Short answer
Testigo is a search over 1,498,009 manufacturers in 9 Latin American countries, read from official registries. It finds plants by product or process, shows a dated record for each, checks a tax ID against 15 official lists, and turns a shortlist into a file you can print.
Key facts
- Plants on the record
- 1,498,009 in 9 countries
- Official lists held
- 15
- Interface languages
- 9
- Free
- Search, the count and the first 10 results
- Pro
- $49 a month, or $468 a year
- Trial
- 14 days of Pro on sign-up, no card
Search by product or process
Type what you buy: wire harness, aluminum casting, plastic injection. Testigo matches your words against plant names, the activity each registry records and a dictionary of products, processes and materials. You see the count first, then the plants.
- Filter by country, state or region, industry, segment and size, where the registry publishes them.
- Results are ordered by how well they match your words. No plant can pay for position.
- Free shows the count and the first 10 results of each search. Pro shows every result, in pages of 50.
- Pro adds filters for a website that responded, a certificate named on the plant's website, an email domain that accepts mail, and the IMMEX and PROSEC programmes.
Records with source and date
Every plant opens into a record. Each line says which registry it came from and the edition that was read. Lamps show what the registry holds. What was not checked is named on the same page: certificates, capacity, quality, financial health and site visits.
- Free shows the record without contacts: name, activity, place, size, source, edition and Testigo's own checks.
- Pro adds phone, email, website, address and coordinates where the registry publishes them, and entries on official lists and programmes.
- A certificate found on a plant's own website is shown as named on its website. It is the plant's claim, not a confirmation.
Tax ID and list checks
Enter a country and a tax ID. Testigo shows every official list it holds for that country that names the ID, each with its publisher and edition date. The check covers Mexico by RFC, Brazil by CNPJ, Colombia by NIT and Argentina by CUIT.
An empty result is not a clean bill of health. It says that the lists Testigo holds, in the editions shown, do not name that ID. The tax ID check is part of Pro. The lists by country are on the check pages.
Shortlists and compare
Save plants to a list as you search. Add a note and a status to each one, and export the list as a CSV file. Put up to five plants side by side to compare them field by field. Differences are marked. There is no winner column.
- Free keeps saved searches, and lets you open and delete the lists you already have.
- Pro creates lists, saves plants, keeps notes, exports CSV and compares plants.
- With Pro, a first message to a plant can be drafted in the plant's language from a fixed template.
Supplier brief (PDF)
The supplier brief puts one record on one or two printed pages, Letter or A4. Every fact carries its source and its date. The gaps come last, each with what to ask the plant. Print it, or save it as a PDF for the supplier file.
The brief repeats public registries. It endorses nobody and says so on the page. The supplier brief is part of Pro.
Nine languages
The interface reads in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Search words are matched in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian. Registry values stay as the registry writes them.
- Activity names are translated into English, Spanish and Portuguese. In the other languages they show in the registry's own wording, marked as written in the source.
- The directory and the statistics pages read in English, in Spanish, and in Portuguese for Brazil.
- Every language is included in Free and in Pro.
Free and Pro, feature by feature
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Search and the count | Included | Included |
| Results per search | First 10 | Every result |
| Record with source, dates and checks | Included | Included |
| Contacts, address and coordinates | Not included | Included |
| Official list and programme entries | Not included | Included |
| Tax ID check | Not included | Included |
| Lists, notes and CSV export | Open and delete | Included |
| Compare, supplier brief and first message | Not included | Included |
Frequently asked questions
What can I do without an account?
You can search every country and see how many plants match, the breakdown by industry and country, and a preview of 3 rows. The directory, the statistics pages and the guides are open to read. Full results, contacts, filters, lists and export need an account, which is free to create.
What does the free account include after the trial?
Free has no time limit. It keeps search, the count, the first 10 results of each search, records without contacts and your saved searches. Lists you made during the trial can still be opened and deleted. Contacts, every result, list checks, compare and the supplier brief are part of Pro.
Does Testigo confirm certificates or audit plants?
No. Testigo reads official registries and runs three checks of its own: whether a plant's website responded, which certificates the plant names on that website, and whether its email domain accepts mail. Each carries its date and its limit. Certificates, capacity and quality are shown as not checked on every record.
Where does the data come from?
Each country has one official registry, read as its publisher released it: DENUE from INEGI in Mexico, the CNPJ register from Receita Federal in Brazil, and one registry each for the other countries. The source and the edition date are on every record, and the coverage page lists them all.