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SAP Business Network

Composite Score

7.0 /10

CX Score

7.3 /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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Awards & Recognition

SAP Business Network won the following awards in the Contract Lifecycle Management category

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Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021

SAP Business Network Ratings

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

85 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

77 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.

+83 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?

2% Negative

8% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Transparent
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Contract Authoring

Contract Approval

Reporting Analytics

E-Signature

Workflow

Searchable Repository

Integration

Obligation Management

OCR Support

Redlining

Clause Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

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Strategic Sourcing

Score 7.2

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Antonio G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Great tool to manage billing and acquisitions.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

Streamlines the procurement process, automates the PO/PR workflow, and assists in ensuring that PR/POs and costs are documented and authorized in accordance with the organization's specified standards. I can discover suppliers and buyers using SAP ARIBA software, which is highly compliant and audit-friendly, and the procurement is completed while all security measures are in place. It truly assists clients in meeting their requirement to handle a huge number of tenders or invoices, and because it is a comprehensive package, there is no need to seek assistance from other sources.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I enjoy best about it is its easy interface with other SAP products, which is the ERP used by the majority of businesses, and the flexibility to construct custom validations depending on business requirements. It is a platform where company owners, suppliers, and buyers can easily communicate on a single platform, and it is a SAP product, making it a more secure and trusted source of trust. SAP Ariba is a great solution for handling invoices and bids since it is cloud-based, has high availability, and does not rely on local servers, and it has a nice user interface.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There isn't much I don't like; in particular, customer service should be improved, and if the price plan is slightly updated, it will easily attract more consumers. I believe the product is pretty outdated, and the UI is quite monotonous, which occasionally causes my eyes to sleep; I cannot work if the UI/UX is poor.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a trustworthy application where suppliers and buyers can easily communicate, and the tool makes it more safe and trustworthy; it is a one-stop shop for customers and suppliers. Both buyers and suppliers may be located in the SAP Ariba tool, and you don't have to look for the same item twice; it has everything that buyer-suppliers would require.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Justin C.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

Great product, short learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

Seamless design and ease of use make SAP Ariba second to none

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use and accuracy

What do you dislike most about this product?

It could me made easier to use for repetitive tasks

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don’t hesitate make good use of this excellent tool

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

AMRIT PAL S.

Role: Finance
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

User friendly interface, no indepth knowledge.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

SAP Ariba has best user friendly interface, it really manages the finance operations smoothly in terms of accounting, invoice posting, general ledger and trial balance reporting, easy to integrate with other financial systems without any lag and delays. Also you can send notifications to vendors and customers through Ariba only.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Accounting

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislikes works very well

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it, and make your business finance operations runs hassle free and effective decision making.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Effective Service
Helps Innovate
Reliable

SAP Business Network

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Awards & Recognition

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Emotional Footprint Champion

SAP Business Network Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+83 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP Business Network?

Pros

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

Contract Authoring Creation of the contract with legal controls such as contract structure, required information, drafting parameters. Integration with MSFT Word is high value.

Contract Approval Automated and hierarchical approval process from one or many approvers of a contract(s) within the CLM system.

Reporting Analytics Perform analysis of contract portfolio and provide insights into the contract portfolio.

E-Signature Native e-signature capabilities and/or integrations to 3rd party e-signature solutions.

Workflow Solution allows business to automate approval and action routines for easy fast processing through the lifecycle.

Searchable Repository Storage and indexing of contracts by various criteria, including meta-tagging capabilities. Online access to all personnel that need access to them

Integration Linkage from CLM to transactional systems such as order management systems, accounts payable systems, CRM, P2P/S2S, Legal Matter solutions, and risk management

Obligation Management Obligations, deliveries, SLA status, key event tracking of contract events through the CLM system

OCR Support Automated import of 3rd party and legacy agreements

Redlining Ability to redline agreements, with version control, and across various document formats.

Clause Management Presence of a clause library, ability to build clause libraries, AI overlay for review and analysis of contract clauses via Machine Learning

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Antonio G.

Great tool to manage billing and acquisitions.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Justin C.

Great product, short learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

AMRIT PAL S.

User friendly interface, no indepth knowledge.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Contract Authoring

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Reporting Analytics

E-Signature

Workflow

Searchable Repository

Integration

Obligation Management

OCR Support

Redlining

Clause Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

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Usability and Intuitiveness

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