Source like a pro,even on your first order
Finding a factory you can trust should not take ten years of experience. ProofVue verifies who you are really dealing with, scores them against your order, and connects you directly, so you negotiate from knowledge, not hope.
From rough ideato a factory you can defend
Six stages, in the order experienced operators work them. Each one hands the next something concrete, so nothing rests on hope.
Brief
Define the product, construction, materials, quantity, target cost, and timeline. ProofVue spots what is missing before you reach out, so your first message reads like it came from a buyer who knows what they want.
Start a brief →Discover
Search by capability, process, material, order size, location, and certification. Every result explains why the factory fits your brief, not just that it exists.
Search the registry →Verify
Real factory or trading company. In-house or subcontracted. Every fact carries its sources and verification dates, and the known unknowns are named instead of hidden.
Verify a candidate →Compare
Pass, fail, or unknown against your brief, line by line. Project Fit stays separate from Evidence Confidence, and you can add a factory you already know privately.
Compare factories →Contact
The verified channel, a personalized introduction, qualification questions, and a sample request. You reach out once, prepared, instead of five times, guessing.
Get the templates →Decide
A comparable quote worksheet, a sample scorecard, and a final shortlist with a backup factory and the unresolved risks written down. A decision you can defend.
Open the worksheet →ProofVue ends at your final selection.
Contact and everything after happens directly between you and the factory. Your relationship, your terms, your margin.
No RFQs · No payments · No freight booking · No production tracking · No middleman cut
Turn what you haveinto your next move
Found a supplier and not sure it is the real deal? Bring the link, a tech pack, or three competing quotes. The Workstation checks real factory against middleman, scores it against your order, and hands back a clear move, not another dashboard to read.
Everything you need tosource with confidence
One record per factory, scored against your order and, for members, reachable in a click. No promoted listings, no noise.
Search in buyer language
Product words, brand names, materials, places. The full record answers.
Browse the registryScore against your order
Four evidence pillars, ranked against the volume you actually have.
Match by ProductSee who they make for
Verified brand relationships, straight from published supplier lists.
See the registryReach factories directly
Direct contact channels for members, 298 facilities on record today.
See membershipWatch coverage grow
Commercial terms and member reports land on the record over time.
Why trust this dataCoverage you can trust
298 of 377 facilities carry direct contact, 42 of 44 Tier A.
Open ResourcesBuilt for operators,not marketplaces
No noise
One verified record per facility, not a wall of identical listings. You read a fact once, cleanly.
No dead ends
Every factory is scored, not just listed. For members, each one is directly reachable.
No pay-to-rank
Facilities never pay for position. Nothing here is promoted, so the ranking is only evidence.
Questions,answered plainly
What is ProofVue?
Sourcing intelligence for founders. Bring a supplier you found, on Alibaba or anywhere else, and it tells you whether it is a real factory or a middleman, scores it against your order, surfaces stronger options from a verified registry, and connects you to the factory directly. Not a marketplace, it takes no cut.
Where does the data come from?
The public record. Every fact is verified before it lands, and the registry derives from Open Supply Hub under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Do factories pay to be listed?
No. Nothing here is sponsored or promoted, and no facility can buy a higher position. Ranking reflects evidence only.
What do I get for free?
The full registry, product matching, compare, the Resources library and tools, plus three contact reveals with no account needed.
When does billing start?
At launch. Joining the founding list now locks launch pricing for life, before the first invoice is ever sent.
Is the contact data real?
Yes. Every channel is researched from each facility's own website and verified by two or more independent signals before it goes on record.
Where does ProofVue stop?
At your final selection. ProofVue takes you from a rough brief to a verified, compared shortlist and a prepared first contact. The conversation, the order, and the money move directly between you and the factory: no RFQs, no payments, no production tracking, no cut. That boundary is why factories and buyers can both trust the record.
Is ProofVue for sourcing agencies?
Yes. The Desk plan is built for agencies running several client searches at once, on the same verified record. See ProofVue for agencies for how teams use it.
Find the factorybehind your next product
3 free reveals, no account needed.
Founding members lock launch pricing for life.