Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acquirell
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Acquirell is a SaaS procurement technology suite solution tailored to SMBs. Acquirell enables businesses to save the time of their procurement teams by eliminating manual workflow and automating the procurement process. The E-Sourcing module of Acquirell enables the companies to attain more savings on purchased volume by conducting various forms of sourcing events. Acquirell helps to eliminate the following issues that SMBs face in their day-to-day…
$20
per month per user
Conga CLM
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Conga CLM (formerly Conga Contracts, or Novatus) is a contract management software solution built around features such as contract creation, automated notifications, and approval and workflows.N/A
Emptoris
Score 5.5 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$59
Per User Per Month
Pricing
AcquirellConga CLMEmptoris
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month per user
Team
$20
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Us
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Emptoris
$59.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcquirellConga CLMEmptoris
Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsConga offers customized pricing for their CLM product. The pricing prioritizes: Business needs Commitment to partnership Flexibility Budget alignment Competitive pricing Transparency
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Community Pulse
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Emptoris
Chose Emptoris
Ability to handle high volume of contracts; configurability and customization of fields; scalability for large number of users; ability to handle lengthy contracts with many fields & variables; organization and role-based security; ability to maintain on our own servers instead …
Features
AcquirellConga CLMEmptoris
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
Acquirell
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Ratings
Conga CLM
8.5
116 Ratings
5% above category average
Emptoris
8.3
4 Ratings
3% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings8.9113 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.7108 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings8.8102 Ratings8.34 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings7.689 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Acquirell
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Ratings
Conga CLM
8.2
106 Ratings
1% above category average
Emptoris
7.9
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Contract sharing00 Ratings8.498 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Contract editing00 Ratings8.598 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings8.292 Ratings7.53 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings7.994 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Approval process00 Ratings8.195 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings8.089 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Acquirell
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Ratings
Conga CLM
8.7
105 Ratings
5% above category average
Emptoris
7.8
5 Ratings
6% below category average
Contract database00 Ratings8.699 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Contract search00 Ratings8.499 Ratings7.55 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings8.395 Ratings8.53 Ratings
Custom contract reports00 Ratings8.397 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Tracking contract status00 Ratings8.698 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings8.580 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Contract Management
Comparison of Contract Management features of Product A and Product B
Acquirell
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Ratings
Conga CLM
8.3
78 Ratings
5% above category average
Emptoris
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Ratings
Contract Storage00 Ratings8.776 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced Search and Filtering00 Ratings8.471 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Contract Templates00 Ratings8.272 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Acceleration00 Ratings7.867 Ratings00 Ratings
E-Signatures00 Ratings8.467 Ratings00 Ratings
Reminders and Alerts00 Ratings8.170 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting00 Ratings8.571 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with other Systems00 Ratings8.067 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcquirellConga CLMEmptoris
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
8.7
(76 ratings)
8.1
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.8
(3 ratings)
8.0
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Usability
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8.1
(5 ratings)
8.0
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Availability
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8.2
(2 ratings)
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Performance
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9.1
(2 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
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10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
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9.1
(2 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
-
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9.1
(2 ratings)
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Configurability
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10.0
(1 ratings)
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Ease of integration
-
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10.0
(1 ratings)
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Product Scalability
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3.7
(2 ratings)
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Professional Services
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10.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
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10.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
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10.0
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User Testimonials
AcquirellConga CLMEmptoris
Likelihood to Recommend
Acquirell
It is most appropriate to utilize Acquirell for processing the purchase orders with vendors. If you don't want to onboard the vendors into the system you may easily generate the POs in PDF. Acquirell includes amazing capabilities for running RFI, RFQ, and RFP events. It is very easy to manage purchase requisitions in a single system. Also, the tool is a good fit to manage the complex approval workflow. It is less appropriate to utilize Acquirell for managing contracts because instead of simply editing the text of the contract you should play with the configurations of the contract in the system and fill out various fields
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Conga
And I mean that wholeheartedly, only because my experience has been so wonderful, and one of the things that I was warned against moving to Conga CLM was support. "Oh, their support's not that great." Absolutely wrong. I have received nothing but top-notch service support and there have been a lot of service requests for me only because of my gap in knowledge and every single person, one person in particular, always was jumped right in, very quick to respond, didn't just throw a knowledge article at me, actually said, "Hey, let's get on a Zoom together. Let's figure out what the issue is, and let's figure out what the solution is. " And it's that game changer for me. I'm very big on customer service, and Conga's support staff is amazing. I give a 12 on that. The product itself is just easy, and the team loves it. It works great. I work directly with sales, and we're actually wanting to get more of our documents into Conga CLM. Right now, we just have our master service agreement and some of our order forms, but we have other amendments and addendums and other business lines that we're trying to get into the system. It's just finding time.
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IBM
If you have a highly bureaucratic organization that is heavily focused on procurement, Emptoris can provide some value. It seemed to be very good at linking the contract information to procurement for better spend control. If you are trying to implement a standalone contract management solution that allows you to easily create contracts and store them in a central location, this isn't the tool for you. There doesn't appear to be a simplified implementation. In general, when a SaaS solution has a complicated and expensive implementation, I am very skeptical. This does not show that the vendor is trying to move customers forward on a single code base. If that many things need to be done during implementation, you are starting to customize the solution for every customer. This hurts the vendor's ability to scale and make improvements in the future.
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Pros
Acquirell
  • Robust sourcing module with very flexible configurations is a great tool for running RFPs
  • We can easily send POs to the suppliers via Acquirell
  • The great Contract Management module lets us administrate the contracts easily
  • We can easily handle the supplier database
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Conga
  • Contract Management is the biggest selling point. With Conga CLM, it's easy to search, audit, and reference documents.
  • Syncs beautifully with Salesforce (and some others), so contracts and customer data stay connected. Saves time and reduces manual work.
  • Live dashboards let you track contract statuses without having to dig through emails or call someone.
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IBM
  • Document protection - the Check Out contract feature is a great way to allow external parties to make modifications to contract language without the ability to accept those changes. Those redlines can then be imported back into Emptoris and reviewed or further modified as needed.
  • Notifications & reminders - you can trigger an email manually from within the system, or you can configure automated notifications andreminders to alert users when a new task is received or has aged a given amount of days, etc.
  • Interview wizard - there is a lot of value in the interview wizard. Administrators can configure screens with selecting options via check boxes, radio buttons, or typed-in values. Variables and conditions can be used to selectively populate fields within the contract or apply other options, making for a quick and convenient method to generate contracts conforming to corporate standards.
  • Field customization - administrators can customize a list of options for various fields including contract substatus, address type, and user created business term variables.
  • Approvals - many different options are available to configure approvals to trigger automatically upon presenting and/or executing the contract including specific individuals, one or more approver groups, or based upon various criteria including terms within the contract, type of contract, or the contract's owning organization.
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Cons
Acquirell
  • Cannot edit the text of the contracts in the Contract Management module just like we were editing it in MS Word
  • Accounts Payable is out of scope
  • The Supplier Management module is "just okay". Acquirell team should develop features
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Conga
  • X-author for Word can be improved as it does not maintain a stable connection and the org gets disconnected frequently.
  • It does not support grandparent relationship for merge field population.
  • A separate package needs to be installed for the integration of CPQ and CLM tools from Conga.
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IBM
  • Reporting, Emptoris comes with standard reports which can not always can be fit into our business. This needs to be improved. I hope Emptoris is addressing this issue in their latest releases.
  • Though the feature of editing language in MS word is excellent, loading MS word takes time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acquirell
It really helps us to handle almost all our procurement activities (except the CLM process)
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Conga
Simple and easy to use for the legal team to creates contracts in Salesforce and with the help of conga contract attaches the different clauses through the bundle and sends them for negotiation and for signature. This is the primary work they do from Conga contracts. We had solution which is build using conga contracts, conga composer and conga sign
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IBM
There are a lot of new, exciting products coming out in every field and I believe that there is always something better right over the horizon. If it was my choice, I would review my usage of Emptoris and other software periodically to make sure I'm using the most efficient software possible.
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Usability
Acquirell
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Conga
I would give it a 10 because it's easy. The way that we've set it up and the process, you know, when you're working with a sales team, which is what I work with, they need something easy to learn and quick because they need to concentrate on making sales. So you got to give them that. And that's exactly what Conga CLM has offered to us, a very easy platform that they can get their contracts out the door, we can get to clients and then they can move on to their next sale.
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IBM
Emptoris is a pretty robust tool overall. Learning curve is small and it is simple to use
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Reliability and Availability
Acquirell
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Conga
Conga CLM’s availability has been solid in my experience as for a logistics company like ours that needs access across time zones and departments, Conga CLM is a great solution.
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IBM
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Performance
Acquirell
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Conga
Conga CLM performs reliably across our organization. It handles large volumes of contracts without lag, keeps workflows flowing smoothly, and processes automation tasks efficiently. The system remains responsive, even during busy days, no performance lag.
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IBM
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Support Rating
Acquirell
Acquirell team has conducted the Zoom sessions with us to explain and clarify all the details. Their manager Olivia and their product manager Dimitri were really approachable If there arise any issues related to working in the system the Acquirell team is always trying to respond ASAP
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Conga
Very very difficult to get support. The support team is great for simple, general questions. If we ran into anything complex, we usually would figure it out before they could help us. We often were bounced around from rep to rep
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IBM
The above rating for the overall support from Emptoris is for their product / product support, roll out training and refresher training / ongoing training, which is not only good but superior. There is no major or reconizable bad review that can be given to Emptoris at this point in time, from where is stands.
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In-Person Training
Acquirell
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Conga
Conga University is very well made. Loved it!
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IBM
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Online Training
Acquirell
No answers on this topic
Conga
Conga University is the best! loved it. The courses are very well designed which makes learning easy and great. I have taken courses for conga contracts, composer, conga sign, and conga batch. Courses are beneficial if you want to implement Conga products for your clients or for your organization. Highly recommended to sign up for Conga university and start learning
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IBM
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Implementation Rating
Acquirell
No answers on this topic
Conga
The process involved Salesforce object creation and fields with installing conga contracts and conga composer and setting up security for the users
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
Acquirell
I haven't evaluated any other procurement solutions. Before implementing Acquirell we were using emails, Word, and Excel in our procurement processes. Overall, it is much more convenient to conduct procurement activities in Acquirell rather than to collect the bids via email and keep a bunch of Word or Excel files.
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Conga
Conga CLM capabilities and speed is very good compared to other CLM solutions and also scalable and easy to configure and manage the enhancements. Conga CLm is also great for multiple verticals and users from various departments can easily adopt to the CLM applications or tool. The eas of use is also a factor
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IBM
I am a fan of Ariba to be used for the entire lifecycle of Sourcing. From RFX's to cutting PO's. I feel Emptoris misses the boat on the idea of a "One Stop Shop" for all of your Sourcing/Purchasing needs
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Scalability
Acquirell
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Conga
Based on my experience using Conga CLM across a growing logistics operation with varied departments, I’d confidently rate its overall scalability a 9 out of 10. Provides multi site support, has proven ready for the long haul and provides a secure environment.
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IBM
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Return on Investment
Acquirell
  • Now the purchasing team saves a lot of time
  • The number of errors has been reduced due to elimination of manual workflow
  • Now we do not have to keep a lot of Word, Excel, or PDF files since most of the procurement data is stored in Acquirell. Therefore the data does not get lost
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Conga
  • The time saved for our Legal team to generate and go through redlining for customers allows us to process the create the multitude of contracts that come through the system daily quickly and correctly.
  • Sales is able to get accurate information relatively quickly and get contracts in customers hands faster due to the tools available. This provides our business a much more sustainable and quick ability to grow.
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IBM
  • We won the 2005 Baseline Magazine Award for best ROI related to a technology implementation with an ROI 5544% (see 2005 Baseline ROI Awards, GlaxoSmithkline).
  • We always felt we could do "two times the work, with half the people and deliver double the savings".
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ScreenShots

Acquirell Screenshots

Screenshot of Collects purchase requisitions from all departments and employees. Aggregates identical requisitions. Approvals by different persons depending on the amount or other criteria. Creates procurement plans for different time frames. Compare planned costs against budget constraints. Convert a requisition into a PO. Track the requisition status at all stages until the product or service is received from the supplier.Screenshot of Sourcing events for a wide variety of situations and relationships. Configuration of all parameters; the mechanics of tenders are under the user's control.Screenshot of Manages strategic sourcing for a product’s key cost components. Compare offers and select the best one based on any criteria.Screenshot of Automates all stages of working with contracts. Prepare contracts according to templates. Partial auto-population based on the bidding results. Approvals within the company and with the supplier.Screenshot of Create the approval routes and assign the controllers. Spending controls with standardized approval processes.Screenshot of Automatic data collection to calculate procurement department’s KPIs. Built-in reports and dashboards for the most popular metrics.

Conga CLM Screenshots

Screenshot of Salesforce Contract CreationScreenshot of CLM DashboardScreenshot of CLM AnalyticsScreenshot of Conversation AI Agent