Government contracting · Checked 31 October 2026
GovDash alternative: Ziva vs GovDash (2026)
Choose Ziva if you bid outside US federal work or want a published price per project with unlimited users and no annual commitment. Choose GovDash if you are a US government contractor that wants discovery, capture, CRM, pricing, proposals and contracts in one FedRAMP Ready platform, and can sign an annual plan priced by sales.
Choose Ziva if
A team bidding in Europe or several markets that wants the proposal and the buyer’s files finished at a public, monthly price.
Choose GovDash if
A US federal contractor that wants one system from SAM.gov discovery to contract management, with FedRAMP-aligned controls.
At a glance
Ziva and GovDash, fact by fact.
Every GovDash 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 | GovDash |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | GovDashPaid Full seats with monthly credits, plus unlimited Flex seats drawing on shared team credits. Prices from sales. GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | GovDashUnlimited Flex seats on every plan; Starter needs 1 Full seat, Growth 8 or more. GovDash 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. | GovDashGrowth adds an account manager, SSO and custom roles; Enterprise adds divisions and deployment options. GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | GovDashAnnual plan on every tier. GovDash 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. | GovDashDemo on request. No free trial is described. GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab)GovDash 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. | GovDashPaid. Discover searches SAM.gov, PIEE, SLED and eBuy. GovDash 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. | GovDashYes. Volumes in Word, pricing in Excel and gate reviews in PowerPoint. GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | GovDashFedRAMP Moderate Equivalent and Ready, with self-hosting in your own cloud as an option. GovDash 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 GovDash falls short.
Taken from GovDash’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Seat prices and credit allotments come from sales.
“Talk to sales for seat prices and credit allotments.”
GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab)Annual commitment and credits
Every plan is annual, and work by Flex users and agents draws on a shared credit pool.
GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab)Built for US government work
Discovery covers US sources such as SAM.gov and eBuy, and the security story centres on FedRAMP and DFARS.
GovDash 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 GovDash does well
- One platform from discovery and capture to pricing, proposals and contracts. GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab)
- FedRAMP Moderate Equivalent and Ready, NIST 800-53 aligned, with a self-hosting option. GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Unlimited Flex seats on every plan, with Microsoft 365 add-ins included. GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from GovDash 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 GovDash: straight answers.
How much does GovDash cost?
It publishes no prices; seats and credits are quoted by sales on annual plans. Ziva starts at USD 650 (CHF 500) per month for one project, monthly or annual.
GovDash pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both produce Word, Excel and PowerPoint files?
Yes. Ziva also fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place and writes inside their Word template.
GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab)Does GovDash cover tenders outside the US?
Its discovery lists US sources. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse and Ziva works in more than 100 languages.
GovDash homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva use credits or seats?
No. Ziva is priced per project, with unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan.
Sources and method
We read GovDash’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 GovDash 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.