Pricing
Search3PL is free for ecommerce businesses and pay-per-contact for 3PLs. No subscriptions, no contracts — a 3PL pays only when it chooses to message a business.
For ecommerce businesses
£0. Listing your anonymised fulfilment requirements is completely free. You receive messages from vetted 3PLs and decide who to reply to. Your identity stays private until you respond.
For 3PLs & fulfilment providers
Browsing leads is free. You pay a one-off, non-refundable fee only to send a contact message. The fee starts at each lead's base price and climbs by 5% for every provider who contacts that business before you.
The price only goes up
Every 3PL that contacts a business before you adds 5% to what the next provider pays. Nobody is bidding against you on quality — the only thing that decides your fee is how quickly you move. Illustrated below against a £10.00 base price:
| Contacts before you | You pay | On a £10.00 base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100% of base | £10.00 | Cheapest — be first |
| 1 | 105% of base | £10.50 | +5% vs base |
| 2 | 110% of base | £11.03 | +10% vs base |
| 3 | 116% of base | £11.58 | +16% vs base |
| 4 | 122% of base | £12.16 | +22% vs base |
| 5 | 128% of base | £12.76 | +28% vs base |
| 23+ | 300% of base | £30.00 | Ceiling — never higher |
Your price is locked the moment you proceed to payment, so it can never move under you mid-checkout. Each lead shows both its current price and what the next contact will cost, before you commit to anything.
A paid contact buys delivery of one message (and, where available, confirmation it was opened). It never guarantees a reply. Fees are non-refundable. A minimum fee of £1.00 applies regardless of step.