Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
FindRFP alternative: Zephior vs FindRFP (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the response itself drafted, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose FindRFP if you only want a cheap daily email of North American government bids matched to your keywords, from USD 19.95 a month. FindRFP describes no proposal writing.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva qualify them, draft the response and assemble the package.
Choose FindRFP if
A North American supplier that wants a low-cost daily bid email for a few states and writes its own responses.
At a glance
Zephior and FindRFP, fact by fact.
Every FindRFP 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 | Zephior | FindRFP |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | FindRFPIndividual plans priced by coverage area, monthly or annual. Custom group pricing for more than five accounts. FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZephiorCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | FindRFPRegional USD 19.95 a month (USD 199.50 a year) for up to four states. National USD 29.95 a month (USD 299.50 a year) for the US and Canada. FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | FindRFPIndividual accounts. Group plans for associations and organizations opening more than five accounts. FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Trying it first | ZephiorStart paid, with a first-month money-back right: ask for a refund within the first month and you get the full amount back. | FindRFPA free one-week trial. The subscription starts automatically at the end unless cancelled. FindRFP free trial registration(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Public tender search | ZephiorYes. 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. | FindRFPPaid. Database search and daily email alerts by keyword, industry and region, from over 100,000 government sources by its own count. FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab)Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Full proposal package | ZephiorYes. Proposal, forms, pricing sheet and presentation as finished Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. | FindRFPNot described. The service delivers notices and links to the bid packets. Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where FindRFP falls short.
Taken from FindRFP’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
It stops at the notice
FindRFP matches bids and emails them daily. Qualifying a tender and writing the response are not part of the service.
Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab)FindRFP homepage(opens in a new tab)North America only
Coverage is US and Canadian government bids, and the Regional plan is limited to four states.
FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab)The trial rolls into a subscription
The chosen plan starts automatically when the one-week trial ends, unless you cancel.
FindRFP free trial registration(opens in a new tab)
Where Zephior goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Free search, then the bid
The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account. When a tender fits, Ziva reads the full tender package and drafts the response.
Qualification on the documents
Before you commit a team, Ziva reads the tender documents against what your company can prove and shows where you are strong, where you are exposed and what only you can answer.
The submission files, finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel forms and price sheets, writes the proposal in their Word template and assembles the package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
A bid team when you need one
Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you in the same workspace, scoped per bid.
What FindRFP does well
- Very low published prices, with two months free on annual plans. FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab)
- Broad coverage of federal, state, county, city, school and utility buyers. Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab)
- Daily alerts open the bid directly, without logging in. Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from FindRFP to Zephior.
- 1
Search the same market for free
Open zephior.com/tenders and search the countries and categories you monitor today. No account is needed to browse.
- 2
Take one tender into a bid
Pick a live tender, upload its documents and a few past bids into a Ziva project, and let Ziva qualify it and draft the response.
- 3
Measure the work left over
Measure what is left for your team: the forms, the price sheet and the proposal. That is where a bid is won or lost.
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Decide on evidence
Each Ziva product has a first-month money-back right, so you can test it on a real bid before you change anything else.
Questions
Zephior vs FindRFP: straight answers.
How much does FindRFP cost?
USD 19.95 a month for up to four states or USD 29.95 a month for the US and Canada, with annual plans at USD 199.50 and USD 299.50.
FindRFP service plan options(opens in a new tab)Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. 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 a month.
Does FindRFP write proposals?
No. It sends matching notices and links to the bid packets. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package.
Why FindRFP(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read FindRFP’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 FindRFP 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.