Zephior vs 1up
Get the whole buyer package made.
Choose Ziva when answering questions must lead to finished original files and supporting deliverables. She can complete the workbook, revise the narrative and build the accompanying presentation. 1up also serves knowledge access and buyer Answer Hubs, which are different purchases from complete bid production.
Where Ziva makes the difference
Get more of the work off your team’s desk.
Take the work beyond placing an answer
Ziva can change the original workbook and response document, including tables, calculations and page layout. Ask her to produce the related annex or presentation too. This is the stronger fit when the remaining workload is preparing the package rather than finding or placing a company answer.
Use company evidence in the right context
Ziva can draw reusable knowledge from documents and diagrams, trace answer sources and use project or sheet-specific guidance. Different workbook sections can follow their own audience and instructions. That helps a mixed technical, security and commercial response stay relevant to each question.
Keep your preparation method for the next bid
Retain company terminology, formatting preferences and repeatable working instructions with Ziva. Review proposed knowledge updates before reusing them. Both offers include unlimited-user options; use the complete package and actual questionnaire allowances to compare the work your subscription covers.
Where each fits
Start with the job you need done.
Consider 1up for
Sales and technical teams answering recurring product questions as well as RFPs.
Choose Zephior for
Suppliers who need company-specific tender monitoring, evidence-backed responses and a delivery partner for selected bids.
Answers where sales already works
1up supports Slack, Teams, Google Chat and a browser extension, extending knowledge access beyond a formal proposal workspace.
1up product overview(opens in a new tab)1up browser questionnaire workflow(opens in a new tab)Separate customer answer experiences
Answer Hubs give buyers a way to consult company information. This is a distinct use case from preparing a complete tender submission.
1up product overview(opens in a new tab)Accessible published packages
Starter and Plus list unlimited users and answers, with separate questionnaire-automation allowances. Model those allowances rather than assuming unlimited questionnaire volume.
1up pricing and entitlements(opens in a new tab)Across the bid lifecycle
Follow the work, stage by stage.
Compare the published scope with the work your team needs. A capability to verify is an evaluation question, rather than proof a product cannot do it.
Discover
Find the next opportunityThe reviewed product focuses on answering from company knowledge. Establish any external tender-monitoring requirement separately.
1up product overview(opens in a new tab)Search supported public procurement markets with Discover and receive company-specific monitoring through Intelligence.
Qualify
Decide where to investUse the request and relevant company evidence to assess fit; test the actual eligibility and exclusion criteria in your buying evaluation.
1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)Assess relevance, requirements and evidence gaps. A preliminary Intelligence recommendation is distinct from a complete tender-document audit.
Pursue
Shape the bid strategySales answer access can support deal work. Agree who owns bid strategy, specialists and the pursuit plan.
1up product overview(opens in a new tab)Bring in Zelius for pursuit sparring, bid strategy, specialist coordination and a scoped delivery plan.
Remember
Reuse company evidenceConnected company material supplies answers across the response and sales workflows.
1up product overview(opens in a new tab)Turn existing documents and diagrams into reusable company evidence. Select the sources for each bid, review proposed knowledge changes and carry company terminology and working instructions into later assignments.
Respond
Produce the actual filesRFP, security questionnaire and due-diligence answering, with browser assistance for online work.
1up RFP automation(opens in a new tab)1up browser questionnaire workflow(opens in a new tab)Give Ziva the buyer’s original files and the outcome. She can fill workbook cells, revise document content and layout, build calculations and prepare related Word, Excel, PDF and presentation deliverables.
Review and deliver
Move to approved outputBrowser workflows help place answers where needed. Verify final attachments, approvals and submission ownership on the buyer portal.
1up browser questionnaire workflow(opens in a new tab)Keep source-scoped reviewers, comments and accepted document history beside production. Review and restore prior accepted versions. Zelius can handle separately agreed submission work with customer approval and authority.
Zephior combines separately purchasable software and managed services. Customer decisions, declarations, pricing and final approval remain with the customer. Product access and service scope follow the chosen plan and agreement.
Pricing and ownership
Price the work completed, not just the subscription.
1up
1up lists Starter at $300 per month with one questionnaire automation and Plus at $900 per month with six. Enterprise is quoted. The page separately lists a free answer tier, usage-priced MCP access and customer Answer Hub pricing; these are different entitlements. Confirm the billing period and questionnaire counting rules in your quote.
1up pricing and entitlements(opens in a new tab)Zephior
Projects starts at CHF 500 per month for one Project Key, with unlimited users and company knowledge within one organization. Independent Intelligence starts at CHF 199 per month for one country. New software access starts paid with the published first-month money-back conditions. Zelius services have their own agreed scope and fees.
See current Zephior pricing ↗Compare questionnaire frequency, chat usage, buyer self-service, complete-file production and any managed work as separate requirements.
Published prices are starting points, not like-for-like quotes. Confirm currency, taxes, billing period, scope and current terms with each provider.
Make the evaluation useful
Bring a tender your team knows.
Use a past submitted tender as a benchmark, or a suitable live package. Compare the evidence, the final output and the work left for your team.
Count real questionnaires
Use a quarter with a burst of security reviews. Ask how revisions and related files consume the questionnaire allowance.
Ask a question with conflicting sources
Provide an obsolete product sheet and the current policy. Inspect the evidence and correction workflow in both products.
Take the browser through the real form
Include a dropdown, a strict character limit and an attachment field. Check the saved buyer-side result.
Begin before an RFP arrives
Define your services and target country. Compare how a relevant opportunity would be found, qualified and handed into response production.
Questions before you choose
A closer look.
Does unlimited answering mean unlimited questionnaires?
The published paid packages distinguish unlimited answers from their questionnaire-automation allowances. Confirm both against your volume.
1up pricing and entitlements(opens in a new tab)Can Zephior replace a customer Answer Hub?
This comparison establishes Zephior’s discovery, response and managed delivery scope. If a buyer-facing self-service hub is essential, evaluate that requirement independently rather than treating the two products as identical.
Sources and comparison method
Reviewed 19 October 2026. Competitor descriptions use the official product and pricing sources below. These are published capabilities, not results from a controlled product trial. Zephior publishes this comparison and has a commercial interest in your choice. Workflow recommendations are our assessment.
- 1up product overview ↗(opens in a new tab)
- 1up pricing and entitlements ↗(opens in a new tab)
- 1up browser questionnaire workflow ↗(opens in a new tab)
- 1up RFP automation ↗(opens in a new tab)
For Zephior’s current offer, see Ziva, Zelius and pricing. Ask us to demonstrate any requirement that is essential to your decision.
Your next opportunity
Bring the work.
See how far Zephior takes it.
Discuss your markets, a representative tender and the parts your team wants to hand over.