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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SAP Ariba

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AWith advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.N/A

    SAP Integrated Business Planning

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASAP supports supply chain management with Integrated Business Planning, the company's real-time cloud-based supply chain planning platform supporting demand response, supply planning and inventory management oriented features, with supply chain analytics to support decisioning.N/A
    Pricing
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Considered Both Products
    SAP
    Chose SAP Ariba
    We replaced the old SAP SRM system with SAP Ariba as part of the Procurement transformation journey.
    Incentivized
    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    160 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    46 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    131 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    164 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    49 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Supply Chain Planning
    Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.1
    32 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Custom alerts00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    Scenario-based planning00 Ratings8.531 Ratings
    Resource optimization00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Supply forecasting00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
    Capacity estimation00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Employee allocation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Supply network coordination00 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Procurement Management
    Comparison of Procurement Management features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Raw material sourcing00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Supply market analysis00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Cost analysis00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Expense Logging00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Order Fulfillment Management
    Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Order fulfillment optimization00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Return services00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Purchase order generation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Purchase order tracking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Supplier delivery scheduling00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Pricing and product configurations generation00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Logistics and Transportation Management
    Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Packaging00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Delivery planning00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Route optimization00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Shipping performance00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Fleet management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Warehouse & Inventory Management
    Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Automation of warehouse operations00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Inventory storage00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Stock monitoring00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Warehouse asset management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Inventory and price forecasting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Demand Management
    Comparison of Demand Management features of SAP Ariba and SAP Integrated Business Planning
    Feature
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integrated Business Planning
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Demand signal sensing00 Ratings7.926 Ratings
    Demand forecasting00 Ratings8.531 Ratings
    Customer analytics00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Inventory stock optimization00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Sales and operations planning00 Ratings7.929 Ratings
    Pricing and promotion tracking00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Enterprises
    Coupa
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (179 ratings)
    8.3
    (36 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (131 ratings)
    8.3
    (35 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP AribaSAP Integrated Business Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    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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    SAP
    One of the best parts is how it is suited to global or multi-site organizations with complex supply chains. It just operates across multiple regions with various manufacturing facilities, and that too with very much ease; it is simple, solid and very reliable in terms of working when the logistics is an issue and fetches data and insights very quickly.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • 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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    SAP
    • Comfortable database, it adjusts to what we know how to use.
    • The platform acts quickly, and throws metrics and analysis adjusted to the times we need, thus automating the results.
    • Complete and detailed reports, we can dynamically evaluate all the information.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • While SAP Ariba offers workflow capabilities, users have suggested more advanced customization options for workflows
    • SAP Ariba has a mobile app, users have suggested improvements in terms of functionality and responsiveness. Enhancements to the mobile app could provide a more seamless and efficient experience for users on the go
    • SAP Ariba integrates well with various enterprise systems, users have reported that the initial setup and integration processes can be complex. Improvements in integration tools and documentation could facilitate a smoother onboarding experience
    • AP Ariba provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, some users desire greater flexibility in creating and customizing reports. Improvements in the ability to generate ad-hoc reports and customize dashboards could enhance analytics capabilities
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    SAP
    • The system does not work as smoothly when processing large volumes of data. There are processing delays when we are busy planning.
    • Moreover, because inventory exceptions are not automatically alerted, employees have to check them manually, which takes extra time. Upgrades in these sections could raise our operational efficiency.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation
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    SAP
    Very useful. Already have a team that learnt the system and although took a while, they now use it seamlessly
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    Usability
    SAP
    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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    SAP
    User experience has various issues, from the way to represent data on the Dashboard to complex graphical interfaces for making the right report of something that is easiest to make on other similar platforms. SAP Integrated Business Planning is difficult to integrate into other operating systems and ecosystems. Activity planning, in some cases, is confused, and access is limited if customers or end-users don´t use the platform over the internet using a desktop computer.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    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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    SAP
    Fast reaction specialists available
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    Implementation Rating
    SAP
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    SAP
    Set up a supply chain strategy. Define your north star. Follow it with good consultants. Get know how from consultants with a deep know how in the system. Do proper change management.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    It improves over all vendor management system of an organization by providing less costly ways of procurement and making business simple. AribaSAP Ariba digitally transforms your supply chain, procurement and contract management process. acts as supply chain, procurement service to do business globally In today’s world, there is a need to control your supply chain and to collaborate with your suppliers in an efficient way. To enable healthy supply chain, you need to have suppliers with visibility to every part of procurement process so that they can maintain an efficient supply chain and help organizations to grow their and own business..
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    SAP
    System integration: CPI DS landscape allowed to integrate with the SAP ECC and SAP S4HANA with ease. Ecosystem: As most of the systema were of SAP landscape, choosing SAP Integrated Business Planning has given a sense of confidence. Higher Futuristic roadmaps: SAP Integrated Business Planning had gen AI and AI incorporated roadmap making it more impressive.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • 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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    SAP
    • The biggest positive is improved forecast accuracy; now, I can work in a structured manner to reduce my costs and anticipate demand for the products.
    • Now, one certain item is that the Enhanced Data Quality is helping us a lot in making quicker decisions and a faster work life.
    • The sales and operations teams are aligned now in a much better manner, and work is faster.
    • Planning has become easier and smoother.
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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.

    SAP Integrated Business Planning Screenshots

    Screenshot of SAP IBP Statistical ForecastScreenshot of SAP IBP for DemandScreenshot of SAP Supply Chain Control TowerScreenshot of Supply Chain Visibility