Market Dojo: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Sourcing solution overview, company background, platform and services overview, modules and application overview

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Market Dojo and its sourcing solution.

Procurement teams, particularly in the mid-market segment, have long faced a challenging tradeoff: either adopt large, complex sourcing platforms designed for enterprises with the potentially a steep learning curve, extended implementation timelines and costly licensing that comes with it or settle for lighter tools that often lack the robustness needed for more strategic procurement activities. 

Meanwhile, Procurement’s role has continued to expand in scope and visibility, with increasing pressure to deliver savings, ensure supply chain resilience and improve stakeholder experience, often without the resources or support structures of larger organizations. This disconnect has left many procurement teams under-equipped to run sourcing processes efficiently and effectively.

Market Dojo was founded to directly address this gap. It provides a self-service, modular eSourcing platform that blends enterprise-grade sourcing capabilities with consumer-grade usability. Market Dojo’s emphasis on accessibility makes it particularly distinctive, which includes tiered pricing (including a free sandbox environment), intuitive design and a feature set tailored to the sourcing realities of mid-sized teams. 

From guided RFQs and dynamic eAuctions to embedded supplier discovery and AI-powered questionnaire generation, Market Dojo empowers buyers to run sourcing events independently and strategically, without needing consultants or IT support. By focusing on usability without compromising functionality, Market Dojo has carved out a unique position as a sourcing solution built by procurement professionals for procurement professionals, which is now further strengthened by its integration into Esker’s broader offering.

This two-part Vendor Analysis explores Market Dojo’s platform, application and supporting services, provides customer references, looks at Market Dojo’s top competitors and finishes with an overall analyst assessment.

Here is why Market Dojo matters:

To the market — Market Dojo is a modular e-sourcing platform on which procurement teams in mid-sized organizations can run RFx, auctions and supplier onboarding with minimal support, combining usability with strategic functionality.

To potential buyers — Market Dojo challenges the complexity of traditional sourcing tools with a flexible, intuitive platform that brings strategic sourcing capabilities within reach for teams of any size or maturity.