, lots of features and options, a need for personalization, and/or a high cost of customization.

With product-based configuration, sellers need to be highly familiar with product catalogs and SKUs in order to select the correct products for a particular quote or deal. Product-based configuration can work well if there are well-defined variants, simple products, or standardized configurations. 

Essentially, attribute-based configuration is intuitive and designed for complexity, while product-based configuration requires greater product catalog knowledge and is useful for simpler deals.

So, what do you do when your sales environment has a blend of high complexity and some elements of standardization? While other configurators lock you into one type or the other, Logik.io offers the flexibility of product-picking functionality within our attribute-based model.

Imagine what it would be like to have…

  • The flexibility to design configuration experiences that best suit your user preferences.
  • A simple way to migrate product selection experiences from other tools.
  • The ability to combine attributes and product picking to make configuring faster.

Curious to see how we make it possible?

Watch this recorded webinar, Under the Hood with Logik: Combining Attribute-Based & Product-Based Configuration to see a walkthrough of our solution and discover how Product Picker within Logik.io’s attribute-based configurator can help you reach your goals.

Interested to see how Logik.io could support your services sales? Our team is here to help.