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# ESM Purchase Reviews
**Vendor:** ESM Solutions  
**Category:** [Purchasing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/purchasing-software)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 3
## About ESM Purchase
ESM Solutions delivers a customized spend management suite that manages sourcing, procurement, invoicing, reporting, and contract management.




## ESM Purchase Reviews
  ### 1. ESM is useful for tracking purchases

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Amanda S. | Assistant Telecommunications and A/V Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2022

**What do you like best about ESM Purchase?**

We use ESM to track purchases made by various departments to the available vendors we have. It is helpful for knowing which vendors are being used most and keeps spending on the up and up since there is oversight on purchases.

**What do you dislike about ESM Purchase?**

It is one extra step made before a purchases but also understandable so

**What problems is ESM Purchase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Tracking purchases and being able to quickly see most used vendors

  ### 2. Very easy to use, excellent new update makes things look clean

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 13, 2019

**What do you like best about ESM Purchase?**

I enjoy using ESM because it is very user friendly. I like that I can see my past purchases and reorder them again easily. I also like that I don't have to enter a lot of information again on Amazon or Staples when using it through ESM. I like that I can see all the stores that are accessible to me in one page.

**What do you dislike about ESM Purchase?**

The only thing I dislike is sometimes it takes time to receive the emails from ESM that the order has been approved. However, sometimes it has also been a bit glitchy but calling customer service has always been a breeze and they are very helpful. I do wish checking out was a bit easier, there seems to be quite a few steps to check out when using ESM as opposed to if you went directly to the actual website and did it yourself.

**Recommendations to others considering ESM Purchase:**

Excellent procurement site for all your pcard purchases

**What problems is ESM Purchase solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We use ESM as a user friendly quick way to access all of our vendors that we can use with our purchasing card. The benefits are that it is easy to log-on yourself and make purchases without having to wait for someones authorization.


## ESM Purchase Discussions
  - [What is ESM Purchase used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-esm-purchase-used-for)
  - [Director of Finance](https://www.g2.com/discussions/46569-director-of-finance) - 1 upvote

- [View ESM Purchase pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/esm-purchase/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=4&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-13+16%3A36%3A02+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=d186ae71-b511-4336-83d7-adc1b1113f45&secure%5Btoken%5D=719d95a069283d85b7ad7c95fb9d266cacf7e3ce3da3f32868f49e77bb4413e3&format=llm_user)

## ESM Purchase Features
**Management**
- Approval
- Communication
- Documents
- Receipt of Goods

**Planning**
- Processses
- Contracts
- Content
- Requisition
- Customizable Templates

**Invoice Management**
- Capture
- Supplier Portal
- Repository

**Supplier Management**
- Evaluation
- Selection
- Risk Management
- Inventory Management
- Vendor Management
- Workflow Management
- Compliance Management
- Purchase Order Management
- Requisition Management
- Bid Management
- Auction Management
- Sourcing Management
- Returns Management
- Fixed Asset Management
- Contract/License Management
- Supplier Management
- Spend Management
- Order Management
- Shipping Management
- Warehouse Management
- User Management
- Catalog Management
- Receipt Management

**Execution**
- Sourcing
- Purchasing
- Invoicing

**Invoice Processing**
- Matching
- Payments
- Workflows
- Tax Compliance
- Submittal
- Configurable Workflow

**Supplier Information**
- Profiles
- Qualifications
- History

**Analytics**
- Visibility
- Performance
- Spend
- Due Dates
- KPIs

**Integration**
- Accounting
- Payments
- ERP
- Procurement

**Agentic AI - Purchasing**
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making
- Budgeting/Forecasting

**Additional Functionality**
- Approval Process Control
- Collaboration Tools
- Reporting & Statistics
- Generative AI
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Order Tracking
- Inventory Control
- AI Copilot
- Real-Time Analytics
- Spend Analysis
- Multi-Currency
- Audit Trail
- Real-Time Reporting
- Activity Tracking
- Search/Filter
- Spend Control
- Data Import/Export
- Alerts/Notifications
- Invoice Processing
- Receiving
- Document Storage
- Quotes/Estimates
- Accounting Integration
- Third-Party Integrations
- Multi-Location
- Expense Tracking
- Purchasing Reports
- Activity Dashboard
- Customizable Reports
- Real-Time Data

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