SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace

Name: SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace
Brand: SAP
Rating: 4.2 (169 reviews)

Leader

We bring out the best in every business.

Est 1972|Valuation $254.5B|Raised $495.9M

LinkedIn 180K|Website|Web traffic 12.5M|FTEs 2,432|HQ Walldorf, Germany

MarketsSupply Chain Visibility Materials Management

SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace screenshot

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

SAP’s differentiator is the integration of shipment tracking with SAP business documents and processes, which can reduce the need for separate tracking portals or data exports for SAP-heavy landscapes.
Pure-play vendors often compete on carrier network coverage, speed of feature delivery, and the breadth of telematics connections. These vendors may be preferred when carrier coverage and rapid innovation are the primary buyer concerns, or when the organization is not SAP-centric.
SAP’s ecosystem approach allows extensions via third-party visibility providers, which suggests many customers combine SAP’s ERP-context capabilities with external visibility networks for live tracking data.

- SAP’s differentiator is the integration of shipment tracking with SAP business documents and processes, which can reduce the need for separate tracking portals or data exports for SAP-heavy landscapes. - Pure-play vendors often compete on carrier network coverage, speed of feature delivery, and the breadth of telematics connections. These vendors may be preferred when carrier coverage and rapid innovation are the primary buyer concerns, or when the organization is not SAP-centric. - SAP’s ecosystem approach allows extensions via third-party visibility providers, which suggests many customers combine SAP’s ERP-context capabilities with external visibility networks for live tracking data.

	SAP Business Network Global Track and Trace	project44	FourKites
Starting Price	Pricing available from the vendor; subscription model	Not publicly disclosed (enterprise contracts are typical)	Not publicly disclosed
Best For	SAP-centric enterprises that require visibility within ERP/document context	Organizations prioritizing broad carrier connectivity and multimodal live tracking network	Organizations seeking end-to-end visibility and predictive ETAs
Key Strength	Native linkage to SAP business documents and ability to consolidate multiple data sources within an ERP context	Large visibility network and integrations with telematics providers	Visibility platform with predictive ETAs and multimodal coverage (vendor-provided positioning)
Key Weakness	Pricing opacity; may require third-party add-ons for live tracking; SAP implementation overhead	Reported instances of delayed/inaccurate notifications in community discussions; coverage varies by region	Requires network participation and integration; operates outside ERP context for organizations seeking in-ERP visibility