Works, but could be modernized.
September 25, 2024

Works, but could be modernized.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Ariba

We use it for employee procurement. We ensure employees can search through catalogs for everyday needs, and then we have an approval process. The use case is the procurement of personal office needs for remote employees. Ariba works but is more difficult to use than it needs to be. In my opinion, It is slow and difficult to use as an employee and set up as a procurement team.

Pros

  • It is similar to all legacy applications.
  • It works.
  • It rarely has issues with availability.

Cons

  • App is very outdated. Make it more modern. Images are very slow to load.
  • Searching for items is very difficult and slow. Make search better.
  • Finding support contacts takes way too long, make it easier to get support.
  • Procurement
  • Purchasing
  • Online Catalogue.
  • Our procurement on office supplies has dropped 37% since our hybrid model started.
  • When WFH, employees are less likely to request expensive office supplies, saving an average of $269 per new hire.
As I have said, it works but is not intuitive or user-friendly. It is what users expected 15 years ago but has not developed to compete with modern procurement tools.
  • Scalability
SAP is a large company that is easy to purchase from and sell internally. No stakeholders question purchasing SAP Ariba, even though nobody likes it. We know it won't have issues supporting such a large company.

Do you think SAP Ariba delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with SAP Ariba's feature set?

No

Did SAP Ariba live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of SAP Ariba go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Ariba again?

Yes

It is well suited for basic procurement needs, and it would be better if there were fewer options. However, it is less appropriate for a large catalog that requires searching. Also, it is not modern at all if employees expect modern apps.

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