Zip procurement pricing is quote based, so the deciding question is which number to bring into the first sales call. Zip publishes one price, a $75,000 pilot on AWS Marketplace, and buyer data from Vendr puts the median Zip contract at $88,856 a year. This guide explains what sits behind both figures and what moves your quote.
We read Zip’s product pages, its AWS Marketplace listing, the master subscription agreement attached to that listing and Vendr’s Zip HQ pricing page on October 31, 2026. Our editorial rules are public. For the wider category, see our intake and orchestration hub.
How much does Zip cost in 2026?
Zip does not publish a price list. Its only public price is a 12-month pilot on AWS Marketplace at $75,000 for 100 active users and one workflow, prepaid with no refund. Vendr’s data on 77 Zip purchases shows a median of $88,856 a year, with deals from $27,379 to $222,030. Plan for a five or six figure annual contract.
| Price point | Amount | What it covers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Marketplace pilot | $75,000 for 12 months | 100 active users, 1 workflow, prepaid, no refund | Zip on AWS Marketplace |
| Median annual contract | $88,856 a year | 77 Zip HQ purchases | Vendr |
| Lowest purchase | $27,379 a year | 77 Zip HQ purchases | Vendr |
| Highest purchase | $222,030 a year | 77 Zip HQ purchases | Vendr |
| Average savings | 18.53% | Against the first quote, per Vendr | Vendr |
| Zip list price | Not published | zip.com/pricing returned a not found page | Zip |
Budget line
Start from $75,000 a year, then price your scope
The AWS pilot is the floor Zip itself publishes for a single workflow. Vendr’s median sits about $14,000 above it, so a company with several workflows, an ERP sync and a second product should expect a quote near or above the median. Vendr’s lowest deal, $27,379, shows that smaller scopes do get signed.
Suite, module or point tool: is Zip the right price class?
Zip is an orchestration layer that sits in front of your ERP or suite, and it now sells its own purchasing, AP, contracts, sourcing and risk products. That puts it in the same price class as a suite, not a purchasing tool. For most mid-market teams, the line item to watch is how many products the first quote bundles. Our intake-to-procure software guide explains where Zip sits in that stack. Our what is intake-to-procure explainer covers the process Zip sells into.
| Your situation | Best fit | The line item to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Software and services requests stall across legal, IT and security | Zip Intake-to-Procure | Active users and workflows |
| Requests already run in Zip and you want POs and invoices there too | Zip Procure-to-Pay | Whether AP and payments are priced inside the plan |
| A first PO system for a growing finance team | A purchasing tool such as Precoro or Procurify | Users or Pro users in the quote |
| Sourcing, contracts and a supplier network in one suite | Coupa or another source-to-pay suite | Modules and term length |
| One ERP, a handful of buyers, single approver | Your ERP’s own purchasing module | Extra ERP licenses for requesters |
What does the $75,000 AWS pilot include?
The Zip Intake-to-Procure listing on AWS Marketplace has one pricing dimension, called Pilot: 100 active users and one workflow for $75,000 per 12 months. The refund policy reads “Prepaid annual subscription. No refund offered.” The listing describes intake, dynamic workflows, integrations, vendor management, renewals, POs, AP automation, global payments and vendor cards.
The listing does not say which of those features the pilot switches on. The listing does not define a workflow, so ask Zip whether one workflow means one request type, such as software purchases. In practice, the pilot is a paid first year, not a free trial.
Buying through AWS Marketplace means the charge lands on your AWS bill, per the listing. For how another suite prices on AWS, see our Coupa pricing guide.
What do Zip buyers actually pay?
Vendr’s Zip HQ page reports a median of $88,856 a year across 77 purchases, with a low of $27,379 and a high of $222,030. It says buyers saved 18.53% on average, shown as about 19% in its summary box. The page is labeled last updated February 2026, so treat it as a benchmark, not a quote.
Check the name before you use any benchmark. Vendr lists this company as Zip HQ at ziphq.com, and ZipHQ, Inc. is the company named in Zip’s master agreement. Other companies also trade as Zip, so make sure any other benchmark you use names the same company.
What drives a Zip quote?
Five things move the number: active users, workflows, products, integrations and services. The AWS pilot prices the first two directly. Vendr says Zip does not sell fixed tiers and instead quotes a platform fee, user seats and optional modules. Zip’s own pages list six products, each a likely line item.
| Cost driver | What Zip publishes | The line item to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Active users | The AWS pilot is sized at 100 active users | How requesters and approvers are counted |
| Workflows | The AWS pilot includes 1 workflow | The price of each extra request type |
| Products | Six on the home page: Intake-to-Procure, Procure-to-Pay, Contract Orchestration, Sourcing, Risk Orchestration, Supplier Onboarding | Which products the first quote bundles |
| Integrations | 100+ on the integrations page, including ERP, P2P, CLM, GRC and ITSM | Whether the ERP connector is included |
| Services and payments | Professional services are ordered separately in the master agreement; payments carry their own Zip Pay terms | Services hours and payment fees |
Vendr adds that Zip typically offers discounts for 2 or 3 year terms. Ask for the price per year at each term length side by side, so you can see what a longer commitment buys you.
What does Zip’s contract say about fees?
The Zip master subscription agreement attached to the AWS listing, dated January 2023, sets the payment rules. Invoices are due within 30 days unless the order form says otherwise. All payment obligations are non-cancelable and amounts paid are non-refundable, and billing errors must be raised within 60 days.
Two more clauses matter for budgeting. Prepaid professional services and expenses expire 12 months after purchase if unused, so do not prepay services you cannot schedule. If you subscribe to Zip’s payments product, separate Zip Pay supplemental terms apply. Your own order form can change these terms, so negotiate them there.
How does Zip price its AI agents?
Zip does not publish an AI price on the pages we read. Its Superagents page lists five AI users, for intake, procurement, contracts, AP and configuration. The intake-to-procure page adds agents for intake validation, price negotiation and contract review, and the procure-to-pay page lists agents that extract invoices and apply asset and tax classifications.
Ask which agents sit inside your plan, which need a separate product, and whether any are metered by usage. Zip’s home page also describes a Zip AI Lab of forward-deployed engineers who build custom Superagents, which reads as a services line to price. Our AI procurement software ranking compares agents across vendors.
How much does a Zip implementation cost?
Zip does not publish implementation fees or a standard timeline. Its home page describes three kinds of help: an Enterprise Transformation Office of former Fortune 500 CPOs, the Zip AI Lab, and Zip-certified consulting partners. Ask which of them are in your quote and which are priced separately.
Vendr lists implementation and onboarding as a one-time fee that varies with setup, data migration and training. In practice, scope grows with every team that owns a step in the workflow, because legal, IT and security each need their part configured and tested. Ask for a fixed-fee statement of work.
How does Zip pricing compare with alternatives?
Zip is among the most expensive ways to buy intake. Precoro publishes plans from $499 a month billed annually, and Coupa’s AWS listing starts at $50k a year on 3 or 5 year terms. Procurify, Omnea and Levelpath are quote based. Zip’s $75,000 pilot is the highest published entry price of the six.
| Vendor | Pricing from | Best for | Watch-out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zip | $75,000 for a 12-month pilot (AWS) | Requests that cross legal, IT and security | Prepaid, no refund on the pilot |
| Coupa | $50k a year, 3 or 5 year terms (AWS) | Full source-to-pay suite | Listing shows $150,000 for 36 months |
| Precoro | $499 a month billed annually (pricing) | Growing teams that want POs and AP fast | Intake management sits in the $999 Automation plan |
| Procurify | Quote based (pricing) | A first PO system with free requesters | Pricing is driven by Pro users |
| Levelpath | Quote based (vs Zip page) | Intake, sourcing and contracts in one platform | Says live in under 60 days on average, its own figure |
| Omnea | Quote based (site) | Intake with supplier risk built in | No price on its site |
Entry prices are not like for like. Precoro’s Core plan covers purchase requests, POs, receipts, invoices and matching, while its intake management, AI agents and supplier portal sit in Automation. If a suite is on your list, our Coupa alternatives guide and best procurement software ranking cover the wider field. For Zip against a suite, see our Zip vs Coupa comparison, and our Procurify vs Coupa vs Zip comparison adds a mid-market purchasing option.
When your ERP’s own module is enough
Your ERP’s own purchasing module is enough when a few buyers raise every order, one person approves most of them and nobody outside finance needs to request. Zip earns its price when one request needs legal, security and finance sign-off. For purchasing plus invoices without an intake layer, see our procure-to-pay software ranking.
What should you ask Zip before you sign?
Bring these seven questions to the first pricing call, because Zip procurement pricing is built line by line. Each question maps to a line in the quote or the contract, and each answer is easy to compare against a quote from a second vendor.
- Users: how is an active user counted, and do requesters who submit once a year count?
- Workflows: what does one more workflow cost after the pilot?
- Products: which of the six products are in the quote, and which are priced later?
- Integrations: is your ERP connector included, or a services project?
- AI: which agents are in the plan, and is any usage metered?
- Services: can prepaid services be used after 12 months, given the master agreement says they expire?
- Renewal: what cap applies to the year-two price, in writing?
Is Zip worth the price?
Zip procurement pricing makes sense when requests stall across several review teams and procurement has an ERP or suite to sit on top of. At a $75,000 pilot and an $88,856 median, it costs more than purchasing tools that publish prices. The deciding question is how much time your reviewers lose today.
The verdict
- Budget for Zip if software and services requests need legal, IT and security review and you want one front door for all of them.
- Start with the AWS pilot if you can prove value on one workflow in 12 months and accept a prepaid, non-refundable year.
- Look at Precoro or Procurify if you mainly need POs, budgets and invoice matching for a growing team.
- Stay on your ERP’s module if a few buyers place every order and approvals rarely vary.
Frequently asked questions
Does Zip publish its pricing?
No. Zip has no public price list, and zip.com/pricing returned a not found page when we checked. The only published price is a 12-month pilot on AWS Marketplace at $75,000 for 100 active users and one workflow. Every other deal is quoted after a demo, based on users, workflows, products and services.
How much does Zip cost per year?
Vendr’s data on 77 Zip HQ purchases shows a median of $88,856 a year, with deals from $27,379 to $222,030, on a page last updated February 2026. Zip’s own AWS pilot costs $75,000 for 12 months. Expect your figure to move with active users, workflows and the products you add.
Is there a free trial of Zip?
Zip does not advertise a free trial on the pages we read. Its master agreement allows evaluation access for 60 days from first access when Zip grants it, and Zip can change or end that access. The public entry option is the paid AWS pilot, which is prepaid with no refund, so ask sales about an evaluation first.
Can you get a discount on Zip?
Vendr reports average savings of 18.53% against the first quote across its Zip HQ deals. It says Zip typically discounts 2 or 3 year terms and that bundling several modules often lowers the overall price. Getting a quote from a second vendor, such as Coupa or Procurify, also gives you a real number to negotiate against.
Is Zip cheaper than Coupa?
On published entry prices, no. Zip’s AWS pilot is $75,000 for 12 months, while Coupa’s AWS listing starts at $50k a year on 3 or 5 year terms. Coupa’s listing also shows $150,000 for 36 months. The two sell different scope, and Zip lists a Coupa integration, so some teams run Zip on top of Coupa. Our Zip vs Coupa comparison shows what each one owns in that setup.
What is the cheapest alternative to Zip?
Among vendors that publish prices, Precoro is the lowest, with a Core plan from $499 a month billed annually. Its intake management sits in the Automation plan, from $999 a month. Procurify, Omnea and Levelpath are quote based, so you need a quote to compare them with Zip. Our Procurify vs Coupa vs Zip comparison sets Procurify against Zip on purchasing fit.
