Specialist workspaces · Checked 31 October 2026
Ziva vs Harvey: bid writing vs legal AI (2026)
Harvey and Ziva do different jobs. Choose Harvey if you are a law firm or legal department that needs legal research, contract analysis and matter workflows. Choose Ziva if your company answers tenders and RFPs and needs the proposal, the buyer’s forms and the package finished, at a published price per project.
Choose Ziva if
A supplier needs a tender response written, from the technical narrative to the buyer’s Excel forms and pricing sheet.
Choose Harvey if
A law firm or in-house legal team wants AI for legal research, document review and legal workflows.
At a glance
Ziva and Harvey, fact by fact.
Every Harvey 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 | Harvey |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | HarveyNot published. The website offers a demo request. Harvey platform(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. | HarveyDemo on request. No free trial is described. Harvey platform(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. | HarveyNo. Its research covers legal, regulatory and tax sources, not procurement notices. Harvey platform(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. | HarveyNo. RFPs, proposals and tenders are not mentioned; agents produce cited legal work products. Harvey platform(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | HarveySeparate US, EU and Australian sign-in regions. SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 and ISO 42001. Harvey platform(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Harvey falls short.
Taken from Harvey’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Built for legal work
Harvey’s platform is organized around lawyers: litigation, transactions, contracts and legal research. Bid and proposal work is not described.
Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)No public price
Harvey publishes no prices; access starts with a demo request.
Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)
Where Ziva goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Built for the bid
Ziva reads the tender package against what your company can prove and drafts the response, from technical narrative to commercial schedules, for your team to approve.
The buyer’s files, filled in
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place and writes inside their Word template, keeping tabs, layout and formatting.
A published price per project
From CHF 500 a month for one project, with unlimited users, unlimited company knowledge and no platform fee.
What Harvey does well
- Deep legal focus, used by more than 200,000 lawyers by its own account. Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)
- Vault for storing and bulk-analyzing legal documents, plus ready-made and custom workflows. Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)
- A broad security posture, including SOC 2 Type II and several ISO certifications. Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Harvey to Ziva.
- 1
Keep legal work where it is
If your lawyers use Harvey for research and contracts, that does not change. Ziva handles the bid itself.
- 2
Start with one live tender
Upload a tender and a few past bids into a Ziva project, and let Ziva qualify it and draft the response. Legal can review the contract sections in the same workspace.
- 3
Decide on evidence
Ziva has a first-month money-back right, so you can judge the finished submission before you commit.
Questions
Ziva vs Harvey: straight answers.
Is Harvey an alternative to Ziva?
Not directly. Harvey is legal AI for lawyers; Ziva writes tender and RFP responses for the company that bids.
Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)Can our legal team review bids in Ziva?
Yes. Every Ziva plan has unlimited users, so legal, finance and subject experts can review and approve answers without a seat budget.
Does Harvey publish prices?
No. Ziva does: from CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, with the same capabilities in every plan.
Harvey platform(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Harvey’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 Harvey 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.