Coupa Supplier Portal vs SAP Business Network Planning Collaboration

Coupa Supplier Portal is a free online tool for suppliers working with organizations that use Coupa. Depending on each customer's configuration, suppliers can view purchase orders, manage catalogs, submit invoices and advance ship notices, and check transaction status. Invoices can go through the portal, Supplier Actionable Notifications, cXML, or email/PDF when the customer uses Coupa invoicing. Suppliers can create hosted catalogs or cXML punchout catalogs, and invoice validation and history include checks for country-specific requirements. When customers use Coupa Pay, suppliers can accept digital checks; listed payment methods also include domestic or global bank transfers. The CSP REST API can retrieve invoice and purchase order information for other systems, uses OAuth 2.0, and is available by request or with a custom subscription. Coupa Verified is an optional subscription for verifying supplier contact and business details, with a badge and priority in supplier searches. Supplier support is available by agent chat 24x5 or email.

SAP Business Network Planning Collaboration is a cloud, web-based service for coordinating planning work with suppliers and manufacturers. Its stated scope includes forecasting, capacity planning, and manufacturing visibility. The listed Planning Collaboration plan provides one production tenant and one test tenant of SAP Business Network. Demand planning and supplier management are supported. Logistics functions include dock door scheduling, carrier self-service, appointment requests, and driver check-in, with both listed load types supported. SAP also describes a separate Business Network Freight Collaboration plan. That plan is priced on request, billed in blocks of 10,000 documents per year, and available with contract terms from one to five years. Planning Collaboration itself is paid, with pricing available on request and no specific amount listed. The product is deployed in the cloud and available through the web. SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. Organizations evaluating the service should review the tenant arrangement and the document-based terms for the freight plan.