Enterprise deals · Checked 31 October 2026
Docket alternative for RFPs: Ziva vs Docket (2026)
Choose Ziva if you answer tenders and RFPs and need the narrative, the buyer’s files and the package finished, at a published price per project. Choose Docket if your priority is converting inbound website traffic with an AI agent that talks to visitors, books meetings and syncs to your CRM. Its plans start at USD 4,000 a month, billed annually.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that has to submit tenders and RFPs and wants the full response package prepared from its company knowledge.
Choose Docket if
A B2B marketing and sales team with strong inbound traffic that wants an AI agent on its website, connected to Salesforce or HubSpot.
At a glance
Ziva and Docket, fact by fact.
Every Docket 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 | Docket |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | DocketThree plans with starting prices, billed annually. Docket 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%. | DocketCore from USD 4,000 a month, Pro from USD 6,000 a month, Enterprise from USD 10,000 a month, all billed annually. Docket pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Platform or setup fee | ZivaNone. | DocketImplementation by Docket’s customer success team is included in every plan. Docket 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. | DocketPro adds unlimited data sources, account targeting and multiple agents; Enterprise adds SSO, data residency and a custom SLA. Docket pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | DocketBilled annually. Docket 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. | DocketNo free trial. A customised demo built from your website instead. Docket 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. | DocketStandard onboarding 7 to 14 days on Core, 5 to 7 days on Pro. Docket 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. | DocketNo. The product engages visitors on your own website. Docket homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | DocketMore than 40 languages. Docket homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | DocketCustom data residency and hosting options on Enterprise. Docket 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 Docket falls short.
Taken from Docket’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
A website agent, not a bid tool
Docket’s homepage and plans describe an inbound demand agent for website visitors. RFP response is not among the plan features.
“the Inbound Demand Platform that engages every website visitor”
Docket homepage(opens in a new tab)Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)High entry price, billed annually
The smallest plan starts at USD 4,000 a month and is billed annually, with no free trial.
Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)Onboarding timelines vary
The pricing page gives 7 to 14 days in one place, and 10 to 20 days, up to 90 for enterprise, in another.
Docket 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 Docket does well
- Implementation by its own team and unlimited conversations included from the first plan. Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR claims, with more than 100 native integrations. Docket homepage(opens in a new tab)Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Conversations in more than 40 languages. Docket homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Docket 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 Docket: straight answers.
Is DocketAI the same company as Docket?
Yes. The old docketai.co address now redirects to docket.io, where the product is sold as Docket.
Docket homepage(opens in a new tab)What does Docket cost compared with Ziva?
Docket starts at USD 4,000 a month, billed annually. Ziva starts at USD 650 (CHF 500) a month for one project, monthly or annual.
Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Docket write tender proposals?
Its current site does not describe proposal writing. Ziva writes the proposal, fills the buyer’s Excel and Word files and assembles the package.
Docket homepage(opens in a new tab)Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)Can I try Docket first?
No free trial is offered; Docket builds a customised demo. Ziva starts paid with a first-month money-back right.
Docket pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Docket’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 Docket 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.