Tender response platform · Checked 31 October 2026
Forgent alternative: Ziva vs Forgent AI (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project, unlimited users and the full submission produced as finished Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. Choose Forgent if you want one German platform for tender discovery, drafting, form filling and bid coordination, and are happy to agree a price after a demo. Forgent publishes no price.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants to know the price up front and get the buyer’s own files and the whole package finished.
Choose Forgent AI if
A European tender team that wants discovery, drafting and bid coordination from one vendor and will buy after a demo.
At a glance
Ziva and Forgent AI, fact by fact.
Every Forgent AI 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 | Forgent AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Forgent AINot published. The website offers a demo or a trial on request. Forgent AI homepage(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. | Forgent AITrial on request, alongside a demo booking. Forgent AI 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. | Forgent AIYes. Discover ranks tenders from public and private portals by fit and delivers a daily shortlist. Forgent Discover(opens in a new tab)Forgent AI 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. | Forgent AIDrafts proposals mapped to each requirement and fills forms, RFIs and RFQs from company data. Finished file formats are not described. Forgent Apply(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | Forgent AIEU data residency, with ISO 27001 and GDPR stated. Forgent AI 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 Forgent AI falls short.
Taken from Forgent AI’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Forgent lists no prices. Access starts with a demo booking or a trial request.
Forgent AI homepage(opens in a new tab)Output formats not described
The Apply page describes drafts and form filling but does not say whether the result comes back in the buyer’s own Word or Excel files.
Forgent Apply(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 Forgent AI does well
- Covers discovery, fit scoring, drafting and bid coordination in one product. Forgent AI homepage(opens in a new tab)Forgent Discover(opens in a new tab)Forgent Manage(opens in a new tab)
- Fills forms, RFIs and RFQs and matches references and CVs. Forgent Apply(opens in a new tab)
- EU data residency and ISO 27001. Forgent AI homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Forgent AI 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 Forgent AI: straight answers.
How much does Forgent AI cost?
Forgent does not publish prices; you book a demo or request a trial. Ziva costs from CHF 500 (EUR 550) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Forgent AI homepage(opens in a new tab)Do both find tenders?
Yes. Forgent has Discover. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, and Ziva Intelligence adds search and analysis for one country at CHF 199 a month.
Forgent Discover(opens in a new tab)Do both fill tender forms?
Yes. Forgent fills forms, RFIs and RFQs. Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place and writes inside their Word template, keeping layout and formatting.
Forgent Apply(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Forgent AI’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 Forgent AI 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.