Dotwork vs Ivalua
A source-to-pay platform on a single, configurable codebase, covering sourcing, contracts, procurement, invoicing and supplier management.
Ivalua runs sourcing, contracts, purchasing, invoicing and supplier management on one configurable platform. Dotwork connects commitments and contracts to the applications, capabilities and cost they support, so leaders can decide which ones serve the operating model.
At a glance
Procurement & spend
Ivalua
Operating model
Dotwork
Usually runs alongside Dotwork
Dotwork connects to it and puts its data in the context of the whole enterprise.
The short version
What each is built for.
Ivalua
Ivalua is a source-to-pay platform built on a single codebase. It covers spend analysis, sourcing, contract management, supplier information and risk management, procurement and invoicing for both indirect and direct spend, and lets customers configure data and processes without custom code.
- Running procurement from requisition to invoice on one platform
- Supplier information, performance and risk management
- Sourcing and contract management for indirect and direct spend
- Configuring data models and processes without custom code
Dotwork
Dotwork is an AI-native enterprise operating platform built on the Enterprise Operating Model: one live, graph-based model that connects strategy, capital, work, technology and AI across the enterprise. Dotwork does not execute purchasing; it connects commitments and contracts from Ivalua to the applications, capabilities and cost they support.
- Connecting contracts and commitments to applications, capabilities and cost
- Keeping commitments beside actuals without adding them together
- Bringing operating-model context to renewal and planning decisions
- Placing vendor spend in the same cost model as labor, cloud and AI
The core difference
How Dotwork and Ivalua approach the problem.
Ivalua runs source-to-pay on one configurable platform, from sourcing and contracts to purchase orders and invoices. Dotwork does not run purchasing; it connects commitments and contracts to the applications, capabilities and cost they support.
Context
Ivalua holds context in a configurable procurement data model of suppliers, contracts, orders and invoices. Dotwork holds it in a graph where vendors and contracts link to applications, capabilities, investments and allocated cost.
Decisions
Ivalua supports sourcing, supplier and buying decisions. Dotwork supports renewal and planning decisions, showing what a contract supports and what it costs across the operating model.
Time
Ivalua follows suppliers, contracts and transactions through their lifecycles. Dotwork keeps plans, decisions and record history across planning cycles, with commitment and actual shown side by side.
Change
Ivalua adapts through configuration of its data model and workflows. Dotwork starts from a reference Enterprise Operating Model and shapes it to the customer, with procurement data as one source among many.
Architecture and data model
Side by side.
Ivalua is built to run source-to-pay on one platform, with a data model and workflows that customers configure to their own procurement processes. Dotwork works in a different layer. It holds vendor, contract, commitment and spend records as context and connects them to the applications, capabilities and cost they support. Dotwork does not execute purchasing or payment, and Ivalua remains the system that does.
| Dimension | Ivalua | Dotwork |
|---|---|---|
| Core model | Configurable source-to-pay platform on a single codebase | Graph-based Enterprise Operating Model |
| Purchasing | Catalogs, requisitions and purchase orders for indirect and direct spend | Not executed in Dotwork |
| Accounts payable | Invoicing and three-way match | Payables held as actuals for cost context; no invoice matching |
| Commitments | Committed spend tracked against actuals | Commitments kept beside actuals and never added to them |
| Suppliers and contracts | Supplier information, performance and risk, with contract management | Linked to applications, capabilities and allocated cost |
| Primary users | Procurement, supplier management and accounts payable teams | Leaders deciding which spend serves the operating model |
The role of AI
Where the AI gets its context.
Ivalua applies AI to procurement and supplier work on its platform. Dotwork applies AI to questions about how spend connects to strategy, architecture and the rest of the cost model.
Ivalua
Ivalua is adding generative AI and AI agents across its source-to-pay platform.
Dotwork
Dotwork's assistant answers questions across the whole model, and chat agents can create and update Dotwork records with optional human review. An MCP server, enabled per site, makes the same model available to outside AI tools. A renewal question can reach the applications, capabilities and cost a contract supports. Dotwork's agents change Dotwork records only; they do not act in procurement or payment systems.
A fair comparison
Where Ivalua is strong — and where Dotwork is different.
Where Ivalua is strong
- Source-to-pay on a single platform, from spend analysis to invoicing
- Deep configurability of data, processes and workflows without custom code
- Supplier information, performance and risk management
- Coverage of direct as well as indirect spend
- Invoicing and three-way match in accounts payable
Where Dotwork is different
- Connects vendors and contracts to the applications and capabilities they support
- Places vendor spend in the enterprise cost model beside labor, cloud and AI cost
- Shows upcoming renewals next to the applications, capabilities and cost they affect
- Gives planning and renewal decisions operating-model context: strategy, architecture and cost
- Treats procurement data as one source in a wider model that also holds strategy, portfolio and architecture
Choosing
Which fits your situation.
Choose Ivalua when
- Purchasing and accounts payable must run
- You want source-to-pay on one configurable platform
- You manage direct as well as indirect spend
- Supplier information, performance and risk need to sit with procurement
Ivalua fits organizations that want sourcing, contracts, suppliers, purchasing and invoicing on one configurable platform, including for direct spend.
Choose Dotwork when
- You need to see which applications and capabilities a contract supports
- Renewal decisions need technology cost and architecture context
- You want vendor spend in the same cost model as labor, cloud and AI
- You already run purchasing in another system and need the operating-model view
Dotwork fits organizations that need to decide which commitments and contracts serve the operating model, with the cost basis traceable to applications and capabilities.
The bottom line
Choose Dotwork when you want to connect the enterprise across systems and silos — with a lower total cost of ownership.
One operating model across strategy, capital, work, technology and AI, instead of another tool to integrate, reconcile and maintain alongside Ivalua.
FAQ
Questions buyers ask.
Does Dotwork replace Ivalua?+
No. Dotwork does not execute sourcing, purchasing, invoice matching or payment. Ivalua handles those processes, and Dotwork adds operating-model context to the commitments and contracts it holds.
Both platforms are configurable. How do they differ?+
Ivalua is configured to run procurement processes. Dotwork is shaped from a reference Enterprise Operating Model to connect strategy, cost, architecture and other domains, with procurement data as one source.
Can Dotwork and Ivalua be used together?+
Yes, and that is the intended setup. Ivalua remains the system that runs source-to-pay, and its contract, commitment and spend data can become a source for Dotwork. The connection is scoped for each customer.
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