Bid management · Checked 31 October 2026
BidScript alternative: Ziva vs BidScript (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project with unlimited users, and the buyer’s own Excel and Word files filled as part of the bid. Choose BidScript if you are a UK mid-market bid team that wants tender search, bid planning and library-grounded drafting in one platform and is happy to buy core and contributor seats on a tailored quote.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team wants the whole company to work on bids without counting seats, and the submission files finished in the buyer’s format.
Choose BidScript if
A UK in-house bid team wants search, qualification, planning and drafting in one tool and plans its seat count with sales.
At a glance
Ziva and BidScript, fact by fact.
Every BidScript 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 | BidScript |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | BidScriptPer seat, on a tailored quote: core seats for people running bids, contributor seats for subject experts. BidScript plans(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | BidScriptPaid core and contributor seats; seat counts can flex during the contract. BidScript plans(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZivaThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | BidScriptNo feature tiers or usage caps. Every seat includes all features, unlimited AI usage and unlimited content. BidScript plans(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. | BidScriptNo free trial is described. A demo and scoping call on request. BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab)BidScript plans(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. | BidScriptYes, inside the paid platform: BidSearch finds and recommends tenders. BidScript homepage(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. | BidScriptNot described. Drafting covers answers grounded in your bid library. BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Bid help from people | ZivaYes. Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you, scoped per bid. | BidScriptNo. BidScript is software only. BidScript homepage(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 BidScript falls short.
Taken from BidScript’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
BidScript publishes no prices. Seats are quoted after a scoping call.
BidScript plans(opens in a new tab)Priced by seat
Both bid owners and subject experts need a seat, core or contributor, so cost grows with the people involved.
BidScript plans(opens in a new tab)Answers more than the buyer’s files
Drafting is described as answers from your bid library. Filling the buyer’s own workbook or Word template is not described.
BidScript homepage(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 BidScript does well
- One platform from tender search and bid/no-bid through planning, drafting and submission. BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab)
- No feature tiers or usage caps: every seat gets every feature. BidScript plans(opens in a new tab)
- ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials, with a public trust centre. BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from BidScript 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 BidScript: straight answers.
How much does BidScript cost?
BidScript quotes per seat after a scoping call and publishes no prices. Ziva starts at CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
BidScript plans(opens in a new tab)Do both include tender search?
BidScript includes BidSearch in its paid platform. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account, and Ziva Intelligence adds search and analysis for one country.
BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab)Do subject experts need a paid seat?
In BidScript, experts use contributor seats. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users, so experts review and approve without a seat budget.
BidScript plans(opens in a new tab)Does BidScript offer bid writers?
No, it is software. With Ziva, our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you in the same workspace, scoped per bid.
BidScript homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read BidScript’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 BidScript 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.