Compare Esker and SAP Ariba 
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Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (56.7% of reviews)
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Esker
Star Rating
(28)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.9% of reviews)
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Learn more about EskerSAP Ariba
Star Rating
(747)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (56.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that SAP Ariba excels in integration capabilities, particularly with SAP ERP systems, allowing for real-time data flow between finance and procurement. This feature is highly valued by users who appreciate the seamless connection it provides for managing purchase requests and tracking orders.
- Users say that Esker stands out for its user-friendly interface and exceptional customer service. Many find the platform easy to implement and appreciate its cloud-based nature, which offers accessibility and strong data privacy, making it a convenient choice for teams on the go.
- Reviewers mention that while SAP Ariba has a robust feature set, some users have faced challenges with configuration to meet specific workflow needs. This has led to occasional frustrations during the setup process, despite its overall strong performance in enterprise environments.
- According to verified reviews, Esker shines in the automation of accounts payable processes, significantly enhancing efficiency. Users highlight the tool's ability to generate customizable reports and provide various data points, which helps streamline their operations.
- G2 reviewers note that SAP Ariba has a higher volume of recent reviews, indicating a more active user base and ongoing feedback. This suggests that while it has a solid reputation, users are also vocal about their experiences, both positive and negative, which can be crucial for potential buyers.
- Users report that Esker has a slight edge in overall satisfaction ratings, particularly in areas like support quality and product direction. Reviewers appreciate the consistent backing from customer support, which enhances their confidence in using the platform for their business needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Esker
No pricing availableSAP Ariba
No pricing availableFree Trial
Esker
No trial information availableSAP Ariba
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
24
8.3
528
Ease of Use
8.6
25
7.9
554
Ease of Setup
7.1
11
7.6
289
Ease of Admin
8.2
11
7.9
172
Quality of Support
8.4
25
7.8
502
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
11
8.1
176
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
23
8.3
496
Features by Category
Contract Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
131
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
6.3
9
Customer Credit
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Matching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collections
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Credit and Collections
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.5
83
Not enough data
8.3
80
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.3
75
Not enough data
8.3
84
Payment Cards
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.1
50
Not enough data
8.1
49
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
54
Not enough data
7.9
55
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.0
54
Payments
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
7.6
51
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
8.2
51
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
6.7
7
Management
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
8.6
123
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
110
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.3
107
Supplier Information
Not enough data
8.3
122
Not enough data
8.2
117
Not enough data
8.3
118
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
184
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.3
168
Not enough data
8.5
169
Execution
Not enough data
8.4
184
Not enough data
8.7
179
Not enough data
8.6
173
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
187
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.5
180
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
6.7
21
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
8.4
91
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
88
Not enough data
8.1
88
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis
Not enough data
6.9
8
Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.1
85
Recovery
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.3
87
AP Data Processing
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.7
86
Invoice Management
8.3
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Risk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audit
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Fraud
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
127
|
Verified
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.6
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
127
Not enough data
8.3
129
Not enough data
8.5
125
Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
128
Not enough data
8.2
120
Not enough data
8.3
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
122
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.3
132
Not enough data
8.3
121
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.4
11
Payment Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Payment Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cash Flow Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Data Transfer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cash Flow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.3
158
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.4
156
Planning
Not enough data
8.6
152
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.4
152
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.2
143
Not enough data
8.3
149
Not enough data
8.3
146
Supplier Management
Not enough data
8.3
151
Not enough data
8.3
152
Not enough data
7.9
136
Execution
Not enough data
8.3
160
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
8.4
149
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.1
135
Not enough data
8.2
134
Not enough data
8.2
141
Not enough data
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.2
129
Supplier Information
Not enough data
8.3
143
Not enough data
8.1
138
Not enough data
8.3
144
Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.4
146
Not enough data
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.4
133
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
8.3
131
Not enough data
8.4
140
Not enough data
8.7
147
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Data Sources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Document Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Entry
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Order Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Inventory Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Subscription Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Order Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contract Creation & Management
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.4
75
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.7
76
Other Platform Features
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.1
73
Not enough data
8.2
72
Not enough data
8.3
75
Contract Data
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.1
70
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
7.2
16
Agentic AI - Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
6
Risk Control
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Transactions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflows
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Receivable Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Marketplace
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.4
37
Contract Management
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.1
36
Not enough data
8.2
34
Data Collection
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
7.9
36
Not enough data
8.4
34
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.4
36
Agentic AI - Strategic Sourcing
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Data management - Catalog Management
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Product catalogs - Catalog Management
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Integration - Catalog Management
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Analytics and Reporting - Catalog Management
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Agentic AI - Catalog Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Document Management - Deduction Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Esker and SAP Ariba are categorized as Procure to Pay, Invoice Management, and Strategic Sourcing
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Esker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Ariba
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Machinery
14.3%
Accounting
10.7%
Automotive
7.1%
Financial Services
7.1%
Medical Devices
7.1%
Other
53.6%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Oil & Energy
5.7%
Accounting
5.7%
Pharmaceuticals
3.9%
Computer Software
3.9%
Other
70.2%
Discussions
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What is SAP Ariba used for?
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Hi there,
Ariba is mainly a procurement solution that is useful for supplier Contracts. If you are looking for a CLM solution that takes care of all...Read more
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