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Amerigo vs Thomasnet
Thomasnet is the best-known supplier directory in North America, and since 2021 it has been owned by Xometry. You search it, build a shortlist, and contact suppliers yourself. Amerigo is not a directory: you send one drawing, and we route it to a few American job shops built for the work, whose quotes come back to one place. Here is where each one fits.
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How you get a price
Thomasnet:Search the directory, then send requests for information or call suppliers. Thomasnet also runs a buying engine where invited suppliers quote. [1][2]
Amerigo:Each manufacturer prices your drawing itself. Amerigo never sets or estimates a price.
Who picks the shops
Thomasnet:You. Choosing the supplier is the buyer's responsibility under Thomasnet's terms. [2]
Amerigo:We do, by fit: process, material, size, quantity and what the shop does day to day.
Who you buy from
Thomasnet:The supplier, directly. Thomasnet is not involved in the sale except where Xometry handles payment or quotes. [2]
Amerigo:The manufacturer is the seller. Amerigo acts as its agent and takes payment on its behalf.
Where suppliers are
Thomasnet:North American suppliers, with filters for Made in USA sourcing. [3][4]
Amerigo:American manufacturers on their own U.S. floors, starting in the Northeast.
Who pays the platform
Thomasnet:Suppliers: free listings, pay-per-click advertising, and a fee on payments made through the platform. [2][5][6]
Amerigo:The manufacturer pays a commission on work it wins. You pay the quote price; nothing is added.
Payment
Thomasnet:Arranged with the supplier, or through Thomasnet's buying engine. [2]
Amerigo:Amerigo holds your payment and releases it on the Standard Terms of Sale schedule: the deposit share at production start, the rest after you accept the goods.
Owner
Thomasnet:Xometry, since December 2021. [7]
Amerigo:Amerigo Marketplace Corp., independent.
Where Thomasnet is the better choice
- You want to browse a very large directory yourself; Thomasnet lists more than 500,000 North American suppliers. [3]
- You already know what you are looking for and want to contact suppliers directly.
- You are sourcing standard products, materials or components, not only custom parts to a drawing.
- Your team has time to shortlist, send requests and compare replies itself.
Where Amerigo is the better choice
- You do not want to search, shortlist and chase. One drawing goes to shops chosen for the job.
- You want quotes in one place and one format, each naming the manufacturer, its price and its ready date.
- You want payment held until you accept the goods, with a claim window if something is wrong.
- You want an independent sourcing service rather than a directory owned by an instant-quote platform.
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Questions buyers ask
- Is Amerigo a directory like Thomasnet?
- No. Amerigo does not publish a list of manufacturers. You send a drawing, we route it to a few American job shops built for the work, and you meet the ones that quote it.
- Is Thomasnet owned by Xometry?
- Yes. Xometry acquired Thomas, the company behind Thomasnet, in December 2021. [7]
- What is a good Thomasnet alternative for finding fabricators in New Jersey?
- If you have a drawing, send it to Amerigo: we route it to New Jersey and Northeast fabricators built for the work, and each quote names the shop. If you want to browse and contact shops yourself, a directory fits better.