Cordango Purchase Requests vs Zoho Procurement

Cordango Purchase Requests is a purchasing form that routes approvals according to the amount requested. A request can include line items, supplier quotes, and the budget line intended to fund it. Smaller requests can stop at a manager, while larger ones can go to finance and management; users cannot approve their own requests. The app records the approval decision trail and actual purchase cost alongside the estimate. It is built on Budget & Spend Tracker, which installs with it and records approved commitments against budget lines. Optional companion apps include Asset Register, which receives purchased hardware, and Vendor & SaaS Management, which can start a draft request when a vendor is approved. The official app is version 0.4.0 and includes sample data. Cordango says its platform has single sign-on, roles, permissions, and a shared audit trail, and is hosted in Germany on EU infrastructure. Its published GDPR data processing agreement is a draft, not yet contractually binding. Cordango lists a free Solo plan for one person; Company plans require at least five people.

Zoho Procurement manages purchasing from employee requests through supplier payments as a source-to-pay platform. Employees can submit catalog or ad hoc requests that proceed through hierarchical approvals, custom workflows, and automation rules. Sourcing tools handle RFx events, bid comparisons, evaluations, and supplier shortlisting. Suppliers can use a self-service portal to bid, manage purchase orders, submit invoices, and track payments. The system can create purchase orders from approved requests and RFQs, record partial or complete deliveries, and use OCR and AI to capture invoice data and validate it against orders and receipts. Payment options include ACH, batch payments, and connected banking for India, with availability varying by plan. Premium costs $35 per user per month billed annually; Enterprise costs $75 per user per month billed annually. Each purchased user license includes 50 requester licenses. A 14-day trial includes all features and does not require credit card information to start. The service runs on Android, iOS, web, and API. Zoho lists weekday phone and email support, available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday.