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Compare SAP Ariba and SAP HANA Cloud 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (65.6% of reviews)
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SAP Ariba
Star Rating
(664)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(517)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (65.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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SAP Ariba vs SAP HANA Cloud
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SAP HANA Cloud easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with SAP Ariba.
- Reviewers felt that SAP HANA Cloud meets the needs of their business better than SAP Ariba.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SAP HANA Cloud is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SAP HANA Cloud over SAP Ariba.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP Ariba
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SAP Ariba
No trial information availableSAP HANA Cloud
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
479
8.6
312
Ease of Use
8.0
498
8.1
313
Ease of Setup
7.7
238
7.8
201
Ease of Admin
7.9
161
7.8
188
Quality of Support
7.8
457
8.1
298
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
165
8.5
184
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
449
8.5
281
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
13
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
13
Reports
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Visualization
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Contract Management Platform Features
8.4
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
73
Federation
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.8
69
Transformation
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.8
74
Setup
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.5
73
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.4
68
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
Payment Cards
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
Reporting
8.1
47
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
Payments
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
7.9
45
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
Fraud & Risk Management
8.4
47
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.5
116
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
Performance
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.3
115
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.3
112
Not enough data
Planning
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
8.3
144
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
Execution
8.4
151
Not enough data
8.7
151
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
149
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Procure to Pay
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
8.7
82
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
Recovery
8.5
79
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
AP Data Processing
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
8.3
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.6
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
115
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
116
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.4
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
124
Not enough data
8.4
119
Not enough data
8.3
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Model Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.3
150
Not enough data
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.5
148
Not enough data
Planning
8.5
141
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.2
142
Not enough data
8.4
144
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.2
135
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
8.3
138
Not enough data
Supplier Management
8.3
143
Not enough data
8.3
142
Not enough data
7.9
127
Not enough data
Execution
8.4
149
Not enough data
8.8
152
Not enough data
8.4
139
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.2
127
Not enough data
8.2
126
Not enough data
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.1
116
Not enough data
8.2
121
Not enough data
Supplier Information
8.2
134
Not enough data
8.1
130
Not enough data
8.3
136
Not enough data
Analytics
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.5
128
Not enough data
8.4
125
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
122
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
8.4
129
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Purchasing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contract Creation & Management
8.7
72
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
Other Platform Features
8.6
72
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
Contract Data
8.5
70
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Maintenance
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Security
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Management
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.8
59
Support
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.9
59
Performance
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Database Features
Not enough data
8.7
177
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
8.4
181
Not enough data
8.5
179
Not enough data
8.6
180
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
8.3
166
Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Assessment
8.1
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Control
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Supplier Marketplace
7.6
29
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
Contract Management
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
Data Collection
8.8
28
Not enough data
7.9
29
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Strategic Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data management - Catalog Management
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Product catalogs - Catalog Management
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Integration - Catalog Management
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Analytics and Reporting - Catalog Management
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Catalog Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.2
63
Not enough data
8.6
66
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
8.3
68
Availability
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.5
65
Security
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.7
63
Data Management
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
8.7
64
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP Ariba and SAP HANA Cloud share no categories
Unique Categories
SAP Ariba is categorized as Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Accounts Payable (AP) and Spend Analysis, Procure to Pay, Spend Management, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Invoice Management, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Contract Management, Catalog Management, and Third Party & Supplier Risk Management
SAP HANA Cloud is categorized as Data Virtualization, Database as a Service (DBaaS), Relational Databases, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Visualization, Location Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Text Analysis, Time Series Intelligence, MLOps Platforms, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, and Machine Learning
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP Ariba
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP HANA Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Oil & Energy
6.1%
Accounting
5.6%
Pharmaceuticals
4.1%
Computer Software
3.9%
Other
70.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.3%
Computer Software
8.1%
Accounting
4.5%
Retail
4.3%
Oil & Energy
4.1%
Other
58.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
SAP Ariba
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sam M.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Major companies use this as their CRM for business
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
Ariba is by far the system that has caused severe anguish and stress in my career. It is an awful, hugely antiquated UX, unintuitive, with consistent tech problems. I have to call Ariba tech support nearly every time I receive an RFP invite from a buyer (at...
SAP HANA Cloud
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Civil Engineering
Verified User in Civil Engineering
First of all it is important to know that HANA is a data platform, not just a database. It consists of calculation, spatial, graph, predictive, data quality, web, business rules and other engines that allows to do lots of customization performance wise....
Most Helpful Critical Review
Ankur Gode, C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Customization of application is very limited and organization which needs some step to perform in bulk can not do this.
Sam M.
Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Major companies use this as their CRM for business
Verified User in Civil Engineering
Verified User in Civil Engineering
First of all it is important to know that HANA is a data platform, not just a database. It consists of calculation, spatial, graph, predictive, data quality, web, business rules and other engines that allows to do lots of customization performance wise....
Verified User in Computer Software
Ariba is by far the system that has caused severe anguish and stress in my career. It is an awful, hugely antiquated UX, unintuitive, with consistent tech problems. I have to call Ariba tech support nearly every time I receive an RFP invite from a buyer (at...
Ankur Gode, C.
Verified User in Computer Software
Customization of application is very limited and organization which needs some step to perform in bulk can not do this.
Alternatives
Discussions
What is SAP Ariba used for?
3 comments
NS
Hi there,
Ariba is mainly a procurement solution that is useful for supplier Contracts. If you are looking for a CLM solution that takes care of all...Read more
Is SAP Ariba the same as SAP?
3 comments
DC
I understand that "NO" is often used as a negative response or to indicate refusal or disagreement in English. If you have more context or additional text, I...Read more
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2 comments
PB
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How is SAP HANA makes data processing and transactions very fast
2 comments
SN
by minimizing the no. of business process steps by 30 to 40%Read more
HANA What is Next
1 comment
PB
HANA what is next ?question is tricky, see HANA is a in memory DB with its certified appliance, a strong DB fighting against the traditional DBs like Oracle,...Read more
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