Comprehensive capability assessments across 16 source-to-pay categories enable organizations to make defensible technology decisions in an AI-driven market

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 30, 2026-- The Hackett Group, Inc. (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’s 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. This methodology – developed over nearly a decade under the Spend Matters brand – is now integrated with The Hackett Group^® Solution Intelligence programs.

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the technology landscape, procurement and finance leaders face rising stakes in selection decisions. While SolutionMap’s methodology delivers unmatched transparency and comparability, its impact goes beyond benchmarking – enabling faster shortlisting, clearer trade‑off 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.

“In today’s market, ‘build vs. buy’ decisions are increasingly driven by AI claims – 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,” said Carina Kuhl, principal, Solution Intelligence, The Hackett Group^®. “That’s why SolutionMap is increasingly central to build/buy/hybrid decisions – not just feature comparisons.”

To view the full list of providers evaluated in this release, visit the SolutionMap webpage. This cycle introduces four new vendors to the following capability categories:

• AP Automation/Invoice-to-Pay: Serrala

• Contract Lifecycle Management: Pramata, Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Sourcing: Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Direct Sourcing: Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Spend Analytics: Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Supplier Management: Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Source-to-Contract: Samsung SDS Caidentia

• Risk Management (TPRM/SCRM): EiQ

Four existing vendors expanded into new capability categories:

• AP Automation/Invoice-to-Pay: Zip

• e-Procurement: Tipalti, Zip

• Procure-to-Pay: Tipalti, Zip

• Intake and Orchestration: Mercanis

• Direct Sourcing: ProcureForce

Launched in 2017 and updated biannually, SolutionMap has become the gold standard for procurement technology evaluation (see methodology), ensuring transparent, evidence-based comparisons. Thousands of procurement leaders, consultants and investors rely on SolutionMap and TechMatch for deeper data insights and sharper vendor intelligence to make defensible technology choices as AI changes what “best fit” really means.

Spend Matters started as one of the first and most influential voices in procurement and supply chain technologyand has since grown into one of the leading sources for data-backed technology insights. Acquired by The Hackett Group^® 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.

For more information or to become a Solution Intelligence client, please contact us.

About The Hackett Group^®

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) is a Gen AI strategic consulting and digital transformation firm that enables Digital World Class^® performance. Using Hackett AI XPLR™, ZBrain™, XT™, AIXelerator™, AskHackett™, and Quantum Leap^® platforms, the company’s 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’s expertise is grounded in unparalleled best practices insights from enterprise performance benchmarks from the world’s leading businesses – including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 90% of the Fortune 100, 68% of the DAX 40 and 53% of the FTSE 100. Visit us at www.thehackettgroup.com/.

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