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Oracle Procurement Cloud vs SAP Ariba Procurement comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle Procurement Cloud
Ranking in Procurement Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Ariba Procurement
Ranking in Procurement Software
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Procurement Software category, the mindshare of Oracle Procurement Cloud is 16.7%, up from 15.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Ariba Procurement is 26.0%, up from 25.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Procurement Software
 

Featured Reviews

KM
Highly customizable, scalable and seamlessly integrates
Off late, most of my customers, where I see a trend, are long-standing heavily customized major customers on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on EBS who want to convert themselves to the cloud, and they expect us to provide the same level of customizations that EBS supports them in the cloud. So that's the challenge where we are currently. We have a few strategic advisory accounts like that, and we are evaluating those customizations to see how we can plug them as part of the solution offering so that the customer retains their current custom behavior and they don't have to deal with too many changes with their users. And that's the biggest change that we are working on. And there is a bundle of such initiatives that we do internally. Custom roles are one such thing. There are several areas of improvement. In the procurement cloud, we have today the landed cost management, where there's a lot of flexibility, which has been given on the cloud side in terms of costing. So the license and pricing have become a little complex area. And then auto management has completely changed in the cloud, the way the pricing strategy has been. It's been more complex and more flexible in the cloud. So that's the second area where we see challenges. These two, plus yes, now with self-service procurement, the dynamics have changed in global procurement, where the corporate will do the billing and invoicing, and we can do it from any big use, placing purchase orders and all that, the consolidation and the dynamics of testing. So these are some of the things which have greater flexibility, but at the same time, there is complexity in terms of implementation. We try to implement everything within the same window of the same customer window of six months. In future releases, I would like to see the idea of automating the period close process, which would be beneficial for sustenance after go-live. It is more like sustenance, both go live. If there is a mechanism where the period close can be automated, or it can be if the product can come up with a dashboard specifically for that, which ties with the sequence of the sub-ledgers, what are the conflicts to close the sub-ledger areas to facilitate and close the ledger area? Which consumer buying? That's one initiative or one idea that I'm thinking about. There are quite a few like that, which are more from the sustenance standpoint, more than the implementation standpoint.
ChristopherOrilogbon - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly stable solution that enables users to manage their suppliers seamlessly
The product is scalable. My client’s company currently has about 7 to 10 people using the solution. These are the internal users. Some external suppliers also use the portal to view contracts and invoices. If there is a need to expand the procurement team, we will increase the usage of the solution. We train the technical team to maintain the solution. We also need to ensure that we have a log where we can check our integrations to ensure there’s no failure.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Oracle is suitable for those large enterprises that heavily rely on customizations."
"The best features are the ease of use and the workflow management that allows me to understand every step in the approval process so that I can forecast the time through my request and its approval."
"I like the guided buying features."
"It is a stable solution."
"Ariba allows us to manage our suppliers seamlessly."
"It is one of the best tools in the market."
 

Cons

"Off late, most of my customers, where I see a trend, are long-standing heavily customized major customers on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on EBS who want to convert themselves to the cloud, and they expect us to provide the same level of customizations that EBS supports them in the cloud. So that's the challenge where we are currently."
"SAP could make it easier for people to become SAP Ariba consultants within the SAP ecosystem."
"Ariba Procurement tends to integrate best with other SAP products and is harder to work with if you have non-SAP products in your architecture."
"I would like the solution to be more automatic."
"They should make the solution more user-friendly."
"I would like to see more reports coming out of Ariba and more insights because it has to work in connection with SAP. So unless I run SAP and Ariba, I have to run. I am not able to see the utility of Ariba."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The license is expensive."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The licensing cost depends on the customer."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Educational Organization
34%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Procurement Cloud?
Oracle is suitable for those large enterprises that heavily rely on customizations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Procurement Cloud?
There are decent margins. But we do face challenges, and sometimes we need to support our margins as the cost of investment is high, especially during the initial phases. But over a period of time,...
What needs improvement with Oracle Procurement Cloud?
Off late, most of my customers, where I see a trend, are long-standing heavily customized major customers on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on EBS who want to convert themselves to the cloud, a...
What needs improvement with SAP Ariba Procurement?
The creation tool is for HANA, and I would like the solution to be more automatic.
What is your primary use case for SAP Ariba Procurement?
My clients use the solution for indirect procurement. The solution is deployed in the SAP cloud environment.
 

Also Known As

Procurement Cloud
Ariba Procurement
 

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Sample Customers

BUYDEEM, Capgemini, Asahi Refining
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
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