Government contracting · Checked 31 October 2026
Govly alternative: Zephior vs Govly (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the bid itself written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose Govly if you sell to US federal and SLED buyers, especially through contract vehicles such as GSA, SEWP and ITES, and want teaming and partner workspaces. Govly describes no proposal writing.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva draft the response, fill the forms and assemble the package.
Choose Govly if
A US OEM, distributor or reseller that sells through federal contract vehicles and wants opportunity visibility and teaming with partners.
At a glance
Zephior and Govly, fact by fact.
Every Govly 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 | Govly |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | GovlyAn always-free plan and a paid Enterprise plan priced through a demo. Govly pricing(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%. | GovlyFree: public solicitations from the past 30 days and recent federal awards. Enterprise price not published. Govly pricing(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. | GovlyThe free plan has no time limit. Govly pricing(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. | GovlyUS federal and SLED opportunities, including 40+ contract vehicles on the paid plan. Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Govly pricing(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. | GovlyNot described. AI agents automate research, summaries and capture tasks. Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Govly pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Govly falls short.
Taken from Govly’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
It stops before the bid
Govly’s agents cover research, summaries and capture. Writing the proposal is not part of the product.
Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Contract vehicles and deeper data cost extra
The free plan is limited to the past 30 days of public solicitations; GWAC and IDIQ visibility and teaming tools need the quoted plan.
Govly pricing(opens in a new tab)US public sector only
Coverage is US federal and SLED.
Govly homepage(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 Govly does well
- Visibility into opportunities on 40+ federal contract vehicles such as GSA, SEWP and ITES. Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Govly pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Teaming tools and shared workspaces for primes, OEMs and resellers. Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Govly pricing(opens in a new tab)
- A free plan with full search and filtering, and a 4.9 rating on G2 as reported on its site. Govly pricing(opens in a new tab)Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Govly 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.
- 4
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 Govly: straight answers.
Is Govly free?
Its free plan covers public solicitations from the past 30 days; the Enterprise plan is quoted. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account.
Govly pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Govly write proposals?
Its site describes no proposal writing. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package.
Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Govly cover tenders outside the US?
No. It covers US federal and SLED markets. Ziva works on tenders in any market, in more than 100 languages.
Govly homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Govly’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 Govly 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.