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Qotbox

The Smart Platform for Price Quotes

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Send one request for quotation, receive offers from suppliers across the Emirates, and compare them on one screen before you decide.

  • Free to sign up
  • No subscription, no commission
  • AED 100 welcome service credit
Procurement professional working on a laptop amid traditional supplier-search challenges

The Challenge

What is traditional procurement really costing you?

Procurement cost is not limited to the product price. It also includes the time, resources, and operating expenses that accumulate every day.

  • Travel and fuel

    Repeated field visits increase fuel and maintenance expenses.

  • Time wasted

    Long hours are spent searching, calling, and following up manually.

  • Complex comparisons

    Offers arrive in different formats, making comparison harder and slowing decisions.

  • Rising costs

    Relying on a limited supplier base reduces competition and drives prices up.

Add up the hours spent finding the best offer, and it often costs more than the price gap between suppliers.

What does this mean in practice?

  • Procurement teams spend hours searching and following up, rather than focusing on strategic work
  • Quotes arrive by email, messages, and scattered files, making comparison slow and difficult
  • Relying on a limited supplier base reduces competition and drives up final cost
  • Every day of delay in supplier selection disrupts project flow and delivery commitments
Manual supplier search consumes a lot of time. Repeated contact with each supplier separately. Comparing scattered quotes complicates decisions

80%+

of the value procurement teams get from going digital comes from spend reduction, not admin savings

McKinsey, 2017

60%

of the time lost in support functions traces back to slow, manual agreement processes

Deloitte & DocuSign, 2024

5pt+

higher EBITDA margin at companies with mature, well-run procurement

McKinsey, 2024

The Solution

One request. Multiple suppliers. Instant comparison.

With Qotbox, you shorten the long search: create one request and let the platform handle reach and comparison.

Before Qotbox

  • Searching for suppliers manually
  • Contacting each supplier individually
  • Waiting for responses and follow-up
  • Complex manual comparison
  • Delayed and less accurate decisions

With Qotbox

  • One request reaches the suppliers
  • Receive all offers in one place
  • Clear and organized comparison
  • Select the best offer with ease
  • Faster and more efficient purchasing decisions

Instead of searching for the supplier, let the right supplier come to you.

Why Qotbox?

Key advantages that create real difference

Every request on the platform is a step toward smarter, lower-cost purchasing.

  • Minutes, not days

    What used to take a week of calls and follow-ups now takes as long as suppliers need to answer.

  • Fewer trips, fewer calls

    Every site visit and phone chase you skip is time and fuel back in your week.

  • One screen, not five inboxes

    Every quote lands in the same place, side by side, so you're comparing like for like.

  • More suppliers see your request

    Your RFQ reaches further than your usual contact list, so you're not stuck picking between the same three names.

  • A paper trail, automatically

    Every request and offer stays on record in your account — nothing depends on finding an old email.

  • Your team back on real work

    Less time chasing quotes means more time on the decisions that actually need a person.

Who is it for?

Two clear paths: buyer and supplier

A buyer can be an individual or a company. A supplier is a business. Each side has its own web portal.

For buyers

Individuals & companies

Send one request, receive multiple quotes, compare clearly, and chat with suppliers — whether you buy for yourself or for your company.

  • One request reaches the supplier network
  • Instant, organized comparison
  • Built-in chat with suppliers

For suppliers

Supply businesses

Grow your customer base, receive qualified purchase requests, submit offers, and follow conversations in the supplier portal.

  • Real requests from serious buyers
  • Wider reach without expensive marketing
  • Built-in chat with buyers

How it works

From request to best offer in clear steps

Five steps, no phone tag: here's what happens between posting a request and picking a winner.

  1. 01

    Create the request

    Define the product and requirements.

  2. 02

    Automatic sending

    The request reaches the right suppliers automatically.

  3. 03

    Receive quotes

    Collect all pricing offers in one place.

  4. 04

    Compare clearly

    Review price and specifications with ease.

  5. 05

    Decide with confidence

    Select the best offer with full transparency.

Every one of those steps we cut is a step you don't have to chase — that's the whole point.

Trusted by

Companies across the Emirates buy and sell on Qotbox

companies buying through the platform
+120companies buying through the platform
active suppliers
+400active suppliers
sectors covered
36sectors covered

From our customers

Don't take our word for it

22%lower materials cost
Khalid JamilHead of Procurement, Gulf Palm Contracting, Abu Dhabi
  • Requests now reach us from companies we never knew existed. A third of this quarter's sales came through the platform.

    James WhitakerCo-founder, Al Waha Supplies, Dubai
  • Clear comparison made purchasing decisions easier for management. Every offer is in front of us with price, lead time and terms.

    Anna BeckerOperations Manager, Bayt Hospitality, Sharjah
  • We source spare parts for our fleet here. At least three offers per request, and not a single phone call.

    Julien MoreauPurchasing Officer, Masar Logistics, Ajman

From Dubai to Abu Dhabi

A quotation network connecting buyers and suppliers

Buyer or supplier, your request or offer reaches the right party in any emirate within moments, with no travel and no chasing.

Same platform, same request pool — buyers and suppliers aren't kept apart.

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Fees

For buyers

You pay only when you publish

No monthly subscription and no commission on the deal. Fees come out of the service credits in your account, and you see the full amount before you publish.

I'm a buyer

For suppliers

You pay only for the requests you choose

No monthly subscription and no commission on the deal. A one-time unlock fee per request, taken from the service credits in your account.

I'm a supplier

Search & answers

Common questions about RFQs and quote comparison

Straight answers on how Qotbox works, who uses it, and how offers are compared.

  • What is Qotbox?

    Qotbox is a UAE procurement platform built on one idea: post your request for quotation once, and qualified suppliers compete for it with offers you compare side by side in your account on the web, instead of chasing each quote in a separate thread.

  • How do I compare supplier quotes in Dubai and the UAE?

    Create one RFQ on Qotbox with your product specs and quantity. Matching suppliers submit offers in your account so you can compare price and details without WhatsApp threads or spreadsheets.

  • Is Qotbox an e-procurement platform for buyers and suppliers?

    Yes. Buyers (individuals or companies) send RFQs and compare offers. Suppliers receive qualified purchase requests and submit professional quotes through their own web portal.

  • Does Qotbox cover Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the rest of the UAE?

    Yes. Qotbox connects buyers and suppliers across the United Arab Emirates so you can request quotes and compete on one platform instead of traveling or chasing scattered channels.

  • How is Qotbox different from email and WhatsApp quoting?

    Instead of chasing each supplier separately, one request reaches the network, all offers land in one place, and comparison stays organized with alerts and in-app chat.

  • What if I get no offers?

    If your request reaches its end date and no supplier has sent an offer, the full fee you paid goes back to your service balance automatically, ready for your next request.

Start today

Send your request once, and let suppliers compete for it.

  • One request instead of ten calls

    Send it once; every matching supplier sees it.

  • Offers you can actually compare

    Same format, same screen, no digging through inboxes.

  • A decision you can explain

    Every offer is on record, so picking one holds up later.

How to get started

01

Register your account

Create your free account in less than two minutes.

02

Create your first request

Define the product and requirements, then send it to the supplier network.

03

Choose the best offer

Compare offers and decide with confidence and full transparency.