Volza: price, catch and who it suits

Export-import trade intelligence: search customs-level shipment records to find verified buyers and suppliers. Downloads run on a published credit allowance, from 360,000 full-shipment credits a year.

The Weekly 2% Edge looks for small, repeatable gains in how a business runs. This page summarises our research on Volza, read from the vendor’s own pages and from what other buyers report. It is not a hands-on test.

What it costs

Startup $1,500 a year (182 countries, 6,000 searches, 2 users); SME $4,500, Corporate $9,600. Read on Volza’s own pricing page on 2026-09-23; check the live page before you buy.

Three honest catches. The entry plan is narrower than the marketing implies: $1,500 a year covers 182 countries and two users, while the 200-country coverage and ten seats start at $4,500. Downloads run on a credit allowance — 360,000 a year on Startup — and an earlier reading of the catalogue put the cost per record at one credit for US or India shipments and up to ten in thinner markets; that per-country rate is not stated on the current pricing page and we could not re-verify it on 1 September 2026, so treat it as a question for sales rather than a fact.

Who it suits

Import-export businesses and sourcing teams that want global customs-level trade data plus verified buyer/supplier contacts at a fraction of enterprise pricing.

Who should skip it

Skip it if you only need US shipment data with fast daily updates (ImportGenius refreshes daily), or you're not doing import/export — this is a niche intelligence tool.

Getting started

Ask two questions before you sign, because the headline price does not answer either. How many points does the plan include a year, and what does a shipment record cost in points for the specific countries you trade with? US and India are one point; thinner markets run up to ten, so the effective cost of your data varies tenfold depending on your lanes rather than on your plan.