eRFX Sourcing Portal

eRFX Sourcing Portal is a cloud application for aerospace buyers and suppliers handling sourcing requests, bids and awards. Its separate portals make it a focused option for organizations coordinating both sides of component procurement, rather than a general-purpose RFP suite.

The free customer plan is a useful starting point for buyers, but file-transfer limits matter for engineering-heavy work. Suppliers pay for more customer connections, and ERP API configuration requires the $500.00 USD-per-month tier.

Overview

Built by RFQ2Go Inc., eRFX supports estimation and procurement professionals making sourcing decisions at quoting and award stages. Customers can source from multiple suppliers, while distributors, component manufacturers and processing providers can handle requests from multiple customers in a dedicated supplier portal.

The aerospace focus is a strength for teams whose sourcing spans materials, hardware, processing and fabricated components. The product is less compelling for organizations seeking broad procurement functionality beyond that stated focus.

Key features

The customer portal covers raw materials, hardware, final processing and manufactured or fabricated detail components. Automated proposal generation and cost comparison help buyers evaluate responses; vendor pre-selection from a processing database and NDA management support supplier coordination. Unlimited RFQs, RFPs and RFIs remove a request-volume ceiling on the free tier, although its 1GB engineering-data storage and 2GB monthly transfer allowance can become the practical constraint.

Suppliers can manage RFIs, RFPs and RFQs from multiple customers, submit quotes quickly, configure workflows and use automated email messaging. These tools suit recurring bid-response work. eRFX is integrated with CPQ Aero; suppliers needing custom ERP software API configuration must move to Gold Supplier.

Engineering files are kept in AWS cloud storage during bidding and deleted after 30 days or when a bid closes. SSL encryption secures data transmission. Supplier portals are free for 90 days after registration and approval, and portal approval takes 6–18 hours after signup. Technical support is included with plans; phone support is available Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm at 647-472-RFQ2 (7372).

Pricing

eRFX uses a freemium model, with a free plan and a 90-day trial. The free trial applies to supplier portals, subject to registration and approval.

• Customer Portal — free: Unlimited RFQs, RFPs and RFIs, with 1GB of engineering-data storage and 2GB of monthly transfer. Raw Material & Final Processing Portals cost $25/month; additional storage is $5/GB and additional transfer is $1/GB. This fits buyers with modest file needs, but frequent large-file transfers may add costs.
• Supplier Portal — $15 a month: Billed $15/month, with a 90-day free trial, unlimited RFQ, RFP and RFI responses, and connections to 3 customer accounts. Each additional connection costs $5/month. This is the sensible paid entry for suppliers serving a small customer set; connection charges accumulate as that set grows.
• Gold Supplier — $500 a month: Billed $500/month, with unlimited responses, unlimited customer connections and custom API configuration for ERP software. It is aimed at suppliers with broad customer networks or a need for ERP configuration; smaller suppliers may find the step up from Supplier Portal difficult to justify.

Platforms

eRFX is available on the web and through an API. The site presents it for aerospace sourcing and names Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier among supported aircraft platforms.

Who it's for

Choose the customer portal if your team regularly solicits aerospace component bids and can work within its storage and transfer allowances. Suppliers responding to recurring requests from a few customers can start with the $15 a month plan. Teams that need unlimited customer connections or custom ERP API configuration are the clearer fit for Gold. Organizations outside aerospace sourcing, or buyers whose engineering-file traffic exceeds the free allowances, should weigh the added costs or consider another tool.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Unlimited customer RFQs, RFPs and RFIs on the free plan make it viable for frequent sourcing without a request cap.
• Buyer and supplier portals cover request creation, proposal comparison and quote response in one sourcing-focused service.
• Gold Supplier combines unlimited customer connections with custom ERP API configuration for suppliers with more complex operations.
• Bid engineering files are deleted after 30 days or bid closure, and transmission uses SSL encryption.

Cons

• The free customer plan caps storage at 1GB and transfer at 2GB/month, with extra capacity charged separately.
• The Supplier Portal includes only 3 customer connections; additional connections cost $5/month each.
• Gold Supplier costs $500 a month, a substantial jump from the $15 a month Supplier Portal.
• Supplier trial access and both portal approvals depend on registration and approval, so immediate access is not assured.

Alternatives

For a broader set of options, browse RFP Software.

• BidNet Direct is worth considering when the priority is browsing and submitting Member Agency opportunities: its free Basic plan includes real-time bid matches, while Regional costs 200.00 USD.
• RFP360.AI has free buyer and supplier tiers for teams with limited usage: each is capped at one publish or response and one user seat.
• Daliio suits teams whose tender volume fits its free Starter limits of 3 active tenders and 15 bid evaluations per month, with 2 evaluator seats and 1GB storage.
• PowerRFP is an alternative with a free Starter plan that includes unlimited RFP projects, up to 5 active at once, AI RFP drafts, messaging and milestone tracking.
• RFP Stack is another freemium RFP option.
• Upland Qvidian is a paid alternative with API, macOS, web and Windows platforms; its Qvidian plan requires a demo for pricing.
• ARCUS eRFX is another paid, web-based option.
• Ombud is a paid web-based alternative with custom pricing.

Verdict

eRFX is a strong fit for aerospace buyers and suppliers who need dedicated portals for sourcing and quote coordination. Buyers get unlimited requests at no charge, and suppliers can scale connections or add ERP configuration; the main reasons to look elsewhere are the free buyer plan’s file allowances and the steep Gold Supplier price.