Salesforce Commerce Cloud vs. SAP Ariba

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Commerce Cloud (formerly Demandware) is a cloud-based eCommerce solution that touts flexibility and scalability for enterprises. It features merchandising tools, such as sorting, filtering, and image zooming.
$4
per month
SAP Ariba
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
With 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
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsB2B Commerce: Starter - $4 price/order Growth - $6 price/order Plus - $8 price/order B2C Commerce: Starter - 1% Gross Merchandise Value Growth - 2% Gross Merchandise Value Plus - 3% Gross Merchandise Value B2B2C Commerce: 1% Gross Merchandise Value
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Community Pulse
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Considered Both Products
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Chose Salesforce Commerce Cloud
We were so impressed with the features, functionality and flexibility of Salesforce that we did not extensively evaluate other similar products.
SAP Ariba
Chose SAP Ariba
InvoiceASAP is a platform that provides solutions for mobile invoicing and payment processing for small businesses. It allows users to create, send, and track invoices, as well as facilitate payments through a mobile app.
Mobile Invoicing:InvoiceASAP is designed to enable users …
Chose SAP Ariba
Ariba was selected as part of an overall ERP solution at our client, Panasonic. The solution was selected as it provided a comprehensive solution for accounting, procurement, budgeting, planning, bill payment, and reporting. As far as I can determine, the solution was a very …
Features
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.0
41 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Product catalog & listings8.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Product management8.838 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk product upload7.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Branding7.437 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile storefront7.833 Ratings00 Ratings
Product variations7.939 Ratings00 Ratings
Website integration7.438 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual customization7.839 Ratings00 Ratings
CMS8.735 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Shopping Cart
Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7.8
33 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Abandoned cart recovery7.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Checkout user experience8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Online Payment System
Comparison of Online Payment System features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7.8
32 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
eCommerce security7.832 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Marketing
Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7.8
37 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Promotions & discounts8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalized recommendations7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO7.332 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
8.4
39 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Ariba
-
Ratings
Multi-site management8.434 Ratings00 Ratings
Order processing8.136 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory management8.235 Ratings00 Ratings
Shipping8.728 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom functionality8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(52 ratings)
7.9
(190 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(11 ratings)
7.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(8 ratings)
7.9
(142 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
5.5
(21 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce Commerce CloudSAP Ariba
Likelihood to Recommend
Salesforce
Global Sites; larger commerce organizations but not too large where the % rev-share would affect its feasibility in a feature comparison. Salesforce is rock solid in infrastructure and rarely has outages or issues; it scaled appropriately for holiday peak and was able to accomplish anything we put our minds to as long as we staffed development appropriately. The latter, however, is not to be overlooked. Developers are necessary and expensive.
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SAP
SAP Ariba is pivotal for our organization's supply chain requirements. The purchasing department needs it for vendor purchase order issuance and vendor order management. We can check procurement history for the last purchased price, standard price, price breaks, lead time for products, vendor, and alternate vendor details.
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Pros
Salesforce
  • Traffic - When we have sales, our traffic will increase exponentially and their cloud can handle the huge uptick in traffic we receive without overloading our servers.
  • Site updates - it continually monitors in the background for any upgrades or updates needed so we don't have to go in and do it ourselves. A real time saver!
  • Integration - outside plugins and add-ons are easy to install with Salesforce commerce cloud as it allows a seamless integration of extra plug ins onto our site.
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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
Salesforce
  • The UX within the Business Manager portion of Demandware, the primary interface for marketers, is generally a confusing, inconsistent mess. Particularly infuriating are the lack of consistency for search and sort behavior within the tool.
  • A number of useful features, such as the ability to set schedules or tie features to unique customer segments, have seemingly arbitrary limitations imposed.
  • Demandware's idea of leveraging the community to be a learning resource and a sounding board for new ideas and features is a nice theory, but in practice it doesn't work for businesses with a lot of customization. I'm left with the impression that individual support is not a priority.
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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
Salesforce
A huge factor influencing our decision to remain on the Demandware platform is that our new parent company is standardizing all its luxury brands in the US on it. We are fortunate. However, even if we had remained an independent company, I believe we would continue on the Demandware platform for all the reasons outlined in this review. I appreciate the stability the platform has provided to our eCommerce site in the last three years as well as the continuous improvements and technological advances being rolled out that will allow us to keep the site fresh, engaging, modern and stable. I've heard many horror stories from colleagues on other platforms who struggle with the expense and complexity involved with making what should be minor and simple changes and updates to their sites.
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SAP
Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation
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Usability
Salesforce
User friendly. Salesforce Commerce Cloud is pretty intuitive and is easy to use once you start using on a daily basis. Customization is important and Salesforce Commerce Cloud does this well. Easy to navigate. Salesforce Commerce Cloud manages all client and customer level detail and is easy to find and query. Overall a great product.
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SAP
While its great at usability. I would love ut have it more simplified. I would like to advocate for some personas who are non tech savvy or who have less or no experience in procurement. I sometimes feel that the valley of user learning fir such personas is quite steep and it may take them long time of learning to get adept to the platform.
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Reliability and Availability
Salesforce
We have only had one instance where the platform went down in the time we have been using it.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Salesforce
They are very responsive and a support technician will be assigned quickly. Even if there is further clarification needed for the ticket, or a solution is not immediately available, you feel that someone is there and staying on top of the issue. Most common issues are resolved quickly and satisfactorily.
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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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In-Person Training
Salesforce
The in-person training was thorough. Trainer was pretty dry, but covered everything really well.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Salesforce
Implementation went fairly smoothly.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Salesforce
When I think of Salesforce products, I sometimes think of them interchangeably as one big lump. It's hard not to be incredibly immersed in the ecosystem day in and day out and taking advantage of resources like Trailhead. While Microsoft Dynamics compares in quality and offerings, it doesn't offer the same engagement and resources as Salesforce in its communications, social, and marketing, which makes a difference in terms of relevance and help. Commerce Cloud comes with the support you need to succeed and the tools you need to grow. In a high demand consumer world, we need products like this to keep up and get ahead. The minute we catch up, we're behind. Salesforce helps you stay on pace and create the unique and personalized experiences customers everywhere expect.
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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
Salesforce
  • In my experience I see most of the retailers see better sales after moving to Demandware.
  • Site performance is really good if the application built with best practices suggested by Demandware.
  • Service integrations have some limitations in terms of quota etc but still all are inside manageable grounds.
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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.