Mercanis
Berlin procurement suite covering intake, sourcing, supplier management and contracts, with AI agents
Quick Overview
| Company | CdC3 GmbH (Mercanis) |
|---|---|
| Category | Procurement Software |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Germany (EU) |
| Data Location | Not stated on the pages we reviewed |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | On-demand intake, sourcing (RFx), supplier management, contract management, risk and compliance monitoring, analytics, AI agents |
| Pricing | Not published, meeting or demo on request |
| Best For | Mid-size and large European companies that want intake, sourcing and contracts in one suite |
| Replaces | Coupa, SAP Ariba, Jaggaer |
Detailed Review
Mercanis is operated by CdC3 GmbH, which its imprint and customer terms list at Greifswalder Str. 208 in Berlin, registered at the Charlottenburg local court under HRB 221095. The customer terms are governed by German law with Berlin as the place of jurisdiction.
The product is organised in modules: intake, sourcing, supplier management, contracts, risk and compliance, and analytics. The site says all modules run on one data foundation and describes 55 AI agents embedded in the process.
Modules
The homepage lists intake for purchase requests and approvals, sourcing that compares suppliers, prices and terms, supplier records, contract tracking and renewals, risk and compliance monitoring, and analytics on spend, cycle time and savings.
Industry pages cover energy, chemicals and pharma, automotive, consumer goods, manufacturing and construction.
Company figures
The site reports 55 AI agents deployed and more than €70 billion in annual spend managed. Both are company-stated figures that we could not check independently.
Legal and data handling
The privacy policy names CdC3 GmbH as data controller and says it uses third-party providers in the EU and the USA under EU data protection standards, with a list of processors outside the EU available. The imprint also shows a US contact address in Sunnyvale, California.
Limitations to Consider
Pricing is not published, and the pages we reviewed do not state where data is hosted. The privacy policy mentions providers in the USA, so ask for the processor list before signing. The product is younger than established suites such as Onventis and Basware, and the AI claims on the site are company statements.
Who Should Use Mercanis
Procurement teams in mid-size and large companies that want a single suite for intake, sourcing, suppliers and contracts, signed under German law.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Intake, sourcing, suppliers and contracts in one suite
- German contracting entity and German governing law
- Risk and compliance monitoring included as a module
- Industry pages for chemicals, energy, automotive and others
- Customer terms are published
Cons
- No published pricing
- Hosting location not stated on the pages reviewed
- Privacy policy mentions US-based providers
- AI and spend figures are company-reported
Alternatives to Mercanis
Other European procurement software worth comparing before you decide:
Onventis
Germany · Stuttgart source-to-pay suite on a shared supplier network
Esker
France · French source-to-pay and order-to-cash automation platform
Basware
Finland · Finnish eProcurement and marketplace next to invoice automation
Unite
Germany · European catalogue procurement marketplace, formerly Mercateo
See all European procurement software or compare them directly against Coupa on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
The customer terms name CdC3 GmbH, registered in Berlin under HRB 221095, and apply German law with Berlin as the place of jurisdiction.
No. The pages we reviewed direct visitors to book a meeting.
It covers purchase intake, sourcing, supplier management and contracts, which are core areas of Coupa, but compare the module depth for your own processes in a demo.