{"id":956685,"date":"2026-04-30T10:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-hackett-group-releases-spring-2026-solutionmap-evaluating-118-procurement-technology-providers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:03:21","slug":"the-hackett-group-releases-spring-2026-solutionmap-evaluating-118-procurement-technology-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-hackett-group-releases-spring-2026-solutionmap-evaluating-118-procurement-technology-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hackett Group\u00ae Releases Spring 2026 SolutionMap Evaluating 118 Procurement Technology Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\nThe Hackett Group<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Releases Spring 2026 SolutionMap Evaluating 118 Procurement Technology Providers<\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>Comprehensive capability assessments across 16 source-to-pay categories enable organizations to make defensible technology decisions in an AI-driven market<\/i><\/p>\n<p>MIAMI&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=The+Hackett+Group%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=4f66cff4f6818b8b6a537dcc9be7d262\">The Hackett Group, Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fgen-ai-consulting%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Gen+AI+consultancy&amp;index=2&amp;md5=dfbb56daefaddd83539f5fb2d4a61d0e\">Gen AI consultancy<\/a> and enterprise <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fdigital-transformation%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=digital+transformation&amp;index=3&amp;md5=2199b28820a9b353fd96a1ffc8b66bc7\">digital transformation<\/a> firm, today announced the Spring 2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsolutionmap.poweredbyhackett.com%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=SolutionMap&amp;index=4&amp;md5=49608570538a03db848503af7709f6b9\">SolutionMap<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechmatch.poweredbyhackett.com%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=TechMatch&amp;index=5&amp;md5=0ddc69f039e2e965dd12be261b83b436\">TechMatch<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fglossary%2Fprocurement-technology%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=procurement+technology&amp;index=6&amp;md5=f2c40bcb9db9d0b9ba849190aaa2a37a\">procurement technology<\/a> assessments, spotlighting 118 procurement technology vendors.<\/p>\n<p>\nRecognized as the industry\u2019s most rigorous capability assessment of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fglossary%2Fprocurement-technology%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=procurement+technologies&amp;index=7&amp;md5=ef59630260c18fb5a7d7c86e9d38bcde\">procurement technologies<\/a>, SolutionMap evaluates vendors against 500+ detailed functional and capability requirements across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, mandatory demos, and impartial, anonymized, verified customer value ratings. This methodology \u2013 developed over nearly a decade under the Spend Matters brand \u2013 is now integrated with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fsolution-intelligence%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=The+Hackett+Group%26%23174%3B+Solution+Intelligence+programs&amp;index=8&amp;md5=8213e40f4829fdb039ed93a24a7b7ac1\">The Hackett Group<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Solution Intelligence programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nAs artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the technology landscape, procurement and finance leaders face rising stakes in selection decisions. While SolutionMap\u2019s methodology delivers unmatched transparency and comparability, its impact goes beyond benchmarking \u2013 enabling faster shortlisting, clearer trade\u2011off analysis and validation of vendor claims vs. reality. This approach is increasingly critical as organizations evaluate whether to build, buy or optimize within their existing technology stacks.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIn today\u2019s market, \u2018build vs. buy\u2019 decisions are increasingly driven by AI claims \u2013 and those claims are hard to validate. SolutionMap turns solution intelligence into decision-grade insurance by helping teams shortlist faster, de-risk selections and separate real capability from marketing narrative,\u201d said Carina Kuhl, principal, Solution Intelligence, The Hackett Group<sup>\u00ae.<\/sup> \u201cThat\u2019s why SolutionMap is increasingly central to build\/buy\/hybrid decisions \u2013 not just feature comparisons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nTo view the full list of providers evaluated in this release, visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fsolutionmap&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=SolutionMap+webpage&amp;index=9&amp;md5=87eb67fafee2e616b418310eb75ab89f\">SolutionMap webpage<\/a>. This cycle introduces four new vendors to the following capability categories:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAP Automation\/Invoice-to-Pay: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fserrala%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Serrala&amp;index=10&amp;md5=198913d61654f2449a8c0930e3bfc8be\">Serrala<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nContract Lifecycle Management: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2FPramata%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Pramata&amp;index=11&amp;md5=84622edb1ce017a806199cc6b96a6fcc\">Pramata<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=12&amp;md5=6a28aea225fd8b0ef80c58270d8e329e\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nSourcing: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=13&amp;md5=0a8a01c89bd51b9b93b6e15aae6cb92f\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nDirect Sourcing: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=14&amp;md5=fa311af1101c71856bc68278e6e580e1\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nSpend Analytics: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=15&amp;md5=1874c821d26e35e12ddabf8266bf24a7\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nSupplier Management: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=16&amp;md5=5684ea6682c34a7bf7af9c9b01bf71e6\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nSource-to-Contract: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fsamsung-sds-caidentia%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Samsung+SDS+Caidentia&amp;index=17&amp;md5=7c472b1ccb1f28547af04dfc82344c59\">Samsung SDS Caidentia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nRisk Management (TPRM\/SCRM): <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2FEiQ%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=EiQ&amp;index=18&amp;md5=7015687a728e8a7ed9a024fada8c9541\">EiQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nFour existing vendors expanded into new capability categories:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nAP Automation\/Invoice-to-Pay: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fzip%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Zip&amp;index=19&amp;md5=182e6f3559a3f36c135cf1191d9f6860\">Zip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\ne-Procurement: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Ftipalti%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Tipalti&amp;index=20&amp;md5=58189e28f71e8e74e786319e819e0aec\">Tipalti<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fzip%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Zip&amp;index=21&amp;md5=e00e19be09ac241bcb82bff9c9767b9c\">Zip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nProcure-to-Pay: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Ftipalti%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Tipalti&amp;index=22&amp;md5=b968db18957c5629ed6b61b771dc398f\">Tipalti<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fzip%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Zip&amp;index=23&amp;md5=fdbd0b96de5b507c51f272b4c85e3008\">Zip<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nIntake and Orchestration: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fmercanis%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Mercanis&amp;index=24&amp;md5=39e39abd6b6587c47c59fb18a09ac6eb\">Mercanis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nDirect Sourcing: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspendmatters.com%2Fvendor-directory%2Fprocureforce%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=ProcureForce&amp;index=25&amp;md5=22a9beaf706dd5e10bfd9757a8de02a2\">ProcureForce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nLaunched in 2017 and updated biannually, SolutionMap has become the gold standard for procurement technology evaluation (<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fsolution-intelligence%2F%23how-we-develop-solutionmap&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=see+methodology&amp;index=26&amp;md5=9d09a1d66096cd755fa90be6ddae910a\">see methodology<\/a>), ensuring transparent, evidence-based comparisons. Thousands of procurement leaders, consultants and investors rely on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsolutionmap.poweredbyhackett.com&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=SolutionMap&amp;index=27&amp;md5=b1053de56a52a121c17071614def3459\">SolutionMap<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechmatch.poweredbyhackett.com&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=TechMatch&amp;index=28&amp;md5=448079124d3618e2a679c6a4c67ff800\">TechMatch<\/a> for deeper data insights and sharper vendor intelligence to make defensible technology choices as AI changes what \u201cbest fit\u201d really means.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpend Matters started as one of the first and most influential voices in procurement and supply chain technology<sup \/>and has since grown into one of the leading sources for data-backed technology insights. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fthe-hackett-group-acquires-market-intelligence-firm-spend-matters%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Acquired+by+The+Hackett+Group%26%23174%3B&amp;index=29&amp;md5=2d4f37af5fbb576a5c93e68c16f4a91e\">Acquired by The Hackett Group<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/a> in 2025, Spend Matters is now part of its Solution Intelligence practice, and the SolutionMap proprietary data platform fuels exclusive intellectual property that serves the global procurement, supply chain, and finance technology ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information or to become a Solution Intelligence client, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehackettgroup.com%2Fcontact%2F&amp;esheet=54525753&amp;newsitemid=20260430211005&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=please+contact+us&amp;index=30&amp;md5=ab2d524594b6e9a4549d69bdb171632c\">please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nAbout The Hackett Group<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) is a Gen AI strategic consulting and digital transformation firm that enables Digital World Class<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> performance. Using Hackett AI XPLR\u2122, ZBrain\u2122, XT\u2122, AIXelerator\u2122, AskHackett\u2122, and Quantum Leap<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> platforms, the company\u2019s experienced professionals and engineers help organizations realize the power of Gen AI from ideation through implementation to achieve quantifiable, breakthrough results with unprecedented speed, allowing it to be key architects of their Gen AI journey. The company\u2019s expertise is grounded in unparalleled best practices insights from enterprise performance benchmarks from the world\u2019s leading businesses \u2013 including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 90% of the Fortune 100, 68% of the DAX 40 and 53% of the FTSE 100. 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(NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading Gen AI consultancy and enterprise digital transformation firm, today announced the Spring 2026 SolutionMap and TechMatchprocurement technology assessments, spotlighting 118 procurement technology vendors. Recognized as the industry\u2019s most rigorous capability assessment of procurement technologies, SolutionMap evaluates vendors against 500+ detailed functional and capability requirements across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, mandatory demos, and impartial, anonymized, verified customer value ratings. 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