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SAP Business Network

Composite Score

5.5 /10

CX Score

5.3 /10

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What is SAP Business Network?

Ariba Network is now SAP Business Network. Making your business part of a dynamic, digital marketplace where millions of buyers and suppliers operating all around the world transact trillions of dollars in business commerce every year

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SAP Business Network Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

65 Likeliness to Recommend

80 Plan to Renew

60 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+43 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP Business Network?

33% Negative

34% Neutral

33% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Fair

Cons

Less Caring
Wastes Time
Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Operational Metrics

Risk Management

Budget Management

Demand Forecasting

Spend Analysis

Interoperability/APIs

Price Benchmarking

Automation

Catalog Management

Analytics and Reporting

Machine Learning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 64

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Decent tool, but overall lackluster performance

Likeliness to Recommend

4 /10

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Efficient Service
Less Effective Service

Hunter S.

Role: Finance
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Not user friendly, difficult for small businesses.

Likeliness to Recommend

1 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

not user friendly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to keep my customer was the only positive thing about this.

What do you dislike most about this product?

This software is not user friendly and makes things difficult for small businesses. I have customers that now use this, forcing me to use it, but it is so difficult and time consuming in comparison to the way we were doing things prior,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Might be useful for large corporations using it often, but if you rarely will use it, there is better ways.

Pros

Trustworthy
Fair
Altruistic
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Less Effective Service
Wastes Time
Vendor Friendly Policies

Naveen D.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic Product and very easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

SAP Ariba is a comprehensive procurement tool, well designed to suit majority of Procurement requirements.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A wonderfully useful tool with enough flexibility to meet 95% of any of your needs. Suppliers love it, stakeholders love it, and so does my team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

None everything is good in this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Should try this Product once

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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SAP Business Network Ratings

65 Likeliness to Recommend

80 Plan to Renew

60 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+43 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP Business Network?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Operational Metrics Procurement/sourcing operational metrics that track current projects, cost avoidance, contract value, and value creations around savings.

Risk Management It can highlight vendor/supplier risk beyond cybersecurity, including financial, strategic, reputational, operational, and compliance risks.

Budget Management Includes financial planning, cost management, and payroll budgeting.

Demand Forecasting Sophisticated algorithms predict expected volumes and adjust pricing accordingly.

Spend Analysis Collects, cleanses, classifies, and analyzes expenditure data.

Interoperability/APIs Enables seamless integration with other applications for data interoperability.

Price Benchmarking The ability to see how prices stack up against the competition by brand, category, product, selling location, size etc.

Automation The process of having a system operate automatically, minimizing the need for manual intervention.

Catalog Management Manage all your supplier information in one single repository. Create supplier product catalogs along with contracted pricing.

Analytics and Reporting The transformation of data into actionable insights, which can be exported as reports in a range of formats.

Machine Learning Software becomes more proficient in its duties over time, learning better and more efficient ways to carry out a task.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Decent tool, but overall lackluster performance

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Hunter S.

Not user friendly, difficult for small businesses.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Naveen D.

Fantastic Product and very easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Operational Metrics

Risk Management

Budget Management

Demand Forecasting

Spend Analysis

Interoperability/APIs

Price Benchmarking

Automation

Catalog Management

Analytics and Reporting

Machine Learning

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features