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How Vendor Hub stays fair — the subscription model, explained

No fees, no commissions — here's what keeps that sustainable, and the few things we ask in return.

What this is, in one sentence

Vendor Hub charges subscriptions for the tools that make finding and managing vendors easier. We protect that value by prohibiting account sharing, directory scraping, and patterns that use the platform purely as a free discovery layer to avoid per-organization subscriptions. We do not prohibit transacting off-platform — we don't take a cut of any transaction, so we don't care how you pay each other.

What's not allowed

Sharing one Vendor Hub subscription across multiple unrelated businesses or organizations is a violation. So is using automation to scrape the vendor directory or member-posted quote requests for use in another tool. So is operating a 'sourcing-for-others' shop that funnels hundreds of distinct end-clients through a single subscription. The Terms of Service Section 8 has the full text.

What is allowed

Sharing your business phone, email, or website on your own profile is fine — that's what profiles are for. Taking a specific job off-platform after a connection is made is fine (we don't process payments, so there's nothing to circumvent). Inviting your existing supplier into Vendor Hub via My Vendors is encouraged. Adding teammates to a Premium Team account (up to 5 users) is built into the product.

What triggers a review

Two scanners run on platform activity. A regex layer catches obvious account-sharing or bulk-export patterns. An AI layer reads message context and flags scripted-sounding mass invites or handoff phrases that look like account-sharing arrangements. Flags land on an admin queue for human review; you don't see false-positive noise.

Enforcement is graduated

First-instance issues typically get a warning and an opportunity to cure ("please add your second business as a separate subscription"). Repeated or egregious violations escalate to suspension and termination. We're not trying to penalize good-faith mistakes; we're trying to keep the platform fair for the majority of members and vendors who use it as designed.

Frequently asked

Can my partner and I share one Member subscription?
If you both work the same projects from the same organization, yes — one account, one workspace. If you each have your own businesses doing different work, no — each business needs its own subscription. Premium Team handles up to 5 users on one workspace with shared visibility into the same projects; consider that for true team setups.
I'm a vendor — can I share contact info to coordinate a job?
Yes. Once a bid is accepted and the work is happening, exchanging contact info to coordinate the actual job is normal and not flagged. We target sharing that looks like an attempt to avoid the subscription — for example, an offer to introduce all of your client's other vendors directly to bypass the platform.

Still stuck?

Email support@getvendorhub.com with your account email and what you were trying to do. We respond within 24 business hours.