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Coupa

Provider

Spend / AP Unified Accounting

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 3 companies across 2 categories.

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CategoriesSpend / AP, Unified Accounting
Rank#33 of 74 in Spend / AP
Buyers3 companies
HeadquartersFoster City, California, USA
Founded2006

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Founders & story · from Coupa’s own dossier

Founded as a cloud procurement platform, Coupa expanded over time from e-procurement into a full 'Total Spend Management' suite covering AP, treasury, supplier management, and payments. The launch of Coupa Pay embedded payment rails, virtual cards, and supply-chain finance directly into procurement workflows — making Coupa a spend-management platform with embedded financial services rather than just a SaaS tool. Following the Thoma Bravo take-private in 2023, the company has accelerated AI-native capabilities via acquisitions of Rossum and Tonkean, pushing further toward autonomous, agentic finance operations.

Latest round: Acquired by Thoma Bravo (2023)

Recent developments

2024-09Coupa published updated Subprocessors list and UK GDPR DPA addendum, reflecting ongoing compliance posture post-acquisition. source ↗
2025-01Subprocessors quick guide updated to 05 January 2026, indicating active platform governance. source ↗
2026-03Sovos Tax Determination Connector certified as Coupa Total Spend Management Platform Ready and listed in the Coupa App Marketplace. source ↗
2025-10Coupa acquired Tonkean for agentic intake and orchestration, announced on homepage. source ↗

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Who uses Coupa

3 companies disclose Coupa in their stack

Deliveroo Sovos Howard Hughes Holdings

Buyer mix · 3 of 3 classified

Marketplace / Food delivery · 1Real Estate / Master-Planned Communities · 1Vertical SaaS / Tax Compliance · 1

US · 2 UK · 1

What the disclosures say

Deliveroo

“Deliveroo's own supplier portal (suppliers.deliveroo.co.uk) states 'in association with coupa' and 'Coupa is our Source to Pay system'.”

Sovos

“Sovos Connector Marketplace lists direct integrations with QuickBooks, NetSuite (Cloud ERP + SuiteTax), SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Magento 2.0, Coupa, Basware, Corcentric, Esker, and Jaggaer.”

Howard Hughes Holdings

“HHH's suppliers portal (suppliers.howardhughes.com) explicitly states the 'Howard Hughes Communities (HHC) Supplier Management Portal in Apexanalytix will be used for supplier onboarding and profile maintenance' and 'We will continue to use the Coupa Supplier Portal for purchase orders (POs) and invoices'.”

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What Coupa runs on · from its own dossier

The third-party providers Coupa itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Coupa.

Card Issuing

AirPlus American Express Barclaycard BrexCitigroup

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Alternatives to Coupa

Other Spend / AP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

BILL40 buyers →Brex39 buyers →Ramp28 buyers →Tipalti19 buyers →Pleo16 buyers →Findity12 buyers →Melio10 buyers →Pliant9 buyers →

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Coupa — frequently asked

Which companies use Coupa?

3 companies disclose Coupa in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Deliveroo, Sovos and Howard Hughes Holdings.

What does Coupa do?

Coupa is an embedded-finance provider in Spend / AP and Unified Accounting. It ranks #33 of 74 Spend / AP providers by disclosed buyers.

What are the alternatives to Coupa?

The most-disclosed Spend / AP alternatives to Coupa are BILL (40 buyers), Brex (39 buyers), Ramp (28 buyers), Tipalti (19 buyers), Pleo (16 buyers) and Findity (12 buyers).

Where is Coupa headquartered?

Coupa is founded in 2006 and headquartered in Foster City, California, USA.

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