Proc7 vs SAP Business Network Planning Collaboration

Proc7 manages the procure-to-pay process, from purchase requisition through invoice payment. It combines purchase orders, supplier management, catalogs, invoice handling, and approval workflows. Supplier tools cover onboarding, risk assessments, performance scorecards, questionnaires, and sustainability metrics. Through a supplier portal, suppliers can view orders, submit invoices, send advance shipping notices, acknowledge orders, and update estimated arrival times. Catalog support includes internal catalogs, supplier price sheets, tiered pricing, and cXML punchout. Proc7 matches invoices against purchase orders and goods receipts, with automatic UK VAT, EU VAT, and US Sales Tax calculation. Approval workflows allow custom thresholds, escalations, and versioned definitions. The service runs on the web and through an API. Starter costs $99 a month, Growth $399 a month, and Scale $1,199 a month. Each plan includes a 14-day free trial, and Proc7 says no credit card is required to start.

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.