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Levelpath vs Periscope Holdings

Levelpath logo

Levelpath

ERP

AI-native procurement built around intake, from the founders who previously built Scout RFP

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Periscope Holdings logo

Periscope Holdings

Government

Statewide e-procurement systems and supplier networks for large public agencies

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Levelpath it is a young platform competing with suites that have two decades of accumulated edge cases, and gaps tend to appear in tax handling, direct materials and unusual ERP configurations.; Periscope Holdings it is scaled and priced for statewide programmes, so a single city or county typically finds both the implementation effort and the cost out of proportion to its needs.
  • They diverge on capability: Levelpath covers Conversational intake, Periscope Holdings covers Sealed bid solicitation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Levelpath and Periscope Holdings actually diverge.

Attributes where Levelpath and Periscope Holdings differ
AttributeLevelpathPeriscope Holdings
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CategoryERPGovernment

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Levelpath

  • Conversational intake
  • AI agents
  • Sourcing events
  • Contract management
  • Supplier risk
  • Mobile first

Only in Periscope Holdings

  • Sealed bid solicitation
  • Supplier registration network
  • Contract catalogues
  • Cooperative purchasing
  • Spend and compliance reporting
  • Supplier diversity tracking

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Levelpath

  • A company where employees bypass the procurement system entirely and spend under management has stallednot Periscope Holdings
  • Replacing an enterprise suite whose rollout took two years and still has low requisition adoptionnot Periscope Holdings
  • A finance team wanting every purchase request routed through policy without hiring more procurement staffnot Periscope Holdings
  • A mid-market company implementing procurement software for the first time and unwilling to fund a systems integratornot Periscope Holdings

Periscope Holdings

  • A state building a central procurement portal serving many agencies and local entitiesnot Levelpath
  • A large agency needing statutory sealed bidding with a public opening recordnot Levelpath
  • A purchasing programme that must report spend and supplier diversity across entitiesnot Levelpath
  • A state wanting local governments to buy from its awarded cooperative contractsnot Levelpath

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Levelpath

  • It is a young platform competing with suites that have two decades of accumulated edge cases, and gaps tend to appear in tax handling, direct materials and unusual ERP configurations.
  • No pricing is published at any tier, so buyers cannot judge whether the AI-native positioning carries a premium over established competitors.
  • AI agents that classify and route requests are only as good as the policy configuration behind them, and a company with ambiguous procurement policy gets ambiguous automation.
  • Venture funding at this scale implies growth expectations, which historically produces price increases at renewal once a customer base is captured.
  • The intake-first design assumes procurement problems are adoption problems, which is not true for organisations whose real issue is category strategy or supplier consolidation.

Periscope Holdings

  • It is scaled and priced for statewide programmes, so a single city or county typically finds both the implementation effort and the cost out of proportion to its needs.
  • The interface reflects the age and regulatory weight of the platform, and suppliers routinely describe registration and bidding as harder than on newer portals, which can suppress bid response.
  • Ownership has changed twice since 2021, from independent to mdf commerce to KKR, so roadmap and support continuity should be written into the contract rather than assumed.
  • Sibling products inside mdf commerce cover adjacent procurement ground, which means an apparently competitive shortlist may contain two products with the same owner.
  • Statewide implementations are multi year projects with heavy configuration and change management, and the professional services cost commonly exceeds the software over the contract term.

Pricing, plan by plan

Levelpath

On request
  • Levelpath$undefined/year
    • Intake, sourcing, contracts and supplier management
    • Priced by company size and modules, quoted directly
    • AI agent capability included rather than sold as an add-on

Periscope Holdings

On request
  • BuySpeed$undefined/year
    • Quoted per programme, scaled to entities served and transaction volume
    • Multi year statewide contracts with implementation priced separately
    • Supplier side registration fees form part of the commercial model on some programmes

Which should you pick?

Choose Levelpath if

  • You need conversational intake.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want ai agents.
Levelpath review

Choose Periscope Holdings if

  • You need sealed bid solicitation.
  • You also want supplier registration network.
Periscope Holdings review

Questions people ask

Is Levelpath or Periscope Holdings better?
Neither clearly leads. Levelpath starts at On request and Periscope Holdings at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Levelpath or Periscope Holdings?
Levelpath starts at On request and Periscope Holdings at On request.
Does Levelpath or Periscope Holdings run on more platforms?
Levelpath runs on Web, iOS, Android. Periscope Holdings runs on Web.
What is Levelpath best used for?
Levelpath is most often used for a company where employees bypass the procurement system entirely and spend under management has stalled, replacing an enterprise suite whose rollout took two years and still has low requisition adoption, a finance team wanting every purchase request routed through policy without hiring more procurement staff, a mid-market company implementing procurement software for the first time and unwilling to fund a systems integrator. Of those, a company where employees bypass the procurement system entirely and spend under management has stalled and replacing an enterprise suite whose rollout took two years and still has low requisition adoption are not what Periscope Holdings is typically brought in for.
What can Levelpath do that Periscope Holdings cannot?
Levelpath covers Conversational intake, AI agents, Sourcing events, Contract management. Periscope Holdings covers Sealed bid solicitation, Supplier registration network, Contract catalogues, Cooperative purchasing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Levelpath: Who is behind Levelpath?

Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich, who previously founded Scout RFP and sold it to Workday.

Periscope Holdings: Who owns Periscope Holdings?

mdf commerce acquired it in 2021, and mdf commerce was itself acquired by KKR in 2024.

Levelpath: Is pricing published?

No. Pricing is quoted by company size and module selection.

Periscope Holdings: Is it suitable for a single city?

Usually not. It is built and priced for statewide or very large agency programmes.

Levelpath: How long is implementation?

Levelpath positions implementation in weeks rather than the quarters typical of enterprise source-to-pay, which is the main practical claim to test in a reference call.

Periscope Holdings: What is BuySpeed?

The e-procurement platform behind its statewide deployments, covering solicitation through catalogue ordering and reporting.

Levelpath: Does it handle direct materials?

It is built primarily for indirect spend. Manufacturers with bill of materials sourcing should look at established direct-capable suites.

Periscope Holdings: Can we see what a state paid?

Yes. State procurement awards are public records and typically disclose the full multi year contract value.

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