Conga CLM vs. SAP Ariba

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Conga CLM
Score 8.6 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.
$35
per month per user
SAP Ariba
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.N/A
Pricing
Conga CLMSAP Ariba
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Conga CLMSAP Ariba
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Features
Conga CLMSAP Ariba
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
Conga CLM
8.3
17 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Contract creation8.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract templates8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Guided logic7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Conga CLM
8.7
16 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Contract sharing9.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract editing9.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
MS Word plug-in9.714 Ratings00 Ratings
Approval process8.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows7.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Conga CLM
9.1
15 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Contract database8.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract search9.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts9.312 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom contract reports8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
Tracking contract status8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance check9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Conga CLMSAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(17 ratings)
7.9
(160 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
7.5
(111 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(3 ratings)
5.5
(22 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Conga CLMSAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
Conga
CLM is best suited for Medium to Large size corporations, in my opinion. Organizations need to be informed in order to be successful; they must have a team prepared to own and manage the CLM tool once implementation is complete. Great for B2B and B2C. Highly recommend it to those in question about purchasing for their organization.
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SAP
Industries with stringent regulatory compliance requirements, such as healthcare and finance, benefit from SAP Ariba's robust features for maintaining compliance throughout the procurement process. The platform helps organizations adhere to industry-specific regulations and standards.Organizations seeking an end-to-end source-to-pay solution find SAP Ariba suitable. Its seamless integration of procurement processes, from sourcing to invoicing, simplifies workflows and improves overall operational efficiency.
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Pros
Conga
  • You don't have to worry about different clauses. You can just create them and bundle them based on your Contract.
  • Conga contracts come with great redline and true-up features which makes the negotiation process way easy.
  • You can integrate it with Conga composer to generate the Contract document and also can integrate it with Conga sign to send the generated contract for signature.
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SAP
  • Its data driven user solution helps in gaining visibility into the landscape and thus helps in informed decision making
  • End to end procurement process under single platform and integration makes it easier
  • We have always experienced cost reduction using SAP ariba
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Cons
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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SAP
  • User Interface Complexity:
  • Some users find the user interface to be complex, particularly for new users. Simplifying the interface and providing more user-friendly navigation could enhance the overall user experience.
  • Customization Challenges:
  • Customizing certain aspects of the system, such as reports or templates, can be challenging. A more intuitive customization process would empower users to tailor the system to their specific needs more easily.
  • Learning Curve:
  • The platform has a steeper learning curve for some users, especially those less familiar with advanced procurement tools. Improved onboarding resources and training materials could help users get up to speed more quickly.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SAP
Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation
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Usability
Conga
For users, the software is very intuitive. For admins, there's a learning curve.
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SAP
UI is good from tech perspective Customisations and personalisations are very intuitive and allows user to make the maximum usaage of the dashboard. Integrations with existing systems matters a lot for large enterprises. Training and support is very crucial. Mobile availability enhances the overall customer experience. Feedback is underrated but comapnies take it very seriously now a days.
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Reliability and Availability
Conga
We never faced any issue till date
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SAP
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Performance
Conga
Everything is perfect
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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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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In-Person Training
Conga
Conga University is very well made. Loved it!
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Conga
Conga university is best! loved it. The courses are very well designed which made learning easy and great.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Conga
Features and Functionality: Conga CLM offers a range of features such as contract authoring, automated workflows, collaboration, version control, reporting, and analytics. It is designed to streamline the entire contract lifecycle. When comparing against other solutions, organizations should assess the specific features and functionalities they require and evaluate how well Conga CLM meets those needs.Scalability: Conga CLM is suitable for large enterprises and organizations dealing with high contract volumes and complex contract processes. It provides the scalability to handle a significant number of contracts, multiple users, and integration with other systems. Organizations should consider the scalability of Conga CLM in relation to their own contract management needs.
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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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Scalability
Conga
We are fully satisfied with the over all experience using conga contract
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SAP
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Return on Investment
Conga
  • We really never saw a great ROI. We installed and then were left alone for many years despite many calls for help.
  • We were able to get out of a spreadsheet.
  • We did have an approval flow that allowed us to view where in the process each contract was, but the approval flow was also very difficult to manage and was not able to handle complex approval flows.
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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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ScreenShots

Conga CLM Screenshots

Screenshot of Conga CLM: Contract request wizardScreenshot of Conga CLM: Agreement detailScreenshot of Conga CLM: Parallel reviewScreenshot of Conga CLM: Importing an offline documentScreenshot of Conga CLM: Agreement hierarchy