GovCon capture and proposals · Checked 31 October 2026
GovSignals alternative: Ziva vs GovSignals (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published monthly price per project and the full submission produced in the buyer’s own Excel and Word files. Choose GovSignals if you are a US defense or federal contractor that needs FedRAMP High and IL5 environments and one annual engagement covering capture, proposals and post-award work.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants a public price, month to month, and the buyer’s files and full package finished on each bid.
Choose GovSignals if
A US federal or defense contractor that needs FedRAMP High or IL5 and wants a named strategist to set the platform up.
At a glance
Ziva and GovSignals, fact by fact.
Every GovSignals 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 | GovSignals |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | GovSignalsA flat annual engagement sized to your contracting operation. No amount published. GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | GovSignalsNo per-seat charges for the pursuit team. GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | GovSignalsAnnual. You can start with one team or business unit. GovSignals 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. | GovSignalsA demo on request, or a proof-of-value trial. GovSignals homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Time to the first bid | ZivaNo library to build first. Upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender, or on one you submitted before. | GovSignalsA named Deployment Strategist configures the workspace and onboarding around your sources. GovSignals 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. | GovSignalsYes. A daily feed of opportunities ranked by fit. GovSignals 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. | GovSignalsDrafts proposal volumes from go/no-go onward. Output file formats are not described. GovSignals homepage(opens in a new tab)GovSignals platform(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | GovSignalsFedRAMP High and IL5 authorized environments, SOC 2 Type II and ITAR. GovSignals platform(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where GovSignals falls short.
Taken from GovSignals’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No published amount
The pricing page describes an annual engagement but gives no figure. Government pricing is scoped on request.
GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab)Annual only
Industry customers buy a yearly engagement; no monthly option is listed.
GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab)Built for US federal work
Its examples, customers and compliance focus on US defense and federal agencies.
GovSignals homepage(opens in a new tab)GovSignals platform(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 GovSignals does well
- FedRAMP High and IL5 authorized environments for controlled information. GovSignals platform(opens in a new tab)
- One record from capture through proposals to post-award delivery. GovSignals platform(opens in a new tab)
- No per-seat pricing and a named Deployment Strategist. GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from GovSignals 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 GovSignals: straight answers.
How much does GovSignals cost?
GovSignals sells a flat annual engagement and publishes no amount. Ziva costs from USD 650 (CHF 500) per month for one project, monthly or annual.
GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both avoid per-seat pricing?
Yes. GovSignals has no per-seat charges, and every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
GovSignals pricing(opens in a new tab)Does GovSignals find opportunities?
Yes, with a daily ranked feed. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account.
GovSignals homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read GovSignals’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 GovSignals 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.