Connecting-Expertise Supplier Add-Ons

Connecting-Expertise is built to help workforce suppliers and freelancers connect with real demand fast, fairly, and transparently. But as volumes grow and competition increases many want to go beyond the standard platform experience, whether that means responding faster, working with data, or reducing manual effort. That’s where CE add-ons and integrations come in. These tools help you streamline workflows, understand the market, and submit stronger proposals, while staying within the CE ecosystem.

Published on:

December 23, 2025

Author:

Mattias Van Nimmen

CE API | Integrate Connecting-Expertise into your existing systems

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For workforce suppliers who already work with an ATS or internal tooling, manually copying data between systems creates friction and slows response times.

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The CE API allows you to connect Connecting-Expertise directly to your own systems, so you can:

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Receive CE requests directly in your own systems
Publish candidates from your systems to the CE VMS
Track customer selection & status updates

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CE Insights | Make data-driven decisions

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Winning on a talent marketplace isn’t just about responding quickly, it’s also about understanding how the market behaves.

CE Insights provides AI-powered, marketplace-wide analytics to help suppliers understand demand and positioning, including:

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Average hourly rates
Average Supplier Response Time
Average number of proposals
Time to fill

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Try add-ons in action↗︎

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CE API: For suppliers who want CE embedded into their ATS/internal tools. CE Insights: For suppliers & freelancers who want market benchmarks to price and prioritise better.

‍CE Credits | Publish requests on the marketplace, on demand

CE Credits are designed for users who want to publish requests on the Connecting-Expertise marketplace.

This includes

Customers posting talent demand
Workforce suppliers who also use CE to source talent
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With CE Credits, you can:

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Publish requests without long-term commitments
Control spend based on actual hiring needs
Scale usage up or down depending on demand

Criteria	Connecting-Expertise	SAP Fieldglass	Nétive VMS	ProUnity
Primary market	Belgium / EU	Global	Benelux / Europe	Belgium / Benelux
Founded	2007	1999	2003	2015
Platform type	VMS + Marketplace	VMS + Marketplace (2023)	VMS + ATS + FMS	VMS + Marketplace + MSP
Marketplace	Integrated supplier and freelancer marketplace, native to platform	External Talent Marketplace launched 2023, US-first	No native open marketplace	Open marketplace with 17,000+ freelancers
Trilingual EN/NL/FR	Fully trilingual platform	21 languages globally, not BE-specific	Multilingual, Benelux focus	French and Dutch content, not fully trilingual platform
Local Belgian compliance	Strong, built for Belgian market from day one	Via integrations and localisation layers	Strong, Benelux compliance focus	Strong, Belgian public sector specialist
Configurability	High, 8,000+ configuration options	High, enterprise-grade, longer implementation cycles	High, configurable for mid-market and MSPs	Moderate, modular and scalable
Speed to deploy	Fast, direct support, short implementation	Slower, enterprise cycles, SAP ecosystem dependency	Fast for mid-market	Fast, marketplace-first model
Freelancer access	Yes, direct via marketplace	Via External Talent Marketplace	Yes, via integrated FMS	Yes, core to the platform
MSP support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, dedicated MSP team
ISO 27001	Not publicly confirmed	Yes	Not publicly confirmed	Yes, certified March 2025
SAP ecosystem integration	External integration possible	Native, part of SAP suite	Independent	Independent
Best fit	EU-centric organisations wanting speed, local precision, and an integrated marketplace	Large global enterprises standardising on SAP	Benelux mid-market and enterprise, MSP programmes	Belgian organisations wanting marketplace + MSP + VMS in one

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