Vendr Discontinues Free Plan, Significantly Impacting Access to Negotiation Support and Premium Buyer Guide Data
What happened
Between the Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025 captures of Vendr's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Free plan ($0, literally free) discontinued - included negotiation support, 3 credits for premium Buyer Guide data, approval workflows, and integrations; Premium Procurement add-on ($3,000/year) discontinued - included advanced integrations (SSO, ERP, CLM), spend reporting, audit logs, advanced onboarding and support; Premium Negotiation Support transformed from per-negotiation pricing ($10,000 per 5 negotiations) to annual subscription ($40,000-$140,000/year based on employee headcount) and repositioned as main product tier; Premium Intelligence expert access refined from 'Unlimited access to experts on demand' to 'On-demand access to specialized pricing experts across dozens of categories' with specific category list (Cloud, CRM, ERP, HRIS, Infra, Data Eng, AI, Security, CX, BI, R&D, S&M, G&A). Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed, add-on removed, add-on change, feature change) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Platform + Autonomous at $12,000, Platform at $12,000 and Platform + Advisory at $12,000.
Vendr's previous recorded change was "Vendr Restructures Premium Intelligence Add-on Pricing, Offering 17-20% Annual Savings for Enhanced Features" (Q3 2024). 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.
- — · PlanRemoved
Before- included negotiation support
AfterNo - included negotiation support
- — · Add-onRemoved
Before- included advanced integrations
AfterNot listed
- — · Add-onAdd-on change
Premium Negotiation Support transformed from per-negotiation pricing ($10,000 per 5 negotiations) to annual subscription ($40,000-$140,000/year based on employee headcount) and repositioned as main product tier
- — · FeatureChanged'Unlimited accessexperts
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | - included negotiation support | No - included negotiation support | Removed |
| — | Add-on | - included advanced integrations | Not listed | Removed |
| — | Add-on | Premium Negotiation Support transformed from per-negotiation pricing ($10,000 per 5 negotiations) to annual subscription ($40,000-$140,000/year based on employee headcount) and repositioned as main product tier | Add-on change | |
| — | Feature | 'Unlimited access | experts | Changed |
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 Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where the - included negotiation support no longer appears.
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Vendr, the last 90 days
Full history- Mar 18, 2026improvedVendr expands deal database to 130K+ for enhanced supplier insights.
- Mar 11, 2026packagingVendr consolidates two-tier model into unified Platform Access
- Feb 23, 2026packagingVendr ditches employee tiers for agent-based pricing model
- Q4 2024packagingVendr Discontinues Free Plan, Significantly Impacting Access to Negotiation Support and Premium Buyer Guide Data · this change
- Q3 2024improvedVendr Restructures Premium Intelligence Add-on Pricing, Offering 17-20% Annual Savings for Enhanced Features
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 January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed, add-on removed, add-on change, feature change.
What changed on Vendr's pricing page between Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025?
Plan: - included negotiation support → No - included negotiation support, removed; add-on: - included advanced integrations → Not listed, removed; Premium Negotiation Support transformed from per-negotiation pricing ($10,000 per 5 negotiations) to annual subscription ($40,000-$140,000/year based on employee headcount) and repositioned as main product tier; feature: 'Unlimited access → experts, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 1, 2024 and Jan 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Vendr change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Vendr in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Vendr Restructures Premium Intelligence Add-on Pricing, Offering 17-20% Annual Savings for Enhanced Features" in Q3 2024; Vendr has been tracked since 2024-10-01.