# Glidely

> Glidely automates the competitive bids (three-bids / RFQs) that manufacturers still run by hand. It runs guardrailed RFQs across a company's approved suppliers plus the manufacturer direct, returns one normalized quote comparison, and builds a cross-site single source of truth before the PO. It runs alongside ERPs (SAP, Oracle) and P2P suites (Ariba, Coupa) and replaces neither.

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://glidely.ai): Company and product overview
- [Product](https://glidely.ai/product): Three-layer architecture: request capture, guardrailed RFQ engine, record (SSOT + PO handoff)
- [Solutions](https://glidely.ai/solutions): Four entry points: RFQ automation, multi-site visibility, controls and audit trail, supplier base
- [RFQ Automation](https://glidely.ai/solutions/rfq-automation): Automated three-bids across approved suppliers and the manufacturer direct
- [Multi-Site Visibility](https://glidely.ai/solutions/multi-site-visibility): Cross-plant spend normalization: one part, one supplier, one price
- [Controls & Audit Trail](https://glidely.ai/solutions/controls-audit-trail): Approval route, competitive-bid evidence, and an audit trail that builds itself
- [Supplier Base](https://glidely.ai/solutions/supplier-base): Rebuild the supplier base from supplier correspondence in connected mailboxes
- [Manufacturing](https://glidely.ai/manufacturing): For multi-site manufacturers: MRO and direct materials, bid by hand today
- [Pricing](https://glidely.ai/pricing): 3-month paid POC, then a $2,000/month base with usage above the included volume
- [Security](https://glidely.ai/security): Data handling, scoped access, human-in-the-loop review, compliance posture
- [Blog](https://glidely.ai/blog): Articles, product updates, and procurement insights

## Product Capabilities

- Bid (RFQ): three-bid to the incumbent, a similar approved supplier, and the manufacturer direct; normalized quote comparison; every reply captured
- Scout (catalog): compare the same part across approved catalogs and online stores, pick the lowest
- Spend normalization: CSV/Excel export in, AI part-number and supplier matching across sites, no ERP write-back required
- Supplier base: reconstruct suppliers and contacts from supplier email threads in connected mailboxes; import supplier master from SAP or CSV
- Governance: approval route, competitive-bid evidence, and chosen-price documentation recorded automatically, before the PO
- Guardrails: sourcing stays inside the approved supplier list; a human reviews everything before it reaches a supplier

## Company

- Founded: 2024
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California
- Team: ex-Keyence factory-automation and ex-DMG Mori engineering backgrounds; backed by Alchemist
- Contact: support@glidely.ai

## Policies

- [Terms of Service](https://glidely.ai/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy Policy](https://glidely.ai/privacy-policy)
- [Security Policy](https://glidely.ai/security-policy)