PandaDoc vs. SAP Ariba Contracts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PandaDoc
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
PandaDoc headquartered in San Francisco offers their eponymous electronic signature platform for sales teams, containing sales proposal automation and CPQ (configure, price, quote) features, and integration with CRMs.
$19
per user/per month
SAP Ariba Contracts
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
SAP Ariba Contract Management is software that helps legal, finance, procurement, and sales operations professionals tasked with driving contract management to manage all types of agreements, including procurement, sales, and internal contracts. The vendor says that with SAP Ariba Contract Management, companies can develop best-value agreements by addressing the two major components of the contract lifecycle: • Contract Management from contract request, contract authoring, workflows…N/A
Pricing
PandaDocSAP Ariba Contracts
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$19
per user/per month
Business
$49
per user/per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PandaDocSAP Ariba Contracts
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPandaDoc offers a free eSign plan and 3 paid packages for eSigning and document automation starting at $19 per month per user. All plans include unlimited documents and eSignatures. Evaluations start with a free 14-day trial.
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Features
PandaDocSAP Ariba Contracts
Contract Authoring
Comparison of Contract Authoring features of Product A and Product B
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
SAP Ariba Contracts
8.4
9 Ratings
1% above category average
Contract creation00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Contract templates00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Clause library/saved fields00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Guided logic00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Contract Collaboration
Comparison of Contract Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
SAP Ariba Contracts
7.7
8 Ratings
8% below category average
Contract sharing00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Contract editing00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Collaborating on contracts00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
MS Word plug-in00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Approval process00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
Interdepartmental workflows00 Ratings5.17 Ratings
Contract Monitoring
Comparison of Contract Monitoring features of Product A and Product B
PandaDoc
-
Ratings
SAP Ariba Contracts
9.1
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Contract database00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Contract search00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
Contract milestone reminders & alerts00 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Custom contract reports00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Tracking contract status00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Compliance check00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
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User Ratings
PandaDocSAP Ariba Contracts
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(269 ratings)
9.9
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(18 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(23 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.5
(21 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.2
(23 ratings)
6.6
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
2.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.9
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.9
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PandaDocSAP Ariba Contracts
Likelihood to Recommend
PandaDoc
It is ideal for going from phone call (or even while on a phone call) to sending an NDA or SOW out to a client. I have done this often, and have found the faster I get them out, the higher the likelihood of getting a signature. While it is more than capable for many proposals, for very complex proposals, numbering in the 100s of pages (not uncommon for complex ERP proposals), it is not the right tool. If you incorporate Powerpoint Slides in your proposals, it is not great for that either.
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SAP
SAP Ariba Contract Management contract management is well suited for complex service engagements as it can adapt to any level of complexity, and it provides flexibility to incorporate different milestones and pricing terms For simple and low-value contracts, it is too advanced as few of the elements cannot be skipped, making it more complex.
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Pros
PandaDoc
  • Complex quoting.
  • API integration for cross platform communication and automation.
  • Easy signing experience.
  • Easy user interface.
  • Excellent engagement and willing to partner with clients.
  • Fantastic training resources (1:1 sessions, webinars, micro-videos, on-demand, articles).
  • Beautiful proposal designs.
  • Integrations - HR, CRM, Payments, CRMs. (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zendesk, Greenhouse, Lever, etc).
  • Online Notary.
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SAP
  • SAP Ariba has Ariba Supply Chain Network that makes Suppliers/Vendors/Buyers onboarding very easy. Ariba Contract Management is very well integrated with Ariba network and hence sharing contractual documents and information are very easy.
  • SAP Ariba provide integration with SAP ERP which takes out the effort needed to integrate Ariba with SAP.
  • Ariba exposes API and ITK to do integration if your ERP is none SAP.
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Cons
PandaDoc
  • The visibility of who has completed but not fully signed. I love the dashboard but have to consistently scroll to get back to where I was looking and find interesting agreements to surface where we have not counter signed yet.
  • More calculated fields that are custom to us
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SAP
  • the numbering is limited to contract workspace or CW#, if it is used to RFP, numbers can be RFP# and not CW#
  • for extension, it is nice to have a alphanumeric than numeric only
  • contract term attributes does not need to have an email recipient , the budget owner & issuer are the email recipients
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Likelihood to Renew
PandaDoc
The reason I gave it a rating of 7 is because it's probable, but not for sure. This is because there are a few little things we don't love about pandadoc. Mostly that there is not conditional logic such as: they must either fill this field out OR this one. Also it's a little pricey. But we'll probably stay because it's good enough and a pain to switch to something new
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Usability
PandaDoc
Once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to use. There can be a slightly steep learning curve to get fully in on the system. The new editor v2 has really improved usability and allows us to collaborate on documents simultaneously. Once the templates and library items are set up, a new document, whether it be a sales or HR document, takes very little time to complete.
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SAP
Based on its stability as a leading procurement solution, SAP Ariba Contract Management's contract management provides enhanced efficiency with the ability to build templates to suit your needs, enhanced contract authoring that provides efficiency in the process with digital signature is a perfect tool, any organization would like to have.
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Reliability and Availability
PandaDoc
We haven't had any real issues regarding downtime as of yet.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Performance
PandaDoc
The documents load quickly for the most part but sometimes if there are larger documents with a high number of variables it could take a bit longer to get the document to show up. Most of the time the document comes on the screen relatively quickly allowing for quick access to documents to be edited and sent out.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
PandaDoc
Recently I could not upload a pdf to a contract - support was very responsive and easy to work with. They got back to me the next day with an apparent fix - however when I opened the document nothing had changed. I then could not respond to the rep who was helping me because it was a "no-reply address", the problem still has not been solved and we had to make alternate arrangements to get this to the client. Never had it happen before and was only with this one contract.
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SAP
Overall support has been reasonable with SAP Ariba Contract Management, however, I would have preferred localized support as it will have a better connection in the EMEA region.
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Implementation Rating
PandaDoc
Implementation was before the time I was here at Riafox, however, support has been great in assisting to merge spaces and upgrade to 2.0 Editor.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
PandaDoc
PandaDoc offers a free version with basic features and several tiered pricing options. The pricing is generally considered to be competitive and offers good value for the range of features provided. we often find PandaDoc intuitive and user-friendly. Its interface is designed to facilitate easy document creation and management, even for users who aren't particularly tech-savvy. PandaDoc is known for its robust document management capabilities. It offers a wide range of features such as document creation, a rich content library, customizable templates, and a user-friendly interface for creating interactive and engaging documents. It also includes CRM integrations, automated workflows, and analytics.
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SAP
This was the program that our vendors selected so we have used this one. I had a client that used Beeline but that felt clunky compared to SAP Ariba Contract Management. You had a lot more hoops to jump through with Beeline. SAP Ariba Contract Management definitely is easier to use
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Scalability
PandaDoc
It's scalable
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
PandaDoc
  • Time saved creating documents. Not copying that answer. I've said that several times in this review already
  • IDK about increasing close rate, but customers certainly aren't afraid to click on a PandaDoc link or attachment
  • Only miniscule, miniscule negative is that it isn't always instant
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SAP
  • Easier contract management means less time focused on looking for information and more time negotiating.
  • Alerts on contract expiration which allows you to negotiate on time.
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ScreenShots

PandaDoc Screenshots

Screenshot of Custom-designed themes, templates, embedded rich media, and interactivity to give every deal the opportunity to get noticed.Screenshot of Automatic notifications, on-the-fly editing, CRM Integrations, and integrated eSignatures.Screenshot of Reporting, with drill down to the deal level with proposals, to pick which deals to include (or exclude).Screenshot of legally binding eSignaturesScreenshot of Centralized communications to streamline the negotiation process, and make revisions in real-time in a single location.Screenshot of Document analytics displays what’s really happening after documents are sent with real-time reporting on engagement and activity on the documents. This enables teams to respond faster to prospects.