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SAP Ariba

Score7.9 out of 10

683 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Ariba?

With advanced tools to automate manual processes and support close collaboration with suppliers, SAP Ariba helps streamline source-to-pay processes across organizations.

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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.
SAP Ariba's digitalization, which covers processes from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.
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.
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.

1 / 4

Great Product.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Ariba mostly for procurement and purchasing purposes, such as issuing purchase orders, maintaining vendor databases, maintaining product pricing and product Bills of material, and maintaining product history. Daily, SAP tribal is used for order management, payment processing, invoicing, work orders, and sale order management.

Pros

  • Procurement
  • Order management.
  • Vendor database management.

Cons

  • More AI enablement.

Most Important Features

  • Procurement
  • Order management
  • Vendor database management.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact on inventory and cash flow.
  • Well maintained supplier database.

Usability

SAP Ariba is good.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ariba is used internally for procurement and contract management.

Pros

  • Catalogs.
  • Business network.
  • Contract compliance.

Cons

  • WhatsApp Integration.
  • User interface.
  • Alerts in mobile.

Most Important Features

  • Catalogs
  • Contracts
  • Workflows

Return on Investment

  • Time saved in procuring office items.
  • Savings in auction.
  • Compliance in contracts.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Coupa

Other Software Used

Coupa Pay

SAP Ariba Review 03032026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Ariba as an integration platform for customers. For hosting catalogs and transmitting orders, order confirmations, and invoices. We also respond to inquiries and tenders via this portal. We have also created a public catalog where we can present our company and our products. This enables us to automate processes and generate revenue

Pros

  • Integration cXML
  • catalogue hosting
  • shop integration

Cons

  • Help desk
  • Catalogue status information
  • activation tasks dashboard

Most Important Features

  • Catalogue integration
  • Shop Integration
  • Order integration

Return on Investment

  • Positive: order automation
  • Positive: order confirmation integration
  • Negative: no standard invoice (zugpferd or x-Rechnung)

Usability

SAP Ariba Procurement

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Ariba for our P2P process to create requisition and purchase order and integrate with sap ecc. Along with that we use SLP and contract which address our direct and indirect procurement process.

We are leveraging RFQ integration to utilise sourcing process in SAP Ariba. Our scope is end to end business process.

Pros

  • vendor data base
  • SAP Ariba discovery
  • Guided buying

Cons

  • Decimal scale in clid
  • Down payment
  • Email tokens customization

Most Important Features

  • Signature Task
  • Slp integration with downstream
  • Guided sourcing AI features

Return on Investment

  • Ease of use using GB
  • TOO reduced additional
  • Contract integration for direct procurement

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Business Network

Other Software Used

SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Fieldglass

Review for the SAP Ariba

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Ariba for indirect purchasing, previously we were using SAP SNC by replacing the SAP Ariba it's really helpful to connect with the buyers and they can also connect with our company through the SAP Ariba very effectively, Since it's a SAAS product non SAP buyers can communicate very efficiently unlike standard SAP S4 or SNC or SAP SRM

Pros

  • Created Order
  • Update Orders from buyers
  • Generating Reports
  • Seamless update between SAP S4
  • Indirect Purchase Options is really good

Cons

  • Customizing fields in SAP Ariba is limited
  • Custom development to match business process with S4
  • Standard functionalities are missing compared to SAP S4
  • Many in-depth functionalities is missing compared to S4

Most Important Features

  • SAP Ariba sourcing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Invoice verification
  • SAP Ariba Guided Buying
  • SAP Ariba Integraiton
  • SAP Business Network

Return on Investment

  • ROI will be obtained with good business connection and fast business process
  • Procurement Process integration with suppliers is good
  • Onboarding Suppliers is very efficient

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Ivalua Source-to-Pay and Coupa

Other Software Used

SAP Fieldglass, SAP Extended Warehouse Management, SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP S/4HANA Cloud