Samsung SDS named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Direct Spend 2026 Vendor Assessment
Samsung SDS has been named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Direct Spend 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc # [US54900426], September 2026). According to the report, “Its direct spend product, Caidentia, is a SaaS "design-to-source-to-pay" procurement and sourcing solution built on the technology base of EMRO, Korea's dominant SRM/procurement software vendor, which has been consolidated as a Samsung SDS subsidiary.”
Caidentia brings engineering and procurement together on one platform. It covers the full process from design through sourcing and purchasing to payment. Bills of materials, supplier data and cost targets sit in one place, and the platform connects to existing PLM and ERP systems such as SAP.
The report noted, "Caidentia's central differentiator is its explicit focus on the design stage of direct materials procurement rather than starting at sourcing/procurement like most SRM/S2P suites — the vendor describes itself as sitting between PLM (product definitions) and ERP (transaction execution) as an "industrialization" orchestration layer, performing full BOM explosion down to leaf-node components and enabling sourcing at the full-BOM, partial-BOM, or individual-part level..” The report added, “Caidentia is a strong fit for manufacturing organizations (particularly high-tech/electronics, automotive/heavy equipment, and other asset-intensive producers) with revenue in the $1 billion–$10+ billion range that want to shift direct procurement upstream into the product design and BOM stage rather than treating it as a downstream transactional process.”."
"Our customers in manufacturing ask us for one platform that engineering, procurement and suppliers can work in together. We built Caidentia for that purpose, and we will keep developing it with our customers in Europe," said Tae-Won Song, VP at Samsung SDS Europe.
Learn more about our SRM Solution Caidentia: https://www.samsungsds.com/eu/srm/caidentia.html
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.
About Samsung SDS
Samsung SDS is a leading global provider of information and communication technology (ICT) with more than 40 years of experience in cloud services, enterprise solutions and digital logistics.
We empower businesses and public organizations with data-driven technologies, including generative AI, to automate processes, enhance collaboration and increase efficiency for sustainable growth.
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung SDS operates 58 offices in 40 countries worldwide. Recognized by Gartner, IDC and Brand Finance as a global leader in ICT services, Samsung SDS has also been ranked as the World’s Most Trusted Company by Newsweek for two consecutive years.
