These systems manage how a company purchases goods and services and how it pays outside vendors. They cover the lifecycle of external spending, including purchasing controls, invoice handling, and payment obligations.
- Distinct because they govern company spending directed outward to suppliers and creditors
- Examples: Coupa, SAP Ariba, Tipalti, Airbase
Products
Cledara
Cledara manages SaaS subscriptions, software purchasing, approvals, virtual cards, and spend visibility.
Coupa Expense
Expense-management system for employee expenses, policy control, and reimbursement workflows.
Coupa Procurement
Procurement system for purchasing workflows, policy controls, and supplier buying.
FIS Automated Finance
Finance-automation suite for receivables and payables workflows.
Oracle Procurement
Procurement system for sourcing, purchasing, and supplier spend control.
Concur
SAP Concur provides travel, expense, and invoice management software.
SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Procure-to-pay system for buying controls, invoicing, and supplier spend execution.
SAP Ariba Sourcing
Strategic sourcing system for supplier events, bids, and sourcing decisions.
SAP Fieldglass Services Procurement
Services procurement system for statement-of-work and external labor spend.
SAP Spend Control Tower
Spend analytics system used to monitor procurement activity and identify savings opportunities.