Varis vs. Tropic

Varis (formerly BuyerQuest) is consumer-like procurement technology with a marketplace of trusted suppliers, driving hard cost-savings and employee productivity. Partners and customers can create curated marketplaces that include their existing contracts as well as pre-negotiated contracts across complementary categories that aren’t currently being managed. Users have a one-stop shopping experience with one search and one shopping cart to find everything they need. Varis also helps organizations digitize and automate processes to increase finance and procurement efficiency.

Tropic is an intelligent procurement platform that helps procurement and finance teams make smarter SaaS, AI, and technology purchasing decisions. It combines real-time market intelligence, proactive savings opportunities, and proven negotiation strategies so companies can reduce technology spend, optimize their portfolios, and prepare for every purchase and renewal. Drawing on more than $23B in spend data and insights from 100,000+ live negotiations, Tropic tells teams where to focus and what to do next.