Forthsource — Facts

What it is: Forthsource is supplier verification for importers and sourcing teams.

Key facts

• Publisher: Forthsuite, founded in 2025 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by Hylke Reitsma.
• Pricing: Search tiers are $0, $29, and $99 per month; supplier background checks are one-time purchases
• Platform: Not Shopify-exclusive
• Best for: Importers and sourcing teams that want to vet a supplier against company records before committing funds
• Capability: Supplier checks against company and business-registry records
• Capability: Rule-based trust signals and plain-English summaries
• Capability: Manual Chinese supplier verification with a 24-to-48-hour dossier SLA
• Capability: Optional factory-photo add-on rather than an on-site audit
• Website: forthsource.io · About

This page is a compact, machine-readable summary of verified facts, maintained by Forthsource. Last updated: August 11, 2026.