Commission Software Setup in Under 5 Minutes (Yes, From My Phone)

I woke up yesterday with what might be the stupidest idea I've had in a while.

What if you could set up commission software — like, actually set it up and run commission statements — in less time than it takes to get through a standup meeting?

Not a demo. Not a sandbox. The real thing.

Account creation to commission statements. Five minutes. From your phone.

So I tested it.

The Challenge

Here's what I wanted to prove:

That commission management doesn't have to be a multi-week implementation project involving IT, a consultant, and three onboarding calls.

That you shouldn't need to be a data engineer to connect your CRM.

And that the "where's my commission?" Slack tax — the 5+ hours a month your team spends answering payout questions — can actually be eliminated.

The tool: Siplify, the commission software I built specifically to counter corporate complexity. The constraint: Do it all from my phone. No desktop. No prep. The timer: Running the whole time.

What Happened

I hit "Start Free Trial" at 0:00.

By 5:16, I had:

• ✅ Created an account
• ✅ Imported sample deal and activity data
• ✅ Set up 3 sales reps (2 AEs, 1 SDR)
• ✅ Configured products and activities
• ✅ Built 2 complete compensation plans:
• Tiered AE plan ($1M quota, quarterly measurement, 2-tier accelerators)
• Activity-based SDR plan (1,000 activities/month + deal bonuses)
• ✅ Generated commission statements for all 3 reps

Not mock data. Not a preview. Actual commission statements with attainment percentages, deal breakdowns, and payout amounts.

From my phone.

Watch It Happen

See the full setup process from start to finish:

How It Actually Works

Here's what made it possible:

1. Smart Data Import

You can upload your own data or use sample data to get started. Siplify reads your deal ledger and activity ledger, then automatically identifies your reps, products, and activities.

No field mapping. No schema configuration. Just upload and go.

2. AI-Powered Plan Design Templates

Instead of starting from scratch, Siplify asks:

• Who are your reps?
• What roles do they have?

Then it suggests standard, best-practice plan templates based on their role:

• AE Plans: Quota-based with optional tiering and accelerators
• SDR Plans: Activity-based with optional deal bonuses
• AM Plans: Retention + expansion splits
• Manager Plans: Team overrides

You review, adjust if needed, and save. The system does the rest.

3. Instant Calculation Engine

Once your plans are configured, Siplify compiles every commissionable event into a dedicated reporting line — attainment, payout rates, deal credit, activity credit, everything.

It's not generating statements on-demand. It's maintaining a live ledger so statements are always ready.

Why This Matters for Finance Teams

If you're a Controller, FP&A lead, or analyst stuck maintaining commission logic in Excel — this is the alternative.

Here's what you get back:

• Time: No more 5-hour reconciliation cycles or manual payout calculations
• Trust: Reps can see their statements instantly — transparency kills the "where's my commission?" Slack spiral
• Accuracy: No more formula errors, wrong lookups, or version control nightmares
• Auditability: Every calculation is traceable back to the source data

You stop being the human calculator. Your team stops being the support desk.

And your sales team stops building shadow ledgers in Google Sheets because they don't trust the numbers.

The "Stupid Idea" Might Not Be So Stupid

Five minutes isn't the goal.

The goal is this: commission management should not require heroics.

It shouldn't take a finance analyst 10 hours a month to calculate payouts.

It shouldn't take 3 weeks and a consultant to get a system running.

And it definitely shouldn't require a Slack channel dedicated to answering "where's my commission?"

If you're tired of being the bottleneck between Sales and Finance, maybe it's time to try the stupid idea.

Try it yourself: Start a free trial — no credit card required. Want to talk through your comp plan design? Book 15 minutes with me here.