A supplier database lists names. Speya finds the right one.
Search for suppliers the way you would brief a colleague. Speya reads 250+ sources live, AI-vets each supplier against your criteria and shows the evidence behind every row.
What is a supplier database?
A supplier database is a searchable collection of supplier records: company names, locations, capabilities, certifications and contact details. Procurement teams use one to find suppliers for a part, material or service. Speya is a supplier search platform built on top of the sources a database draws from: AI agents read registries, certificates, filings and supplier websites live for each search, so the results match the brief you wrote today.
Why a static supplier database falls short.
A database is only as good as the day its records were last updated, and the questions it was built to answer.
Records age.
Certificates expire, plants close and ownership changes. A static record shows what was true when someone last edited it.
Categories are too coarse.
“Metal fabrication” holds thousands of suppliers. The one who can machine a 6061 aluminium housing to your tolerance is in there, along with everyone who cannot.
Profiles are self-reported.
In most directories the supplier writes its own profile. Capability claims and certifications arrive without a source.
Access is the hard part.
Supplier database access is often sold per seat or per region, and exports are limited. The team that needs the answer is rarely the one with the login.
How Speya searches for suppliers.
01
Search in plain language.
Describe the part, the material, the process, the certificates and the region. Speya reads it the way a sourcing specialist would.
02
Live search across 250+ sources.
AI agents read public registries, certificates, filings, supplier websites and trade data for this search, so the result reflects the market today.
03
AI-vetted results with the evidence.
Each supplier is AI-vetted against your criteria and ranked. Every value, from the ISO certificate to the sanctions screen, links to the source it came from. Export the table or send an RFI from Speya.
What a supplier search returns.
Supplier
Capability match
Certification
Financials
Sanctions
Evidence
Supplier 01
Gnosjö, SE
CNC machining, 6061 aluminium
ISO 9001
Strong
Clear
4 sources
Supplier 02
Brescia, IT
CNC machining, anodising in-house
ISO 9001, 14001
Strong
Clear
6 sources
Supplier 03
Poznań, PL
CNC machining, small batches
ISO 9001
Watch
Clear
3 sources
Supplier 04
Porto, PT
CNC machining, automotive volumes
ISO 9001, IATF 16949
Strong
Clear
5 sources
Supplier 05
Eindhoven, NL
Precision machining, prototypes
ISO 9001
Strong
Clear
4 sources
Anonymised example for the search “machined aluminium housing, ISO 9001, Europe”. In Speya, every value links to the registry, certificate or filing it came from.
15x more qualified suppliers than directory search.
In a customer case, a procurement team ran the same brief through Speya and through the directory search they used before. Speya returned 15x more qualified suppliers. Read the customer stories →
Supplier databases and search platforms compared.
What you need
Supplier directories
B2B marketplaces
Your own supplier master data
Speya
Suppliers you have never worked with
Registered suppliers only
Registered sellers only
No
Yes, agents search open sources
Up to date for this search
Updated when the supplier edits it
Updated by the seller
Updated by your team
Read live for each search
Search by capability
Category filters
Keyword search
Your own fields
Plain-language brief
Source for each value
Self-reported profile
Seller profile
Internal
Linked registry, certificate or filing
Access
Per seat or per region
Free to browse
Your ERP or suite
No seat pricing
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When teams search for suppliers.
A part nobody on the team has bought.
Search by the process and the material. Speya finds who can make it, wherever they are listed.
A supplier list that needs checking.
Upload the list you have. Speya fills in certifications, financial health, ESG and sanctions for every supplier and flags the gaps. Supplier research →
A manufacturer for a new product.
Search for contract manufacturers by process, volume and certification. How to find a contract manufacturer →
Supplier search questions.
What is a supplier database?
A supplier database is a searchable collection of supplier records: names, locations, capabilities, certifications and contact details. Speya searches the sources a database draws from live, so each result reflects the brief you wrote and the market today.
How do I get access to a supplier database?
Directories sell access per seat or per region, and marketplaces are free to browse but list only registered sellers. Speya gives your team plain-language search across 250+ sources with no seat pricing, and every result can be exported.
What is a supplier search engine?
A supplier search engine finds suppliers that match a sourcing need across many sources at once. Speya is an AI supplier search engine: AI agents search, AI-vet and rank suppliers against your criteria. Read the supplier search engine guide.
How is AI supplier search different from a directory?
A directory returns the suppliers who registered in a category. AI supplier search reads registries, certificates, filings and supplier websites for your brief, AI-vets each supplier and links every value to its source.
Can Speya check the suppliers we already have?
Yes. Upload your supplier list and Speya fills in certifications, financial health, ESG signals and sanctions for each supplier, with the source for every value.
Where does Speya’s supplier data come from?
Public registries, certificates, filings, supplier websites and trade data across 250+ sources, read and cross-checked by AI agents. Every value shows its source.
Read more on supplier search.
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