STRATMOR Group vs TSP Consulting Services

What the rubric says

STRATMOR Group and TSP Consulting Services are both scored in Advisory & Consulting. STRATMOR Group carries an overall of 4.8, TSP Consulting Services an overall of 2. The widest gap between them is Integrations and ecosystem, at 2.8 of a point. That axis measures how well it reaches the rest of the stack. STRATMOR Group takes it, 4.4 to 1.6.

Where the five axes separate

On Integrations and ecosystem the record favours STRATMOR Group, 4.4 against 1.6. On Functionality and depth the record favours STRATMOR Group, 4.9 against 2.1. On Return on spend the record favours STRATMOR Group, 4.9 against 2.3. On Production impact the record favours STRATMOR Group, 4.9 against 2.3. On Adoption and support the record favours STRATMOR Group, 4.9 against 2.3.

In Advisory & Consulting the rubric weights Integrations and ecosystem heaviest, at 30 percent. That is why the two overalls sit where they do.

How the weights turn axes into a score

Production impact carries 25 percent of the Advisory & Consulting score. It measures whether the tool moves volume, pull-through or cycle time. Functionality and depth carries 25 percent of the Advisory & Consulting score. It measures whether it handles the messy loans and not just the clean file. Integrations and ecosystem carries 30 percent of the Advisory & Consulting score. It measures how well it reaches the rest of the stack. Adoption and support carries 10 percent of the Advisory & Consulting score. It measures whether the team adopts it and gets unstuck. Return on spend carries 10 percent of the Advisory & Consulting score. It measures what the spend returns, which is not the same as being cheap.

Pricing posture

STRATMOR Group does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only, fee structure not published. TSP Consulting Services does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only, fee structure not published.

Deployment and who each one targets

Segment focus for STRATMOR Group: Independent mortgage banks, banks and credit unions at scale. Segment focus for TSP Consulting Services: Lenders implementing or administering an LOS. The two entries name different buyers.

What each record credits

STRATMOR Group: Proprietary Technology Insight study covers POS, LOS and CRM satisfaction directly. STRATMOR Group: Peer group roundtables run jointly with the MBA. STRATMOR Group: Forty years in the market with a named senior bench. STRATMOR Group: Talks about the vendor advisory conflict openly instead of staying silent. TSP Consulting Services: Genuine high-touch LOS administration, API and SDK capability. TSP Consulting Services: Twenty-five years in the market. TSP Consulting Services: Deep specific knowledge of the platforms they partner.

What each record holds against them

STRATMOR Group: Sells vendors a subscription program that includes study data lenders contributed. STRATMOR Group: The fee for that vendor program is not disclosed anywhere public. STRATMOR Group: Produced co-branded research with a technology vendor, funding undisclosed. STRATMOR Group: Ownership structure is not published. TSP Consulting Services: Markets systems selection while holding formal partner status with two LOS vendors. TSP Consulting Services: No disclosure or independence statement published. TSP Consulting Services: Team size listed at between two and nine people. TSP Consulting Services: No proprietary data or benchmarking.

Which one fits which shop

Best fit for STRATMOR Group: Lenders who need benchmark data few competitors hold. Best fit for TSP Consulting Services: High-touch Encompass or Mortgage Cadence administration.

What each entry concludes

STRATMOR Group: STRATMOR holds deep data assets. STRATMOR Group: The Technology Insight study and the MBA peer roundtables produce satisfaction and loyalty figures on the exact products. STRATMOR Group: They also sell a subscription advisory service to technology vendors, including access to that study data. STRATMOR Group: They address the conflict in public rather than hiding it. STRATMOR Group: Read what they say about it and decide for yourself. TSP Consulting Services: TSP has real technical depth in LOS administration and development, delivered by a very small team. TSP Consulting Services: The problem for a buyer is the pairing. TSP Consulting Services: TSP markets a systems selection service while holding formal partner status with at least two LOS vendors. TSP Consulting Services: Those platforms would be candidates in any such selection. TSP Consulting Services: No disclosure statement accompanies it.

The short answer

STRATMOR Group finishes ahead on the published rubric, 4.8 to 2. The margin comes mostly from Integrations and ecosystem. Same rubric, same weights, no sponsorships.