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Alternatives to Ivalua
20 erp tools sit alongside Ivalua in this directory. Below is what separates each from Ivalua on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Ivalua starts at
- On request
Why people look past Ivalua
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Ivalua entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Ivalua carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 6 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Ivalua publishes a single plan, Ivalua Source-to-Pay at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Source to pay procurement suite that sits on top of an existing ERP
Priced and rated the same as Ivalua on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Enterprise source-to-pay from a vendor that also sells the consulting and the outsourced procurement team
Priced and rated the same as Ivalua on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
AI-native procurement built around intake, from the founders who previously built Scout RFP
Priced and rated the same as Ivalua on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Modular open source ERP in Python with a five year support window on major releases only
- Can be used without paying; Ivalua cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
French open source ERP and CRM with a low-code studio for changing the data model without forking
- Can be used without paying; Ivalua cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $35/month, where Ivalua does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Ivalua's 1.
Modular open source ERP and CRM for very small businesses, installable on shared hosting
- Can be used without paying; Ivalua cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Ivalua's 1.
Every Ivalua alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivalua (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| JaggaerComparable enterprise source-to-pay with strength in higher education and public sector | On request | Quote | - | vs Ivalua |
| GEP SMARTIf you also want procurement consulting and managed services from the same vendor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| LevelpathA newer AI-native alternative if intake and speed matter more than direct materials depth | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Tryton | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Axelor | Free, then $35/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Ivalua |
| Dolibarr | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Ivalua |
| ADempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| iDempiere | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Ivalua |
| Apache OFBiz | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Omnea | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| IFS Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Rootstock | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Zycus | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Tyler Enterprise ERP (Munis) | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Unanet | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Ivalua |
| QAD Adaptive ERP | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Zip | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Ivalua |
| Cin7 Core | $349/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Ivalua |
| Fishbowl | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Ivalua |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Ivalua |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Ivalua badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Ivalua is most often brought in for a manufacturer that needs direct materials sourcing tied to a bill of materials, not just indirect spend, an enterprise whose last procurement programme failed because supplier master data could not be reconciled across modules, a regulated organisation needing third-party risk screening enforced before a supplier can receive a purchase order, replacing separate sourcing, contract and invoice systems where each holds a different version of the supplier record. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Ivalua is broadly right and the question is cost, the Ivalua pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp tools ranks them.
Ivalua runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Ivalua alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Ivalua?
- 20 other erp tools are listed in this directory, led by Jaggaer, GEP SMART, Levelpath, Tryton. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Ivalua?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Tryton, Axelor, Dolibarr, ADempiere, iDempiere.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Ivalua?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Ivalua?
- Ivalua is most often brought in for a manufacturer that needs direct materials sourcing tied to a bill of materials, not just indirect spend, an enterprise whose last procurement programme failed because supplier master data could not be reconciled across modules, a regulated organisation needing third-party risk screening enforced before a supplier can receive a purchase order, replacing separate sourcing, contract and invoice systems where each holds a different version of the supplier record. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Ivalua?
- None of the erp tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Ivalua alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Ivalua against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Ivalua covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every erp tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP category, 20 tools beside Ivalua. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.