Supplier management for small business buyers
Asked as “supplier management software”, and as “vendor onboarding and information management platform”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 43 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
01The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its vendor page.
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
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10Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative50%
Key
01Precoro40%
Precoro40%02Tradogram14%
Tradogram14%03Procurify2%
Procurify2%04Kissflow Procurement2%
Kissflow Procurement2%05Zapro AI0%
Zapro AI0%06Gatekeeper0%
Gatekeeper0%07Jaggaer0%
Jaggaer0%08Ivalua0%
Ivalua0%09SAP Ariba0%
SAP Ariba0%10Coupa0%
Coupa0%02What they warned about
Three of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, GLM 4.7 FlashX and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Coupa86%
31 of 36 labels negative · 11 of 12 models · 18 hard negative
“Platforms or setups a small business should especially avoid or scrutinize closely include: - **Enterprise procurement suites** like **Coupa, SAP Ariba, Jaggaer, and Ivalua**” Perplexity Sonar, negative prompt
SAP Ariba85%
22 of 26 labels negative · 9 of 12 models · 16 hard negative
“**Avoid** jumping straight to enterprise SRM platforms like SAP Ariba unless your supplier process is already complex; those tools are powerful, but they're usually overkill and costly” GPT-5.4 mini, budget prompt
Jaggaer90%
9 of 10 labels negative · 9 of 12 models · 5 hard negative
“Often cited as “enterprise‑grade” with steep integration and customization costs.” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Ivalua82%
9 of 11 labels negative · 7 of 12 models · 7 hard negative
“implementation is notoriously slow and requires significant technical resources to maintain, making it suitable only for the largest enterprises” Claude Haiku 4.5, negative prompt
03What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: twelve of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
65 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 6 of those lists are Google grounding redirects that name no site and are left out of the counts. 819 links across 204 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
32 answers · 36 citations · 9 models
29 answers · 61 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Zapro29 answers · 30 citations · 10 models
20 answers · 21 citations · 9 models
19 answers · 22 citations · 8 models
19 answers · 19 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Kodiak Hub15 answers · 16 citations · 6 models
14 answers · 26 citations · 8 models
vendor site · Spendflo14 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
vendor site · MESH Works14 answers · 14 citations · 8 models
14 answers · 14 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Tradogram12 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
31 answers · 9 models
27 answers · 9 models
18 answers · 9 models
14 answers · 11 models
14 answers · 8 models
13 answers · 9 models
12 answers · 7 models
11 answers · 6 models
11 answers · 8 models
11 answers · 8 models
04How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ModelDirect“What is the best supplier management software for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which vendor onboarding and information management platform would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top supplier management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best supplier management software for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a supplier management software. What should we look at?”Negative“Which supplier management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5LineNowagainst: ContractSafe, CoupaPrecoroChangedLineNowagainst: GatekeeperExpeni.comagainst: Coupa, Jaggaerno first choiceagainst: ContractSafe, Coupa, Ivalua, Ncontracts
One alternative
PrecoroTwo alternatives
QuickBooks Online, Zapro AIThree alternatives
Payhawk, Precoro, Zoho CreatorFour alternatives
Precoro, ProcurementExpress.com, TradeGecko, Zoho InventoryGPT-5.4 miniKissflow Procurement, SupplierGATEWAYPrecoroChangedCoupaagainst: SAP AribaQuickBooks Onlineagainst: Oracle, SAP Aribano first choiceagainst: Coupa, Gatekeeper, Jaggaer, SourceDay, apexanalytix
Three alternatives
Creditsafe, SAP Ariba, UpGuardThree alternatives
Gatekeeper, Onspring, TipaltiThree alternatives
Ivalua, Jaggaer, TradeBeyondTwo alternatives
Ramp, VendorfulGemini 3.5 FlashTradogramagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, SAP AribaSoftrChangedagainst: Coupa, SAP AribaPrecoroagainst: GatekeeperAirtable, Softr, Tradogramagainst: Coupa, SAP AribaPrecoro, Procurify, Tradogramagainst: Coupa, SAP Aribaagainst: Coupa, GEP SMART, Jaggaer, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, Oracle NetSuite, SAP Ariba, Workday Strategic Sourcing
Five alternatives
Gatekeeper, Kissflow Procurement, Precoro, Rippling, TransformifyEight alternatives
Content Snare, Conveyor, Dock, Market Dojo, Precoro, Rocketlane, SafeBase, Vanta Trust CenterFour alternatives
Kodiak Hub, Procurify, Ramp, TradogramSix alternatives
HubSpot, Jotform, Precoro, ProcureDesk, QuickBooks Online, XeroThree alternatives
Gatekeeper, MRPeasy, VantaPerplexity SonarPrecoroPrecoroHeldPrecoroPrecoroagainst: QuickBooks Onlineno first choiceagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Rippling, SAP Ariba, ServiceNow, Workday VNDLY
Two alternatives
Kissflow Procurement, TradogramThree alternatives
Coupa, Softr, SuperdocuFour alternatives
ControlHub, Procurify, Ramp, TradogramTwo alternatives
Kissflow Procurement, ProcureGrok 4.1 FastPrecoroagainst: Coupa, SAP AribaPrecoroHeldagainst: Coupa, Knack, SAP Ariba, SoftrPrecoro, Tradogramagainst: Coupa, SAP Aribaobolooagainst: Precoro, ProcurementExpress.comno first choiceagainst: Avetta, Coupa, GEP SMART, Ivalua, Jaggaer, SAP Ariba
Two alternatives
Procurify, TradogramThree alternatives
BILL, ProcureDesk, ProcurifyThree alternatives
Gatekeeper, Procurify, Zapro AITwo alternatives
Odoo Purchase Module, TradogramMistral SmallPrecorono first choiceChangedPrecoro, TradogramProcurementExpress.com, Tradogramagainst: Spreadsheetsno first choiceagainst: Carro, Coupa, GEP SMART, Gatekeeper, Jaggaer, Kissflow Procurement, SAP Ariba
One alternative
MRPeasyThree alternatives
MESH Works, Procurify, QuickbaseOne alternative
PrecoroDeepSeek V4 FlashTradogramagainst: ProcurifyPrecoroChangedagainst: Coupa, Gatekeeper, SAP AribaPrecoroagainst: Coupa, ProcurifyVendorJot, Zoho Creatoragainst: Precorono first choiceagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, SAP Aribaagainst: Coupa, GEP SMART, Graphite Connect, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass
Four alternatives
BILL, Precoro, QuickBooks Online, obolooTwo alternatives
Softr, VendorfulFive alternatives
Gatekeeper, Kissflow Procurement, Pipefy, ProcureDesk, TradogramTwo alternatives
Tradogram, XeroLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceKodiak HubChangedno first choiceno first choiceno first choicenothing named
Three alternatives
CreditPulse, Nuvo, VendorInfoQwen 3.7 FlashMonday.comagainst: CoupaVendorfulChangedagainst: ComplyScore, Coupa, VerintPrecoroagainst: Coupa, Procurify, SAP AribaPrecoroagainst: Procurify, Torii, Vendr, Zapro AI, Zylono first choiceagainst: Coupa, SAP Aribaagainst: Bitsight, Coupa, Gatekeeper, OneTrust, SAP Ariba, Venminder
Four alternatives
Acumatica, Airtable, Smartsheet, Zoho OneFour alternatives
HubSpot, Oncue / Acuity Scheduling, Precoro, ShopifyThree alternatives
Gatekeeper, Kissflow Procurement, Zapro AIFour alternatives
MRPeasy, QuickBooks Online, Ramp, TradogramKimi K2Precoroagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, SAP AribaPrecoroHeldagainst: BambooHRPrecoroagainst: Gatekeeperobolooagainst: Xerono first choiceagainst: Coupa, Ivalua, SAP Ariba
Two alternatives
QuickBooks Online, RampTwo alternatives
QuickBooks Online, RampFour alternatives
Torii, Tradogram, Vendr, Zapro AITwo alternatives
Precoro, TradogramGLM 4.7 FlashXPrecoroagainst: CoupaRefrensChangedagainst: Kodiak HubPrecoroagainst: CoupaTradogramagainst: ERPNext, OpenBoxesno first choiceagainst: Basware, Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, Plooto, Procurify, SAP Ariba, SourceDay, Team Procure
One alternative
ProcurifyOne alternative
VendorInfoFive alternatives
Gatekeeper, Infraspeak, Kissflow Procurement, Procurify, Zapro AITwo alternatives
Pipefy, Zoho BooksMiniMax M2.5Precoro, obolooagainst: CoupaPrecoro, VenminderChangedPrecoroPrecorono first choiceagainst: Coupa, Jaggaer, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, SourceDay
Five alternatives
Softr, Tipalti, Tradogram, Zapro AI, Zoho CreatorTwo alternatives
Procurify, VendorfulFive alternatives
Coupa, Gatekeeper, Kissflow Procurement, Pipefy, Zapro AIBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
05The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:23 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:21 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:02 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:42 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:25 | yes | 31 | 17 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:12 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:01 | yes | 18 | 16 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:32 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:02 | no | 0 | 41 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:18 | yes | 8 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:19 | yes | 19 | 26 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 19:49 | yes | 15 | 64 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:53 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:40 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 20:09 | yes | 18 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:05 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 18:47 | yes | 37 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:07 | no | 0 | 1 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 18:19 | yes | 14 | 25 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:46 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:57 | yes | 8 | 62 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:39 | yes | 25 | 72 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:18 | yes | 29 | 143 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 9 | 27 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:14 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 18:54 | yes | 4 | 9 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:19 | yes | 27 | 54 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:22 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 18:38 | yes | 28 | 15 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:47 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:08 | yes | 18 | 23 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:50 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:30 | yes | 5 | 25 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:20 | yes | 12 | 29 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 17:59 | yes | 10 | 43 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:42 | yes | 9 | 21 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:04 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:35 | yes | 4 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:05 | yes | 20 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:45 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 18:31 | yes | 33 | 16 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 21:03 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:09 | yes | 10 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:09 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:45 | yes | 8 | 51 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:21 | yes | 13 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:44 | yes | 23 | 160 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:49 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:55 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 18:13 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:56 | yes | 7 | 52 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:26 | yes | 20 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:45 | yes | 12 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 17:58 | no | 0 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 20:17 | yes | 13 | 16 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 21:04 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:15 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:08 | yes | 8 | 20 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:14 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 20:46 | yes | 5 | 15 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:38 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:22 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:25 | yes | 19 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:48 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:04 | yes | 41 | 19 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:07 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-09-17 19:07 | yes | 23 | 57 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 17:53 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:58 | yes | 8 | 44 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 19:38 | yes | 29 | 36 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:12 | yes | 15 | 158 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 19:41 | yes | 19 | 41 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
Category-scoped readings
Ariba read as SAP Ariba
Bill.com read as BILL
GEP read as GEP SMART
Kissflow read as Kissflow Procurement
Oracle Procurement Cloud read as Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement
QuickBooks read as QuickBooks Online
Zapro read as Zapro AI
Unresolved, counted raw
Bitsight
Carro
CloudEagle
Content Snare
Conveyor
Dock
Expeni.com
Infraspeak
Jotform
Kippa
Knack
Ncontracts
Odoo Purchase Module
Oncue / Acuity Scheduling
OpenBoxes
Procure
Quickbase
Refrens
SafeBase (by Drata)
SoftExpert
Specright
Superdocu
Tipalti Procurement
Transformify
Vanta Trust Center
VendorJot
Verint
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.