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Bonfire 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Bonfire
Bonfire
4.5
(11)

Pricing

Starting at $1,000.00 per year

About Bonfire

Bonfire is a cloud-based strategic sourcing solution. Bonfire is designed to tackle the end-to-end sourcing workflows for various industries including indirect sourcing for manufacturing, CPGs, Retail and Hospitality, non-profits, as well as public-sector health care, higher education, school districts and municipalities. Key features include online bidding, eSourcing, contract management, and performance management.

Bonfire offers an online portal with which users can manage vendor communication, post bid opportunities, receive submissions, complete evaluations, and oversee vendor performance. The solution offers evaluation tools and workflows such as online scorecards, browser-based evaluations, automatic score tabulation, reverse auctions, and pricing scenario analysis. Contract documents and key milestones are managed in a centralized location where users can track reminders, expiring contracts, and renewal dates. Configurable performance surveys can also be rolled out to collect feedback from stakeholders.

Bonfire eSourcing offers evaluation tools such as questionnaires, bidding tables and multi-category decisions that allow users to collect and analyze data. Data is...

presented in contextual views for side-by-side comparison and analysis. Higher-level metrics are tracked with real-time visual dashboards to track workload, progress, team performance, and timelines. Support is provided via a self-help knowledge base, email, an online help desk and over the phone.

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Bonfire Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $1,000.00 per year
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$1,000.00

per year

No plan information available

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    Bonfire Features

    • Popular features found in Sourcing
      Collaboration Tools
      Compliance Management
      Procurement Management
      Purchase Order Management
      Quotes/Estimates
      Requisition Management
      Spend Management
      Supplier Qualification
      Workflow Management
    • More features of Bonfire
      Activity Tracking
      Audit Trail
      Bid Management
      Contract/License Management
      Data Import/Export
      Document Storage
      Performance Management
      Purchasing & Receiving
      Reminders
      RFP Creation
      Rfx Management
      Search/Filter
      Sourcing Management
      Supplier Management
      Supplier Web Portal
      Vendor Management

    Bonfire User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    64%

    4

    18%

    3

    18%

    2

    0%

    1

    0%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.5

    Value for money

    3.8

    Customer support

    4.5

    Functionality

    4.2

    Keri's profile

    Keri W.

    Verified reviewer

    Food & Beverages

    2-10 employees

    Used other for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed September 2018

    Client User of Bonfire Review

    5

    The Bonfire team of customer service reps, technology experts, and managers has been great! They are quick to respond right in the Bonfire program if they see you looking at something new to your project. The team consistently checks-in with you to ensure your experience with Bonfire is going well and if you need any additional assistance. They also offer updated training via distance learning that has been very helpful.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Ease of use not only for me but also the proposers and my evaluation committees. Bonfire allows the flexibility for me to set up my projects in a way that meets "my needs." It can handle very simple projects to very complex projects. The built-in functions for reports and tabulations removed the risk of "human-error," which creates better success and transparency. I can easily manage my projects from the first steps of creation to the last day of the contract through their Contract Management module.
    Cons:
    Bonfire is phenomenal, however there is only one thing I would like to see in the Bid Tables and that is to have the ability to award a single product to multiple proposers. Whether that is set up to allow for a "winner" and a "backup winner," or award to the top 3 proposers, it is a situation that occurs with some of my most complex projects due to various pricing areas offered to proposers.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you for your feedback, Keri. We¿re glad to hear your experience with Bonfire has been so positive. I¿ll be sure to share your feedback with our internal team. Thanks again!

    Replied September 2018

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    OS

    Olga S.

    Verified reviewer

    Government Administration

    51-200 employees

    Used daily for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed April 2024

    BonFire Procurement System

    5

    I was given an intake module to use. We were able to create a process with it that works well with what we do, which is pre procurement activities. BonFire customer service is excellent. They add new features to the software all the time.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Easy to use; a lot of training videos provided. Reporting tool available. "Data Dump."
    Cons:
    The dates are in European format, even though software is used in America.

    Reasons for switching to Bonfire

    Periscope is not easy to use. Customers didn't find it easy to use. They would not place bids. We needed something more user friend and intuitive.

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    RR

    Regina R.

    Verified reviewer

    Non-Profit Organization Management

    2-10 employees

    Used weekly for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed February 2022

    Great Customer Service

    3

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    3
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Customer service is great. They really want to make sure you are happy and pleased with their services.
    Cons:
    The products available are nice, but could be better.

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    SA

    Sunny A.

    Verified reviewer

    Marketing and Advertising

    1001-5000 employees

    Used weekly for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2023

    Spending Made Simplify.

    5

    Loved this software the main reason to use it is to manage my RFPs. Managing documentation, and keeping track of different bids saves a lot of time. Great software pricing would recommend going for them.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Easy to use saves a lot of time and cost. Simplifies purchasing and spending power. Onboarding a new member is a piece of cake now. Simpler to explore different bids.
    Cons:
    Nothing to dislike we have no issues with them, Everything worked as expected.

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    JC

    Julie C.

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2015

    Bonfire Review

    4

    Bonfire is an extremely helpful tool for both receiving bids and evaluating them. It helps facilitate evaluations with easy to use scorecards and allows you to set deadlines. Inviting evaluators to participate and use bonfire is also seamless. Our evaluators have also given us positive feedback. They like the ease of use and that they can easily evaluate bids from anywhere through the use of internet and not have to carry a significant amount of binders as previously required. The required comments section also allows us to provide better detailed debriefings to unsuccessful vendors. Uploading criteria for evaluation is simple and fast. Our organization is extremely pleased with Bonfire. It has helped us save time and allows us better control and compliance with the BPS guidelines.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support

    Vendor Response

    Thanks for the kind words Julie. We've enjoyed working with you and the team at TOH. It's great to see the tool has been able to meet the complex nature of healthcare projects, and we look forward to continually improving the tool based on your feedback.

    Replied January 2015

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    LC

    Lili C.

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2015

    Great tool, amazing support!

    5

    The University Health Network Procurement Management Office has been using Bonfire for just over a year now and the impact to the procurement process has been tremendous. We've gained efficiency in the evaluation process and continue to receive positive feedback from internal users and our vendor community. The major themes of the feedback include ease of use and greater visibility to the progress of the procurement. I must emphasize the UHN experience with the Bonfire service team has been outstanding. The response time is within the hour, but more importantly, the Bonfire team values our feedback  and incorporates the suggestions into their upgrades. It is a partnership.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support

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    LM

    Lynn M.

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2015

    Outstanding in Every Way!

    5

    This RFP software has revolutionized the way we conduct our RFPs. First of all, their customer service was so fantastic that we made the switch from the old paper submittals to on-line submission seamlessly. Our vendors LOVE being able to simply upload their proposals. The Bonfire system is fast, super intuitive, and easy to use. It makes evaluations of proposals SO effortless. There's no learning curve with it... just simple straight-out-of-the-box utility. In short, BONFIRE is a life-changing product at a ridulously small price. We'll never go back to the old way of doing RFPs... ever!

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support

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    Cw

    Chuck w.

    Verified reviewer

    Construction

    2-10 employees

    Used other for less than 6 months

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2019

    Unable to submit bids

    3

    Ratings Breakdown

    2
    Ease of use
    1
    Value for money
    1
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Nothing. Very cumbersome to use when users at U46 district were at the helm. Misinformation, ever changing dates, cannot find information that is required within Bonfire
    Cons:
    You name it. Try and use it to submit a bid. Youll be amazed how cumbersome it is.

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    LK

    Lis K.

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed July 2015

    Love the tool

    5

    I really enjoy using this Bonfire tool and not having to deal with paper files. The tool is very user friendly and makes finding information simple. We have received a lot of positive feedback from our users.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support

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    LM

    Lynn M.

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2015

    Bonfire

    5

    Great product - has saved many hours in the evaluation of RFPs - easy to use; staff is extremely helpful, flexible and responsive. Excellent tracking and control mechanisms in place.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Customer support

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