How Bridgecurrent compares

See how automated supplier compliance stacks up against manual processes and other approaches.

Capability Bridgecurrent Manual Process Survey Tools Contractors
Contact discovery
Finds the right person at each supplier
Automated
Time-intensive
You provide contacts
Manual, slow
Automated follow-up
Persistent outreach until response
Fully automated
Time-consuming
Basic reminders
Manual, expensive
Response rates
% of suppliers who respond
85-95%
80-95%
40-60%
85-95%
Time to complete
For 500 suppliers
2-4 weeks
3-6 months
2-4 months
2-3 months
Scalability
Adding more suppliers
Instant
Linear effort
Easy to scale
More headcount
Cost per supplier
Full collection cycle
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Detailed comparisons

Bridgecurrent vs. Manual Process

The manual approach

  • Hours spent researching who to contact at each supplier
  • Emails sent to generic inboxes that never get forwarded
  • Tracking follow-ups across spreadsheets and email threads
  • Team bandwidth consumed by repetitive outreach

With Bridgecurrent

  • AI discovers verified contacts automatically
  • Requests go directly to the responsible person
  • Real-time dashboard shows status of every supplier
  • Team focuses on analysis, not administration

Bridgecurrent vs. Survey Tools

Survey tools (TypeForm, SurveyMonkey, etc.)

  • You still need to find and provide contact emails
  • Basic reminder emails, not persistent follow-up
  • Not designed for document collection workflows
  • No intelligence on who to contact

With Bridgecurrent

  • Contact discovery is built in — just upload supplier names
  • Intelligent follow-up until suppliers actually respond
  • Purpose-built for compliance document collection
  • Finds ESG, compliance, or quality owners automatically

Bridgecurrent vs. Hiring Contractors

Contractors / temp staff

  • High cost per supplier for manual outreach work
  • Training time and quality inconsistency
  • Scaling requires more headcount
  • Knowledge walks out the door when project ends

With Bridgecurrent

  • Fraction of the cost of manual labor
  • Consistent quality, every supplier, every time
  • Scale from 100 to 5,000 suppliers instantly
  • Supplier contacts and history retained permanently

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