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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Emptoris

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $59

    Per User Per Month

    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AOracle Supply Chain Management (SCM) & Manufacturing on Fusion Cloud enables organizations to respond quickly to changing demand, supply, and market conditions.N/A

    SAP Ariba

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AWith advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.N/A
    Pricing
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Editions & Modules
    Emptoris
    $59.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Considered Multiple Products
    IBM
    Chose Emptoris
    Emptoris is very similar in functionality but more simple than the other tools I have used in the past. Some of its modules have been upgraded very well recently which helps it compete better with its rivals. We recently conducted an exercise to see if we need to move to some …
    Incentivized
    Oracle
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    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    215 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    172 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    220 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    135 Answers
    Features
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Contract Authoring
    Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Contract creation9.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract templates7.84 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Clause library/saved fields8.34 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Guided logic8.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Collaboration
    Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    7.9
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Contract sharing8.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract editing8.74 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaborating on contracts7.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    MS Word plug-in7.52 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval process8.24 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interdepartmental workflows7.84 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Monitoring
    Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Contract database7.75 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract search7.55 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract milestone reminders & alerts8.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom contract reports7.44 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tracking contract status8.44 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance check7.93 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain Planning
    Comparison of Supply Chain Planning features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Custom alerts00 Ratings8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scenario-based planning00 Ratings7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource optimization00 Ratings7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply forecasting00 Ratings6.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capacity estimation00 Ratings7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee allocation00 Ratings4.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply network coordination00 Ratings7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement Management
    Comparison of Procurement Management features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Raw material sourcing00 Ratings7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply market analysis00 Ratings7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost analysis00 Ratings7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense Logging00 Ratings8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Fulfillment Management
    Comparison of Order Fulfillment Management features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Order fulfillment optimization00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Return services00 Ratings7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order generation00 Ratings7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Purchase order tracking00 Ratings7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier delivery scheduling00 Ratings8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and product configurations generation00 Ratings9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics and Transportation Management
    Comparison of Logistics and Transportation Management features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Packaging00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery planning00 Ratings8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Route optimization00 Ratings8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping performance00 Ratings9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fleet management00 Ratings7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse & Inventory Management
    Comparison of Warehouse & Inventory Management features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    9.0
    11 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Automation of warehouse operations00 Ratings9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory storage00 Ratings9.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Stock monitoring00 Ratings8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse asset management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory and price forecasting00 Ratings8.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand Management
    Comparison of Demand Management features of Emptoris and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP Ariba
    Feature
    Emptoris
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)
    7.8
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Ariba
    -
    Ratings
    Demand signal sensing00 Ratings7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Demand forecasting00 Ratings7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer analytics00 Ratings7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory stock optimization00 Ratings8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales and operations planning00 Ratings8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pricing and promotion tracking00 Ratings8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    7.0
    (19 ratings)
    7.8
    (246 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (198 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (21 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EmptorisOracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM)SAP Ariba
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    Oracle SCM Cloud is extensively used in my organization for a complete
    Supply chain. We use all the Procure to Pay modules starting with
    Procurement, Order management, and Financial modules. We also use Product
    Information Management and Product Development Management modules to create and maintain items and products that we sell. These modules are interfaced with Inventory Management for shipping and supply chain demand and supply planning as well. Analytics is integrated with all these modules so it is very useful to keep track of metrics. However, if you are not using Sales Cloud and use another CRM system, there could be some hiccups in syncing the system if you don't have a middleware.
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    SAP
    If asked about SAP Ariba, I think I am likely to tell a colleague that A specific scenario would be to use SAP Ariba with an Agent to migrate the legacy contracts when a company has rolled out from scratch.
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    Pros
    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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    Oracle
    • Allows you to visualize your data in more graphical manners.
    • Provides a solid configurable forecasting engine.
    • It's user configurable which helps to deliver the results you are looking for.
    • Product is keeping up with the speed of innovation - constantly being improved and pushed out to the customers.
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    SAP
    • Complete Procurement of Inventory step easy through GUI-Ariba integration once Purchase order is created and it is sent to the SAP Ariba Supplier Network. Vendor confirms the order and sends notification of Inbound Delivery to the warehouse through ASN and the Inbound process, Goods Receipt Process, Unloading, Put away process easy.
    • SAP Ariba integrates the different SAP Sourcing platforms, services and their tools in order to optimize operations, saves cost and meeting customer requirements through its easy to use tools. Such as integration with SAP S/4 HANA, SAP EWM using Idocs for End to End sourcing and Procurement coverage.
    • As a part of the SAP Direct Sourcing suite, it helps allow customer manage their direct materials in the single dashboard and helping customer to have view of the comprehensive info about BoM and the structure. Based on requirements, buyers can run materials and/or entire Bill of Materials. When these are sent from ERP to SAP Ariba, managers can manage them in the direct spend dashboard. Can search for desired items in the dashboard and view details of BoM or deeper view of information of the material. Buyers can run sourcing, run details for materials, create material quotes, and create pricing using book quotes.
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    Cons
    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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    Oracle
    • UI - Needs a definite update. Tool can do wonders if UI is intuitive.
    • Excel based data doesn't upload easily.
    • No open APIs, integration is not possible with other tools.
    • Extra charges for a module for integration.
    • Implementation is not easy.
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    SAP
    • While SAP Ariba offers workflow capabilities, users have suggested more advanced customization options for workflows
    • SAP Ariba has a mobile app, users have suggested improvements in terms of functionality and responsiveness. Enhancements to the mobile app could provide a more seamless and efficient experience for users on the go
    • SAP Ariba integrates well with various enterprise systems, users have reported that the initial setup and integration processes can be complex. Improvements in integration tools and documentation could facilitate a smoother onboarding experience
    • AP Ariba provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, some users desire greater flexibility in creating and customizing reports. Improvements in the ability to generate ad-hoc reports and customize dashboards could enhance analytics capabilities
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Oracle
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    SAP
    User Satisfaction: The end user are at times not very happy with the solution. Return on Investment (ROI): SAP Ariba delivered measurable benefits in terms of cost savings, efficiency. Integration Capabilities: The system is easy to integrate with backend SAP ERP system. Support from Ariba team is a bit sluggish in terms of Service Requests
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    Usability
    IBM
    Emptoris is a pretty robust tool overall. Learning curve is small and it is simple to use
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    Oracle
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    SAP
    Feel that over the years, there has been good improvement, and it seems like going in the right direction. All procurement activities — sourcing, contracting, invoicing — are managed in one place, reducing the need to switch between multiple systems. Users can easily track purchase orders, supplier responses, and invoice status, which adds clarity and accountability. The supplier-facing side is well-structured, allowing vendors to upload documents, view transactions, and communicate within the same interface.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Oracle
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Oracle
    Oracle SCM is best suited for Small & Mid Sized Business, whereas SAP SCM is best suited for large scale businesses. Oracle SCM has Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Supplier Relationship Management (SCM) integrations which is missing in SAP SCM. Oracle supports modular integration and electronic data integration (EDI) which was one of the pre-requisites of the client.
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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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    Return on Investment
    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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    Oracle
    • There is a large reduction in man hours spent attempting to manually create the traceability matrix
    • There is a strong involvement of different BUs and collaboration on the requirements creation process
    • The time to develop and approve requirements has been shortened
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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

    SAP Ariba Screenshots

    Screenshot of the advanced tools that automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers. The SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution help streamline procure-to-pay processes across organizations.Screenshot of SAP Ariba's digitalization, which covers processes from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.Screenshot of an instance of SAP Ariba's support for industry-specific processes and systems. This helps process manufacturers, retailers, and discrete manufacturers that rely on external manufacturers to capture more savings by improving source-to-contract processes and supplier collaboration.Screenshot of the digitalizing and automating of invoice management over a global business network, in SAP Ariba. This delivers visibility and efficiency to capture more early-payment discounts and optimize working capital.