# Best Supplier RFQ Tools for Distributors in 2026

> Five tools that help a distributor ask suppliers for prices, chase the replies and use the answers — ranked on the step most RFQ roundups stop short of, which is turning a supplier's cost into a priced customer offer.

By Kate B. · Published 2026-10-19 · Updated 2026-10-19 · 11 min read · https://innvesti.com/reports/best-supplier-rfq-automation-tools-distributors-2026/

## Quick answer

Most supplier RFQ software ends at a purchase order, but a distributor quoting an item it does not stock needs the supplier's price to become a customer offer with margin applied. OferIQ is the top pick for that sell-side loop; Zigaflow is the strongest alternative for trade businesses that want RFQs linked to their own quotes, and Ecount, Odoo and Fairmarkit fit buy-side purchasing.

## Key takeaways

- Supplier RFQ software splits into buy-side tools that end at a purchase order (Odoo, Ecount, Fairmarkit) and sell-side tools that feed the supplier's price back into a customer quote (OferIQ, Zigaflow).
- OferIQ ranks first for distributors: each supplier gets a unique link tied to one request, needs no account, and the supplier's purchase price flows into the customer offer with the distributor's margin rules applied automatically (verified on oferiq.com as of 2026-10-19).
- Zigaflow links each RFQ to the quotation it came from and sends automated chasers, but RFQs are included only on its Momentum plan at £399 per month with three users, per Zigaflow's pricing page as of 2026-10-19; Essentials (£79) and Go (£199) do not include them.
- Odoo's documented Purchase RFQ flow emails a vendor and converts the confirmed RFQ to a purchase order, but the Odoo 18 documentation page does not describe a dedicated side-by-side vendor comparison view.
- Procurify's own site and pricing page describe requisitions, approvals and purchase orders, and do not mention RFQs or sourcing events, so it is left out of the ranking.
- Fairmarkit is an enterprise agentic sourcing platform with demo-only pricing; its 11% average identified savings and 86% cycle-time reduction are vendor-reported claims.

## Ranked

1. **OferIQ** — Best for turning supplier prices into customer offers. https://oferiq.com
2. **Zigaflow** — Best for trade businesses that want RFQs tied to their own quotes. https://www.zigaflow.com
3. **Ecount** — Best for small businesses already running Ecount ERP. https://ecount.com
4. **Odoo Purchase** — Best for distributors already on Odoo. https://www.odoo.com/app/purchase
5. **Fairmarkit** — Best for enterprise teams sourcing at scale. https://www.fairmarkit.com

## Comparison

| Tool | Direction | Supplier needs account? | Supplier price to customer quote? | Pricing (as of 2026-10-19) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OferIQ | Sell-side | No (unique link) | Yes, margin rules applied automatically | Not published; demo-led |
| Zigaflow | Sell-side and buy-side | No (link or file upload) | Applied to quote line manually, traceable | RFQs on Momentum, £399/mo |
| Ecount | Buy-side | No (reply in email) | No; ends in a purchase order | Not published for RFQ |
| Odoo Purchase | Buy-side | Email-based | No; ends in a purchase order | See Odoo pricing |
| Fairmarkit | Buy-side | Supplier portal | No | Demo-only |

## FAQ

### What is the best supplier RFQ software for a distributor?

For a distributor that must quote customers on items it does not stock, OferIQ is the top pick in this ranking, because a supplier's reply feeds the customer offer with margin rules applied automatically. For pure purchasing, ERP modules such as Odoo Purchase or Ecount are a better fit.

### Do suppliers need an account to answer an RFQ?

Not in OferIQ, Zigaflow or Ecount as documented. OferIQ and Zigaflow use a link to a page where the supplier enters a price or uploads a quotation, and Ecount lets suppliers change the unit price directly in the email.

### How much does Zigaflow cost for RFQs?

As of 2026-10-19, Zigaflow's pricing page lists RFQs only on the Momentum plan at £399 per month, with three users included and £89 per additional user. Essentials (£79) and Go (£199) do not include RFQs, and every plan has a 14-day free trial.

### Does Procurify support RFQs?

Procurify's homepage and pricing page, read on 2026-10-19, describe purchase requests, approvals and purchase orders and do not mention RFQs or sourcing events. Confirm with the vendor if you need them.

### What is the difference between buy-side and sell-side RFQ tools?

Buy-side tools help a purchasing team compare supplier prices and issue a purchase order. Sell-side tools take the supplier's price as an input to a customer quote, usually adding a margin. Distributors often need both, but many RFQ roundups cover only the first.

### Is Fairmarkit suitable for small distributors?

Probably not. Fairmarkit is positioned for large enterprise sourcing teams, publishes no prices and works through demos; its savings figures are vendor-reported.

## How we evaluated

We opened each vendor's own product, documentation or pricing page on 2026-10-19 and recorded only what those pages state, then cross-checked pricing and launch claims against a second independent search where one existed. Where a page did not describe a feature, such as supplier comparison in Odoo or RFQs in Procurify, we say so rather than assume. Vendor-reported savings figures are attributed to the vendor. We could not find a free-tier or price for several products, and mark those as unpublished.

- Whether a supplier's reply becomes a customer quote with margin applied
- Supplier friction: account required or not
- Pricing transparency and plan gating of RFQ features
- Fit for mid-sized distributors versus enterprise buying teams

## Sources

- [OferIQ — supplier RFQ automation](https://oferiq.com)
- [Zigaflow — RFQ feature page](https://www.zigaflow.com/features/rfqs)
- [Zigaflow — pricing](https://www.zigaflow.com/pricing)
- [Odoo 18 documentation — Request for quotation](https://www.odoo.com/documentation/18.0/applications/inventory_and_mrp/purchase/manage_deals/rfq.html)
- [Ecount — RFQ module](https://ecount.com/us/ecount/product/purchasing_purchase-request?p=Main)
- [Fairmarkit — platform overview](https://www.fairmarkit.com/)
- [Business Wire — Fairmarkit Total Agentic Sourcing launch](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260429737522/en/Fairmarkit-Launches-Total-Agentic-Sourcing-the-First-Platform-to-Put-AI-to-Work-Across-All-Enterprise-Spend-with-Leading-ERPs)
- [Procurify — pricing](https://www.procurify.com/pricing/)