Adoption of equipment and machinery marketplace solutions remains limited, with only about one-third of surveyed organizations using a platform to any degree. Nearly 70% of respondents have either not implemented or are unsure.
Price comparison is the dominant use case at 71%, consistent with last year, suggesting that contractors primarily turn to marketplace platforms as a cost benchmarking tool rather than a fully integrated procurement solution.
Despite growing adoption, user satisfaction ratings are modest across the board. Ease of use leads all criteria at just 5.4 out of 10, pointing to significant room for improvement in platform functionality, data integration, and overall user experience.
