Why Top Teams Are Betting on Google Cloud and Raindrop

Now, IT and finance expect proof: savings, risk controls, real-time answers—without hours of cleanup. The pressure lands on you.

That’s the crossroads. You can keep patching together point solutions and hope they play nice. Or you can build procurement on muscle: Google’s security, Google’s AI, and a platform built specifically to connect every step.

If Google Cloud brings the power, Raindrop gives you a foundation where results show up on day one. Here’s how you do more than just keep up—you get out ahead, with every team and dollar accounted for.

Bring Procurement, IT, and Finance together on the same page. Your company has done the hard part: you’ve made the leap from On-Premise to the Cloud. But after the dust settles, the big question remains—how do you turn that Google investment into real business value you can measure (and point to) at your next board review?

Start with Source to Pay. Finance is hunting for Cost Reduction, Procurement is tired of battling outdated legacy tools, and IT is ready to sunset anything living outside the Google ecosystem. In other words, everyone’s asking for more from your tech stack, without adding headaches or extra subscriptions.

Enter Raindrop.

Raindrop is the only Google Cloud-Native full suite Source to Pay provider listed in the Google Cloud Marketplace. That means you get a single, integrated platform—not another patchwork tool.

CFO asks, “Will this count toward our Google Cloud budget?” You get to say yes and mean it. Raindrop isn’t another silo or rogue subscription—it’s the only cloud-native, Google AI-powered Source to Pay platform listed directly on the Google Cloud Marketplace.

Setup is measured in minutes, not months. Choose what fits your pain points: reach for the full suite, or mix and match—Spend Orchestration, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, AP Automation—the works, or just what you need.

Every dollar you spend on Raindrop counts toward your Google Cloud committed spend. And billing? One invoice, through Google. No more vendor sprawl, no more surprise renewals or opaque pricing models.

Private offers and flexibility come built-in. No lock-in, and no wasted modules. Pick exactly what you need, control your timeline, and keep everything inside the Google ecosystem your team already trusts. Procurement, IT, and Finance see the same numbers, finally: no confusion or finger-pointing over budgets.

CFOs worry about risk. Procurement leaders check their inbox to see if today’s the day something slips: a breach, a downtime alert, a system error that exposes spend or supplier details. You can’t afford uncertainty (not with approvals and audits on the line).

That’s why teams move to Google Cloud Platform. Security isn’t an add-on; it’s the baseline. Your data runs on the same backbone Google uses to protect billions of records worldwide. Uptime hits 99.99%. Backups are constant, infrastructure is locked down, and compliance gets built into every step.

Procurement can’t sit on guesswork. You need a platform where reports, contracts, and AP workflows stay safe and available, no matter how your business shifts. With Google’s infrastructure, you don’t have to gamble with your numbers, your vendors, or your reputation.

Most procurement tools try to bolt on AI after the fact—one more widget, a shiny button, or a chatbot that answers three questions and gets lost on the fourth. That’s not intelligence; that’s patchwork.

Raindrop is different. Every workflow, every field, and every approval connects to Google’s AI from the start. You get Vertex AI—the same engine that powers Google’s most advanced search

What does that mean for your team? Every risk score, every contract review, and every flagged outlier can be traced and explained. You see exactly why the system makes a call, so you can defend it, or spot something that needs a human touch.

As you work, Model Monitoring checks your results and adapts in real time, keeping predictions sharp as conditions change. The Model Registry lets you track and audit exactly which model makes each decision, while the Secure AI Framework keeps your data—and your company’s reputation—safe.

If you want specifics, you get them: Model Registry for tracking, Secure AI Framework for peace of mind, and Gemini for Google Workspace to pull insights straight into your reports with one click.

This isn’t “AI-washing.” It’s real machine intelligence: visible, explainable, and always learning from your business, not stuck in yesterday’s logic. The more you use it, the more value it returns.

AI only works for procurement if you can trust what it tells you—and explain how it gets there. You’re on the hook for audits, compliance reviews, and pointed questions in the boardroom about how the system made its call. You can’t just accept a recommendation and hope for the best.

That’s why Responsible AI matters. Raindrop, built on Google’s standards, always shows its work. If the platform flags a supplier or a contract, you’ll see the logic—there’s no guesswork or hand-waving. Instead of a mysterious "black box," you get step-by-step visibility.

The tech goes further: it actively checks for bias, runs safety checks in real time, and draws on real business data rather than outdated stereotypes. When you need to defend a choice or retrace why the platform took action, the reasoning is right there.

With Raindrop, transparency isn’t hidden in a manual or buried in the code. It runs through every workflow, making it easy to meet standards, answer tough questions, and keep your team out of trouble.

Nobody has time for clunky procurement portals or another training marathon. You want answers, not endless clicking through menus or guessing if an approval even went through.

The learning curve? Flat. New hires find what they need in minutes. Stakeholders stop making workarounds. Procurement gets out of the weeds and back to strategy. When tools disappear into the background, results move to the foreground.

Raindrop’s interface feels as familiar as your favorite Google app. Search is instant. Reports update in real time. Tasks move with a click—intake, sourcing, contracts, invoices, payments—all in one place. Your team stops juggling platforms and starts seeing the same numbers at the same time.

Behind these numbers, there’s a clear trend: procurement, finance, and IT teams are shifting their budgets to cloud platforms that deliver measurable value and scalability.

If you’ve been asked to “make the most” of your Google spend, you’re not alone. More than half of all tech spend is moving to the cloud, and leaders everywhere are searching for tools that not only do the job but also help them hit board-level commitments already set around digital transformation and spend efficiency.

Raindrop lands at the exact intersection: every license counts, every workflow runs on infrastructure already trusted by your auditors, and every dollar works double-duty—better procurement and progress against your biggest technology goals.

That’s how best-in-class teams stay ahead. The rest? They chase the next patch or workaround, and wonder why their numbers lag behind.

Implementation is quick, and you control the rollout. Your spend counts, your team gets relief, and your CFO gets to brag at the next board meeting.

Make the move now—there’s no reason to wait on another round of piecemeal tools. Click, activate, fix the stack. Then watch what happens when every process, dollar, and result lines up on your terms.

Numbers matter. Savings, risk, adoption—you need proof, not promises. Raindrop on Google Cloud isn’t a leap of faith. It’s a clear step toward tech that earns its place: secure, responsive, and built for real-world Procurement demands.

While other teams wait for the next “transformation,” yours delivers results your board can see. Your data stays connected, your processes stay smooth, and your contracts and invoices move without drama. You spend less time chasing answers and more time making decisions that stick.

So, will you let your stack slow you down, or will you build with muscle and clarity? Choose the platform that proves its worth day after day. The next advantage goes to those who act.