Coupa
A spend management suite with a finance led story. Often shortlisted by mid size and large organisations that want one trail from request to payment.
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Ten vendor management platforms buyers often evaluate
This is a short list of platforms that come up often in vendor management and procurement searches. It is in alphabetical order on purpose. A fair ranking needs your requirements, so use the notes below to decide which two or three to test.
By Procurement VMS Editorial TeamLast updated
- Platforms
- Ten, alphabetical
- Ranked?
- No, see how we list
- Price data
- Quote only unless the vendor publishes it
- Disclosure
- Zapro AI is an editor's pick, see below
Why alphabetical
A list that pretends to be a ranking is a trap
Most top ten pages put one product first and bury the reason. We could do the same, but we would be guessing about your business. A bank with thousands of suppliers and a fifty person firm with a handful need different things, and the best product for one is a poor fit for the other. So we list platforms in alphabetical order, say who each one tends to suit, and leave the choice to the questions on this page.
Disclosure
Read this before the list
Zapro AI appears on some comparison pages as an editor's pick, and the people behind this site have a professional connection to Zapro AI. We still list it in the same alphabetical order as the others, and we explain why it is an editor's pick for one kind of buyer. Test it against others just as you would any product.
The list
Ten platforms, in alphabetical order
Descriptions are our summary of public vendor material and buyer feedback. Confirm details with each vendor.
GEP SMART
A unified source to pay platform from GEP. Often considered by large enterprises that want direct and indirect spend in one system. Price software and services separately.
Gatekeeper
A vendor and contract management platform often considered by teams that want supplier records, contracts and risk in one register.
Ivalua
A configurable source to pay platform often shortlisted by enterprises with unusual processes that need flexible workflows.
Jaggaer
A source to pay platform with strengths in sourcing and in sectors such as education, life sciences and the public sector.
Precoro
A purchasing and spend control tool for small and mid size teams that want requests, approvals and orders in one place.
Procurify
A purchasing and spend control tool for growing teams, with a focus on requests, approvals, budgets and orders.
SAP Ariba
A source to pay suite built around a supplier network and close to SAP products. Often shortlisted by SAP shops and large buyers.
Zapro AI
An AI based tool for vendor onboarding and invoice matching. Our editor's pick for lean teams that want a quick start. See the disclosure above.
Zip
An intake and orchestration tool that guides purchase requests to the right approvers and systems. Often considered by mid size and large companies.
How to narrow it down
From ten to two in an afternoon
- 1. Write your top three problemsLate approvals, messy supplier records or poor spend visibility each point to a different product type.
- 2. Cut by company sizeSmall teams rarely need an enterprise suite. Large ones outgrow a light tool.
- 3. Check your ERP or accounting systemAsk each vendor to name the connector for your exact system.
- 4. Request written quotesAsk for modules, user types, services and renewal limits. Do this for two vendors at least.
- 5. Run one real scenarioGive each finalist the same purchase and watch it from request to payment.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this a ranking?
No. The order is alphabetical. We explain who each platform tends to suit.
Why is Zapro AI on the list?
It is an editor's pick for one kind of buyer, and we disclose our connection to it on this page and in the footer.
Do you take payment for placement?
No vendor can pay for a better position on our pages.
How current is the list?
Check the last updated date at the top of the page. Vendor facts change, so confirm with the vendor.