For years, digital procurement software was built for global giants and priced like it.
Enterprise ERPs came with long contracts, complex configurations, and heavy implementation costs.

That left most small and growing businesses — especially in Africa — stuck with manual workarounds:

• Quoting vendors via WhatsApp
• Tracking approvals in email threads
• Managing contracts in paper files
• Guessing budgets with zero real-time visibility

And while these SMEs form the backbone of African economies, global platforms often ignore their needs entirely.

The African Reality: ERPs Don’t Always Fit

In Africa, many SMEs face:

• High upfront costs from global ERP vendors
• Long implementation cycles requiring external consultants
• Features built for multinationals — not lean, fast-moving teams
• Poor local support and limited flexibility for local tax, vendor, or compliance workflows

So they either stick to manual processes or try to “make do” with tools that were never designed for them.

That’s where Scale comes in.

The Shift: Procurement That Works for African SMEs

Scale is built for the realities of business in Africa:
High-growth companies. Lean teams. Limited IT support. Regulatory variation. Urgent buying needs.

Whether you’re a team of 3 in Eldoret or 50 in Dar es Salaam, Scale gives you the power of a world-class procurement system — without the baggage of one.

What SMEs Across Africa Get with Scale

🚀 Localised, Fast Setup

Scale is built to go live in days, not months — and doesn’t require an IT department or external consultant to configure.

🛠️ Simple, Effective Workflows

Publish RFQs, evaluate suppliers, track approvals, and manage contracts — from a single interface.

📜 Document & Contract Compliance

Capture KRA PINs, licenses, tax certificates, and other critical supplier docs — with renewal reminders built in.

📊 Real-Time Spend Insights

See where your money is going, who’s spending it, and what contracts are active — all in one view.

🧾 Affordable, Transparent Pricing

No expensive user licenses. No setup charges. Just predictable pricing that matches your scale and ambition.

What This Looks Like in Practice

Before Scale:

A solar company in Kisumu needs to procure materials. The process goes: supplier call → quote by email → print → approval on WhatsApp → finance unsure where the file is.
Audit day is a nightmare.

With Scale:

The same request is created, routed, approved, and recorded digitally — in one place.
Audit trail? Already logged.
Supplier? Already verified.
Renewal alerts? Already scheduled.

Finally — Procurement Power for Africa’s Real Economy

Scale isn’t just software. It’s a leveller.
It gives SMEs in Africa the tools to:

• Procure like multinationals
• Impress donors and partners
• Control costs and stay compliant with ease

🎯 Built for Africa’s Buyers. Priced for Africa’s Realities.

If your organisation is growing — but stuck managing procurement with email and paper — you don’t need a global ERP.

You need Scale.

• ✅ Localised
• ✅ Affordable
• ✅ Powerful

👉 Book a Demo
See why thousands of suppliers and buyers across Africa now trust Scale as their procurement home.