To send RFQs to suppliers and compare their quotes side by side, the main options are oboloo, AuraVMS, PowerRFP, Quotable, Market Dojo, Prokuria and SourceDay. oboloo is free forever: suppliers reply through a portal link without creating an account, you compare their responses side by side, and Sourcing Plus adds weighted scoring. AuraVMS is the cheapest paid tool built purely around RFQs, at $4.99 per user a month billed annually. PowerRFP and Quotable have limited free plans, and Prokuria and SourceDay do not publish prices. Whichever you pick, the comparison is only fair if every supplier quotes against the same specification.
Full disclosure: oboloo is our product. We checked every price below on the vendor's own site on 15 October 2026.
| Tool | Free plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| oboloo | Yes, free forever, unlimited users | Sourcing Plus $25 per user a month, billed annually | Small teams that want quotes side by side, then a weighted, ranked result |
| AuraVMS | No, free trial | $4.99 per user a month, billed annually (single user) | One buyer running lots of quick RFQs |
| PowerRFP | Yes, five active projects at once | $25 a month billed yearly, or $35 monthly | Occasional RFPs scored on a simple scorecard |
| Quotable | Yes, 1 operator user, 5 orders a month | Essential $25 a month, billed monthly | Trade businesses already using it |
| Market Dojo | No free sourcing plan | Quick Quotes £50 to £100 a month, billed annually | UK teams that may want fuller sourcing later |
| Prokuria | No, demo only | Not published | Mid-sized teams running RFQs, RFPs and auctions |
| SourceDay | Not stated | Not published | Manufacturers comparing item-level bids |
oboloo is free-forever procurement software for SMEs and charities, with unlimited users. Its RFP software handles RFQs, RFIs and RFPs, and switches between a simple RFQ and a multi-stage RFP with one click. Suppliers get a link to a portal where they answer your questions and upload their pricing, without creating an account, and they can ask clarification questions inside the event. You compare the responses side by side on the free plan.
Sourcing Plus ($25 per user a month, billed annually, with a 14-day free trial) adds weighted scoring by section, for example 40% price, 30% quality and 30% risk. A ranked leaderboard shows who won and why, and every score, comment and rescore is logged. If two quotes are close, reopen the event for a second round with only the suppliers you want. Registered charities get 50% off paid plans.
Where it fits less well: for factory parts bought from long item lists, a manufacturer-focused tool such as SourceDay fits better.
AuraVMS is built around RFQs. Its Small Team plan includes unlimited RFQs, anonymous bidding and side-by-side quote comparison for $4.99 per user a month, billed annually, for one user. There is a free trial (length not stated) but no free plan.
PowerRFP's free Starter plan has unlimited RFP projects, five active at once, with a built-in scorecard and side-by-side bid comparison. Pro is $25 a month billed yearly, or $35 monthly. Its site talks about RFPs, not RFQs, so check it suits a quick price request.
Quotable serves trade businesses, such as importers and distributors, on both the buying and selling side. Its homepage says one RFQ goes to every supplier, with price, lead time and terms lined up in one view, and its buyer pricing page says suppliers need no account. The free buyer plan covers 1 operator user and 5 orders a month, and Essential is $25 a month billed monthly. Yearly prices differ across the page, so we quote monthly only.
Quick Quotes is Market Dojo's RFQ product, bringing your quotes into one place for comparison. It costs from £50 to £100 a month, billed annually, depending on the page. Weighted events are only in Pro Sourcing, and full sourcing starts at £500 a month billed annually.
Prokuria covers RFPs, RFQs and auctions. You compare responses side by side, and suppliers take part without creating a login, so there are no supplier licences. Prices are not published: an estimator asks for your email, and billing is annual or quarterly.
SourceDay is built for manufacturers and distributors. Its RFQ agent handles supplier outreach and collects bids, you review item-level bids in a comparison view, and suppliers can reply through "no login" interactive emails. Prices are not published.
Software lines the quotes up, but the comparison is only fair if they are like for like.
These numbers are made up to show the method. You need 100 office chairs and agreed the weights first: price 50 points, lead time 30, warranty 20.
| Supplier | Unit price | Delivery | Total cost | Lead time | Warranty | Score (out of 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | £120 | £250 | £12,250 | 3 weeks | 2 years | 89.9 |
| B | £110 | £950 | £11,950 | 6 weeks | 1 year | 69.4 |
| C | £114 | Included | £11,400 | 4 weeks | 3 years | 92.5 |
The best offer on each criterion gets full points and the others get a share: the lowest total divided by their total, the shortest lead time divided by theirs, and their warranty divided by the longest. All three quotes were valid for 30 days or more, so validity did not change the result.
Supplier B had the lowest unit price, but its delivery charge and six-week lead time put it last. C wins, and because the weights were set first, you can show why. To run the sums in Excel, use our free RFQ comparison spreadsheet.
Software that sends a request for quotation to several suppliers, collects the replies in one place and lines them up for comparison. Some tools also score the replies against weighted criteria.
Yes. oboloo is free forever with unlimited users, PowerRFP's free plan allows five active projects, and Quotable's free buyer plan covers 5 orders a month. See our guide to free RFQ software.
Give each supplier a column, with the same rows for unit price, total cost, delivery, lead time, warranty and validity. Put the weights at the top and a score row at the bottom. It works for a few suppliers, less well when replies arrive by email in different formats.
Not always. oboloo, Prokuria and Quotable say suppliers can respond without an account, and SourceDay offers "no login" interactive emails. Check before you choose: a sign-up step is one more reason for a busy supplier not to reply.
No. Compare total cost, not unit price, and weigh it against lead time, warranty and the supplier's track record. Set those weights before the quotes arrive so the decision holds up later.
