Tradeshift
Purchasing software
Vendor management software
Accounts payable automation software
Supplier relationship management (SRM) software
Procurement software
Accounting & finance software
Supply chain management software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Tradeshift
Tradeshift is a cloud-based business network and procurement platform that supports supplier onboarding, e-invoicing, and procure-to-pay workflows. It is used by procurement and accounts payable teams to digitize purchasing, invoice processing, and supplier collaboration across a supplier base. The product emphasizes network-based connectivity with suppliers and supports invoice compliance and approval automation alongside integrations to ERP and finance systems.
Supplier network and onboarding
Tradeshift is designed around a business network model that helps connect buyers with suppliers for document exchange and collaboration. It provides tools for supplier onboarding and supplier enablement to support e-invoicing and transaction compliance. This approach can reduce the effort required to bring suppliers onto standardized invoice and ordering processes compared with point-to-point integrations.
E-invoicing and compliance controls
The platform supports electronic invoicing and related validation to help enforce invoice format and policy requirements. It includes workflow capabilities for invoice approvals and exception handling, which can support accounts payable automation use cases. These capabilities are often used to improve auditability and reduce manual invoice rework.
ERP integration and extensibility
Tradeshift commonly integrates with ERP and finance systems to synchronize suppliers, purchase orders, and invoice status. It provides APIs and integration options intended to support multi-system environments and cross-entity deployments. The platform also supports configurable workflows and extensions that can be used to tailor processes to different business units or regions.
Implementation complexity at scale
Deployments that involve large supplier populations, multiple ERPs, or global compliance requirements can require significant project effort. Supplier enablement often depends on coordinated outreach, data cleansing, and process standardization. Organizations should plan for change management and ongoing supplier support to achieve adoption targets.
Not a full source-to-pay suite
While it covers core procure-to-pay and invoicing network functions, some organizations may require deeper native capabilities across sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and advanced category management. In those cases, buyers may need additional modules or complementary systems. Fit can vary depending on how much of the end-to-end procurement lifecycle must be managed in one application.
Reporting and analytics may vary
Analytics depth and ease of building cross-process reporting can depend on configuration, data quality, and integration scope. Organizations with complex spend analysis or performance management requirements may need additional BI tooling or data warehousing. This can add effort for teams that want standardized dashboards across procurement and AP.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (transaction-based for sellers)
Free tier/trial: Free tier for sellers: 0–30 invoices or credit notes per quarter are free. (First 30 invoices in each quarter are not charged.)
Per-transaction charges (sellers):
- 0–30 transactions per quarter: Free
- 31–300 transactions per quarter: $0.80 per transaction
- 301–3,000 transactions per quarter: $0.60 per transaction
- 3,001–15,000 transactions per quarter: $0.30 per transaction
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15,001 transactions per quarter: Custom pricing
Billing & timing: Charges are calculated per quarter and billed quarterly in arrears. (Tradeshift’s page gives example quarters: Jul–Sep, Oct–Dec, Jan–Mar, Apr–Jun.)
Other fees noted on site: Integration updates and maintenance (optional) — $149 per quarter (discounted rate).
Notes & scope:
- The per-transaction tiers count invoices and credit notes (not POs).
- The seller pricing page states the new seller charging model rolls out starting mid/late 2025 (with first billing quarters specified on the page).
- Buyer/enterprise product pricing (Procure-to-Pay, AP automation, Tradeshift Go, enterprise modules) is not published as fixed list prices on the Tradeshift site; Tradeshift markets these as modular/enterprise offerings and directs buyers to request a demo or contact sales for pricing.
Seller details
Tradeshift
San Francisco, CA, USA
2010
Private
https://tradeshift.com/
https://x.com/tradeshift
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeshift/
