The sales commission process plays an important role in motivating sales teams and therefore drives topline revenue growth– arguably the most important metric organizations track. But manually calculating commissions leaves room for human error, distrust, and unhappy sales reps, not to mention the limits it puts on a company’s ability to scale and grow.

If this sounds anything like your current commission tracking process, it’s time to introduce you to sales commission software, a category of software that automates even the most complex commission processes. There are many benefits to implementing sales commission software, but we’re going to focus on the four most important.