Cobrief vs. Esker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cobrief
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Cobrief is a public procurement platform for discovering, evaluating, and responding to government tenders. The system aggregates opportunities from multiple procurement databases and automates bid preparation from discovery to proposal submission. The vendor states that the platform is used by more than 1,500 companies in sectors including IT, Consulting, Construction, Healthcare, and Wholesale Distribution. Tender Discovery The platform monitors…
$0
per month per user
Esker
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Esker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for finance and customer service professionals and strengthen collaboration between companies by automating the cash conversion cycle. Esker’s mission is to build a foundation that promotes positive-sum growth, increased productivity, improved employee engagement, and greater trust between organizations.N/A
Pricing
CobriefEsker
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Pro
$149
per month
Max
$449
per month
Ultra
$979
per month
Enterprise
Custom
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CobriefEsker
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
CobriefEsker
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(10 ratings)
User Testimonials
CobriefEsker
Likelihood to Recommend
Cobrief
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Esker
Esker On Demand is great for Sales Order Processing order creation. We use it with web services. It can make table read calls, test order creations (simulate order), and help with order creation. They are also working on change order management, but if you have multiple order entry methods or touch points, this feature may not be usable for your company.
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Pros
Cobrief
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Esker
  • Esker makes automated invoice sending very easy
  • Esker tracks the sending of documents & records whether or not the message was successful
  • Esker offers various reports that can be very helpful
  • Esker stores all of our customers' contact info on the cloud, and it can be accessed from anywhere
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Cons
Cobrief
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Esker
  • We can't enter credit memos in Esker. Need to enter in SAP and then link.
  • PO invoices that were trained to go into the PO bucket, route into the non-PO buckets.
  • Freight invoices that have had hundreds going into the non-PO bucket have a tendency to route to the PO-bucket because a PO number is referenced on page 7.
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Usability
Cobrief
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Esker
Esker does everything that it promises to do, but it is very hard to figure out. I am a very tech-savvy person, but I needed extensive training to be able to use the basic functions of Esker. Once you know what you're doing, it's not too hard, but I don't understand why they couldn't make it easier to use.
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Support Rating
Cobrief
No answers on this topic
Esker
They have been very helpful and the online support site is awesome. They keep the site up to date with the latest changes and present challenges to keep learning the new updates to keep things entertaining. They are overall a great crew to work with
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Alternatives Considered
Cobrief
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Esker
I have listed a few that we considered but there were many more in the initial assessment, Esker was priced well and had the best user interface. Was really easy to use and the implementation process was well designed. It was a system that could handle a two tiered delegations of authority for project expenditure and operational expenditure.
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Return on Investment
Cobrief
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Esker
  • We now have reporting available down to the individual field level (changes, errors, etc) and can calculate cost to serve.
  • It replaced on-premise hardware with cloud SaaS that is more cost effective and risk adverse.
  • It is more intuitive; we can put new hires on order entry and experience less user errors. As a solution owner who fixes problems and answers questions, I don't find myself having to "think" about Esker and it has become a smaller part of my job now that end-users are more self-sufficient.
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ScreenShots

Cobrief Screenshots

Screenshot of The Bid Manager Agent, that helps search, analyze, write, and fill price sheets, providing contextual support throughout the entire bid process.Screenshot of where to search and filter 144,000+ public procurement notices by type, status, location, and buyer, updated in real time.Screenshot of the interface to track every opportunity from inbox to won or lost. AI relevance scores help prioritize the tenders most likely to match.Screenshot of where to automatically fill out price sheets using the product register and Cobrief AI, saving hours on manual entry.Screenshot of where to store formal documents, previous proposals, and reusable content in a knowledge base. The AI uses it to draft smarter, more accurate bids over time.Screenshot of The calendar view, which shows all upcoming question deadlines and submission dates across active tenders.