Become a BuyStep® Supplier
Transform your data into reliable sourcing decisions
BuyStep enables industrial buyers to identify the most reliable suppliers.
Choose your Step
Choose your Step
Each Step strengthens your visibility and priority in the BuyStep ecosystem.
Step #1 — BuyStep Activation
Activate your supplier profile
- BuyStep Audit 9.0 (9.0 to 9.4 and 9.9)
- 0% commission on your sales
- 5 products / category
Move to Step #2 to activate BuyStep Score and enter BuyStep Approved
The Step chosen by the majority of BuyStep suppliers
Limited to 99 suppliers / category / country
Step #2 — BuyStep Approved
Enter the BuyStep Approved selection
- BuyStep Audit 9.0 complete
- BuyStep Score
- BuyStep Approved
- Access to Nine Concept™
- 0% commission on your sales
- 10 products / category
- Become a shareholder: 2 shares (BuyStep Shareholders Program)
- BuyStep Visibility®
Move to Step #3 to strengthen your positioning (Advanced & Priority) and maximize your presence on BuyStep.
Become a shareholder — 10 shares offered after 12 months
Limited to 99 suppliers / category / country
Step #3 — BuyStep Priority
Leading and priority supplier
Maximum visibility and priority in your category.
- BuyStep Audit 9.0 complete
- BuyStep Score Advanced
- BuyStep Approved Priority
- Priority access to Nine Concept™
- 0% commission on your sales
- 50 products / category
- Private Label
- Become a shareholder: 10 shares (BuyStep Shareholders Program)
- BuyStep Visibility® Priority
Compare Plans
Find the right fit for your business needs
| Feature | Step #1 — BuyStep Activation | Step #2 — BuyStep Approved | Step #3 — BuyStep Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products / category | 5 | 20 | 50 |
| Audit 9.0 | Complete | Complete | Complete |
| BuyStep Score | |||
| Score Advanced | |||
| BuyStep Approved | |||
| Approved Priority | |||
| Nine Concept™ | |||
| Private Label | |||
| BuyStep Visibility® | — | Visibility® | Visibility® Priority |
| Shareholders Program | — | — | 10 shares |
| Commission | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30-day free trial |
The BuyStep Decision Architecture
The BuyStep Decision Architecture
BuyStep is built on a system designed to identify the most reliable suppliers:
The Nine Concept™ structures this architecture to transform supplier data into reliable sourcing decisions.
Buyers quickly identify the most relevant partners.
Why Join BuyStep
Visibility with international buyers
Positioning based on reliability, not price
Qualified and limited competition
0% commission on your sales
A Deliberately Limited Selection
Each category is limited to 99 suppliers per country.
Objectives:
The selection is regularly updated to keep the most reliable suppliers.
BuyStep does not compare prices
BuyStep compares supplier reliability
In industrial sourcing, reliability is the real performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 30-day free trial gives you full access to the Activation plan. You can list up to 5 products per category and complete the basic Audit 9.0 sections. No credit card required to start.
Yes. You can upgrade at any time and only pay the prorated difference. Your new Step takes effect immediately.
Plans are billed monthly or yearly. Yearly plans offer a 20% discount. All payments are processed securely through Stripe.
Your plan remains active until the end of the current billing period. After that, your products are delisted but your data is preserved.
BuyStep offers supplier-shareholders the opportunity to become part of the company. Higher Steps include more shares, giving you a stake in BuyStep's growth.