SAP Ariba

Score7.9 out of 10

704 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Ariba?

With advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.

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Screenshot of the advanced tools that automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers. The SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution help streamline procure-to-pay processes across organizations.

Screenshot of SAP Ariba's digitalization, which covers processes from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.

Screenshot of an instance of SAP Ariba's support for industry-specific processes and systems. This helps process manufacturers, retailers, and discrete manufacturers that rely on external manufacturers to capture more savings by improving source-to-contract processes and supplier collaboration.

Screenshot of the digitalizing and automating of invoice management over a global business network, in SAP Ariba. This delivers visibility and efficiency to capture more early-payment discounts and optimize working capital.

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Screenshot of the advanced tools that automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers. The SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution help streamline procure-to-pay processes across organizations.

#1 most frequent

Manufacturing

23.2%

2,506 installations of 10,804

“Time saving, our procurement team save a lot of time chasing people because of this tool”
— IT Project Manager, Princes Ltd (1001-5000 employees)

#2 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

18.3%

1,974 installations of 10,804

“Catalogs”
— Assistant director, EY (10,001+ employees)

#3 most frequent

Information

7.5%

805 installations of 10,804

“We use SAP Ariba very often to buy hardware or software office equipments.”
— software engineer, Cisco (10,001+ employees)

Anuj Sant Technical Supply chain professional View profile

Senior buyer in Manufacturing at GVA Lighting, Inc. (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Ariba mostly for procurement and purchasing purposes, such as issuing purchase orders, maintaining vendor databases, maintaining product pricing and product Bills of material, and maintaining product history. Daily, SAP tribal is used for order management, payment processing, invoicing, work orders, and sale order management.

Pros

Procurement
Order management.
Vendor database management.

Cons

More AI enablement.

Most Important Features

Procurement
Order management
Vendor database management.

Return on Investment

Positive impact on inventory and cash flow.
Well maintained supplier database.

Usability

Kathiravan Subramaniam View profile

Assistant director in Product Management at EY (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ariba is used internally for procurement and contract management.

Pros

Catalogs.
Business network.
Contract compliance.

Cons

WhatsApp Integration.
User interface.
Alerts in mobile.

Most Important Features

Catalogs
Contracts
Workflows

Return on Investment

Time saved in procuring office items.
Savings in auction.
Compliance in contracts.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Coupa

Other Software Used

Coupa Pay

Tobias Mller

Leitung E-Business in Information Technology at Kroschke sign-international GmbH (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Ariba as an integration platform for customers. For hosting catalogs and transmitting orders, order confirmations, and invoices. We also respond to inquiries and tenders via this portal. We have also created a public catalog where we can present our company and our products. This enables us to automate processes and generate revenue

Pros

Integration cXML
catalogue hosting
shop integration

Cons

Help desk
Catalogue status information
activation tasks dashboard

Most Important Features

Catalogue integration
Shop Integration
Order integration

Return on Investment

Positive: order automation
Positive: order confirmation integration
Negative: no standard invoice (zugpferd or x-Rechnung)

Usability

Daniel Chapman

Senior Director Process Transformation PTP in Finance and Accounting at Warner Music Group (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Ariba Guided Buying and SLP in 9 countries across North America, South America and APAC and will rollout to EMEA shortly.

Pros

UI
Ease of deployment
Flexibility

Cons

Catalog purchases in the mobile app
More global languages

Most Important Features

Creation of requisitions integrated with S4 data
SAP Procurement App for Gig Economy

Return on Investment

Key driver for procurement change

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Oracle Cloud Functions

Ankur Goyal

Senior Manager in Information Technology at terumo (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use SAP Ariba for Indirect procurement and Invoice Management

Pros

Catalog
PR workflow
Invoice Exception

Cons

I think there is room for improvement in SAP Ariba with Direct material procurement
I think Inventory visibility has room for improvement in SAP Ariba
In my opinion, One place for all Ordering has room for improvement in SAP Ariba

Most Important Features

Catalog

Return on Investment

The impact SAP Ariba has on our organization's overall business objectives is Workflow

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Concur

Other Software Used

Tungsten AP Essentials, SAP Business Network

Basware Procure-to-Pay, discontinued as a separate product

JAGGAER

Coupa

Zycus Procure to Pay

GEP Quantum Intelligence

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