Free vendor-selection tool
Vendor Comparison Scorecard
Compare suppliers on price, quality, service and risk with a weighted ranking that keeps low cost from automatically overpowering better performance.
Simple scorecard
Weights normalize automaticallySet the decision weights
Vendor inputs
VendorQuoted priceQualityServiceRisk
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Scales: Quality and service use 1 = weak, 10 = excellent. Risk uses 1 = low risk, 10 = high risk. Price is scored automatically relative to the lowest non-zero quote.
Weighted scorePrice score = lowest valid price ÷ vendor price × 10. Risk is inverted so lower risk scores higher. The four weights are normalized automatically, so they do not need to total exactly 100.
Weighted ranking
10.00 = strongest possible scoreVendor scorecard
| Rank | Vendor | Price | Price score | Quality | Service | Risk score | Weighted score |
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Advanced scorecard
6 vendorsAdd total-cost and qualification controls
Decision weights
Qualification thresholds
Vendor inputs
VendorQuoteTCO adj.QualityServiceRiskConfidence
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TCO adjustment: Add estimated freight, implementation, maintenance, switching or lifecycle cost as a percentage of the quote. Negative values can represent credible lifecycle savings. Confidence discounts the final weighted score when the vendor data is less reliable.
Advanced rankingAdjusted price = quote × (1 + TCO adjustment). Price is scored against the lowest positive adjusted cost. Quality and service are direct 1–10 scores. Risk is inverted. The raw weighted score is multiplied by confidence. Threshold failures can either disqualify a vendor or simply flag it.
Advanced ranking
Confidence-adjusted score drives rankQualified and flagged vendors
| Rank | Vendor | Status | Quote | Adjusted TCO | Price score | Quality | Service | Risk score | Raw score | Confidence | Final score |
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Weight sensitivity
Same vendor inputs, different criteria emphasisWhich vendor wins under different buying strategies?
| Buying strategy | Price | Quality | Service | Risk | Winning vendor | Winning score | Adjusted TCO |
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Price sensitivity
Other weights rebalanced proportionallyWinner if price becomes more or less important
| Price weight | Quality weight | Service weight | Risk weight | Winner | Winning score | Winner TCO premium |
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Scope
A scorecard supports judgment; it does not replace due diligence
This tool ranks vendors from the assumptions entered. Scores can be misleading if evaluation scales are inconsistent, risk assessments are subjective, quotes cover different scopes, lifecycle costs are incomplete, or mandatory commercial and technical requirements are missing. Before award, validate specifications, exclusions, references, financial condition, insurance, legal terms, cybersecurity, compliance, implementation capacity and any other requirements relevant to the purchase.