IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network vs. Lobster_data

IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business is very well suited for medium to large businesses that have a large commercial / B2B customer set, limited technical resources, and very simple standardized integrations with their B2B customers. It might be less appropriate or a fit for brands that have a much more complex tech stack, smaller commercial customer base, and more complete sales/products or options for their clients.

Incentivized

• EDI and Sales Integrations.
• Reporting and Analytics.
• Speed of Onboarding/Integrations.
• Reliability/System Performance.

Incentivized

• Poor Exceptions Support/Slow Response from Technical Support.
• Lack of Customization/Flexibility.
• Control Tower/Centralized Visibility Could Be Better.

Incentivized

The UI / UX is pretty straightforward. It does take some time to configure fully (everything is customized mapping tailored to your business's needs), but once everything is set up, their solution is incredibly reliable. Once it's fully onboarded, it's a very scalable solution for adding more clients and integrations to your business. Technical support could be better.

Incentivized

IBM Sterling Supply Chain can be more expensive and complex, and has lower customer and technical service support than some of the other players. Onboarding might be a bit faster with different providers. Other providers might be better for businesses that are still in the earlier stages of their maturity, with regular growth or regular changing business and processes that are not fully established, might find IBM Sterling less of a fit for their operations and integrations.

Incentivized

• Simplified integrations across a large host of B2B clients.
• Competitive pricing / Positive ROI.

Incentivized