Bid management · Checked 31 October 2026
Altura alternative: Ziva vs Altura (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project, unlimited users and the buyer’s own Excel and Word files finished, starting on a live tender. Choose Altura if you run complex multi-stakeholder bids and want configured analysis, risk and readiness workflows with weeks of guided onboarding. Altura publishes no prices and all its plans are annual.
Choose Ziva if
A team that wants to start on a live tender this week and get the proposal, forms and pricing sheet back as finished files, without seat counts.
Choose Altura if
An established bid team on complex European tenders that wants configured workflows, a shared bid book and a structured onboarding programme.
At a glance
Ziva and Altura, fact by fact.
Every Altura 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 | Altura |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | AlturaPrice on request for all three plans, based on team size and use. Altura pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | AlturaStarter 3 seats, Professional 5 seats, Advanced 10 seats. Professional and Advanced add unlimited collaborators. Altura 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. | AlturaQualification tool, clarification questions and SharePoint integration from Professional; custom workflows and business units on Advanced. Altura pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | AlturaAll plans are annual. Altura pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Time to the first bid | ZivaNo library to build first. Upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender, or on one you submitted before. | AlturaOnboarding of 4 to 6 weeks on Starter, 6 to 8 weeks on Professional and 12 weeks on Advanced. Altura 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. | AlturaOpportunity Discovery tracks the main tender platforms in the UK and Ireland. Altura Opportunity Discovery(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. | AlturaNot described. Submission readiness flags procedural items for manual review. Altura homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | AlturaHosted in the EU, ISO 27001 certified. Altura pricing(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 Altura falls short.
Taken from Altura’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price, annual only
Every plan is listed as price on request, and the pricing FAQ says all plans are annual.
“All plans are annual.”
Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)Weeks before the first bid
Published onboarding runs from 4 to 6 weeks on Starter up to 12 weeks on Advanced.
Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)Seat limits per plan
Core seats are capped at 3, 5 or 10 by plan; Starter lists no unlimited collaborators.
Altura pricing(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 Altura does well
- Tender-specific workflows for analysis, risk, clarification questions and submission readiness. Altura homepage(opens in a new tab)Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Drafts responses from your own knowledge library, with each answer approved by a person. Altura homepage(opens in a new tab)
- UK and Ireland tender discovery that turns qualified tenders into bid projects. Altura Opportunity Discovery(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Altura 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 Altura: straight answers.
How much does Altura cost?
Altura lists all plans as price on request, billed annually. Ziva costs from CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Altura find tenders?
Yes, in the UK and Ireland, through its Opportunity Discovery module. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account.
Altura Opportunity Discovery(opens in a new tab)How long does it take to start?
Altura publishes onboarding of 4 to 12 weeks depending on the plan. With Ziva you upload past bids as they are and start on a live tender.
Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Altura charge per user?
Its plans include 3, 5 or 10 seats, with unlimited collaborators on Professional and Advanced. Ziva includes unlimited users in every plan.
Altura pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Altura’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 Altura 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.