Emptoris

Emptoris is very similar in functionality but more simple than the other tools I have used in the past. Some of its modules have been upgraded very well recently which helps it compete better with its rivals. We recently conducted an exercise to see if we need to move to some other tool for efficiency or cost reasons but in the end we ended up staying with Emptoris, for now. It is little better than other procurement and contracts management suites but not by a big factor.

Ability to handle high volume of contracts; configurability and customization of fields; scalability for large number of users; ability to handle lengthy contracts with many fields & variables; organization and role-based security; ability to maintain on our own servers instead of a hosted solution; document protection

I would say there are positives and negatives to all. Emptoris seemed to be more advanced in progression of their tool. Others seem to have created a tool to meet a customers need and was not part of their core business model or competency.

Emptoris had better functionality but was definitely less user friendly. Still, the small center-led team was quite experienced so Emptoris was a better choice.

I think Emptoris stands up better against peers in terms of point A to Z solution: Better storage of all components related to the contract (contract management) in terms of all legal requirements, all compliance requirements, proper communication trail, various attachments, and other such related documents etc.

We eventually selected Apttus because of its close ties to Salesforce and quick implementation process. We were able to get the application installed and live in just a few weeks. For our purposes, it was a much better fit for us to generate and store contracts for our company without having to force a link to procurement.

We are in the decision process of either updating our current Emptoris, or will evaluate Ariba as an alternate.

There are quite few products for contracts management, there are pro and cons of every product software.However, Emptoris has won the race due to the features and the easy maintenance of contracts compared to Ariba,Oracle contract management product software.

Features that can be counted are:

• Parallel approval process.
• Template mechanism.
• Easy to create contracts
• Monitoring of the contracts.
• Privilege driven software.
• Maintenance of the legacy contracts.
• and more..

not used any similar tools.

I have only used Emptoris.

I am a fan of Ariba to be used for the entire lifecycle of Sourcing. From RFX's to cutting PO's. I feel Emptoris misses the boat on the idea of a "One Stop Shop" for all of your Sourcing/Purchasing needs