Global Sources
Speya vs Global Sources
Global Sources is an Asia-focused B2B marketplace. Speya is an AI sourcing engine that discovers and vets suppliers worldwide.
By the Speya team
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Side by side
How Speya compares.
Capability
Speya
Global Sources
Supplier discovery
Describe it in plain language
Manual keyword search
Vetting
Every supplier AI-vetted
Supplier-declared
Coverage
Millions of suppliers, global
Mostly Asia
Speed to shortlist
Minutes
Days of sifting
Autonomy
Runs the whole case with Speya Auto
None
Built for
Enterprise procurement
Asia import trade
Background
The platform, in brief.
Global Sources is an established B2B marketplace connecting international buyers with suppliers across Asia, backed by trade shows and verified export supplier profiles. It is a common starting point for buyers sourcing from the region.
The gap
Where it falls short for modern procurement.
Global Sources is a marketplace focused on Asian export suppliers. You still search and qualify yourself, coverage is regional, and there is no AI to run discovery or vet at scale. It answers where to look. Deciding who is the right verified fit is still yours to do.
Authority
Why you can trust this comparison.
This comparison comes from the team that builds Speya, used for supplier discovery by IKEA, Roche, Clas Ohlson, Rusta, Ahlsell and STARK Group, plus PwC and Deloitte. We state where we fit and where we do not.
Enterprise procurement
IKEA, Roche, Clas Ohlson, Rusta, Ahlsell and STARK Group source with Speya.
Global consultancies
PwC and Deloitte run client sourcing on the platform.
Independently audited
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, third-party audited.
EU by default
Hosted in the EU. Supplier data never leaves EU borders.
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Speya
The Speya team, building AI supplier discovery for enterprise procurement. We cover sourcing, supplier data, risk and compliance.
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The difference
Why teams choose Speya.
Speya is built for how procurement works now. You describe the need, Speya discovers and AI-vets suppliers across millions worldwide, ranks them into tiers, and can run the whole case on its own. You get a defensible shortlist in minutes, with the evidence beside every name.
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