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Market Segments
Enterprise (57.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (64.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Contact Us Per Month
SAP Ariba
Star Rating
(710)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAP AribaSpendesk
Star Rating
(407)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that SAP Ariba excels in providing a comprehensive procurement solution, integrating various functions like supplier relationship management and spend management into one platform. Users appreciate the ability to connect with millions of suppliers through the Ariba Network, streamlining the sourcing process.
- Users say Spendesk stands out for its user-friendly interface, which many find intuitive and easy to navigate. Reviewers highlight the clean design and straightforward processes for managing expenses, making it particularly appealing for teams looking for simplicity in their financial operations.
- According to verified reviews, SAP Ariba's implementation process is robust but can be complex, which some users find challenging. While it offers powerful automation features, the interface has been described as somewhat dated, which may affect the overall user experience.
- Reviewers mention that Spendesk shines in its budgeting and spending control capabilities, with users noting the effectiveness of its online card creation for marketing purchases. This feature allows for better tracking and management of expenses, which is crucial for mid-market companies.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while SAP Ariba has a higher overall satisfaction score, Spendesk receives praise for its quality of support. Users report that Spendesk's customer service is responsive and helpful, contributing to a positive experience when addressing issues or inquiries.
- Users report that SAP Ariba is particularly beneficial for larger enterprises due to its extensive features and capabilities, while Spendesk is favored by mid-market companies for its ease of use and straightforward setup. This distinction makes each product better suited for different business sizes and needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP Ariba
No pricing availableSpendesk
Essentials Plan
Contact Us
Per Month
For SMBs looking to streamline their spend management process, all in one place.
- Unlimited virtual and physical cards
- Automated & customizable bookkeeping
- End to end invoice management
Free Trial
SAP Ariba
No trial information availableSpendesk
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
507
9.2
346
Ease of Use
7.9
531
9.4
348
Ease of Setup
7.6
269
8.6
84
Ease of Admin
7.9
166
8.6
76
Quality of Support
7.8
483
9.0
271
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
170
8.9
75
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
476
8.5
333
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.7
158
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
155
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
163
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.2
69
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.8
96
Not enough data
8.3
77
Mobile
Not enough data
9.1
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
50
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
141
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
100
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
156
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Contract Management Platform Features
8.3
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
6.5
8
Not enough data
Budget Creation
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.4
15
Budget Management
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Forecasting
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
8.5
82
Feature Not Available
8.4
82
8.8
143
8.3
80
Feature Not Available
Performance
8.3
78
Feature Not Available
8.3
77
Feature Not Available
8.3
75
7.8
40
8.3
84
Feature Not Available
Payment Cards
8.4
50
9.2
70
8.1
50
8.8
59
8.1
49
8.4
56
Reporting
8.0
54
8.7
61
7.9
55
8.2
45
8.2
55
8.1
43
8.0
54
8.3
45
Payments
8.4
55
8.5
48
8.3
55
8.4
53
7.8
52
8.9
61
7.6
51
7.7
33
Fraud & Risk Management
8.2
54
8.5
55
7.8
48
8.8
54
8.2
51
8.7
52
Agentic AI - Spend Management
6.7
7
Not enough data
Management
8.5
121
Not enough data
8.3
122
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.2
111
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.3
121
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
Planning
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.6
167
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
Execution
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.6
172
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
171
Not enough data
8.4
170
Not enough data
8.5
172
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
6.7
19
Not enough data
Data Management
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.1
88
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis
6.9
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.3
85
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
Recovery
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
AP Data Processing
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.7
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.5
34
|
Verified
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
18
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
14
Risk
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.5
13
Recovery
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Audit
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Fraud
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.6
14
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.3
128
|
Verified
9.0
27
8.6
133
|
Verified
9.3
85
8.4
127
|
Verified
8.8
29
Invoice Processing
8.6
135
|
Verified
9.3
92
8.1
127
9.0
66
8.3
129
8.9
30
8.5
125
8.8
42
|
Verified
Analytics
8.5
128
8.7
73
8.2
120
Feature Not Available
8.3
120
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
122
|
Verified
8.9
39
|
Verified
Integration
8.3
135
|
Verified
8.5
64
8.4
136
9.1
66
8.3
132
8.1
25
8.3
121
|
Verified
8.5
32
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.4
11
Not enough data
Management
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.3
158
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
Planning
8.5
149
Not enough data
8.4
146
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.4
152
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.2
143
Not enough data
8.3
149
Not enough data
8.3
146
Not enough data
Supplier Management
8.3
151
Not enough data
8.3
150
Not enough data
7.8
135
Not enough data
Execution
8.3
158
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.1
135
Not enough data
8.2
134
Not enough data
8.2
140
Not enough data
8.1
124
Not enough data
8.2
129
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.3
142
Not enough data
8.1
138
Not enough data
8.3
144
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
148
Not enough data
8.4
146
Not enough data
8.2
141
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.4
133
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
130
Not enough data
8.3
131
Not enough data
8.4
137
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Purchasing
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Contract Creation & Management
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.4
74
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
Other Platform Features
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.1
72
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
Contract Data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.1
69
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
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
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Risk Control
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Reporting
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Marketplace
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Contract Management
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
Data Collection
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Strategic Sourcing
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
Data management - Catalog Management
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Product catalogs - Catalog Management
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Integration - Catalog Management
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Analytics and Reporting - Catalog Management
7.8
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Catalog Management
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
SAP Ariba and Spendesk are categorized as Procure to Pay, Spend Management, and Invoice Management
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP Ariba
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Spendesk
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
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Oil & Energy
5.9%
Accounting
5.7%
Pharmaceuticals
4.0%
Computer Software
3.7%
Other
70.2%
Computer Software
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Financial Services
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.5%
Internet
3.7%
Other
57.6%
Discussions
What is SAP Ariba used for?
3 Comments
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
If you're looking for people for user test I'd like to participate :)
1 Comment
CL
Hi Francis GG, so nice of you to offer! We will then! :) Read more
How do I reimburse via Spendesk?
1 Comment
CL
Hi Gabriela, there are different options to reimburse employees, all of them enables you to reimburse in bulk:
1. Export an XML Sepa file if you have a...Read more
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