Ariba vs Emptoris

Ariba

Ariba Contract Management is one of the best solution available and if you SAP ERP then I think there is no second thought.

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Shalindra Singh

Principal, Enterprise Architect

BristleconeInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Emptoris

Emptoris is more useful if multiple modules are used simultaneously. For example, we can connect spend analysis and contracts management to generate smart reports and business insights. RFXs can be tied back to contract management and notifications sent out accordingly which helps in efficient vendor management

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Digvijay Singh

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of CompaniesEntertainment, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Ariba

7.6

Emptoris

8.3

Contract creation

7.6

9.0

Contract templates

7.3

7.8

Clause library/saved fields

7.7

8.3

Guided logic

7.7

8.0

Ariba

7.3

Emptoris

7.9

Contract sharing

7.6

8.0

Contract editing

7.3

8.7

Collaborating on contracts

7.3

7.5

MS Word plug-in

6.4

7.5

Approval process

7.5

8.2

Interdepartmental workflows

7.5

7.8

Ariba

7.8

Emptoris

7.8

Contract database

7.7

Legacy contracts

8.1

7.4

Contract search

7.6

7.5

Contract milestone reminders & alerts

8.5

Custom contract reports

7.3

7.4

Tracking contract status

7.8

8.4

Compliance check

7.8

7.9

Pros

It notifies of contract expirations
It monitors the spend if the contract is transactable
It houses all documents within the same environment

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Adriana Paez

Category Specialist

ChevronOil & Energy, 10,001+ employees

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Contracts Tracking & Notifications
Reverse Auctions & eRFXs
Spend Analytics are insightful

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Digvijay Singh

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of CompaniesEntertainment, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Expensive
Not so responsive in mobile devices
Hard to customize

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Verified User

Board Member in Quality Assurance

Banking Company, 10,001+ employees

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The only thing I would like to see is that is can hold mutiple attachments under the language tab.
I would like to see a function that allows all credentialing materials to be attached to Emptoris and sent to the next step as one complete package.

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Lawona Bodney

Network Manager for Network Development

CenpaticoInsurance, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Ariba7.0

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Emptoris8.0

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I gave it a 6 because it is not a terrible product. It's just missing some key components to have more acceptance in the sourcing world. Some other issues are the view the vendor sees is not the same view a user would see. However, with a good support team, you can make Emptoris usable and proficient in the sourcing discipline.

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John Klucharits

IT Sourcing Manager

Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationPharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

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Emptoris8.0

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Emptoris is a pretty robust tool overall. Learning curve is small and it is simple to use

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Digvijay Singh

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of CompaniesEntertainment, 10,001+ employees

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Support

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Emptoris8.0

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The support team is responsive. On a few cases, issues take longer than usual to get resolved but mostly support is pretty good.

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Digvijay Singh

Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of CompaniesEntertainment, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

We do work with other Products in procurement solutions like Coupa, Oracle Procurement Cloud etc.

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Shalindra Singh

Principal, Enterprise Architect

BristleconeInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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I would say there are positives and negatives to all. Emptoris seemed to be more advanced in progression of their tool. Others seem to have created a tool to meet a customers need and was not part of their core business model or competency.

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Justan Wright

Contracts Specialist

Continental ResourcesOil & Energy, 10,001+ employees

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