Vendr Transitions to Freemium Model, Discontinues VIP Plans, Introduces New Add-Ons for Enhanced Procurement and Intelligence Features
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 captures of Vendr's pricing page, Pulse recorded 7 changes: Premium Procurement add-on introduced at $300/month with 30-day trial, includes advanced integrations (SSO, ERP, CLM), automations, spend reporting, and SOC 2 compliance features; Premium Intelligence add-on introduced at $3,500-$9,500/month based on employee headcount, provides unlimited access to Buyer Guides, contract analysis, pricing validation, and expert meetings; Complete pricing model restructured from annual enterprise plans (VIP/VIP Pro) to freemium model with monthly add-on subscriptions; VIP Pro plan discontinued (was $20,000/year); Free plan introduced at $0 with negotiation support, 50+ unlocked Buyer Guides, and basic procurement features; Premium Negotiation Support add-on introduced at $10,000 per 5 negotiations with unlimited option available, requires Premium Intelligence or Premium Procurement; VIP plan discontinued (was $15,000/year). Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, package change, plan removed, freemium change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Platform + Autonomous at $12,000, Platform at $12,000 and Platform + Advisory at $12,000.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Vendr. Vendr has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Coupa and G2 also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo Premium Procurement add-on
AfterPremium Procurement add-on
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo Premium Intelligence add-on
AfterPremium Intelligence add-on
- Complete · PackagingPackage change
Complete pricing model restructured from annual enterprise plans (VIP/VIP Pro) to freemium model with monthly add-on subscriptions
- VIP Pro · PlanPlan removed
VIP Pro plan discontinued (was $20,000/year)
- — · Free tierAddedNo Free planFree plan
- — · Add-onAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterPremium Negotiation Support add-on
- VIP · PlanPlan removed
VIP plan discontinued (was $15,000/year)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | No Premium Procurement add-on | Premium Procurement add-on | Added |
| — | Add-on | No Premium Intelligence add-on | Premium Intelligence add-on | Added |
| Complete | Packaging | Complete pricing model restructured from annual enterprise plans (VIP/VIP Pro) to freemium model with monthly add-on subscriptions | Package change | |
| VIP Pro | Plan | VIP Pro plan discontinued (was $20,000/year) | Plan removed | |
| — | Free tier | No Free plan | Free plan | Added |
| — | Add-on | Not listed | Premium Negotiation Support add-on | Added |
| VIP | Plan | VIP plan discontinued (was $15,000/year) | Plan removed | |
Values as written on Vendr's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Vendr's pricing page (vendr.com) from Jan 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Premium Procurement add-on now appears.
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Vendr, pricing history
Full history- Q4 2024packagingVendr Discontinues Free Plan, Significantly Impacting Access to Negotiation Support and Premium Buyer Guide Data
- Q3 2024improvedVendr Restructures Premium Intelligence Add-on Pricing, Offering 17-20% Annual Savings for Enhanced Features
- Q2 2024decreaseVendr Reduces Premium Intelligence Add-on Minimum Price from $3,500 to $2,500/month
- Q1 2024packagingVendr Transitions to Freemium Model, Discontinues VIP Plans, Introduces New Add-Ons for Enhanced Procurement and Intelligence Features · this change
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- CoupaOct 26Coupa caps Advanced plan invoice automation at 2,000 uploads, down from unlim...
- G2Oct 5G2 removes seat caps—Starter and Pro plans now offer Unlimited Users
- CoupaSep 28Coupa drops QuickBooks & NetSuite integration from Advanced plan
- CoupaAug 17Coupa adds limited AI invoice automation and Growth Dashboard to Free plan
- G2Jul 3G2: Starter plan drops its Year 2 price-increase disclosure
Questions about this change
Did Vendr raise prices in April 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, package change, plan removed, freemium change.
What changed on Vendr's pricing page between Jan 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024?
Add-on: No Premium Procurement add-on → Premium Procurement add-on, added; add-on: No Premium Intelligence add-on → Premium Intelligence add-on, added; Complete pricing model restructured from annual enterprise plans (VIP/VIP Pro) to freemium model with monthly add-on subscriptions; VIP Pro plan discontinued (was $20,000/year); free tier: No Free plan → Free plan, added; add-on: Not listed → Premium Negotiation Support add-on, added; VIP plan discontinued (was $15,000/year). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Vendr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Vendr in the 90 days before this one; Vendr has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
