Procurement software research
ShakeDeal alternatives
Explore companies with similar or related procurement workflows. Compare their listed capabilities and decide which approaches deserve a closer look.
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AI-powered enterprise procurement platform for sourcing, tail spend, and supply chain buying.
Companies to consider
Compare the role each option could play in your procurement process.
Similar workflows
Coupa is the leader in AI-native total spend management. Using its trusted, community-generated, $8 trillion dataset, Coupa brings autonomous AI agents, a network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers, and leading apps together on one unified platform to seamlessly automate the buying process and connect to customers in a whole new way. With Coupa, you’ll make margins multiply™.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics, Invoice Processing.
What to compare
This profile also lists Guided Buying, Payment Automation, Supplier Risk Monitoring. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
GEP provides procurement and supply chain software, consulting, and managed services for global enterprises, including source-to-pay, spend analytics, supplier management, procurement transformation, and supply chain operations.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics.
What to compare
This profile also lists ESG Compliance, RFx Automation, Contract Lifecycle Management. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
JAGGAER provides enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software through JAGGAER One, supporting source-to-pay, direct and indirect procurement, supplier management, and AI-assisted decision workflows.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics.
What to compare
This profile also lists RFx Automation, Contract Lifecycle Management, Supplier Risk Monitoring. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Zycus provides an AI-powered source-to-pay suite for enterprise procurement, combining spend management, sourcing, contracts, intake, and autonomous procurement agents through its Merlin platform.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Tail Spend Management, Spend Analytics.
What to compare
This profile also lists Contract Lifecycle Management, Negotiation Support, Autonomous Negotiation. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Procurify is the AI-enhanced procurement and AP automation platform for the mid-market. We make it easy for organizations to take control of spend and save money. Procurify offers the most complete procure-to-pay system, seamlessly integrating purchase requests, approvals, expenses, purchase orders, contracts, vendors, budgets, receiving, invoicing, bill payments, spending cards, and more. Named the #1 Mid-Market Purchasing Software by G2, Procurify is trusted by hundreds of customers worldwide to manage over $30 billion USD of organizational spend. We integrate with major ERP accounting systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and QuickBooks Online to provide customers with real-time visibility into the most accurate and complete spend data. Learn how Procurify can help you control costs and save money today: www.procurify.com.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics, Invoice Processing.
What to compare
This profile also lists Intake Management, Agentic Procurement, Catalog Management. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Tipalti is the AI-powered platform for finance automation, elevating how finance teams operate in the global economy. We empower our customers to scale faster and smarter by removing the complexities of doing global business and accelerating their finance operations efficiency. Our platform provides a comprehensive suite of finance automation solutions designed for mid-market businesses across accounts payable, global payouts, procurement, employee expenses, corporate cards, supplier management, tax compliance, and treasury. Tipalti partners with leading financial institutions such as Citi, Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan, and Visa, enabling over 6,500 global companies to efficiently and securely pay millions of suppliers and payees across 200+ countries and territories, in 120 currencies. For more information, visit tipalti.com.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics, Invoice Processing, Workflow Automation.
What to compare
This profile also lists Intake Management, PO Matching, Payment Automation. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Manugics provides procurement and supplier relationship management software from SoftNice, focused on eProcurement, SRM, spend analytics, RFx, invoice processing, and procurement transformation workflows.
Why consider it
Both profiles focus on procure-to-pay automation. Their listed use cases overlap in Spend Analytics, Invoice Processing, Workflow Automation.
What to compare
This profile also lists RFx Automation, Supplier Onboarding. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Related approaches
ProcUrPal provides an AI-powered procurement SaaS platform for enterprise procurement teams, focused on sourcing, supplier selection, compliance, cost efficiency, and procurement intelligence across spend decisions.
Why consider it
These profiles approach the purchase from different angles: procure-to-pay automation and sourcing & supplier discovery. They share listed use cases in Supplier Discovery, Spend Analytics.
What to compare
This profile also lists RFx Automation, Negotiation Support, Contract Lifecycle Management. Check whether these are important to your scope; an unlisted item is not evidence that another vendor lacks it.
Questions for your evaluation
What happens from purchase request to payment?
Walk through one request, approval, order, receipt and invoice. Identify the steps handled in the product and in connected systems.
How are exceptions resolved?
Show a missing receipt or invoice mismatch, including ownership, approval and the audit trail.
How does a search become a qualified supplier shortlist?
Use your own specification. Compare search inputs, qualification evidence, data freshness and the handoff into sourcing.
How will this work with your existing systems?
Confirm the required data, supported connectors, permissions and ownership of implementation.
Frequently asked questions
How are alternatives to ShakeDeal selected?
These are selected companies from the published directory. They are grouped by current workflow and listed use-case overlap. Similar workflows, related approaches and wider research options have different roles in a shortlist.
Are all of these direct replacements?
No. A focused tool may address one part of a broader platform’s scope. Compare the process, data and system responsibilities you need before treating two products as substitutes.
Does the order indicate product quality?
No. Companies keep their editorial order within each group. Placement, AI role and the number of listed capabilities are not product ratings.
What does missing profile information mean?
A field that is not recorded needs confirmation. It does not establish that a vendor lacks a capability, an integration or experience in your market.
Profiles and sources
Profile information and editorial comparisons support your research. Confirm the requirements that matter to your purchase with each vendor.