Ivalua Named a Market Leader in the Ardent Partners 2025 Supplier Management Technology Advisor

Ivalua identified as a "pioneer in Gen AI adoption" and with market leading functionality in 9 core capability areas.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, is proud to announce that it has been named a Market Leader in the Ardent Partners "2025 Supplier Management Technology Advisor". The report evaluated the 8 vendors Ardent identified as top solutions in Supplier Management.

Ardent Partners defines Market Leaders as "providers with universal strength across their offering matched with an ability to execute at the highest level". Ivalua is positioned in the Market Leader Quadrant for both key criteria: Provider Strength and Solution Strength. The report notes Ivalua's "market-leading" supplier management is part of a "powerful, yet flexible, suite that leverages a single unified platform and data model". Among the 20 capability categories assessed by Ardent Partners, Ivalua was scored as offering market-leading differentiated functionality in 9 and as providing good support with all expected functionality in the other 11.

The report highlights Ivalua's strengths in the following areas:

• Generative AI: Ivalua is described as a "pioneer in GenAI adoption", having applied the technology to a range of use cases, including supplier assessment summaries and the evaluation of supplier documents.
• Supplier Management and Completeness: The report highlights Ivalua's "very strong" Supplier Information Management capabilities that can "serve as Supplier Master Data Management solution for any type of organization." Additionally, the report mentions that Ivalua offers "one of the most complete supplier management solutions, especially as part of Ivalua's full S2P suite, in the market with a high degree of configurability, supported by the innovative use of AI."
• Direct Materials: The report cites Ivalua's strong quality management and product development capabilities for direct materials.

The 2025 Supplier Management Technology Advisor recognizes the key role that suppliers play in shaping a business's operational resilience, financial performance, and customer satisfaction in today's interconnected world. Furthermore, rising regulatory demands and growing geopolitical instability have intensified the need for accurate, up-to-date supplier information and robust supplier management processes. As a result, supplier management has become a strategic imperative central to mitigating risk, ensuring compliance, and unlocking innovation across the supply chain. The premise behind the report is to help organizations find the right tools to better manage and unlock value from their strategic suppliers.

"Our evaluation and analysis have ranked Ivalua and its solutions as a "Market Leader" in the 2025 Supplier Management Technology Advisor," said Andrew Bartolini, report author and chief research officer at Ardent Partners. "Ivalua is notable for its market-leading supplier management solution that is part of a powerful, yet flexible, suite that leverages a single unified platform and data model."

"Ivalua is proud to be recognized as the market leader in Supplier Management," said Franck Lheureux, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Ivalua. "Despite recognizing the strategic importance of their supply base, many organizations still struggle to manage their most critical suppliers effectively. With a comprehensive set of supplier information, risk, and performance management capabilities, Ivalua empowers organizations to better inform their decisions, foster strategic collaboration, and create sustained long-term value from their supplier base."

Access the report here to get an up-to-date view of the market and vendor offerings.

About Ivalua 

Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based, Spend Management software powered by AI agents. Our unified Source-to-Pay platform enables businesses to better manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, improving sustainability, lowering risk and boosting employee productivity. We are trusted by hundreds of the world's most admired brands and recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.

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