Tender management · Checked 31 October 2026
Brainial alternative: Ziva vs Brainial (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project, unlimited users and the buyer’s own Excel and Word files finished as part of the full package. Choose Brainial if your European bid team wants one tool for tender alerts, document analysis, clarifications and proposal co-writing, bought through a demo. Brainial publishes no price.
Choose Ziva if
A team that wants to start on a live tender without a sales cycle and get the proposal, forms and pricing sheet back as finished files.
Choose Brainial if
A European bid team, often in construction or engineering, that wants tender alerts, risk analysis and proposal co-writing in one platform.
At a glance
Ziva and Brainial, fact by fact.
Every Brainial 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 | Brainial |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | BrainialNot published. The buying route is a demo booking. Brainial homepage(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. | BrainialYes. Tender alerts from search profiles across multiple platforms; sources are not listed. Brainial discover and qualify(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. | BrainialNot described on its proposal page. Brainial proposal writing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Full proposal package | ZivaYes. Proposal, forms, pricing sheet and presentation as finished Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. | BrainialProposal co-writing from earlier proposals and company documents, refined by prompts. Brainial proposal writing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | BrainialWebsite in English, Dutch, German and Swedish. Brainial 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 Brainial falls short.
Taken from Brainial’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Brainial publishes no pricing; the route to buy is booking a demo.
Brainial homepage(opens in a new tab)Text, not the buyer’s files
Its proposal writer generates and refines text. Filling the buyer’s own Word and Excel files is not described.
Brainial proposal writing(opens in a new tab)Sources not listed
Tender alerts search multiple platforms, but the discovery page does not say which countries or portals.
Brainial discover and qualify(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 Brainial does well
- Covers the bid cycle from alerts and bid/no-bid to clarifications, writing and evaluation. Brainial homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Document analysis that maps requirements and risks with source references. Brainial homepage(opens in a new tab)Brainial discover and qualify(opens in a new tab)
- Customer testimonials report large time savings on qualification. Brainial homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Brainial 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.
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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 Brainial: straight answers.
How much does Brainial cost?
Brainial publishes no price; you book a demo. Ziva costs from CHF 500 (EUR 550) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Brainial homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Brainial write proposals?
Yes, as AI co-writing from earlier proposals and company documents. Ziva also fills the buyer’s Excel forms and writes inside their Word template.
Brainial proposal writing(opens in a new tab)Does Brainial find tenders?
Yes, through search profiles and automatic alerts. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account.
Brainial discover and qualify(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Brainial’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 Brainial 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.