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Coupa vs. GEP: Procure-to-pay (P2P) head-to-head technology evaluation and comparison - [PRO Content]
May 12, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
The procure-to-pay (P2P) marketplace holds a wide net of solution providers that offer their own unique take on P2P. Within this group, Coupa and GEP are two of the best representatives. In our SolutionMap comparison of P2P solutions, both have attained analyst (functionality) scores for years that surpass suite vendors and other specialists alike. But…
The graphiteConnect Customer Experience: What Makes It Great (Supplier Relationship Management SolutionMap Analysis) - [PRO Content]
May 6, 2021 | Spend Matters Analyst Team
The supplier relationship management (SXM) market has no shortage of impressive solutions. But within the number of different offerings, the graphiteConnect solution is one that has created a fresh approach to gathering and maintaining supplier data. The graphiteConnect approach is to build an open network for supplier management. It promotes “many to many” data sharing…
Tipalti: What Makes It Great (AP Automation SolutionMap Analysis) - [PRO Content]
April 27, 2021 | Spend Matters Team
The accounts payable (AP) automation market has grown rapidly in the last few years, in part due to its wide range of addressable clients across company sizes, industries and geographies. Tipalti, an AP automation provider with particular strengths in payments automation, is one vendor in the space that continues to grow along with the industry.…
Spend Matters releases SolutionMap Spring 2021 rankings of 75 procurement technology solutions
April 20, 2021 | Spend Matters Team
Spend Matters has updated its free SolutionMap rankings for the Spring 2021 release, with more than half of vendors updating their customer reference data. SolutionMap now compares 75 procurement technology solutions across 13 categories, like Sourcing, AP Automation, Spend Analytics and Supplier Relationship Management & Risk. SolutionMap is notable because of its depth of analyst…
Release note, SolutionMap Spring 2021: Source-to-Pay
April 20, 2021 | Spend Matters Analyst Team
This Spend Matters SolutionMap Insider release note provides insight into the SolutionMap Spring 2021 release for the Source-to-Pay suite category, reviewing the process that we followed for this update. The Spring 2021 SolutionMap resulted from a “condensed” update cycle containing only customer score updates, spurred by new or expiring references. Analyst scores were carried forward…
Release note, SolutionMap Spring 2021: E-Procurement, Invoice-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay
April 20, 2021 | Spend Matters Analyst Team
This Spend Matters SolutionMap Insider release note provides insight into the SolutionMap Spring 2021 release for three categories: E-Procurement, Invoice-to-Pay (I2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P). The note reviews the process that we follow and highlights what has changed since the last SolutionMap release. The Spring 2021 SolutionMap resulted from a “condensed” update cycle containing only customer…
Release note, SolutionMap Spring 2021: Accounts Payable (AP) Automation
April 20, 2021 | Spend Matters Analyst Team
This Spend Matters SolutionMap Insider release note provides insight into the SolutionMap release for the AP Automation category. The note reviews the process that we follow and highlights what has changed since the last SolutionMap release. AP automation is a major portion of the Invoice-to-Pay (I2P) technology market and will be harmonized with our broader…
Release note, SolutionMap Spring 2021: Contingent Workforce & Services (CW/S) Enterprise Technology Solutions — Temp Staffing, Contract Services/Statement of Work (SOW), Direct Sourcing of Workforce/Services
April 20, 2021 | Spend Matters Analyst Team
The SolutionMap Spring 2021 release marks the ninth research cycle for Spend Matters’ Contingent Workforce & Services (CW/S) “enterprise technology” SolutionMap, the sourcing and management of three underlying spend categories: Temp Staffing, Contract Services/Statement of Work and Direct Sourcing of Workforce/Services (formerly Independent Contract Workers, or ICW). This release note is part of our SolutionMap…
Icertis vs. SirionLabs: Contract lifecycle management head-to-head technology evaluation and comparison - [PRO Content]
April 15, 2021 | Nick Heinzmann
The technology market for contract lifecycle management is not only “hot” but also increasingly crowded. Still, even with increasing adoption, funding and noise, there are a handful of CLM providers that stand out above the rest. These top-tier players excel at more than just the standardization and automation of contracting workflows. What differentiates the strongest…
GEP: What Makes It Great (Sourcing SolutionMap Fall 2020 analysis) - [PRO Content]
April 8, 2021 | Spend Matters Team
GEP is a source-to-pay (S2P) suite provider that also offers managed services, including full BPO and transformation services. The combination of these individual capabilities from a single provider, especially as they become increasingly synergistic, makes GEP a true standout in the procurement technology space. The SolutionMap Fall 2020 release reinforces this position, putting GEP in…
SolutionMap Fall 2020 new vendors (Part 3) — Symfact, AvidXchange, ProcurePort, SourceDay, graphiteConnect
November 24, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann and JP Morris
On Oct. 1, Spend Matters launched the Fall 2020 update of its free-to-use SolutionMap, which evaluates procurement technology solutions on their technical capabilities and how customers rate them. Twelve new vendors participated in the latest release, which has grown to evaluate 77 providers. Read our SolutionMap Fall 2020 launch post for more details, like how…
SolutionMap Fall 2020 new vendors (Part 2) — Corcentric Payables (COR360), Uppler and Medius (Wax Digital)
November 3, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
On Oct. 1, Spend Matters launched the Fall 2020 update of its free-to-use SolutionMap, which evaluates procurement technology solutions on their technical capabilities and how customers rate them. Twelve new vendors participated in the latest release, which has grown to evaluate 77 providers. Read our SolutionMap Fall 2020 launch post for more details, like how…

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