u/martynas296

I'm looking to understand how small sales teams using Pipedrive actually handle monthly commission payouts.

I'm evaluating a lightweight tool that reads won deals, calculates expected commissions using your agreed rules, tracks adjustments and paid/unpaid status, and exports a monthly statement. It wouldn't move money or replace payroll.

If you're currently doing this in spreadsheets:

• How many reps are you managing?
• What takes the most manual work each month?
• Are commissions earned when deals are won or when customers pay?
• Would eliminating that reconciliation work be worth around €49/month for your team?

I'm looking for one real Pipedrive team willing to test a working paid pilot, not just feedback that the idea sounds good. No payment or commitment needed now.

Curious how people handle this in real Pipedrive setups.

Example: a rep wants to move a deal into Proposal / Contract / Won, but because of deal value, discount, payment terms, or some other condition, a manager or finance person needs to approve it first.

I know you can approximate parts of this with required fields and automations, but I’m specifically wondering about a proper approval flow where:

rep requests approval → right person approves/rejects → approval is recorded → deal can continue.

Is this actually a recurring problem for anyone here?

If you already solve it, what do you use?

And if there were a lightweight native Pipedrive add-on just for this, rather than a full CPQ system, would you actually install it?