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What is SAP Ariba?
SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
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SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
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What is SAP Ariba?
SAP Ariba creates connections between a business and its suppliers and targeted solution providers, in order to redefine how users communicate, collaborate, and get work done.
SAP Ariba spend management solutions are designed to help users tie together processes and incorporate comprehensive transaction data to deliver efficiency, accuracy, and control from source to pay.
SAP Ariba partners with customers to create and integrate supplier management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and financial supply chain management processes, and helps them to:
- Ensure negotiated savings reach the bottom line
- Guide employees to buy from the right suppliers at the right prices
- Manage cost accounting and payments
SAP Ariba contributes to a unified view of spending by connecting data from across the source-to-pay process for direct and indirect materials.
SAP Ariba Features
- Supported: HR Filing
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What is Ariba Network?
When organizations face disruption, they rely on procurement to adapt. Whether sales are soaring or demand is down, procurement is critical to your company’s response. Why? Because procurement sits at the center of both collaboration and cost – at the in...
Show More When it comes to procurement, software and needs can be massively varied. From large and complex needs like larger enterprises to smaller and simpler processes - tools like Procurify, Coupa, GEP Smart, or SAP Ariba can meet and exceed business needs.
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SAP Ariba Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
| Supported Countries | Ariba Network operates in more than 190 countries |
| Supported Languages | English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Finnish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Thai. |
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SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 7.5.
The most common users of SAP Ariba are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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March 21, 2024
Frustrated with Pricing Model
SAP Ariba Procurement Buying provides catalog ordering and indirect procurement, with approval workflows.
- Guided Buying is good UI
- Workflow configuration is easy to learn
- SAP Ariba Procurement Pricing model is extremely bad for buyers and suppliers, there has to be something better that can be governed internally.
January 06, 2024
SAP Ariba Procurement.
It helps to streamline the procurement process by reducing manual tasks, delays, and errors.
- Buying and Invoicing.
- Supplier Management.
- Contract Management.
- Supply Chain Collaboration.
- Interface is complex.
- Lack of training and knowledge to use the product.
- SAP Ariba Procurement provides reporting and analytics features. Users have suggested several times that more advanced analytics capabilities could be added to it.
January 04, 2024
AP Ariba Procurement is a robust platform
Product Distribution , Product management , loading , and billing adn then payment collection is a task which is linked to Microsoft API , so automation of the entire process is required to save time and to increase the efficiency .We need a solution by which our resellers can easily manage their subscription with Microsoft
- SAP Ariba offers robust analytics and reporting features that allow users to track and analyze procurement data
- The platform helps organizations adhere to regulatory compliance and mitigate risks. It provides tools for monitoring supplier performance, ensuring ethical sourcing practices, and managing compliance with internal and external policies
- The platform automates the procure-to-pay process, reducing manual intervention and improving overall efficiency
- 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
January 04, 2024
Pros of Ariba
While we are in manufacturing market we have lot of internal, external development demand .so many development are not possible through sap ERP 7.40 so we decided to go for Ariba on cloud which is completely managable source supplier and vendors business objects. It's help us in financial source supply chain management procurement. Workflow effort is also comfortable.most valuable thing is its available 24 HR live service because of cloud,when we suffer any disaster we have difficulty to run application.i think Ariba is the best solution given by sap.
- Supplier onboarding
- Purchase automation
- Analytics
- ERP connectivity
- Customized dashboard
- Real time notification
- Api integration
- Custom Responsive layout
January 04, 2024
SAP Ariba Procurement review
SAP Ariba Procurement is employed in our organization to automate and optimize the end-to-end procurement process. It addresses issues related to manual processes, enhances supplier management, provides spend visibility, ensures compliance, and supports strategic sourcing initiatives. The scope includes strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier management, contract management, spend analysis, and collaboration among stakeholders.
- Streamlining Procurement Processes:
- SAP Ariba Procurement automates and streamlines the entire procurement lifecycle, from requisition to payment. It accelerates purchasing processes, reducing manual effort and improving overall operational efficiency.
- Dynamic Sourcing Events:
- The platform facilitates dynamic sourcing events such as auctions and negotiations. It allows organizations to engage with suppliers in real-time, fostering competitive bidding and ensuring the best possible terms.
- Supplier Collaboration and Integration:
- SAP Ariba enables seamless collaboration with suppliers through a unified platform. It provides a standardized way for suppliers to submit bids, manage catalogs, and update information. Integration capabilities ensure data consistency and accuracy.
- Spend Visibility and Analysis:
- The platform offers robust spend analytics tools, providing organizations with clear visibility into their spending patterns. Users can analyze expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
- User Interface Complexity:
- Some users find the user interface to be complex, particularly for new users. Simplifying the interface and providing more user-friendly navigation could enhance the overall user experience.
- Customization Challenges:
- Customizing certain aspects of the system, such as reports or templates, can be challenging. A more intuitive customization process would empower users to tailor the system to their specific needs more easily.
- Learning Curve:
- The platform has a steeper learning curve for some users, especially those less familiar with advanced procurement tools. Improved onboarding resources and training materials could help users get up to speed more quickly.
January 02, 2024
SAP - Heart of a procurer
Using SAP arabia for the first time made me felt that how streamline the sales processes are.
I used it when we were trying to onboard KRAHEJA - A luxury real estate brand of Mumbai wherein the complete sales cycle was done on SAP.
The moment we raised the PI, it was added by the customer admin and after filling necessary details, the corresponding PO was raised.
Similarly, the invoice details were filled by our finance wherein we uploaded all the bank and GST details and basis on a 3-step hierarchy, we were given approvals after the due dilligence.
This made the complete process transparent for us and automated for the customer and real-time updates were recorded.
From procurement, sales and finance stand point, SAP solves the problem very efficiently leaving a WOW element for all.
I used it when we were trying to onboard KRAHEJA - A luxury real estate brand of Mumbai wherein the complete sales cycle was done on SAP.
The moment we raised the PI, it was added by the customer admin and after filling necessary details, the corresponding PO was raised.
Similarly, the invoice details were filled by our finance wherein we uploaded all the bank and GST details and basis on a 3-step hierarchy, we were given approvals after the due dilligence.
This made the complete process transparent for us and automated for the customer and real-time updates were recorded.
From procurement, sales and finance stand point, SAP solves the problem very efficiently leaving a WOW element for all.
- streamlining of cross-functional processes
- transparency amongst the users
- automations
- The login process is sometime tedious for first time users
- The console is slightly tough to understand for the users at time
December 22, 2023
Increases efficiency, but difficult to learn!
SAP Ariba procurement helps streamline suppliers in one place, and it makes it easier for negotiations and analysis. Problems of SAP Ariba Procurement are usually related to the lack of availability or lack of supplier qualified with us to procure with. It makes it simpler to have it all in one place. SAP Ariba Procurement is a huge challenge in the industry and it using this software makes it more efficient for projects.
- Streamlining
- Consolidation
- Reduction of time
- Project management
- Interface is complex
- Lack of training
December 16, 2023
Honest Review
It basically facilitates the procuremnet process for buyers and sellers including core fearures like e-sourcing,supplier discovery,procurement analytics and contract management.It basically simplifies complex processes and leveraging the cloud.It gives single platform for automation and managing various aspects of the procuremnet process.It helps to improve bottom line.
- E-sourcing
- Purchase Order managemnt
- Contract Management
- Invoice managemnt
- Procurement Analytics
- Limited Customization
- Wrong Suppliers
- Complex Onboarding
We use it for both direct and indirect procurement. We have been able to get direct procurement to work well although we have had some issues getting some of our supply partners enabled on Ariba. We have it set up where they all have to invoice us directly the same way, other suppliers have been resistant to join the network. For those that do use the product, it works great and has resulted in a lot of efficiency for us. For indirect, we've had more trouble getting users to use the product, we do use it to create and receive on PO's but many users have trouble with this and we have had a hard time getting compliance internally. We also have only been successful in getting one supplier enabled thus far although we are looking at other and enjoy the ease of having catalogs set up in Ariba that our employees can purchase from.
- Direct Procurement process
- Purchase order approval and flow
- invoicing from our suppliers who are enabled
- Reporting out of Ariba is not intuitive
- Not flexible for suppliers who bill us differently at the header and line level
- Users get confused when creating a PO - not intuitive
February 06, 2023
SAP ARIBA PROCUREMENT PROVES TO BE A BOON OF OUR BUSINESS.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use it for all our Procurement Processes right from when an internal purchase request is raised upto the final payment to the vendor.
All communications are made within SAP Ariba Procurement and also the tracking and expediting is done through this software.
Further, Cost control and tracking is easier and systematic.
The amount of time and resources saved is huge. Cycle times are reduced and th ewhole history of a procurement is available at press of a button.
I can easily say SAP Ariba Procurement has led to saving in Time and Cost.
All communications are made within SAP Ariba Procurement and also the tracking and expediting is done through this software.
Further, Cost control and tracking is easier and systematic.
The amount of time and resources saved is huge. Cycle times are reduced and th ewhole history of a procurement is available at press of a button.
I can easily say SAP Ariba Procurement has led to saving in Time and Cost.
- Entire Purchase Process is managed at a single location.
- Direct B2B connections and vendor base buildup is possible.
- Cost Monitoring and control in a logical, scientific way.
- Creates a huge database of procurement across the company which can be used for future procurement to achieve getting the best price through deft negotiations based on a database.
- Sometimes the system is slow. Cant say whether due to software or the system we use.
- Dashboards could be improved and made more easily customisable.
- Direct linking of Project Procurement Schedule with the Procurement Cycle of SAP Ariba will be a big step forward.
November 17, 2022
It is my private opinion
What I see the customer would like to have more details and examples how it works exactly for their business. In generally there is a lot of description of this solution, but less about cases and implementation efforts.
- good interface
- intuitive user flow
- usability could be always improved
November 07, 2022
Easy Use and Workflow
I am using Ariba procurement in onboarding clients within our organization. It is a good way of having all the vital information needed and documentation to complete the workflow of approvals. The scope can be used around IT, marketing, supply chain, logistics and other uses for onboarding within Ariba. Great tool overall.
- Onboarding clients
- Workflow of approvals
- Documentation question
- Ability to request changes
- Ability to only have the third row option available for country/region
November 03, 2022
overall useful
we are implementing it for supply management and RFP
- holds all supplier information
- holds documentation
- easier way to see stored documents
SAP Ariba Procurement is allowing our user community to procure globally.
- Supply vendors
- Purchase order receipts
- Purchase order approvals
- Better security reporting and audit log exports
- Easier way of exporting Ariba role definitions and permissions.
- Identifying privileged or sensitive access within Ariba
- Dashboard showing account creation and access changes
May 19, 2022
The SAP Ariba Harmonization
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The manual nature of our current procure to pay process has a potential of introducing inefficiencies in the following aspects:- Over-stocking due to lack of visibility of supplier's inventory- Incorrect invoice matching- Non-compliant Purchase orders- Delayed payment processing which can result in losses due to penalties- Lack of visibility on commodities we are spending on
- Commerce automation will expedite delivery of compliant purchase orders, eliminate invoice errors, speed approvals and improve on-time payment performance therefore increasing cash earnings and optimize working capital.
- Supply Chain Collaboration is expected to transform our Supply Chain from a disconnected to a collaborative digitally connected supply chain network, providing greater flexibility and visibility to reduce inventory buffers thereby increasing service levels and on-time shipments. This integration with suppliers will enable better planning and real-time execution despite the dispersed nature of geographic locations and systems used by suppliers.
- Buying - Automation, remodelling and optimization of all or key aspects of the Procure to pay process.
- Our biggest challenge is around the number business processes available and the mismatch it has when integrating with ECC 6. There needs to be a trigger mechanism to ensure that we are able to activate other features like budget checks etc on the fly
July 22, 2021
SAP Ariba... Better should be the best!
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
My Client is using Ariba for Non Productive Procurement. This is a mixed model where Purchase Requests are created in ECC and then transferred to Ariba Procurement for further processing. I do not see any important business advantage as the organization is not benefitting from Ariba Procurement functionalities like Quote to Order/Spot Buy or Guided Buying. Buyers are typically choosing their long-lasting suppliers. The actual purpose of implementing Ariba Procurement is not getting leveraged.
- Ariba Catalogues are excellent. The Supplier maintains the catalogues and buyer can directly use it. That really speeds up the procurement process.
- Collaborative approach on Ariba Network gives integrated & seamless supply chain approach.
- Procurement & its integration with financial supply chain houses makes it easy for the supplier to maintain the cash flow.
- Minimal errors on incoming invoices because of tight integration with Supplier.
- Supplier onboarding is very easy & fast as all the required training is already available based on supplier account type.
- First, I do not digest the concept of two cloud systems. SAP, on one hand, is selling S/4HANA as a cloud product and asking to buy Ariba products to integrate with suppliers in Cloud. Ideally, ERP in Cloud should have native integration with E-Commerce networks. It should work as I am emailing from Gmail to Hotmail or sharing from WhatsApp to Facebook.
- Ariba Procurement & its integration with ERP are still not so easy. SAP ECC looks very strong and robust in front of SAP Ariba Procurement. The integration is very limited and does not allow [us] to use all the functionalities from ECC. (Some examples: Serial Number Management, Manufacturer's Part Number, Integration with Quality Management is also very limited.
- The degradation of Ariba Productive system affects heavily on day-to-day business.
- The integration of Ariba Procurement to ERP is not redundant. I am still not comfortable that the Purchase Order created in Ariba is created again in ECC system as a reference document. This does not seem to be a seamless integration. The PO created in Ariba should make GR in ECC directly. This is my expectation when we say seamless integrations
December 18, 2020
SAP Ariba enhancing supply chain value
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ariba is used to have traceability in GEB´s Supply Chain. From the idea, through the selection of the supplier, designation of the contractor and receiving deliverables of the contract. GEB´s users now knows who could be a Supplier according with its needs. Inside Supply Chain Ariba, its a useful software to manage categories and perform competitions between suppliers to receive greatest benefit to the company.
- select providers in a category
- Suppliers competition for a contract
- manage performance evaluations
- Free supplier registration
- SLP data reports
- Customize dashboard display
December 04, 2020
SAP Ariba: Connecting with customers and suppliers
Sap Ariba is used by several departments all related to responding to tenders from potential customers.
- Channel business opportunities
- Support tender proces
- Alignement of demand and supply
- User management
- User interface
- Administration role too many clicks
SAP Ariba Procurement is a stable platform that we acquired in our organization in order to expedite and simplify how we execute our business and improve the way we trade with our partners. We use it in executing our business and it has helped improve our supply chain management process and keep our customers satisfied. It has also grown our customer base as we are able to sell our products all over the world and grow our revenue and portfolio.
- It has improved our procurement and supply chain management process allowing us to serve our clients better.
- Has grown our customer base tremendously allowing us to grow our portfolio and expand our revenue.
- Customer support is available and willing to help all customers in using the platform efficiently.
- It's web based and when the internet connection is poor its usage becomes distracted.
- Some of our less tech-savvy users had a steep learning curve in understanding how to use the platform efficiently.
November 20, 2020
SAP Review
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
SAP Ariba is used by certain departments (supply management, contracting, risk). Ariba has allowed the various business units to collaborate and share documentation in one workspace. It allows synergy and integration among the various teams.
It allows these departments to work together in one workspace and to keep documentation organized.
It allows these departments to work together in one workspace and to keep documentation organized.
- Organization.
- Efficient.
- Easy to understand.
- Lots of functionality.
- If you click back, all your work gets erased.
November 19, 2020
Positive and negative aspects of working with SAP Ariba - and why we would still do it all over again
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ariba is being implemented in the whole organization for the past years, and will take at least a couple more years until the implementation is done. We're using almost all modules of Ariba, as the main goal is to increase digitalization in Procurement and integrate with SAP (and SAP4HANA in the future) as much as possible.
- Integration with SAP for RfX and updates of Info Record prices (Product Sourcing).
- Integration of catalogues (Buying) and contract terms (Sourcing & Contracts) to facilitate the end user experience.
- Flexibility to adjust tasks in Sourcing & Contracts projects.
- Integration with DocuSign for digital signatures.
- Better integration across modules: risk module is not useful because it's not integrated with SLP.
- Supplier Performance Evaluation features need better automation for larger organizations.
- Sourcing & Contracting module needs update so it becomes as user friendly as Buying.
March 05, 2020
Amazing Software!
We use SAP Ariba Procurement for making payments to our vendors. It's easy to make payments, pull reports and manage vendors and payment effectively
- Contract and payment management
- Customized reports
- Sometimes its a bit difficult to navigate
- SAP Ariba Procurement is not fit to be used for direct purchasing PO document transactions.
I am part of consulting company who provides consulting and implementation service for procurement solution on the various products including SAP Ariba.
As part of this exercise, based on customer's requirement, we do compare various products and provide our suggestions to the customer. There are lots of end customers implementation that we have done for sourcing and Contract Management from Ariba. Any company who is dealing with Vendors and supplier/Buyer would require Contract Management System in place to define the payment terms, legal documents, workflow, and other mutual agreements. And I found Ariba Contract Management solves this need very well.
As part of this exercise, based on customer's requirement, we do compare various products and provide our suggestions to the customer. There are lots of end customers implementation that we have done for sourcing and Contract Management from Ariba. Any company who is dealing with Vendors and supplier/Buyer would require Contract Management System in place to define the payment terms, legal documents, workflow, and other mutual agreements. And I found Ariba Contract Management solves this need very well.
- SAP Ariba has Ariba Supply Chain Network that makes Suppliers/Vendors/Buyers onboarding very easy. Ariba Contract Management is very well integrated with Ariba network and hence sharing contractual documents and information are very easy.
- SAP Ariba provide integration with SAP ERP which takes out the effort needed to integrate Ariba with SAP.
- Ariba exposes API and ITK to do integration if your ERP is none SAP.
- SAP Ariba Contract Management is the comprehensive solution that has most of the needed functionalities. One thing I would like to add a word of advice that evaluate and discuss all details as per your requirement before you make purchasing decision. Ariba, in general, is not customization friendly and there can be the limitation to the customization you may require as per your requirements.
- Migration from Ariba to any other tool may not be easy, say after 2-3 years you realize that Ariba is not able to handle all requirements as per your need.
January 31, 2018
What you should know about Ariba Software
Ariba software is used by the recruitment department in my organization for recruiting new personnel for various positions as the need arises. Ariba is used in identifying suppliers who are market leaders in quality, service, and cost to ensure market transparency. My company uses the software to receives bids on our clients' products. This bids have a deadline. We are to then gather all necessary documentations and take note of the commercial costing site where we run our pricing once completed the bids will be returned back via the same platform. We also communicate with client while using this tool.
- Cost Reduction: Definitely this goes well as you are able to get different suppliers with different pricing and you can now select what pricing best suits your present needs.
- Supplier management: Different suppliers can be easily manage from one tool.
- Suppliers enjoy visibility of the recruitment bidding process. One can also save the time to respond to online emails by using the platform to communicate with clients.
- The system we use is not user friendly, you need a detailed tutorial to understand the processes better.
- Once the network is not so great, it can take a while trying to upload a document to the cloud.
- User interface
December 20, 2017
Overview of SAP Ariba Benefits
SAP Ariba is an online solution catered to delivering a cloud-based procurement platform for the needs of both buyers and suppliers. It is touted as one of the world’s leading business commerce networks where businesses of all sizes can connect to their trading partners anywhere, at any time, and from any application or device to buy, sell, and manage their cash more efficiently than before.
SAP Ariba combines industry-leading cloud-based applications with the world’s largest Internet-based trading community to help companies discover and collaborate with a global network of partners. Companies around the world use the software to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance the results that they deliver.
- Dynamic discounting
- Strategic sourcing
- Supply chain collaboration
- Too costly
- Quite slow