Questionnaire automation · Checked 31 October 2026
1up alternative: Ziva vs 1up (2026)
Choose Ziva if you answer tenders and full RFPs and need the narrative, the buyer’s Excel and Word files, the pricing sheet and the presentation finished together. Choose 1up if your sales team mainly answers questionnaires and product questions from its own docs and website, in Slack or the browser. Its Starter plan is USD 300 a month and covers one questionnaire a month.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that writes long-form proposals and tender submissions, not only questionnaire answers.
Choose 1up if
A software sales or solutions team that wants instant answers in Slack and the browser, and fills a few questionnaires a month.
At a glance
Ziva and 1up, fact by fact.
Every 1up entry links to its source and shows when we checked it. Where we could not find a published fact, we left the row out.
| Fact | Ziva | 1up |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | 1upMonthly plans by questionnaires automated per month, or pay as you go at USD 0.05 per answer via its MCP server. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZivaCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | 1upStarter USD 300 a month for 1 questionnaire a month. Plus USD 900 a month for 6. MCP plan USD 50 a month plus usage. Annual billing saves 15%. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | 1upUnlimited users from Starter; 3 admin users on Starter, 10 on Plus. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZivaThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | 1upFree has 1 admin, 50 knowledge uploads and 50 answers a month. Knowledge uploads: 50 files on Starter, 200 on Plus. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Trying it first | ZivaStart paid, with a first-month money-back right: ask for a refund within the first month and you get the full amount back. | 1upA free plan and a free trial of paid plans. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Public tender search | ZivaYes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. Ziva Intelligence, search and analysis for one country, is CHF 199 per month. | 1upNo. It answers questionnaires and RFPs you bring. 1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Fills the buyer’s own Excel and Word files | ZivaYes. Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place and works inside their Word templates, keeping tabs, layout and formatting. | 1upYes. Auto-fills Excel, Word and web questionnaires; also handles Google Sheets and PDF. 1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)1up privacy and security(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | 1upDozens of languages, with answers translated regardless of source language. 1up privacy and security(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | 1upChoice of US, EU or AU availability zones. 1up privacy and security(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
Ziva prices exclude VAT. See current pricing for every plan and currency.
In their own words
Where 1up falls short.
Taken from 1up’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Priced by questionnaire count
Starter covers one questionnaire a month and Plus six; more volume means a custom Enterprise plan.
“1 Questionnaire - $300/Month”
1up pricing(opens in a new tab)Answers, not proposals
1up presents itself as an answer engine for sales teams. Writing a long-form tender proposal or presentation is not described.
1up homepage(opens in a new tab)1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)It starts once the RFP has arrived
The product works on questionnaires you upload or open in the browser. Finding public tenders happens elsewhere.
1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)
Where Ziva goes further
What changes for your bid team.
The buyer’s file comes back finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own workbook, cell by cell, with its tabs and formatting intact, and writes the narrative inside their Word template. What you send back is their file, ready to submit.
The whole proposal package
Cover letter, contents, tables, charts, pricing sheet with working formulas and the presentation: Ziva produces the full package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
Every answer shows its evidence
Each answer cites the documents it came from and shows a confidence score for how well your evidence supports it, preferring your newest approved wording. Reviewers approve, comment and restore earlier versions on the answer itself.
Priced per project, for the whole team
No platform fee and no seats. Every plan includes unlimited users, unlimited company knowledge and the same capabilities, monthly or annual.
What 1up does well
- Published prices, a free plan and a free trial. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab)
- A browser extension that fills web-portal questionnaires, plus Slack, Teams and Google Chat. 1up pricing(opens in a new tab)1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)
- Answers only from your trusted sources, with US, EU or AU data residency. 1up privacy and security(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from 1up to Ziva.
- 1
Bring your answers and past bids
Export your answer library and recent submissions and upload them as they are, in Excel, Word or PDF. Ziva turns them into company knowledge with sources, with no column mapping.
- 2
Run one bid side by side
Take a tender you submitted before, or a live one, and run it in Ziva during your first month. Compare the finished files with your original submission.
- 3
Invite the whole team
Every plan has unlimited users, so subject experts, legal and finance can review in Ziva from the first bid without a seat budget.
- 4
Decide on evidence
If the first month does not convince you, ask for your money back. Keep your current tool until Ziva has produced a package you would send.
Questions
Ziva vs 1up: straight answers.
How much does 1up cost?
Starter is USD 300 a month for one questionnaire a month, Plus USD 900 for six, with 15% off annually. Ziva is from USD 650 a month for one project, with unlimited users and the same capabilities in every plan.
1up pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both fill the buyer’s Excel and Word files?
Yes. 1up auto-fills Excel, Word and web questionnaires. Ziva also writes the long-form proposal and builds the pricing sheet and presentation.
1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)Does 1up find public tenders?
No. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, and a tender you find can go straight into a Ziva project.
1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva charge per questionnaire?
No. Ziva is priced per project, with unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
Sources and method
We read 1up’s own website and, where noted, public review pages. Last full check: 31 October 2026. Review quotes are short excerpts from the named page. Zephior publishes this page and sells Ziva; our facts follow our published pricing and product pages. If anything about 1up has changed, tell us at hello@zephior.com and we will correct it.
Try it on a real bid
Bring a tender you know.
Compare what comes back.
Run a live tender, or one you submitted before, in your first month. If Ziva does not convince you, you get your money back.