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Compare Kinetic and SAP Ariba 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (78.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (56.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Kinetic
Star Rating
(569)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (78.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about KineticSAP Ariba
Star Rating
(729)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (56.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAP AribaKinetic vs SAP Ariba
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SAP Ariba easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SAP Ariba overall.
- Reviewers felt that SAP Ariba meets the needs of their business better than Kinetic.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SAP Ariba is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SAP Ariba over Kinetic.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Kinetic
No pricing availableSAP Ariba
No pricing availableFree Trial
Kinetic
No trial information availableSAP Ariba
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.7
317
8.3
519
Ease of Use
7.3
460
7.9
545
Ease of Setup
6.6
301
7.7
281
Ease of Admin
7.5
168
7.9
170
Quality of Support
6.3
302
7.8
495
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.2
174
8.1
174
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
317
8.3
489
Features by Category
Core HR
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
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
General Ledger
7.8
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
7.6
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
69
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
7.4
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Other Functionality
7.5
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
108
Not enough data
7.3
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.2
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.6
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
72
Not enough data
Cash Flow
7.0
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
6.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Revenue
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Payroll
6.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
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
Mobile Applications - Accounting
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
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.3
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
129
|
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
Accounting
8.0
28
Not enough data
6.7
20
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.2
28
Not enough data
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
5.6
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Inventory & Warehouse
8.2
36
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.9
35
Not enough data
7.1
29
Not enough data
6.7
26
Not enough data
6.6
18
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.2
16
Not enough data
Purchasing
7.4
36
Not enough data
7.8
37
Not enough data
7.0
27
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
6.8
25
Not enough data
Manufacturing
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
7.6
20
Not enough data
Quality Management
7.0
27
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
6.7
22
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
6.3
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
Distribution
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.0
17
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
HR
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
7.1
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Process ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
13
|
Verified
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
Inventory & Warehouse
8.1
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Purchasing
7.2
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
8.2
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Discrete Manufacturing
8.2
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Process Manufacturing
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
ETO Manufacturing
6.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Quality Management
7.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Service
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Distribution
7.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mixed Mode ERP
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
Metadata
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data 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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
178
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.3
165
Not enough data
8.5
166
Execution
Not enough data
8.4
179
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
8.6
170
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
180
Not enough data
8.4
170
Not enough data
8.5
175
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
6.7
19
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.4
90
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
87
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.7
86
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
135
|
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
Accounting
8.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.9
6
|
Verified
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
Inventory & Warehouse
6.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
4.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Purchasing
6.0
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
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
Manufacturing
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
Quality 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
Distribution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR
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
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
15
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
Back Office
5.6
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.7
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Front Office
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
7.9
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
5.4
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Production
7.9
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.9
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.7
5
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
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
8.5
151
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
159
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
8.4
148
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
150
Not enough data
8.4
146
Not enough data
8.2
141
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
139
Not enough data
8.7
146
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
8.3
36
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
Production Control - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Production Monitoring - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Collection and Analysis - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Manufacturing Execution System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Kinetic and SAP Ariba share no categories
Unique Categories
Kinetic is categorized as Process ERP, Mixed Mode ERP, Discrete ERP, Manufacturing Execution System, ERP Systems, Core HR, Accounting, and Product Data Management (PDM)
SAP Ariba is categorized as Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis, Procure to Pay, Spend Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Invoice Management, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Contract Management, Catalog Management, and Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Kinetic
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
Manufacturing
18.1%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
8.1%
Machinery
7.9%
Automotive
4.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.5%
Other
56.6%
Information Technology and Services
10.5%
Oil & Energy
5.8%
Accounting
5.8%
Pharmaceuticals
4.0%
Computer Software
4.0%
Other
70.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
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What is SAP Ariba used for?
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NS
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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