Olive
Olive uses powerful AI and human collaboration tools to help consultants and enterprises make smart : https://olive.app/
Olive uses powerful AI and human collaboration tools to help consultants and enterprises make smart : https://olive.app/
Published Oct 2, 2026
Capterra reviews highlight:
Olive appears to be used by both buyers running structured evaluations and vendors responding to customer RFPs hosted on the platform. The perceived value differs by role:
Commonly cited reasons across reviews and vendor materials include:
Common criticisms and drivers of churn include:
Vendor materials and reviews list usage across sectors such as:
Olive primarily targets:
Positioning theme: the vendor presents the product as unbiased, fast, and AI-native software selection compared with slower, more expensive traditional analyst-led or consultant-led processes and software marketplaces.
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Download full report →Only a shared document is required If the process is lightweight and the primary need is a place to draft and share questions, a combination of Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 with basic intake forms may be sufficient. Several reviewers question the incremental value in such scenarios compared with the cost.
The organization is primarily a seller responding to high volumes of RFPs Dedicated RFP response platforms (Loopio, Responsive) may provide more mature response libraries, approvals, and governance for seller-side needs.
A full source-to-pay suite is required If integrated sourcing, contracts, procurement, invoicing, and supplier management are required in a single platform, suites such as Coupa, Ivalua, JAGGAER, or Ariba typically offer more comprehensive capability.
Strict security and compliance transparency is required at shortlist time If SOC 2 or ISO certifications must be publicly verifiable during shortlisting, the vendor may require additional diligence before being acceptable.
Real-time collaborative document editing parity with collaborative editors is required At least one review requested a "live document" collaboration mode and reported save/versioning issues. If the collaboration model requires feature parity with real-time editors, pilot testing is recommended.
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Vendor roadmap dates were not found in the reviewed sources.
Vendor-published case studies and testimonials include outcomes framed as reduced requirements-gathering timelines and shorter vendor selection cycles.
Critical evaluation of these claims:
Recommendation: Treat ROI as plausible but unverified. Request from the vendor:
On G2, Olive is well rated and has multiple reviews. Review themes include:
Examples (G2 excerpts):
A caveat: a number of reviews indicate they were solicited via vendor invites on the review platform. Incentivized or vendor-invited reviews can still be informative but should be weighed with caution.
Olive is an AI-native IT evaluation and sourcing platform designed to reduce the time and manual effort involved in software selection: gathering requirements, issuing RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, shortlisting vendors, collecting vendor responses, scoring/weighting requirements, and producing decision artifacts (for example, due diligence evidence and comparison matrices). It targets workflows typically managed via spreadsheets, shared documents, email, and a patchwork of point tools.
Key capabilities described by the vendor include: