Tender discovery and proposals · Checked 31 October 2026
Palmar (Esdaar) alternative: Ziva vs Palmar (2026)
Choose Ziva if you bid beyond the Gulf, want unlimited users and a price per project, and need the buyer’s own Excel and Word files finished. Choose Palmar if you bid on Saudi and GCC tenders and want bilingual discovery from 30+ portals tied to evidence-based drafting. Palmar charges per seat, from SAR 399 a month with one tender response per workspace.
Choose Ziva if
A team bidding in Europe or across markets that wants the whole team in the tool and the full submission package back as finished files.
Choose Palmar if
A Saudi or GCC bid team that wants Arabic and English discovery across Gulf portals and drafting in the same tool.
At a glance
Ziva and Palmar, fact by fact.
Every Palmar 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 | Palmar |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | PalmarPer seat, with tender responses and AI refinements capped per workspace each month. Palmar 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%. | PalmarDiscovery SAR 199, Discovery+ SAR 399, Full Procurement SAR 1,121 per seat a month, VAT included. Palmar 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. | PalmarDiscovery has no response writing. Discovery+ includes 1 tender response a month, Full Procurement 5; extra packs SAR 250. Palmar pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | PalmarMonthly, 6-month or yearly; cancel anytime with access to the end of the paid period. Palmar 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. | PalmarNo free trial listed. Full refund of the first payment within 7 days on 6-month and yearly terms only. Palmar 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. | PalmarYes. 30+ GCC sources across 6 markets, refreshed every 2 hours. Palmar homepage(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. | PalmarEvidence-based drafting with compliance tasks, exported to Word or PDF. Palmar homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | PalmarEnglish and Arabic. Palmar 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 Palmar falls short.
Taken from Palmar’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Responses are rationed
Discovery+ includes one tender response a month per workspace and Full Procurement five; more cost SAR 250 a pack.
Palmar pricing(opens in a new tab)Priced per seat
Every plan is priced per seat, so each colleague adds to the monthly cost.
Palmar pricing(opens in a new tab)Gulf markets only
Its sources cover Saudi Arabia and the other GCC markets.
Palmar 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 Palmar does well
- Deep Saudi and GCC coverage, with 30+ sources refreshed every two hours. Palmar homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Discovery and evidence-based drafting in one Arabic and English product. Palmar homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Published prices, VAT included. Palmar pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Palmar 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 Palmar: straight answers.
Is Palmar the same as Esdaar?
Yes. Palmar is the current name of the product formerly called Esdaar; esdaar.com now redirects to palmar.ai.
esdaar.com (redirects to palmar.ai)(opens in a new tab)Palmar homepage(opens in a new tab)How much does Palmar cost?
From SAR 199 per seat a month for discovery, SAR 399 with one response a month and SAR 1,121 with five. Ziva costs from CHF 500 (USD 650) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Palmar pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Palmar cover tenders outside the Gulf?
Its sources cover six GCC markets. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account.
Palmar homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Palmar’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 Palmar 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.