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Visibility vs Zip

Visibility logo

Visibility

ERP

Supply chain and manufacturing execution software

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zip logo

Zip

ERP

Procurement intake and orchestration that sits on top of the systems you already run

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Visibility no price, licensing model, minimum or contract term is published on the site; buyers are directed to a sales email and phone number; Zip it is a layer on top of systems you already pay for, so the business case rests on adoption and cycle time rather than replacing a licence, and that is harder to defend to a finance director cutting software spend.
  • They diverge on capability: Visibility covers Supply chain visibility, Zip covers Unified intake.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Visibility and Zip actually diverge.

Attributes where Visibility and Zip differ
AttributeVisibilityZip
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, On-premise, WebWeb, iOS
Founded1989Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP).

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 Visibility

  • Supply chain visibility
  • Manufacturing execution
  • Production planning
  • Analytics
  • Reporting
  • ERP systems
  • REST APIs
  • EDI

Only in Zip

  • Unified intake
  • Approval orchestration
  • Vendor onboarding
  • Contract repository
  • ERP write-back
  • Renewal management
  • Spend visibility
  • AI request handling

What people use each for

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

Visibility

  • ERP for engineer to order and make to order manufacturersnot Zip
  • Job shop production planning and costingnot Zip
  • Manufacturing operations in aerospace and defence, fabricated metals and medical devicesnot Zip

Zip

  • A company that owns a source-to-pay suite nobody uses because employees cannot navigate itnot Visibility
  • An organisation where every software purchase needs security, legal, privacy and finance sign-off and currently does it in email threadsnot Visibility
  • A finance team that keeps discovering contracts that auto-renewed because nobody owned the renewal datenot Visibility
  • A business needing an auditable record of who approved a third-party engagement and on what evidencenot Visibility

Where each one falls short

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

Visibility

  • No price, licensing model, minimum or contract term is published on the site; buyers are directed to a sales email and phone number
  • The vendor states an implementation of 4 to 6 months, so the product is not usable immediately after purchase
  • The product targets make to order, engineer to order and job shop manufacturers rather than general business use

Zip

  • It is a layer on top of systems you already pay for, so the business case rests on adoption and cycle time rather than replacing a licence, and that is harder to defend to a finance director cutting software spend.
  • Value depends entirely on integration depth into your specific ERP and ticketing tools, and a shallow connector reduces it to a workflow tool that someone rekeys out of.
  • Pricing is not published and is structured around company size and integration scope, so buyers cannot benchmark without peer references.
  • If procurement policy itself is unclear, Zip encodes the confusion: the tool routes requests according to rules someone must first write, and organisations without that clarity see slow implementations.
  • It does not do sourcing, auctions or spend analysis, so organisations expecting a full procurement capability will still need a suite or specialist tools alongside it.

Pricing, plan by plan

Visibility

$1000/month
  • Standard$1000/month
    • Supply chain visibility
    • MES
    • Basic analytics
  • Premium$2000/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom reports
    • Priority support

Zip

On request
  • Zip$undefined/year
    • Intake and approval orchestration
    • Vendor onboarding and diligence workflows
    • Integrations with ERP, contract and ticketing systems

Which should you pick?

Choose Visibility if

  • You need supply chain visibility.
  • You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
  • You also want manufacturing execution.
Visibility review

Choose Zip if

  • You need unified intake.
  • You work on Web, iOS.
  • You also want approval orchestration.
Zip review

Questions people ask

Is Visibility or Zip better?
Neither clearly leads. Visibility starts at $1000/month and Zip at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Visibility or Zip?
Visibility starts at $1000/month and Zip at On request.
Does Visibility or Zip run on more platforms?
Visibility runs on Cloud, On-premise, Web. Zip runs on Web, iOS.
What is Visibility best used for?
Visibility is most often used for erp for engineer to order and make to order manufacturers, job shop production planning and costing, manufacturing operations in aerospace and defence, fabricated metals and medical devices. Of those, erp for engineer to order and make to order manufacturers and job shop production planning and costing are not what Zip is typically brought in for.
What can Visibility do that Zip cannot?
Visibility covers Supply chain visibility, Manufacturing execution, Production planning, Analytics. Zip covers Unified intake, Approval orchestration, Vendor onboarding, Contract repository.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Visibility: Does Visibility publish pricing on their website?

No, Visibility does not disclose subscription costs or pricing tiers on their website. Interested parties must contact sales directly.

Source
Zip: Is this the buy now pay later company?

No. This is Zip at ziphq.com, a procurement orchestration platform, unrelated to the payments company of the same name.

Visibility: How do I get a Visibility quote?

Visibility directs interested parties to contact sales at [email protected] or (978) 269-6500, or to request a demo through their website.

Source
Zip: Does it replace Coupa or Ariba?

No, and that is the point. It sits in front of them, providing the intake and approval experience employees actually use, and writes back into the suite.

Zip: What does it cost?

Not published. Quoted by company size, modules and the integrations you need. Get peer benchmarks before negotiating.

Zip: What is the prerequisite for success?

A written procurement policy. Zip automates the routing rules you give it; if nobody can say who approves what, implementation stalls.

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