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Proton.ai alternatives for distributors (2026)

Last reviewed 8 min readBy Allodial Predict

Proton.ai describes itself as purpose-built for distributors and sells a set of modules around a CRM. The alternatives below take different approaches: Canals turns customer requests into quotes and orders, Zilliant and Vendavo are pricing tools, HubSpot Sales Hub is a general CRM with published prices, and Allodial Predict does one narrower job, naming the accounts that broke their own ordering pattern. Which one fits depends on the problem you are trying to solve, not on which has the longest feature list.

The options at a glance

Approach, fit, pricing model and setup, as each company states them
OptionApproachWho it says it is forPricing modelSetup
Proton.aiThe Products menu lists CRM, PIM, eCommerce AI, Order & Quote Entry AI, Inventory AI and Pricing AI, with the last two marked coming soon. The order, pricing and inventory modules invite visitors to join a waitlist.[3]"Purpose-built for distributors"[1]Pricing is not published. The route to a number is to book a demo.[10]"ready to go live in weeks"[12]
Canals"Canals takes customer asks and turns them into quotes or orders, ready for your reps to approve"[14]"AI built for the construction and industrial supply chain"[13]Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to get a demo.[19]"Implement in days, with minimal IT lift"[16]
Zilliant"Zilliant helps enterprises execute pricing consistently, confidently, and at scale."[20]"Purpose-built for manufacturers and distributors managing high volumes, complex agreements, and shifting costs."[21]Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to talk to a pricing expert.[23]Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read, and no ERP is named there.[24]
Vendavo"mastering complex B2B pricing, quoting and rebates"[25]"Vendavo Pricing helps distributors set, optimize, and govern prices across millions of SKUs and customer segments."[26]Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to request a demo.[28]Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read.[29]
HubSpot Sales Hub"Sales Hub is HubSpot's sales software solution."[30]Sales teams in general; no distribution focus is stated on the pages read.Plans are Free, Starter, Professional and Enterprise, with prices published per seat per month.[31]"Sales software is up and running from the get-go."[34]
Allodial PredictReads your order history and names, each morning, the accounts that broke their own ordering pattern.Wholesale distributors who want to stop losing accounts they already have, without replacing a system.Published: Single Branch $9,000 per year, Multi-Branch $15,000 per year, Regional from $24,000 per year, on a signed annual contract.Load an order history export on Imports, or connect QuickBooks Online. Replay runs on the first approved import.

Proton.ai: what it is and who it suits

Proton.ai's site describes it as "Purpose-built for distributors", for businesses "from family-owned to publicly-traded businesses". The Products menu lists CRM, PIM, eCommerce AI, Order & Quote Entry AI, Inventory AI and Pricing AI, with the last two marked coming soon. The order, pricing and inventory modules invite visitors to join a waitlist. The site lists an assistant called Pronto and describes it as an AI teammate inside Proton CRM.

On selling, its CRM page says "Proton CRM analyzes your data to show reps exactly who to call, what to sell, and when to follow up". On systems, its menu describes integrations as "Plug into your existing tools", and its integrations page says "If your ERP can export data, we can work with it." and "Proton reads from your ERP. It doesn't write back unless you explicitly configure a two-way sync." Its integrations page lists ERPs including Epicor, Oracle NetSuite, Prophet 21, SAP, Infor, Epicor Eclipse, DMSI and Tecsys.

Pricing is not published. The route to a number is to book a demo. The home page publishes no implementation timeline. Its CRM page describes the CRM as "ready to go live in weeks".

Who it suits, on its own description: a distributor that wants one vendor across CRM, product data, eCommerce and, as those modules arrive, order entry, pricing and inventory. If that is the project you are planning, evaluate it on its own terms with a demo; a comparison table on another vendor's site is no substitute.

Canals: quotes and orders from customer requests

Approach
"Canals takes customer asks and turns them into quotes or orders, ready for your reps to approve"[14]
Who it fits
"AI built for the construction and industrial supply chain"[13] Its Solutions menu lists Distributors, Contractors and Manufacturers.[15]
Pricing model
Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to get a demo.[19]
Setup
"Implement in days, with minimal IT lift"[16] "The integration takes only about an hour or two of your IT team's time on average."[17]
Systems
Its integrations page lists ERPs including Epicor Prophet 21, Epicor Eclipse, Infor SX.e, Acumatica, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP S/4HANA.[18]

Look at it when the cost you want to cut is the time inside sales spends keying requests into quotes and orders. That is a different problem from noticing which accounts have stopped asking.

Zilliant: pricing

Approach
"Zilliant helps enterprises execute pricing consistently, confidently, and at scale."[20] Its Products menu lists Price Manager, Price IQ, Deal Manager, Sales Insights and Actions, and Configure, Price, Quote.[22]
Who it fits
"Purpose-built for manufacturers and distributors managing high volumes, complex agreements, and shifting costs."[21]
Pricing model
Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to talk to a pricing expert.[23]
Setup
Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read, and no ERP is named there.[24]

Look at it when the question is what to charge: price lists, agreements and quotes that need governing at volume.

Vendavo: pricing, quoting and rebates

Approach
"mastering complex B2B pricing, quoting and rebates"[25]
Who it fits
"Vendavo Pricing helps distributors set, optimize, and govern prices across millions of SKUs and customer segments."[26]
Pricing model
Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to request a demo.[28]
Setup
Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read.[29]
Systems
"Highly compatible with your existing ERP, CRM and eCommerce systems."[27]

Look at it alongside Zilliant if pricing and rebates are where margin is leaking.

HubSpot Sales Hub: a general CRM

Approach
"Sales Hub is HubSpot's sales software solution."[30]
Pricing model
Plans are Free, Starter, Professional and Enterprise, with prices published per seat per month.[31] "Free for up to 2 users. No credit card required."[32] Professional and Enterprise each carry a required one-time setup fee, $1,500 and $3,500.[33]
Setup
"Sales software is up and running from the get-go."[34]
Systems
No ERP is named on the Sales Hub product or pricing pages.[35]

Look at it when you need a CRM and want to see a price before talking to anyone. It is general sales software; whether it reads your ERP's order history is something to confirm with HubSpot for your system.

Allodial Predict: one job, and where it is the wrong fit

Allodial Predict reads your own order history and nothing else. Each morning the daily list names the accounts that broke their own pattern: past their usual reorder point, spending far less than the same months last year, or no longer buying a product line they used to buy, with clusters when several accounts leave the same line together (product lines). Every rule and threshold is published on the methodology page.

Replay runs the same rules over your full history on the first day. Allo, the AI assistant, answers questions from your data and drafts messages; a person sends every one. You can try the rules for free first: the free check runs on a sales report inside your browser, with no account.

Pricing is published on the pricing page: Single Branch $9,000 per year, Multi-Branch $15,000 per year, Regional from $24,000 per year, every feature on every plan, on a signed annual contract.

How to choose

  • Name the problem first. Losing accounts you already earned, slow quote entry, pricing leakage and a missing CRM are four different purchases.
  • Ask what it needs from your systems, and whether it writes anything back. Read only is the smaller decision.
  • Ask to see results on your own data before you sign, not a demo account.
  • Ask for the price in writing, and what setup costs on top of it.
  • Count what changes for your reps. A new system to live in is a bigger rollout than one short list.

Questions

Is Allodial Predict a replacement for Proton.ai?

Not for most of it. Proton.ai sells a CRM with product data, eCommerce and order modules. Allodial does one job: naming the accounts that broke their own ordering pattern, from your order history. If you need a CRM or order entry, Allodial is the wrong fit.

Which Proton.ai alternatives publish their prices?

Of the options here, HubSpot Sales Hub and Allodial Predict publish prices. On the pages read, Proton.ai, Canals, Zilliant and Vendavo route you to a demo or a pricing conversation instead.

Does Allodial Predict write anything back to my ERP?

No. It reads order history, from an export you load on Imports or a read-only QuickBooks Online connection, and writes nothing back to any system.

Can I see what Allodial would find before talking to anyone?

Yes. The free check runs on a monthly sales report inside your browser. The file is not uploaded, and it shows which customers stopped buying and which are shrinking.

Where this shows up in Allodial

Sources

Each line is what the page said on the date given, read from the company's own site.

  1. [1]Proton.ai: "Purpose-built for distributors" https://www.proton.ai/read 2026-10-27
  2. [2]Proton.ai: "from family-owned to publicly-traded businesses" https://www.proton.ai/read 2026-10-27
  3. [3]Proton.ai: The Products menu lists CRM, PIM, eCommerce AI, Order & Quote Entry AI, Inventory AI and Pricing AI, with the last two marked coming soon. The order, pricing and inventory modules invite visitors to join a waitlist. https://www.proton.ai/read 2026-10-27
  4. [4]Proton.ai: "Proton CRM analyzes your data to show reps exactly who to call, what to sell, and when to follow up" https://www.proton.ai/crm-overviewread 2026-10-27
  5. [5]Proton.ai: The site lists an assistant called Pronto and describes it as an AI teammate inside Proton CRM. https://www.proton.ai/prontoread 2026-10-27
  6. [6]Proton.ai: "Plug into your existing tools" https://www.proton.ai/read 2026-10-27
  7. [7]Proton.ai: "If your ERP can export data, we can work with it." https://www.proton.ai/integrationread 2026-10-27
  8. [8]Proton.ai: "Proton reads from your ERP. It doesn't write back unless you explicitly configure a two-way sync." https://www.proton.ai/integrationread 2026-10-27
  9. [9]Proton.ai: Its integrations page lists ERPs including Epicor, Oracle NetSuite, Prophet 21, SAP, Infor, Epicor Eclipse, DMSI and Tecsys. https://www.proton.ai/integrationread 2026-10-27
  10. [10]Proton.ai: Pricing is not published. The route to a number is to book a demo. https://www.proton.ai/demoread 2026-10-27
  11. [11]Proton.ai: The home page publishes no implementation timeline. https://www.proton.ai/read 2026-10-27
  12. [12]Proton.ai: "ready to go live in weeks" https://www.proton.ai/crm-overviewread 2026-10-27
  13. [13]Canals: "AI built for the construction and industrial supply chain" https://canals.ai/read 2026-10-27
  14. [14]Canals: "Canals takes customer asks and turns them into quotes or orders, ready for your reps to approve" https://canals.ai/read 2026-10-27
  15. [15]Canals: Its Solutions menu lists Distributors, Contractors and Manufacturers. https://canals.ai/read 2026-10-27
  16. [16]Canals: "Implement in days, with minimal IT lift" https://canals.ai/distributorsread 2026-10-27
  17. [17]Canals: "The integration takes only about an hour or two of your IT team's time on average." https://canals.ai/read 2026-10-27
  18. [18]Canals: Its integrations page lists ERPs including Epicor Prophet 21, Epicor Eclipse, Infor SX.e, Acumatica, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP S/4HANA. https://canals.ai/integrationsread 2026-10-27
  19. [19]Canals: Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to get a demo. https://canals.ai/read 2026-10-27
  20. [20]Zilliant: "Zilliant helps enterprises execute pricing consistently, confidently, and at scale." https://zilliant.com/read 2026-10-27
  21. [21]Zilliant: "Purpose-built for manufacturers and distributors managing high volumes, complex agreements, and shifting costs." https://zilliant.com/why-zilliantread 2026-10-27
  22. [22]Zilliant: Its Products menu lists Price Manager, Price IQ, Deal Manager, Sales Insights and Actions, and Configure, Price, Quote. https://zilliant.com/read 2026-10-27
  23. [23]Zilliant: Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to talk to a pricing expert. https://zilliant.com/read 2026-10-27
  24. [24]Zilliant: Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read, and no ERP is named there. https://zilliant.com/why-zilliantread 2026-10-27
  25. [25]Vendavo: "mastering complex B2B pricing, quoting and rebates" https://www.vendavo.com/read 2026-10-27
  26. [26]Vendavo: "Vendavo Pricing helps distributors set, optimize, and govern prices across millions of SKUs and customer segments." https://www.vendavo.com/industries/distribution/read 2026-10-27
  27. [27]Vendavo: "Highly compatible with your existing ERP, CRM and eCommerce systems." https://www.vendavo.com/read 2026-10-27
  28. [28]Vendavo: Pricing by quote: no prices are published, and the route is to request a demo. https://www.vendavo.com/read 2026-10-27
  29. [29]Vendavo: Setup and implementation are not described on the pages read. https://www.vendavo.com/industries/distribution/read 2026-10-27
  30. [30]HubSpot Sales Hub: "Sales Hub is HubSpot's sales software solution." https://www.hubspot.com/products/salesread 2026-10-27
  31. [31]HubSpot Sales Hub: Plans are Free, Starter, Professional and Enterprise, with prices published per seat per month. https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/salesread 2026-10-27
  32. [32]HubSpot Sales Hub: "Free for up to 2 users. No credit card required." https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/salesread 2026-10-27
  33. [33]HubSpot Sales Hub: Professional and Enterprise each carry a required one-time setup fee, $1,500 and $3,500. https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/salesread 2026-10-27
  34. [34]HubSpot Sales Hub: "Sales software is up and running from the get-go." https://www.hubspot.com/products/salesread 2026-10-27
  35. [35]HubSpot Sales Hub: No ERP is named on the Sales Hub product or pricing pages. https://www.hubspot.com/products/salesread 2026-10-27

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