GEP: Vendor Analysis (Part 3) — Competitive Analysis and Recommendations

For those procurement organizations that have not looked at GEP’s procurement technology suite in recent years, they will likely be surprised when exploring its breadth of functionality, as well as the nuances associated with different capabilities that differentiate it from other suites. These areas include clever takes on category management, integrated suite analytics, mobile support and a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and cloud-native solution built and hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform.

This third and final installment of this Spend Matters Vendor Snapshot covering GEP series provides an objective SWOT analysis of GEP and offers a competitive segmentation analysis and comparison. It also includes recommended shortlist candidates as alternative vendors to GEP and offers provider selection guidance. Finally, it provides summary analysis and recommendations for companies that may consider GEP’s suite or individual modules. Previous installments provide an in-depth look at GEP as a firm and its specific solutions (PART 1) and a detailed analysis of solution strengths and weaknesses and a review of the product’s user experience (PART 2).