Procurement orchestration & intake-to-pay
Zip orchestrates the internal purchase-approval workflow. Benchside generates the evaluation intelligence that should inform that approval. Use Benchside first.
Zip: Zip automates the internal procurement process — intake, approvals, spend visibility, and third-party risk workflow. It activates once a purchase request enters the approval pipeline.
Benchside: Zip manages the workflow of getting a purchase approved internally. Benchside produces the substance that should drive that decision — whether the vendor is right, what's excluded, and what risk you're taking on. Zip routes the request; Benchside tells you whether to make it.
Use Benchside during evaluation to produce the scope package, interrogation kit, and risk assessment, then attach that intelligence to the Zip approval so stakeholders approve an informed, de-risked decision instead of a rubber stamp.
| Benchside | Zip | |
|---|---|---|
| Stage | Before the decision (evaluation) | During internal approval |
| Core job | Decide whether and on what terms to buy | Route and approve the purchase |
| Output | Evaluation intelligence + risk | Approval workflow + audit trail |
| Protects against | Buying the wrong thing on bad terms | Process gaps, maverick spend |
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No — Zip orchestrates the internal approval workflow; Benchside produces the vendor-evaluation intelligence that should inform it. They're complementary: evaluate with Benchside, then route the informed decision through Zip.
Yes. Run the evaluation in Benchside to produce the scope package and risk assessment, then attach it to the Zip approval so the decision is informed rather than a rubber stamp.
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