The Missing Link: Why Integrations Are the Backbone of Modern Spend Management
ArticlesThe Missing Link: Why Integrations Are the Backbone of Modern Spend Management Ever chased the same invoice across three different systems, only to realize nobody knows if the supplier is still active, or if you’re about to pay it twice? If so, you already know: disconnected procurement, finance, and AP tools...
Stop the Agentic Confusion. What You Need To Know Now.
ArticlesSo where does your Procurement team fit: assistant or agent? And can you spot the difference between progress and more tech for it's own sake? ...
The End of Endless Forms: How Modern Intake Finally Gets Work Moving
ArticlesThe end of endless forms: how modern intake finally gets work moving Getting a simple business request moving shouldn’t be a test of patience. If you’ve tried to buy a laptop, onboard a supplier, or start a contract and hit a wall of dropdowns and unclear categories, you’re in good...
The Real Difference Between AI Agents and Agentic AI (and Why It Matters for Spend Management)
ArticlesThe Real Difference Between AI Agents and Agentic AI (and why it matters for spend management) The latest wave of AI for finance and procurement says it can flag risks, analyze contracts, and surface spend leaks before your morning coffee gets cold. But often, the reality is a long list...
Gartner Flex When to Use or Not Use AI Agents
Articles, RecognitionGartner® Research: When to Use or Not to Use AI Agents With all the buzz around agentic and AI agents, it’s easy to get confused. Now the term “agent washing” has been coined to describe vendors representing their products as fully autonomous AI agents when they are actually just rebranded...
Summer School: AI 101 for Spend Management
Videos, Tutorial, WebinarSummer School - AI 101 for Spend Management: Check out the recording of our 30-minute crash course in how Procurement and Finance teams are using AI right now to reduce cycle time bottlenecks and tactical overload to save time and reduce burnout, ultimately driving real results. This isn’t another buzzword-filled...
Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2025
Articles, RecognitionHype Cycle™ Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2025 We’re proud to be recognized as a Sample Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions. Procurement technology leaders can use this Hype Cycle to understand the maturity, adoption and benefit of sourcing and procurement technologies. Go to Gartner...
The Hackett Group’s Digital World Class® Matrix Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Intelligent Software Provider Perspective
RecognitionAnalyst Report: The Hackett Group's Digital World Class® Matrix Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Intelligent Software Provider Perspective Download Now Download Now Raindrop is pleased to be included in The Hackett Group’s research on 21 Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and intelligent solution providers. CLM solutions are a core component of...
The 2030 Team Interview: AI Agents, CPOs, and Operating Models Reimagined
Recognition, Videos, WebinarThe 2030 Team Interview: AI Agents, CPOs, and Operating Models ReimaginedThe Hackett Group and Raindrop explore the future. View The Slides View The Slides Webinar Video Clips To jump to the research or interviews check out the clips below. Research Update Future CPO Future Spend Orchestration Leader Rain, AI Agent...
Why Top Teams Are Betting on Google Cloud and Raindrop
ArticlesWhy Top Teams Are Betting on Google Cloud and Raindrop You log in to check last quarter’s spend, and nothing lines up. Numbers conflict, contracts are spread between silos, and you still can’t prove what your team actually saved. Every platform claims to unify procurement, but you’re juggling data and...
Touchless vs. Autonomous Procurement and Payables
ArticlesTouchless vs. Autonomous Procurement and Payables: What You Need to Know Remember the last time you bought something for your company? Maybe it was a new laptop, office supplies, or professional services. Did you fill out paper forms, send a flurry of emails, wait for approvals that vanished into someone's...