Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Zycus

Replace Zycus with a custom build. Agentic AI Procurement Platform | Intake to Outcomes

Weekend Project
49 features2 integrationsOne weekend

Estimated Timeline

Based on 49 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.

1
Setup & scaffolding
2 hours
2
Core features
4-6 hours
3
Polish & deploy
2 hours

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 49 features

Demo & Learning(5 features)

Interactive Demo - Merlin Agentic Platform

Interactive demonstration of building custom agents for routine procurement task automation.

Interactive Demo - Merlin ANA

Interactive demonstration of Autonomous Negotiation Agents handling complex negotiations and managing tail spends.

Interactive Demo - Merlin Analytics

Interactive demonstration of conversational analytics for intuitive procurement analysis and decision-making.

Interactive Demo - Merlin Intake

Interactive demonstration of the intelligent front door to procurement capturing requests and routing across S2P.

Interactive Demo - Merlin Risk Radar

Interactive demonstration of real-time supplier risk visibility and detection capabilities.

Accounts Payable(3 features)

AP & Invoice Management

Automates accounts payable and invoicing with speed and accuracy including touchless processing.

E-Invoice

Automates invoicing with speed and accuracy including touchless invoices, three-way match, and faster payments.

Three-way Match

Automated matching of purchase orders, receipts, and invoices for accuracy and compliance.

Content(3 features)

Blogs

Regular blog content on procurement trends, best practices, and AI innovations.

Podcast

Audio content featuring procurement experts and industry leaders.

Videos

Video content demonstrating platform capabilities and procurement insights.

Analytics & Reporting(2 features)

Merlin Analytics AgentAI

Replaces complex dashboards with conversational intelligence. Asks questions in plain language and gets deep, real-time data insights by connecting spend, supplier, contract, and risk data across S2P.

Spend Analysis

Turns spend data into actionable procurement insights with spend visibility, savings discovery, and category intelligence.

Core Process(2 features)

Procure-to-Pay

Simplified procurement to payment workflow solution.

Source-to-Pay (S2P)

End-to-end procurement solution covering the entire source-to-pay lifecycle.

Events(2 features)

Webinars

On-demand and live webinars on procurement transformation and AI strategies.

Zycus Horizon Conference

Annual conference bringing together procurement leaders to explore AI, transformation, and future of intelligent procurement.

Intake Management(2 features)

Intake Management

Optimized procurement intake with guided, compliant request capture.

Merlin IntakeAI

AI-guided intake within Microsoft Teams that captures demand, ensures compliance, and routes requests to the right channel. Turns every request into action instantly with no forms or email chaos.

Integration(2 features)

Microsoft Teams IntegrationAI

Works within Microsoft Teams for seamless procurement request intake and management.

Slack IntegrationAI

Works within Slack for procurement request guidance and policy compliance enforcement.

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