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SAP Business Network

6.9 /10

What is SAP Business Network?

Ariba Network is now SAP Business Network. Making your business part of a dynamic, digital marketplace where millions of buyers and suppliers operating all around the world transact trillions of dollars in business commerce every year

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Awards & Recognition

SAP Business Network won the following awards in the Strategic Sourcing category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

SAP Business Network Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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82 Likeliness to Recommend

84 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+73 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP Business Network?

14% Negative

3% Neutral

83% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Acts with Integrity
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 74

Contract Management

Procurement Management

Capacity Management

Catalog Management

Supplier Management

Communications

Market Assessment

ERFx

Auction Management

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Score 7.5

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Jane A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2021

Excellent procurement platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

SAP Ariba is efficient to use and simplifies the complex procurement process enabling companies buy and acquire their preferred items in a competitive manner.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SAP Ariba enables us implement strategic sourcing and this brings competitiveness to our purchasing process enabling acquisition of goods in a fair price. Its efficient to use and fits well in all organizations including even the SMEs guaranteeing them a fair procurement process. Comes with a spending management solution and this ensures that revenue and resources are spent prudently based on organizational budget.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some of our less tech-savvy users had a steep learning curve in understanding how to use the platform in an efficient manner but with time this improved a lot.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SAP Ariba is affordable and when acquired it improves the whole procurement process enabling strategic sourcing, inventory management among other benefits that improve the way you work as an organization.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sarah S.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Intuitive solution for paper contracts!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

It’s scalable to our business and we can integrate it with current systems. It is also intuitive for the users.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How robust the functionality is and how easy it is to pull contracts for review. No more pieces of paper!

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish it were less expensive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are still living in a world of spreadsheets and paper copies, this is a way to automate that world.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Pankaj G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2020

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

Their experience in the subject matter.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to easily get to speed.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing I dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy

SAP Business Network

What is SAP Business Network?

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Awards & Recognition

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

SAP Business Network Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

84 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+73 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP Business Network?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Contract Management Includes automated contract renewal, approval process, compliance management, and contract database.

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Supplier Management Supplier collaboration, including Quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLAs.

Communications Includes communication portals or secure messaging or automated alerts.

Market Assessment Includes market size, trends, growth rate, and portability.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

Auction Management Includes bid management, bidder management and buyer notifications.

Spend Analysis Includes data visibility and quality, supplier ranking, and compliance and reporting.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Contract Lifecycle Management

SAP Business Network Reviews

Jane A.

Excellent procurement platform.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sarah S.

Intuitive solution for paper contracts!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pankaj G.

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Contract Management

Procurement Management

Capacity Management

Catalog Management

Supplier Management

Communications

Market Assessment

ERFx

Auction Management

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support