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Levelpath vs Quartzy

Levelpath logo

Levelpath

ERP

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Quartzy logo

Quartzy

Inventory

Lab inventory and ordering software funded by the supply marketplace attached to it

From
$50/month
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.; Quartzy the vendor earns margin on supplies bought through its own Shop, so the recommended purchasing path is not necessarily the cheapest one for a university that already holds negotiated supplier contracts.
  • They diverge on capability: Levelpath covers Conversational intake, Quartzy covers Inventory tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Levelpath and Quartzy actually diverge.

Attributes where Levelpath and Quartzy differ
AttributeLevelpathQuartzy
Starting priceOn request$50/month
Pricing modelquotePer month by user tier
CategoryERPInventory

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 Quartzy

  • Inventory tracking
  • Request and approval
  • Quartzy Shop
  • Order tracking
  • Spend reporting
  • Barcode scanning
  • PunchOut
  • Vendor catalogues

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 Quartzy
  • Replacing an enterprise suite whose rollout took two years and still has low requisition adoptionnot Quartzy
  • A finance team wanting every purchase request routed through policy without hiring more procurement staffnot Quartzy
  • A mid-market company implementing procurement software for the first time and unwilling to fund a systems integratornot Quartzy

Quartzy

  • An academic lab of three postdocs replacing a shared freezer spreadsheet that nobody updates after a reagent runs outnot Levelpath
  • A small biotech that wants requests approved by a lab manager before any money is committednot Levelpath
  • A principal investigator tracking consumable spend against separate grant codes for reportingnot Levelpath
  • A growing company standardising ordering across two lab sites so duplicate reagent purchases stopnot 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.

Quartzy

  • The vendor earns margin on supplies bought through its own Shop, so the recommended purchasing path is not necessarily the cheapest one for a university that already holds negotiated supplier contracts.
  • Seat limits are tight, at three users on Academia and five on Industry, and exceeding them pushes you into a quoted Enterprise contract rather than a predictable per seat increment.
  • It is not a LIMS: there is no sample workflow, instrument integration, electronic lab notebook or 21 CFR Part 11 audit trail, so a lab moving toward regulated work will need a second system.
  • Prices are billed annually, so the USD 250 Industry plan is a USD 3,000 upfront commitment for a five-person team, which is significant for an early-stage company.
  • Supplier catalogue coverage and pricing accuracy vary by region, and labs outside the United States frequently find their usual distributors missing or their contract pricing not reflected.

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

Quartzy

$50/month
  • Academia$50/month
    • Billed annually
    • Up to 3 users
    • Inventory tracking and request workflow
  • Industry$250/month
    • Billed annually
    • Up to 5 users
    • Everything in Academia
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Quoted pricing
    • Unlimited users
    • PunchOut integration with institutional procurement

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 Quartzy if

  • You need inventory tracking.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want request and approval.
Quartzy review

Questions people ask

Is Levelpath or Quartzy better?
Neither clearly leads. Levelpath starts at On request and Quartzy at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Levelpath or Quartzy?
Levelpath starts at On request and Quartzy at $50/month.
Does Levelpath or Quartzy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Quartzy is typically brought in for.
What can Levelpath do that Quartzy cannot?
Levelpath covers Conversational intake, AI agents, Sourcing events, Contract management. Quartzy covers Inventory tracking, Request and approval, Quartzy Shop, Order tracking.

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.

Quartzy: How much does Quartzy cost?

USD 50 per month billed annually for up to three users on Academia, USD 250 per month for up to five users on Industry, and quoted pricing for unlimited users on Enterprise.

Levelpath: Is pricing published?

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

Quartzy: Do I have to buy supplies through Quartzy?

No, you can record orders placed elsewhere. But the Shop is how Quartzy earns beyond the subscription, and supplier credits are tied to it.

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.

Quartzy: Is Quartzy a LIMS?

No. It handles inventory and purchasing. It does not do sample workflow, instrument data or regulated electronic records.

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.

Quartzy: What happens when we exceed the user limit?

You move to Enterprise, which is quoted rather than listed, so budget for a step change rather than an extra seat charge.

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