How much does a Thomasnet website cost?
Thomas doesn’t publish prices.
It quotes each website project. Its listing ads run on a monthly budget you set, charged per buyer click, and one advertiser reported paying $400 a month.
Thomasnet alternative
Thomasnet vs Happy Websites
Thomasnet’s paid programs run on a contract term. Our websites run month to month, and the site stays yours.
Thomas, owned by Xometry, runs the Thomasnet supplier directory and builds WordPress websites for industrial suppliers, at prices it doesn’t publish. Its paid listings run over a contract term. Reviewers report one-year contracts, and one says cancelling took three months’ notice before auto-renewal.
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- Price
- Not published
- Price
- $99 or $199/mo
- Contract
- A set term; 1 year reported
- Contract
- None
- Cancelling
- Notice before renewal, reported
- Cancelling
- Anytime
- Starter site
- Up to 5 template pages
- Starter site
- 5–7 pages, designed for you
- Buyer audience
- 2.2M+ registered buyers
- Buyer audience
- None of our own
- If you leave
- Not stated publicly
- If you leave
- You keep the site
No contracts ✦ No setup fees ✦ Unlimited edits ✦ Your site, your domain ✦ Cancel anytime
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Does Thomasnet have a contract?
Yes. Its paid programs run for a term.
Thomas paces your ad budget over your contract term. Reviewers report one-year contracts, and one was told to give notice three months before it auto-renewed.
What do you get with a Thomasnet website?
A WordPress site, from a template or custom.
Its Prefab sites have up to five template pages, hosting and a project manager. Thomas says it has rebuilt or improved more than 6,000 supplier websites.
Do you keep your Thomasnet website if you leave?
Thomas doesn’t say publicly.
Its hosting runs on WP Engine. It doesn’t host your DNS, and asks for your DNS login only to launch the site.
What does Thomasnet do that we don’t?
Put you in front of industrial buyers.
Thomasnet lists 500,000+ suppliers for 2.2 million registered buyers, who filter by certification and send RFIs. Its WebTrax tool shows who is visiting your site.
What Thomasnet customers say
3.9
Trustpilot
55 reviews, about a quarter one-star
NR
BBB rating
Not rated or accredited, 7 complaints in 3 years
Thomasnet makes sense if industrial buyers already search for what you make and you want paid visibility in its directory, with a website and SEO from the same team.
What people like
- Knowledgeable, long-serving account reps
- Quality RFQs from industrial buyers
- Website builds and SEO handled for them
What people complain about
- No qualified leads after months of paying
- Held to a one-year contract
- Billed again after asking to cancel
Switching from Thomasnet? We do the heavy lifting.
01
Say hello
A 15-minute call about your business and what you want the site to do.
02
We rebuild your site
Designed and written for you, included in your plan. Live in about two weeks.
03
We move your domain
And take hosting off your plate. The site and the domain are yours.
Before you cancel Thomasnet
- Find your contract term and renewal date in your agreement.
- Ask Thomas in writing how much notice cancelling needs.
- Get a copy of your site, then reset DNS logins you shared.
What your site could look like
See client sites →Example homepage designs for a CNC machine shop, a metal fabrication shop and a contract manufacturer. Tap one to see the whole page.
CNC machine shop
Metal fabrication
Contract manufacturing
Thomasnet FAQ
Is Thomasnet legit?
Yes. Thomas has connected industrial buyers and suppliers for more than 125 years, and Thomasnet lists more than 500,000 North American suppliers. Xometry, a publicly traded manufacturing marketplace, bought Thomas in 2021. On Trustpilot most reviews are five-star, but about a quarter are one-star, mostly about contracts and leads.
How much does a Thomasnet website cost?
Thomas doesn’t publish website prices; it quotes each project. Its listing ads run on a monthly budget you choose, and you pay when a buyer clicks through to your profile, website or catalog. One advertiser reported paying $400 a month on a one-year contract.
Does Thomasnet require a contract?
Its paid programs run for a contract term, and Thomas paces your budget over it. Customers report one-year contracts, and one was told to give notice three months before the contract auto-renewed. Check your agreement for the term and the notice it needs.
Do I keep my Thomasnet website if I cancel?
Thomas doesn’t say publicly. It builds sites on WordPress, and its hosting runs on WP Engine. It doesn’t host DNS and asks for your DNS login only to launch the site, so ask in writing what happens to the site and its files before you sign.
Is Happy Websites a good Thomasnet alternative?
For the website, yes, if you want it month to month, with design, copywriting and unlimited edits for $99 or $199 a month. Thomasnet does something we don’t: it puts your shop in front of more than 2.2 million registered industrial buyers. You can keep a free Thomasnet profile and point it at the site we build.