Bring a supplier you found on Alibaba or anywhere else, a name, a link, a profile, and ProofVue returns an AI-analyzed verification report: is it a real factory or a trading-company middleman, can it actually fulfill your order, and where are the red flags, so you can do business with peace of mind.
The signals point to a genuine manufacturer that can produce your order. One item needs a closer look before you commit.
Capability, capacity, and MOQ weighed against 5,000 units a month.
Trading companies routinely list themselves as factories, then quietly place your order with a real one and pocket the spread. That adds cost, distance, and a broken telephone line to your quality feedback.
The report separates a genuine manufacturer from a reseller: who owns the line, who they really produce for, and whether the identity holds up.
A factory can be real and still be the wrong fit. The report weighs product-type fit, stated capacity, and MOQ against the volume you actually plan to run.
You see whether there is headroom to grow and whether the minimum is a starting point or a wall, before you spend a sample budget finding out.
Product type, capacity, and MOQ weighed against 5,000 units a month. Room to grow without switching suppliers later.
Knowing a supplier's real position changes the conversation. The report sets this factory next to comparable ones, so a small buyer can talk MOQ, price breaks, and terms from evidence instead of hope.
Pair it with the Negotiation station and the Resources library for the cultural and process context that keeps a first order from stalling.
| Factory | Unit price | MOQ | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| This supplier | $4.10 | 1,000 | 35 d |
| Comparable A | $3.80 | 1,500 | 40 d |
| Comparable B | $4.35 | 800 | 30 d |
| Region median | $4.05 | 1,200 | 34 d |
Every report ends in a plain read: go, caution, or avoid. No dashboard to interpret, just a clear call on whether this supplier earns your samples and your first order.
Commit your budget to the right partner, and keep the ones that do not hold up out of your pipeline.
The assistant reads public evidence, the supplier footprint, and the registry to assemble the report. It flags what it cannot confirm rather than inventing it, so what you read is grounded in real signals, not a guess dressed up as a fact.
Every finding ties back to real evidence, and the gaps are flagged honestly instead of filled in.
Separates real manufacturers from resellers, so you know whether you are talking to the line or a middleman.
Capability, capacity, and the red flags land together, so one report answers can they, and should you.