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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AF5's BIG-IQ provides centralized management of app services and security policies.N/A

    SAP Concur

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASAP Concur is a SaaS expense report management product, and handles corporate travel booking, expense report automation, reimbursement, audit, and business intelligence, and corporate card integration.

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    Pricing
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Editions & Modules
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    Base
    $7.00
    per report (average price)
    Plus
    $11.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Considered Both Products
    F5
    No answer on this topic
    SAP Concur
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    33%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    732 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    40%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    586 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    20%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    738 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    1 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    385 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    55%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    419 Answers
    Features
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management and SAP Concur
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Concur
    8.4
    565 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings8.4557 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings8.3421 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management and SAP Concur
    Feature
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Concur
    8.2
    496 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.2435 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.5370 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings8.6430 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings8.3401 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings7.6359 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.2313 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings8.4288 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Small Businesses
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    Brex
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Expensify
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.1
    (15 ratings)
    8.3
    (1015 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (48 ratings)
    Usability
    4.3
    (12 ratings)
    8.2
    (245 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (45 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (63 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized ManagementSAP Concur
    Likelihood to Recommend
    F5
    F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management works perfectly in Software upgrades and simple daily changes. We are successfully using it to create and or delete objects. It doesn`t works well when we need reports. I usually have to create custom scripts to get a list of objects, for example. Performance is also something that could be improved in Big-IQ
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    SAP Concur
    Most other products don't offer solutions for US statutory compliance. Concur handles it natively by localizing legal requirements and VAT reclamation. Another key benefit is that it enforces formal authorizations before an employee can even book a ticket. It can also enforce strict spending caps and mandatory justification for specific fields.
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    Pros
    F5
    • Common system level changes like cipher suite customization, ssh protocol settings etc can be pushed to all F5 gear through one click of a button
    • Enterprise standard templates for profiles/protocols etc., can be efficiently managed across F5 gear through a single interface
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    SAP Concur
    • Self service and easy to navigate
    • Available on all mobile devices
    • Provides travel options such as airlines for the destination with several options
    • Automatically define check in and check out dates and time for hotels
    • Reminds users to book other travel related activities
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    Cons
    F5
    • There a lack of the going forward to next
    • The second site product does not do what we need and we are forced to write our own scripts
    • Many of the alerting that was in enterprise management is no longer in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
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    SAP Concur
    • It is not very straightforward on how to add in loyalty programs. I've had several instances where my loyalty programs don't carry through with my booking
    • Expense reports are tedious to build, especially when you have several expenses to enter from a company trip
    • The new AI functions for reading uploaded receipts has never worked for me, requiring me to do it manually anyways
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    Likelihood to Renew
    F5
    There is some room for improvement around RBAC. The access to certain features, options and menus is not straightforward and not that granular.
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    SAP Concur
    Now that we are fully on Concur, switching is not an option. Concur has become ingrained in our expense reporting process. Furthermore, Concur continues to improve its offering. Each month, they release updates and changes, many of which were client requested. Concur's constant evolution means it is adapting with my business
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    Usability
    F5
    I feel pinning policies are killing you guys when it comes to being able to add multiple LTMs that have different naming conventions.
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    SAP Concur
    I think it is very easy to use, especially once you are acquainted with it. I think the UX could be improved so some things, like accessing old reports, are more intuitive once you learn it though it is not difficult to replicate.
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    Reliability and Availability
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    In prior years I would have given them a 9.5 for availability. Unfortunately in 2015 so far this rating has dropped to a 7 overall.
    We have experienced far too many interruptions - from admins to employees who rely on it for day to day booking of travel and submission of expense reports. Server errors, slow system response time and spinning wheels are too common place. Those things should be a rare occurrence, not a daily interruption.

    While Conur still has great product offerings overall, they are currently not offering world class or best in class product (and customer service) availability. Remaining hopeful they step up and get their A game going again soon.
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    Performance
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    Performance-wise, it's good, loads pages quickly, and reports are highly accurate and easy to understand. Also, we can generate custom reports as needed, and we have integrated with a few other apps, and we have not seen any downgrade in performance.
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    Support Rating
    F5
    The support is a bit complex and not straightforward. It seems there aren't many engineers supporting this platform. There are many components in the solution that makes it complex for troubleshooting. Documentation needs to be more in depth, and I have opened a few cases around cluster sync issues and objects stalled. In the end I was able to find and fix the problem.
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    SAP Concur
    I have never had to use customer support when using Concur Expense - the UX could be a bit nicer on the eyes or easier to understand, but there have never been any problems when using Concur Expense that I have had to ask or reach out to customer support to help me with anything.
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    In-Person Training
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    My Seniors were the ones who taught me about Concur. Concur Support team has sent me training links and answered me in their tickets too. Usually they are helpful and knows their stuff. There are times when webex meetings is conducted for reporting training. They were very patient and took down all the details from me.
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    Online Training
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    The person on the online training was very through and helped us with all questions. The trainer was excellent—very knowledgeable, engaging, and easy to understand. If you'd like, I can tailor it for a formal evaluation or add specific strengths
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    Implementation Rating
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    There are different implementation teams for each module of the product you purchase, so implementation is not a 'one size fits all' environment. Also, the different implementation teams have different ways of doing things, so Concur could stand some standardization and streamlining in this area. A Project Manager can make or break an implementation so don't be scared to ask for a new one if things are rocky.
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    Alternatives Considered
    F5
    Of all the centralized Management platforms I have ever used, BIG-IQ is the worst. It constantly breaks and requires fixing in some way or another.
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    SAP Concur
    Expensify and Zoho Expense work for small and mid-size businesses. Big multinationals do not receive benefits from the apps. Coupa is good as a solution for organizations with non-SAP leading systems. If you plan to use SAP ERP as the main/lending system then SAP Concur is the best solution, mainly for its native integration with SAP ecosystem.
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    Scalability
    F5
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    This program has been very helpful, user friendly and has been a great asset to use to assist with time management. Not only are leadership involved with using this program but all staff as well. This is also a great way to hold each accountable. Easy startup with not many means for hands on training
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    Return on Investment
    F5
    • Cut costs by requiring less manual hours to manage F5 OS installations
    • Great monitoring and alerting tool for general F5 gear health
    • Provides critical information for capacity planning of the F5 resources
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    SAP Concur
    • It makes the entire process of expense management crystal clear and thus helps in maintaining the trust of the employees, and thereby having good rapport of the company among the employees.
    • It helps in detecting the duplicate bills, thereby saving lots of money of the company.
    • It also helps in payment audits and thereby it helps in improving the overall process.
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Concur Screenshots

    Screenshot of a picture of a receipt snapped from a smartphoneScreenshot of analytics from SAP ConcurScreenshot of the integrated travel and expense applicationScreenshot of the SAP Concur mobile app