Managed bid services · Checked 31 October 2026
Executive Compass alternative: Ziva vs Executive Compass (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want your own team to produce every bid with software that drafts the narrative and fills the buyer’s files, and our Zelius bid team on the tenders you want to hand over. Choose Executive Compass if you want an established UK consultancy to write or manage a bid for you, on site or remotely, for a fixed fee quoted per tender.
Choose Ziva if
You bid often, want the work done inside your own workspace with your knowledge kept, and want a published price rather than a quote per tender.
Choose Executive Compass if
You bid on UK public sector contracts and want an in-house team of experienced writers to take a tender off your hands for a quoted fee.
At a glance
Ziva and Executive Compass, fact by fact.
Every Executive Compass 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 | Executive Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Executive CompassA no-obligation fixed-fee quotation per tender. Interim bid managers for longer projects. Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass bid management services(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%. | Executive CompassNot published. Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass bid management services(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. | Executive CompassTender monitoring of public and private portals as part of bid management. No self-service search tool is described. Executive Compass bid management services(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass 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. | Executive CompassYes, as a service: writing, design and layout, independent proofreading and supporting documents for submission. Executive Compass bid management services(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. | Executive CompassYes. A team of more than 30, on site, remote or embedded, without associates or freelance writers. Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass bid management services(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Executive Compass falls short.
Taken from Executive Compass’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Quoted per tender
No prices or day rates are published. Each tender gets its own fixed-fee quotation.
Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass bid management services(opens in a new tab)Your team gets no drafting tool
The offer is consultancy: writers, reviews and interim bid managers. The site does not describe software for your own team.
Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)UK public sector focus
Its services centre on UK formats such as PQQs, Standard Selection Questionnaires and PAS 91.
Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)
Where Ziva goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Software and people in one workspace
Your team works with Ziva on every tender. When a bid needs more hands, our Zelius bid team joins the same workspace, with the same files and history.
Your knowledge stays with you
Past bids, CVs, references and certificates become reusable company knowledge in your own workspace, with unlimited users and no platform fee.
The buyer’s files, finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel forms and writes inside their Word templates, and produces the full package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
What Executive Compass does well
- Over 7,000 bids completed since 2009, with a self-reported success rate above 85%. Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Executive Compass bid management services(opens in a new tab)
- An in-house team of more than 30, with no associates or freelancers. Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Bid-ready audits and reusable bid libraries for repeat clients. Executive Compass bid management services(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Executive Compass to Ziva.
- 1
Start with one tender
Bring a live or recent tender. Your team works on it in Ziva, and our Zelius bid team can join for the parts you want to hand over.
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Keep the knowledge
Upload past bids, CVs and references once. They stay in your workspace for every later bid, whoever writes it.
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Decide on evidence
Compare the finished submission and the effort it took with your current provider before you commit further.
Questions
Ziva vs Executive Compass: straight answers.
How much does Executive Compass charge?
It publishes no prices. You upload a tender and receive a no-obligation fixed-fee quotation.
Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Executive Compass use freelance writers?
No. It says it does not use associates or freelance writers, and its team has grown to more than 30.
Executive Compass homepage(opens in a new tab)Can Ziva work alongside a bid consultancy?
Yes. Your team and any outside writers can work in the same Ziva workspace with unlimited users, and the knowledge stays with you after the bid.
Sources and method
We read Executive Compass’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 Executive Compass 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.