Samsung SDS Caidentia Earns Validation in The Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap Procurement Technology Assessment
- + Samsung SDS Caidentia is recognized as a validated provider in The Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap, the industry’s benchmark for procurement technology
- + The Caidentia platform also received the Customer Value distinction across five separate categories, based on real-world impact for users
- + This year’s benchmark is a key guide for organizations looking for best-fit solutions with trusted AI capabilities that deliver tangible benefits
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey – Samsung SDS Caidentia, an AI-powered direct procurement solution, has been recognized as a validated provider in The Hackett Group’s Spring 2026 SolutionMap, the industry’s most rigorous, data-driven benchmark for procurement technology. Caidentia was evaluated as part of an assessment spanning 118 vendors across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories.
In addition to its SolutionMap Validated status, Samsung SDS Caidentia received the Customer Value distinction in five different categories including Spend Analytics, Sourcing, Supplier Management, Source-to-Contract, and Contract Lifecycle Management, underscoring the platform’s capabilities and real-world impact for customers.
SolutionMap assessments are conducted by The Hackett Group’s Solution Intelligence analysts, formerly the Spend Matters™ analyst team. Each evaluation is built on 500+ detailed functional and capability criteria, mandatory product demonstrations, and impartial, anonymized, verified customer value ratings. The result is an independent, evidence-based view of the procurement technology landscape – one that procurement leaders actively rely on when evaluating solutions, building business cases and gaining internal buy-in for technology investments. For technology providers, SolutionMap Validated status represents credible, third-party confirmation of their solution’s strengths in a market where differentiation is increasingly difficult to establish and easy to question.
“The cost of a mis-buy is higher than ever – and AI marketing is making it harder to see what truly works,” said Carina Kuhl, Principal, Solution Intelligence at The Hackett Group®. “SolutionMap gives leaders confirmation they can defend: clear shortlists, credible comparisons and reality-checked capability insight to support stakeholder buy-in.”
As AI-enabled capabilities become more widely embedded across procurement platforms, the bar for meaningful differentiation continues to rise. Procurement professionals are making technology decisions that carry real consequences – for their organizations’ performance and their own credibility. SolutionMap is designed to give them the facts they need to select best-fit solutions with confidence, and give providers a trusted platform to demonstrate why they belong on the shortlist.
“Manufacturers don’t need more AI hype, they need technology that helps them make faster, smarter sourcing decisions in the real world,” said Joe McCaul, VP of SRM Solutions. “Samsung SDS Caidentia was built to connect engineering and procurement in a way that reduces risk, improves cost control, and accelerates execution. We’re proud to see those capabilities recognized through The Hackett Group’s rigorous evaluation process.”
To view the full Spring 2026 SolutionMap and learn more about The Hackett Group’s procurement technology assessment methodology, visit www.thehackettgroup.com/solutionmap.
To learn more about how Caidentia revolutionizes direct procurement processes through innovative design-to-source workflows, click below.
