Pega Platform vs. SAP Concur

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pega Platform
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Pega Platform is a combined business process management and robotic process automation (RPA) platform with advanced workforce analytics from Pegasystems.
$0.45
one-time fee per case**
SAP Concur
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP 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.
$9
per month
Pricing
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Editions & Modules
Low-code Factory Edition
$0.45
one-time fee per case**
Standard Edition
$0.80
one-time fee per case**
Enterprise Edition
Custom Quote
Concur Travel and Expense
$9.00
per report (average price)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details**350,000 cases / year minimum. Additional cases available in blocks of 150,000.
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Community Pulse
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Features
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
5.3
63 Ratings
38% below category average
SAP Concur
-
Ratings
Dashboards4.062 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.062 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
8.0
66 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP Concur
-
Ratings
Process designer8.965 Ratings00 Ratings
Process simulation7.857 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules engine9.965 Ratings00 Ratings
SOA support7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
Process player7.048 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for modeling languages5.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Form builder9.059 Ratings00 Ratings
Model execution8.756 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
9.0
50 Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Concur
-
Ratings
Social collaboration tools9.050 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
4.4
9 Ratings
59% below category average
SAP Concur
-
Ratings
Content management4.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
-
Ratings
SAP Concur
8.2
493 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings8.3485 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings8.2367 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Pega Platform
-
Ratings
SAP Concur
8.2
428 Ratings
3% above category average
Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.1371 Ratings
Financial Document Management00 Ratings8.5315 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings8.4371 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings8.2342 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings7.6303 Ratings
Advanced OCR00 Ratings8.0258 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings8.4244 Ratings
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User Ratings
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(73 ratings)
8.2
(853 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(7 ratings)
8.2
(40 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(113 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(13 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(7 ratings)
8.3
(41 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
3.9
(6 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.9
(13 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(57 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(56 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
Pega PlatformSAP Concur
Likelihood to Recommend
Pegasystems
Pega Platform has introduced the low code feature, using app studio seasonal and professional developer can develop application easily and quickly. The initial application can be build by Business analyst and product owner who has less knowledge of Pega Platform, further application can be enhanced/extended by professional developer. We can develop end to end application and promote to higher environment. Easily we can perform parallel development using branch.
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SAP Concur
SAP Concur is great for large organizations because of it's built in approval process functions. It is great tool for expense reports and any company where employees need to book travel. I imagine that the tool would be more tricky to use for those who are less technically savvy since there are many tabs and it is sometimes tricky to navigate.
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Pros
Pegasystems
  • Quick development time. Much of the Pega "rules" are easy to configure and implement.
  • Visually friendly and modern. Much of the UI/UX elements in the system are continuously supported and updated, giving a nice feel to the apps.
  • Many of the configurations and rules Pega gives to the developers can also be delegated to business users. The organization and structure of the client's business can easily be adapted in the Pega platform.
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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
Pegasystems
  • Need more learning materials. For Beginners who have previous programming experience with another language takes more time to learn.
  • If the developer is met with an issue in pega platform , they have to rely on Pega supporting team to fix it.
  • Customization is available but is not encouraged. Pega does not support faults that occur in customized solutions.
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SAP Concur
  • For a new user of SAP Concur, it becomes difficult to file the first reimbursement as that person is new to the application and probably, one needs to to go through the instructions to get used to it. So, user interface can be improved and could be tried to make more interactive. Other than that, it's all good to go.
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Likelihood to Renew
Pegasystems
Pegasystems has continued to demonstrate a strong partnership with our organization and investment in their product that aligns with our overall vision and need. Pegasystems has engaged us at every level, with the assistance of minor defects to the overall roadmap planning and alignment of our goals
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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
Pegasystems
Pega Platform is enhancing its product and launching new features day by day which help to achieve customers needs. If I talk about the earlier version of Pega Platform (i.e. pega v5 and 6.3) there were many numbers of limitations in Pega Platform and if we need to do some customization then needed to write custom java and jave scripts to achieve the functionally. Now I can say Pega Platform is running with market trends and demand. Pega Platform is giving all the options which support the current technologies like decisioning capabilities, real time processing, mashup, process fabrics etc..
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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
Pegasystems
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
Pegasystems
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
Pegasystems
It’s very slow sometimes, but that may be our servers. Also the Knowledge Library needs some work - again, not sure if it’s our setup or what- but I’m unable to search the body of an article for content, so I have to be very intentional with tagging, but it’s not ideal.
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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
Pegasystems
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
Pegasystems
The online training is an excellent one, but still it is missing hands on development.
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SAP Concur
I can use it after that training, so it fits the purpose.
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Implementation Rating
Pegasystems
Implementation is totally depend up on the requirement
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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
Pegasystems
We did evaluate multiple products offerings with Pega Platform capabilities and observed that Pega PRPC rules engine and case management capabilities are better over so many BPM Tools. We also conducted a detailed study with developers to identify the best products out of Suite of BPM products. It's observed that Rules engines integration is very streamlined with forms in Pega whereas other tools multiple have powerful data model capabilities but lacks the ease of creating business rules.
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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
Pegasystems
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
Pegasystems
  • For one of the applications we worked on, we were able to reduce the processing time on a case from 2 days to 20 minutes by utilizing Pega
  • We were able to resolve the issue of the routing of cases to users based on a specific algorithm by use of Pega
  • Pega case management feature was extensively used in one of the application to establish a parent-child relationship which was very helpful for all the business users
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SAP Concur
  • Concur's automation has produced impressive efficiency improvements, which have decreased the time and effort required for expense management.
  • Manual errors and policy violations have decreased, which has led to cost savings.
  • We now adhere to corporate regulations better, which lowers risks thanks to Concur's policy compliance checker.
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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