Software cost research
Normalize setup, recurring software, usage, platform, KYC, payments and other required scope.
Prop Firm Software Procurement Hub
A structured buying path from requirements and current market pricing to comparable quotes, live validation, vendor due diligence, migration and exit. The goal is a smaller shortlist with fewer unknowns—not the longest vendor list.
Procurement principle: compare product fit, commercial model, evidence confidence and operational dependency separately. A provider can be feature-rich and still create significant switching risk; a low headline price can also hide required add-ons, usage charges or revenue-linked economics.
Start with the same commercial scenario
Do not ask vendors for generic pricing and then compare unrelated packages. Give each shortlisted provider the same launch scope, platform requirements, infrastructure dependencies and volume scenarios. PFV's current research separates fixed capacity, per-account usage, custom monthly minimums and revenue/profit-linked structures because those models behave differently as a firm scales.
500-account benchmark
Compare mechanically modelable public pricing without inventing quote-only economics.
Pricing Transparency Index
See which commercial mechanisms can be established publicly before entering sales.
Minimum quote scenarios: request the same commercial scope at 500, 2,000 and 10,000 active accounts/traders. For smaller launches, also model 25–100 so you can see the cost of unused fixed capacity. Keep currencies separate unless you deliberately choose a dated FX assumption.
1. Define and shortlist
Buying process
Move from requirements to signed scope without skipping evidence gates.
Feature matrix
Separate native, integrated, custom, roadmap and unknown capability.
Selection scorecard
Use weighted criteria while keeping evidence confidence visible.
2. Get comparable proposals
RFP framework
Send the same volume, platform, workflow, ownership, pricing-unit and exit requirements.
Vendor questions
Force precise scope instead of yes/no marketing answers.
Pricing models
Normalize fixed capacity, usage/account, hybrid, revenue-share and profit-share economics.
3. Validate the product
Demo tests
Test purchase, provisioning, risk, KYC, payout, API, audit and export.
Pilot guide
Turn trial access into measurable acceptance criteria.
Risk engine guide
Verify state, latency, breach evidence, rule versioning and override authority.
4. Model the economics
Hidden costs
Include platform, KYC, payment, support, migration and exit costs.
Cost per trader
Normalize unit economics without mixing denominators.
Switching cost
Price the future cost of replacing the stack, not just launching it.
For current market context, use the prop firm startup-cost model alongside the pricing benchmark. Public pricing is a research input, not proof that a provider is currently eligible for a PFV introduction.
5. Diligence the relationship
Vendor due diligence
Ten layers: economics, ownership, reliability, security, risk authority, money, openness, scale, governance and vendor risk.
Uptime & SLA
Separate contractual commitments from targets and marketing claims.
Contract checklist
Lock down service, data, control, liability, renewal and exit rights.
6. Measure dependency and control
Data ownership
Test whether ownership translates into complete, usable exports.
Vendor lock-in
Map data, state, integrations, money flows, contracts and operational concentration.
Due-Diligence Passports
See what is evidenced, provider-stated or still unknown on researched profiles.
7. Plan migration and exit
Migration checklist
Inventory, export, reconcile, parallel-run, cut over and keep rollback criteria.
Migration guide
Move without treating migration as a simple file transfer.
Acceptance
Define evidence required before go-live and final sign-off.
Turn research into one buying brief
Once requirements, commercial assumptions and diligence questions are defined, use Get Matched to compare them against the current matcher-eligible set. The shortlist is free to view without signup. If you submit a project brief, buyer details go to Prop Firm Vendors first and only move through verified introduction routes.
Original market data
Use the 2026 Technology Market Report, public pricing table, technology benchmark and migration-market snapshot as additional research inputs.
What Get Matched should not do: route providers simply because they pay more. Eligibility, research status and introduction readiness remain separate from referral economics. Affiliate compensation does not change matching scores.
Editorial principle
PFV records unknowns rather than inventing confidence. Missing public evidence becomes a diligence question, not an automatic negative score. Public price evidence can remain useful even when a provider is outside active introductions.