Basware Procure-to-Pay vs. SAP Ariba

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Basware Procure-to-Pay
Score 8.9 out of 10
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A solution for all purchase order sources by integrating into any existing procurement or ERP system, with an e-Invoicing solution to automate invoice capture, touchless accounts payable automation, and e-procurement natively integrated.N/A
SAP Ariba
Score 7.6 out of 10
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With advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.N/A
Pricing
Basware Procure-to-PaySAP Ariba
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Basware Procure-to-PaySAP Ariba
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Basware Procure-to-PaySAP Ariba
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Basware Procure-to-PaySAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.8
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Likelihood to Renew
5.4
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7.0
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Usability
-
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7.9
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Support Rating
-
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5.5
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Implementation Rating
-
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7.3
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User Testimonials
Basware Procure-to-PaySAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
The system works well as an inter-company work-flow tool. Very helpful when and for invoice processing requires involvement across several different departments
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SAP Ariba is pivotal for our organization's supply chain requirements. The purchasing department needs it for vendor purchase order issuance and vendor order management. We can check procurement history for the last purchased price, standard price, price breaks, lead time for products, vendor, and alternate vendor details.
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Pros
  • Basware is fast and reliable. Very rare down time during the time we've been using it.
  • Great support team. Our needs were addressed timely and efficiently.
  • Basware provides us with great customer service. We have had many modifications to our specific needs and Basware worked well with us for our customizations.
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  • Complete Procurement of Inventory step easy through GUI-Ariba integration once Purchase order is created and it is sent to the SAP Ariba Supplier Network. Vendor confirms the order and sends notification of Inbound Delivery to the warehouse through ASN and the Inbound process, Goods Receipt Process, Unloading, Put away process easy.
  • SAP Ariba integrates the different SAP Sourcing platforms, services and their tools in order to optimize operations, saves cost and meeting customer requirements through its easy to use tools. Such as integration with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP EWM using Idocs for End to End sourcing and Procurement coverage.
  • As a part of the SAP Direct Sourcing suite, it helps allow customer manage their direct materials in the single dashboard and helping customer to have view of the comprehensive info about BoM and the structure. Based on requirements, buyers can run materials and/or entire Bill of Materials. When these are sent from ERP to SAP Ariba, managers can manage them in the direct spend dashboard. Can search for desired items in the dashboard and view details of BoM or deeper view of information of the material. Buyers can run sourcing, run details for materials, create material quotes, and create pricing using book quotes.
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Cons
  • Once you cancel the document in "cancellation queue" it cannot be restored or viewed.
  • Sometimes but relatively rarely the program opens slowly.
  • In rare instances the program freezes and needs to be restarted.
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  • Integration with other tools is not very good. The APIs provided are not scheduled within the Ariba process and must use a middleware to send information back and forth between tools
  • Customer support for configuration questions. The response time can be weeks or months waiting time and the response back is often unhelpful.
  • Flexibility with company entities. With a large company with so many entities it is hard to structure and customize your suppliers into many entities. You often have to duplicate.
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Likelihood to Renew
We will continue using product and continue renewing as it is widely used product and it has been well adapted by users in our organization. The product is expensive but we will use it. Hopefully the product bugs will be fixed in future and they will provide more HA architecture feather for Basware.
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Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation
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Usability
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While its great at usability. I would love ut have it more simplified. I would like to advocate for some personas who are non tech savvy or who have less or no experience in procurement. I sometimes feel that the valley of user learning fir such personas is quite steep and it may take them long time of learning to get adept to the platform.
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Support Rating
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Customer support has always been top notch. From small configuration changes to overall process changes, support has the teammates in place with excellent knowledge and is able to provide solutions based on business challenges quickly. Their customer support through their Account teams continues to be hands on and very responsive to needs in a timely fashion.
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Alternatives Considered
I have only used Basware Purchase to Pay in my organization, however it is such a good software that my company decided to keep using it for next years.
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It's important to note that user experiences may vary, and the perceived areas for improvement depend on the specific needs and expectations of each organization. Frequent updates and feedback from users often guide software developers in addressing these areas to enhance the overall user satisfaction with the platform
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Return on Investment
  • faster processing of invoices due to short step process
  • it's user friendly so not much training is needed to use the system
  • templates and favorites decreases time spent
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  • We saved nearly 10% of planned costs due to the large database of vendors we created within the company as a whole.
  • Saving in time due to shortening of procurement cycles. Procurement activities were never on the critical path and were accomplished with less Supply Chain resources than originally planned.
  • In the process we created a huge database of Vendors and Pricing which well be beneficial in our future projects.
  • It is an excellent tool and just what are business required and could afford.
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ScreenShots

SAP Ariba Screenshots

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.