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SAP Ariba

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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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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.

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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.

Who Buys & Uses SAP Ariba

SAP Ariba Reviews

What users are saying about SAP Ariba.
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Pros

  • Streamlined catalog management with punch-out functionality
  • Comprehensive supplier onboarding, tracking, and lifecycle management
  • Standardization of procurement workflows through guided buying

Cons

  • Complex and resource-intensive integration with SAP and third-party systems
  • Outdated, clunky, and unintuitive user interface (UI/UX)
  • Limited customization and flexibility without extensive consulting

SAP Ariba is what every org needs

Incentivized
Karthikeyan Chandrasekaran
Principal Consultant in Information Technology at Infosys Ltd (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am the admin of SAP Ariba solutions at my company. I use it for client demo and implement it for new customers. It solves indirect procurement problems and S2P issues

Pros

  • User onboarding is fast and there is no license requirement in B&I
  • SAP Ariba API is a good option for analytical reporting
  • Data syncs well between different SAP Ariba solutions

Cons

  • Speed of SAP Ariba Invoicing solution be increased
  • Guided Buying can be improved to give item recommendations
  • Custom field config in SAP Ariba SLP and integration with SAP is not flexible
  • Sending multiple addresses from SAP Ariba SLP to SAP can be allowed
  • Bank key length is 11 in SAP Ariba SLP interface. Not useful with Chinese CNAPS which has 12 digits

Most Important Features

  • Guided Buying
  • Guided Sourcing
  • Enhanced Contract Authoring
  • SAP Ariba APIs

Return on Investment

  • Increased user experience
  • Simplified integrations

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Coupa

Other Software Used

Coupa, Workday Workforce Management, ServiceNow Governance, Risk, and Compliance

SAP Ariba - One platform to do it all

Incentivized
Niharika Singh
SAP Basis Administrator in Information Technology at Gulf states toyota (1001-5000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we are currently using SAP Ariba Business network which connects the buyers and suppliers to collaborate on the procurement process like Purchase order , ship notice and Invoice

Pros

  • Buyer creates PO in SAP that gets transmitted to Ariba buyer portal as well as supplier portal
  • Supplier once they receive PO information , send the order confirmation and ship notice subsequently
  • Flexibility to connect with the buyer and supplier both

Cons

  • Supplier Onboarding process (trading relationship with supplier) setup was a tedious process

Most Important Features

  • Purchase Order creation
  • Generate Ship notice
  • creation of Invoices

Return on Investment

  • brings in flexibility of connecting both buyers and suppliers on the same portal
  • reduces time and effort to manage two different portals

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP Concur, SAP Signavio Process Transformation Suite, IBP

Great way to connect with customers

Incentivized
Lee Goodrich
IT Development Director in Information Technology at Bryce Corporation (501-1000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Integration with our larger customers who use SAP Ariba. OUr EDI processes changed significantly driving more efficiency.

Pros

  • PO / Sales Order visibility
  • ASN visibility
  • Invoice payment visibility for followup

Cons

  • Forecast and inventory data exchange (830) sends far too many zero lines resulting in extreme character count that gets expensive

Most Important Features

  • Multiple user log-ins for our CSRs to view information
  • Notifications when there is an issue

Return on Investment

  • Prevented us from adding headcount by posting / creating SOs directly from the customer's SAP Ariba system

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP Concur

Review

Incentivized
Pengfei Gao
SAP Analyst in Information Technology at UT-Battelle LLC (5001-10,000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Using Ariba source, contracts, Supplier management, and buying

Pros

  • Automated workflow

Cons

  • more seamless integration between different modules
  • Support all data being reportable and reportable in real time
  • More API rate limit.

Most Important Features

  • Automated workflow

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Business Network

SAP Ariba - Great Option

Incentivized
Julius Kulam
SAP manager in Information Technology at madix inc (501-1000 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP Ariba as a central hub for all our EDI/IDOC integrations and controlling all the errors as well, the servers and all.

Pros

  • MESSAGE CONTROL

Cons

  • ERROR MESSAGES

Most Important Features

  • RELIBABLITY

Usability

Alternatives Considered

SAP Integration Suite

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