of the order value, minimum CHF 19 per order.
- Checking the supplier
Commercial register, sanctions lists, export control and adverse media.
- Ordering and paying
Also in advance and in a foreign currency.
- Handling the order from start to finish
If something is wrong, damaged or missing, we sort it out with the supplier.
- Traceable
Every order shows who requested it and who approved it.
- The platform
No licence fee.
Do the maths yourself.
What do new suppliers for one-off orders cost you today, and what would they cost through Vemente? Choose your sector and adjust the values.
Example values for this sector. Replace them with your own.
Adjust assumptions
- Setting up suppliers
- Maintaining suppliers
- Processing orders
- Vemente fee
- Internal order handling
With these values Vemente does not pay off. This happens when you place a lot of orders with only a few new suppliers.
Excluding goods, shipping and customs duty. You pay the same for these either way.
How we calculate and where the figures come from
Without Vemente, for each new supplier we count the hours times your hourly rate, plus upkeep in the first year. On top come the internal costs of each order.
Through Vemente, for each order we count our fee, 2.8% of the order value and at least CHF 19, and the internal costs that stay with you.
We worked out the 5 to 15 hours per supplier ourselves, from the steps a new supplier triggers inside a company. The upkeep is an assumption. You can change every value above.
There are studies on the cost of an order. Manutan gives EUR 95 the traditional way and EUR 19 fully digital, across more than 500 companies in France (2019). APQC arrives at around USD 14 to over USD 54 per order (2026).
Some background. According to BCG, small purchases are around 80% of orders but only 20% of the volume (2019). Fairmarkit and The Hackett Group found that at most companies 80% of suppliers are ones they rarely order from (2021). And according to APQC, just entering a supplier in the system takes a median of 3 days.
What comes on top.
- Goods and shipping
At the supplier's price. Both appear on your invoice from Vemente.
- Customs duty and import VAT
If the goods come from another customs territory, the courier clears them and bills you for duty and import VAT.
- Foreign currency
At our bank's rate on the day of the quote, with no mark-up of our own. If the rate moves noticeably before the order, we ask you first.
Questions about pricing.
All our work. Checking the supplier, ordering and paying, handling the order from start to finish and sorting out problems with the supplier. Goods, shipping, customs duty and import VAT come on top.
Every order takes a minimum of work, however small it is. The percentage also covers risks that grow with the order value, for example when we pay the supplier in advance.
Yes. Vemente buys from the supplier in its own name and resells to you. If something is wrong, damaged or missing, we sort it out with the supplier.
Not for the standard setup. You set up Vemente once as a supplier, and that costs nothing. If you want an integration with your system, we discuss the effort with you beforehand.
No. You only pay when you order. Start with a single department.
They are based on published studies and our own calculation. The sources are listed below the calculator. You can also enter your own figures there.
Try it with a real need.
A link or a few words are enough. The request is without obligation.
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A person at Vemente checks the supplier and sends you a quote by email.
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If the quote suits you, you order with it. Nothing is ordered before that.