Compare GEP SMART and SAP Ariba 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Enterprise (56.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
GEP SMART
Star Rating
(27)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about GEP SMARTSAP Ariba
Star Rating
(758)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (56.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAP AribaSummary
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. Users appreciate this seamless connectivity, which enhances their overall operational efficiency.
- Users say GEP SMART stands out for its ease of creating dashboards that provide a comprehensive overview of spend data. This feature is particularly valued by those looking to gain insights into their procurement processes and make informed decisions quickly.
- According to verified reviews, SAP Ariba has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its robust functionality in areas like contract management and purchase request tracking. Users find it effective for managing requests that previously caused confusion through email chains.
- Reviewers mention that GEP SMART is praised for its practicality and versatility, which helps organizations identify growth opportunities. This adaptability is a significant advantage for mid-market companies looking to streamline their procurement processes.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while SAP Ariba has a strong presence in the enterprise market, it may face challenges in user experience, particularly in setup and administration, where some users report a steeper learning curve compared to GEP SMART.
- Users express that GEP SMART's support quality is commendable, with many noting that the platform effectively addresses their needs, although it has fewer reviews overall, which may limit the breadth of user experiences compared to SAP Ariba.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GEP SMART
No pricing availableSAP Ariba
No pricing availableFree Trial
GEP SMART
Free Trial is available
SAP Ariba
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
22
8.3
536
Ease of Use
8.2
21
7.9
563
Ease of Setup
8.6
11
7.7
297
Ease of Admin
8.5
8
7.9
172
Quality of Support
8.5
22
7.8
509
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
9
8.1
176
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
21
8.3
504
Features by Category
Contract Management Platform Features
9.0
7
8.2
132
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.2
125
|
Verified
7.6
7
Feature Not Available
9.0
7
8.4
131
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.2
121
|
Verified
8.9
6
8.5
130
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.1
134
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.5
131
|
Verified
7.5
8
7.9
119
|
Verified
6.7
7
8.2
132
|
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
Setup
7.5
6
8.5
82
8.0
5
8.5
83
8.0
5
8.3
80
Performance
8.3
5
8.3
78
8.0
5
8.3
77
8.7
5
8.3
75
8.7
5
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
8.1
8
8.8
189
9.0
7
8.6
171
7.7
8
8.3
169
8.5
9
8.5
171
Execution
8.9
6
8.4
187
8.7
9
8.7
181
9.0
8
8.6
177
Analytics
7.6
7
8.7
189
7.8
6
8.4
173
7.6
7
8.6
181
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
6.7
21
Data Management
6.7
6
8.6
91
7.5
6
8.4
91
8.0
5
8.4
89
6.9
6
8.3
88
8.3
5
8.1
88
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis
Not enough data
6.9
8
Analytics
6.9
6
8.4
87
8.3
5
8.3
85
8.3
5
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.1
85
Recovery
9.0
5
8.4
87
8.3
5
8.3
87
AP Data Processing
9.0
5
8.5
88
8.7
5
8.6
85
8.3
5
8.7
86
Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice 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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
137
Not enough data
8.3
133
Not enough data
8.3
121
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.4
11
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
8.3
5
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
7.0
5
7.9
136
Execution
Not enough data
8.3
160
8.7
5
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
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
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
Purchase Requisition and Approval Workflow - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Management - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Spend Management - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Risk Management - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Automation - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procurement Orchestration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vendor Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing Automation - Autonomous Sourcing
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
Supplier Management & Discovery - Autonomous Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization & Decisioning- Autonomous Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Intelligence & Insights - Autonomous Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Agentic Capabilities - Autonomous Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GEP SMART and SAP Ariba are categorized as Procure to Pay, Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis, Spend Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Contract Management, and Autonomous Sourcing
Unique Categories
SAP Ariba is categorized as Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Invoice Management, Catalog Management, and Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GEP SMART
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
Oil & Energy
11.5%
Accounting
7.7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
7.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.7%
Logistics and Supply Chain
7.7%
Other
57.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Accounting
5.8%
Oil & Energy
5.6%
Pharmaceuticals
4.0%
Computer Software
4.0%
Other
69.8%
Discussions
What are the business benefits of Smart by GEP source to contract?
1 Comment
AK
Error free ARCs and Long distance Relationship with customer and contract making with digital encryption is helping to get it done earlyRead more
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What is SAP Ariba used for?
3 Comments
AK
Ariba offers a comprehensive array of tools and solutions to cover core procurement activities and challenges. As with any process, procurement’s complexity...Read more
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