These 'Path' products provide extensive global data on the mind and journey of AI, SaaS, and Industry Cloud buyers, including deep vendor ratings and comparisons. IDC also offers three separate services called IDC SaaSPath, IDC AIPath, and IDC Industry CloudPath meant to be utilized as companion programs alongside the procurement applications CIS. Next-generation procurement applications including sourcing, supplier management, supplier relationship management, procure to pay, spend analysis, buy-side contract life-cycle management, procurement TaskApps, and other procurement apps are changing up the buying experience for organizations.

Supported: Optimize the Supply Chain: with the ability to model the entire supply chain as a “digital twin” and move to continuous design.IDC's Procurement Applications service examines the competitive landscape, key trends, in-depth analysis, and differentiating factors, including the application of the 3rd Platform and innovation accelerators of next-generation procurement applications, including procurement TaskApps and new procurement- and supplier-focused applications.

Supported: Optimize Travel and Expense Management: with booking, continual price monitoring, expense reporting and employee reimbursements.

Supported: Mitigate Risk: with comprehensive third-party risk management across many tiers of the supply chain, continuous community-powered risk and performance monitoring, and real-time fraud detection.

Pendo Employee Adoption for Coupa Pendo Adopt helps organizations increase employee adoption of Coupa.

Supported: Collaborate with Suppliers: starting with the millions of suppliers already transacting digitally, and engaging others with no fees and instant visibility to POs, invoices, and payment status via the platform for more effective relationships. Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Calculation in Coupa Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Determination seamlessly integrates with Coupa to calculate sales, use and value added tax.

Supported: Electronically Manage the Entire Source-to-Pay Process: from spend analysis to risk vetting, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, invoicing, working capital programs, digital payments, and automatic reconciliations-covering all types of goods and services, all on the same unified platform.

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS).

Coupa indirect procurement