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| Decision field | Open accessGOTS Certified SuppliersGlobalRemove | Free + paidPattern TestersGlobalRemove | Open accessOpen Supply HubGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Find patterns & fit | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Patterns & fit | Production |
| Best for | Checking GOTS certification records | Coordinating an independent sewing-pattern test | Researching production locations and affiliations |
| Know before using | A company result is not a blanket approval; confirm the certificate scope, validity, facility, process, product, and transaction documentation for the exact purchase. | The interface and plan description do not prove tester reach, completion, feedback quality, fit validity, export quality, uptime, support, or suitability for an established release process. Measurements and photos can be sensitive personal data. Run a non-critical pilot, review the current privacy and service terms, define consent and photo rights, test exports and deletion, and keep pattern approval and release responsibility with the designer. | The platform combines stakeholder-contributed, public-list, facility-claimed, and partner data with different origins and update paths. A facility record, contributor connection, claim, certification field, or shared OS ID is not a quality endorsement, ownership finding, complete supplier relationship, current capacity statement, or due-diligence result. Inspect the source badges, contributors, dates, duplicates, claimed fields, and linked evidence, then verify the facility and intended business relationship directly. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Apparel brands | Apparel brands | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Software | Directory |
| Source type | Official registry | First-party platform | Community database |
| Account, payment, and exit | |||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Researcher or apparel team searching production locations or operationalizing facility data. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Search and explore facility records without payment. The provider states that the platform is free to search, contribute to, and explore. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free account supports search, contribution, profile viewing, and download of up to 5,000 production locations. |
| Payment boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Paid products support continuous API access, custom or bulk data work, and embedded maps. Cost and commitment vary by product and scale. |
| Cancellation or exit | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The current solutions page does not state cancellation, renewal, or post-cancel terms for paid products. Resolve those terms in the order or contract before integration. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The free account includes a bounded download; paid products add custom exports and API access. Contributor, claimed, and partner fields have different provenance and update paths. |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The official GOTS search exposes certified entities by country, field of operation, product category, and certification detail, including processing and trading scopes. | Pattern Testers currently offers application intake, tester selection, feedback, photos, approvals, issue tracking, revisions, a reusable tester directory, and release deadlines. The public pricing page shows a limited free plan and paid Pro and Business tiers. Its June 2026 privacy policy lists names, email addresses, measurements, photos, feedback, application history, and assignments among the data processed. | Open Supply Hub's current guide supports facility-name or OS ID, contributor, location, sector, parent-company, facility-type, processing-type, product-type, and worker-count searches, with contributor information visible on facility data. Manual search is open, a free account supports bounded data downloads, and paid services cover larger or programmatic access. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 13, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 |
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