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SAP Business Network

Composite Score

7.1 /10

CX Score

7.2 /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 Strategic Sourcing category

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3 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2025

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

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.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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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.

+76 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?

8% Negative

15% Neutral

77% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Acts with Integrity
Reliable
Trustworthy

Cons

Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Capacity Management

Contract Management

Procurement Management

Communications

Auction Management

Supplier Management

ERFx

Catalog Management

Workflow Management

Spend Analysis

Market Assessment

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Samson M.

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

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Submitted Dec 2022

Easy to use, complete P2P

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

End to end. User friendly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reports dashboard

What do you dislike most about this product?

Long steps

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes definitely

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Japeth M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Optimized Strategic Sourcing Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

SAP Ariba is the innovative platform that initiates the ideas that brings more dynamics in the company planning.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

SAP Ariba has maintained a standard competitive procedure that allows firms to have a consistent demand planner.

What do you dislike most about this product?

SAP Ariba has secured the strategic sourcing process, which is a formal aspect that increases more inventions.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SAP Ariba has the power to make dynamic changes through a professional sourcing procedure.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Rachel L.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2022

Takes burden off the plant purchasing dpt.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP Business Network from other similar products?

It can help narrow the scope of where items can be purchased

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Very easy check out and tracking process

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is hard to control WHAT people buy, but you can built in approval steps to control that on an administrative level

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is worth it to give control to certain people to purchase what they need instead of going through the purchasing department who can have a much more tedious buying protocol

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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SAP Business Network Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

90 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+76 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

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Contract Management Includes automated contract renewal, approval process, compliance management, and contract database.

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Communications Includes communication portals or secure messaging or automated alerts.

Auction Management Includes bid management, bidder management and buyer notifications.

Supplier Management Supplier collaboration, including Quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLAs.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Spend Analysis Includes data visibility and quality, supplier ranking, and compliance and reporting.

Market Assessment Includes market size, trends, growth rate, and portability.

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

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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SAP Business Network Reviews

Samson M.

Easy to use, complete P2P

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Japeth M.

Optimized Strategic Sourcing Platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rachel L.

Takes burden off the plant purchasing dpt.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Capacity Management

Contract Management

Procurement Management

Communications

Auction Management

Supplier Management

ERFx

Catalog Management

Workflow Management

Spend Analysis

Market Assessment

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support