Forthsource vs Panjiva — Trade-Data Comparison (2026)

Forthsource vs Panjiva (S&P) — at a glance

Panjiva (S&P) pricing: what's actually published

• Panjiva is part of S&P Global Market Intelligence and is sold as an enterprise supply-chain intelligence product.
• S&P Global does not publish Panjiva subscription pricing. There is no public price list, per-seat rate, or starting price on the vendor site — access is via a demo/quote request.
• Third-party software directories confirm pricing is custom: SoftwareSuggest lists it only as "Get Detailed Panjiva pricing as per your requirements," with no dollar figure.
• G2 reviewers describe Panjiva's cost as high relative to smaller-vendor alternatives and ask for more flexible/tiered plans, but no specific figure is disclosed.

Panjiva's pricing is quote-based and can change — confirm current pricing on Panjiva (S&P)'s own site.

Disclosure: Forthsource publishes this comparison and is one of the products compared. Competitor details reflect public information as of the date shown above — confirm current pricing and features on the vendor's own site.

Panjiva is an analyst tool with analyst pricing. Forthsource is a procurement workflow built for ecom merchants — the trade-history view is one tab, alongside verification, scoring, and refresh alerts.

Feature-by-feature comparison

Capability	Forthsource	Panjiva (S&P)
Target user	Ecom procurement teams	Trade-finance analysts
Supplier verification	Yes	No
Setup time	Self-serve in minutes	Sales cycle + contract

Who should pick which?

Pick Panjiva if you're an analyst building macro trade reports. Pick Forthsource if you're a Shopify operator who needs to verify a supplier and place an order this week.

Pricing

See pricing for the current breakdown.

Frequently asked questions

Why is Panjiva so expensive?

Panjiva (now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence) is priced for finance and trade-policy analysts. S&P Global does not publish Panjiva pricing — it's a custom enterprise quote scoped to your data needs and number of users.

Try the methodology yourself

Run the Supplier Risk Score lookup on a supplier you're evaluating, or read how we verify suppliers for the full methodology.