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Vendr review
SaaS buying platform that pairs a large software pricing dataset with negotiators and an AI negotiation agent, now owned by Vertice.
Acquired: Acquired by Vertice (London) on June 1, 2026. vendr.com now shows 'Vendr is now part of Vertice' and the pricing URL redirects to vertice.one/pricing.
Vendr at a glance
- Category
- SaaS Management Platforms, SaaS Spend Management Software, SaaS Renewal Management Software, SaaS Buying and Negotiation Platforms, SaaS Procurement Software, SaaS Buying and Negotiation Services
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- Public pricing
- No
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Yes
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (111 reviews)
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Boston, US
- Funding or owner
- $216M raised in total; Series B $150M (June 2022, Craft Ventures and SoftBank) at over $1B valuation; acquired by Vertice 2026 (price undisclosed)
Who Vendr is for
Choose Vendr if
- Mid-size and larger companies buying many SaaS contracts that want negotiation help.
- Buyers who want benchmark pricing before a renewal.
Look elsewhere if
- Teams that only need an inventory of apps and seats.
- Companies that need predictable published fees (fee model not stated publicly)
Vendr pricing
Vendr does not publish a price list; pricing is quoted on request.
Vendr.com/pricing redirects to vertice.one/pricing, which lists no plans and offers a demo. Vendr homepage offers a demo and 'Try for Free' without prices. No Vendr buyer-data median contract figure was verified.
What Vendr really costs
- Billing
- Quote.
Vendr features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Integration count and depth | API exposing pricing and negotiation data; 'built to integrate' with procurement tools; no count. |
| Renewal tracking | Renewals can be routed from a customer's procurement workflow to Vendr. |
| Pricing model and transparency | Not published. |
| Target company size | Mid-market and up (US focus) |
| Waste and duplicate detection | Contract analysis to surface overcharges and renewal traps. |
| Negotiation or savings services | Negotiation agent with human oversight plus negotiators. |
| Contract date extraction | Analyzes existing contracts for overcharges and negotiable terms. |
| Approval workflows | Intake portal and approvals (reviewers criticize UX of the intake portal) |
| Negotiation support | AI negotiation agent from first outreach to final terms, human approval; 130,000+ negotiations across 4,500+ suppliers. |
| Managed service vs software | Software plus negotiators plus AI agent. |
| Price benchmark data | Pricing intelligence from billions in software spend; combined Vertice and Vendr data cited as $75B+ across 32,000 vendors. |
| Fee model | Not published. |
| Purchase intake | Intake portal; Vendr customers gain access to Vertice's intake-to-procure system. |
| Software request intake | Intake portal for software requests. |
| Approval routing | Approvals within the Vendr platform; reviewers say customization is limited. |
| Human vs AI negotiation | Agent-led negotiation over email with human oversight. |
| Renewal management | Renewal handling and early renewal alerts positioning. |
| Intake and approval workflow | Intake, approval, negotiation, renewal. |
| Vendor coverage | 4,500+ suppliers negotiated per vendor homepage. |
What reviewers say about Vendr
Praised for
- Pricing insight into fair market value for SaaS.
- Streamlined procurement process.
Common complaints
- Onboarding support described as rocky.
- Intake portal UX needs work.
- Some reviewers negotiated better renewal rates without Vendr.
- Platform login and technical issues.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Vendr reviews leave out
- Vendr was acquired by Vertice on June 1, 2026; vendr.com/pricing now redirects to vertice.one, so check contracts and support terms with the new owner.
- Combined group serves more than 1,000 customers and claims 20% average savings and 90-day payback (Vertice marketing).
- Vendr's page cites 130,000+ negotiations across 4,500+ suppliers as the basis for its benchmarks.
- Fee model and minimum spend are not published on either site; ask before signing.
- Vendr raised $216M and reached a $1B+ valuation in 2022, then sold to a smaller London rival.
- A G2 reviewer rated it 3/5 noting they had sometimes got better renewals themselves; savings are not guaranteed for every contract.
Vendr alternatives
VerticeMid-market and enterprise companies with at least $250K annual SaaS spend.$30,000 per year (AWS Marketplace, $250K to $1M spend)
TropicMid-market and enterprise teams that want benchmark data plus human negotiation help.From $3,083 per month
SpendfloTeams with no dedicated procurement function (vendor's Grow tier target)Contact sales
SastrifyEuropean mid-market IT, finance and procurement teams (German and English supported)Contact sales
ZipMid-market and enterprise teams routing all spend requests through one intake.Contact sales
CledaraTeams of roughly 25 to 150 people that want one card-based place to pay for software.GBP 100/month minimum if fewer than 10 apps are paid via Cledara cards in month one (Basic)
Vendr compared
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Vendr's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.