Compare vendors side by side
In Vendors, open the Vendors tab and choose Add Category. Pick the vendor type, your must-haves, what to compare and what matters most, then Create Category.
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Works on your phone
Each kind of vendor you're choosing gets its own category, like your photographer or your florist. You set it up once, in four short steps, and every vendor you add to it is measured against the same things. Nothing is made until the last step, and you can change all of it later.
Steps
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Open Vendors from the sidebar, choose the Vendors tab, then Add Category at the top right. On a phone, it's the folder button in the bar at the top.
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Vendor Type: choose the kind of vendor you're comparing (1), such as Photographer or Reception Venue. WedBuild names the comparison after it under Name this comparison (2). Rename it if you'll keep more than one shortlist of the same kind. Can't see yours? Choose Create Custom Category at the bottom of the list, type a name and choose Create & Select. Then choose Next.
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Requirements: add your must-haves, the things every vendor has to offer. Tap a suggestion to add it (1), or type your own and choose Add (2). This step is optional, so Next moves on even with none.
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Fields: tick what you'd like to compare, such as package price or hours included. The essentials for that kind of vendor are already ticked and marked Recommended, and Create Custom Field adds your own. Keep at least one ticked, then choose Next.
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Scoring: decide what matters most to you. Every category starts with Price, Inclusions and Vibes, and you can type over any of those names. Drag a slider to give one more weight (1). The weights need to add up to 100%, and Balance to 100% (2) fixes the total in one tap. Until they do, Create Category (3) stays greyed out, with a note above it such as "Scoring weights total 117%. They need to total 100% before you can save." Add Scoring Category adds another. Then choose Create Category.
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Your new category opens on the Vendors tab, ready for your first vendor. Once you have a few, choose Table (1) to see them side by side: a row for each vendor, with what you're comparing and their scores in columns. Click a cell to change it. The arrows button beside Table opens Fullscreen, for more room.
Good to know
- Vendors comes with Pro, and you can use it during the free Pro trial.
- You can change any of it later. With the category open, Settings in the toolbar opens Category Settings, where you can rename it and change its must-haves, weights and fields. Score vendors on what matters to you shows how.
- Closing part-way asks first. If you see Discard this category?, nothing has been made yet. Keep editing takes you back.
- Table and Fullscreen are for a computer. On a phone your vendors show as cards, grouped by where you're up to with each one.
- Card view is a board of where you're up to, with a column for each stage from Research to Selected. See Track where you're up to with each vendor.
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- Add a vendor, or import one from their websiteOpen the category on the Vendors tab and choose Add Vendor. Paste their website and choose Fetch details to fill it in, or type the details, then Add Vendor.
- Score vendors on what matters to youOpen a vendor with the pencil. Tick each must-have as met or not, score them out of 10 on the Rating tab, then Save Changes. Weights live in Category Settings.
- Track where you're up to with each vendorEvery vendor has a status, from Research to Selected, or Rejected. Change it from the status button on their card, or drag the card to another column.