Coupa vs Emburse SpringAhead

Likelihood to Recommend

Our main goals were to drive value by focusing on adoption by all, increased visibility in spend, and compliance. Coupa is very easy to use and does not feel like an ERP. Our end users like the easy to use, intuitive interface. A side benefit that we have experienced is that we were able to get rid of a shadow system that our IT department was using to track spending. They are able to use Coupa to track committed and actual spend and reconcile it their budgets and forecasts.

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JR Miller

SVP Finance

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.Non-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees

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It's definitely well suited for all organizations with knowledge workers who use computers to do their work and are able to log in and enter their time on a regular basis. I've always had access to it as part of my job and love using SpringAhead. It may be less appropriate in a role where the worker does not have regular access to a computer to enter their hours digitally.

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Ambrish Kochikar

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Objective ParadigmInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Ease of use. No IT support is needed. As the procurement manager, I'm also the Coupa administrator. I have the ability to configure, correct, manipulate, etc., the system to our needs.
No on-going training. The system, both P2P and Sourcing are incredibly intuitive. Many SAAS modules change dramatically with each new version and require additional training. Coupa does a great job of putting updated, searchable documents on-line to augment any additional training employees may need.
Rock solid stability. Coupa is never down, they far exceed the SLAs we have in place with them. I've never had a catastrophic failure or outage with them.
SOX compliancy. Need I say more? My internal and external audit teams have given the tool more than a passing grade.
Thought leadership. The tool is constantly evolving to live up to the high expectations of its user base. The Coupa Community has skin-in-the-game and Coupa listens to our needs/wants as well as adding their own cutting edge touches to the tool.

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Scott Coleman CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M

Procurement Manager

Sprouts Farmers MarketRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Allows for tracking of time very easily. Users can add all their project's time in one place instead of drilling into each project.
Managers can approve their team's time all in one place. We do not need to drill down to find the info and approve. Users who don't report to the manager but are part of the project can still be approved by the project manager.
Reports are easy to read when looking at historical information. Reports can be run with multiple parameters that the user needs.

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Massimo Emilione

Systems Analyst

Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees

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Cons

I would like to see an image of my uploaded documents. I see the success message but always have to check it after to make sure it is the right one. A preview of that image would help. One that I can click on and view.

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Verified User

Program Manager in Sales

Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employees

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Automated reminders to employees would be great
A more modern and up-to-date user interface
The approvals system for projects vs. users could use some work

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Ashley Haylett

Operations Manager

OtherlabResearch, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Alternatives Considered

Concur was a lot easier and more user friendly for employees doing expense reports on their phone. That is not the case with Coupa. You must use your laptop to do expenses and our managers don't always have enough time to do that while out in the field working. This has caused some issues.

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Robyn Mankoski

Regional Coordinator

DENT WIZARD INTLAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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We selected SpringAhead because of price and usability. This tool is easy to set up and configure. It is a cloud application allowing access from anywhere. There were no training requirements. When you have a small use case this tool is the way to go. We moved off SpringAhead to get more functionality and it has required a lot more training and effort to maintain and utilize

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Massimo Emilione

Systems Analyst

Avaap Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

It has allowed for proper processing of expenses tied directly to the proper LOB and GL Codes
Has taken the guesswork away and allowed for the proper budgets to be hit and reconciled
Ease of use has led to mass adoption and more prompt processing of expenses

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