Zephior vs ibau
Turn the construction lead into a prepared response.
Choose Ziva when the supplier must produce the bid documents after finding a project. She can revise originals, prepare calculations and build supporting material using company evidence. ibau’s construction research, company network and sales-development tools remain distinct upstream strengths.
Where Ziva makes the difference
Get more of the work off your team’s desk.
Produce the package the project requires
Ziva can complete the original workbook, revise the methodology and prepare annexes or presentations. She can change tables, layout and commercial formulas. This gives the supplier production capacity beyond finding the right construction project or contact.
Keep technical material with the bid work
Existing documents and diagrams can become reusable company evidence. Supported drawing and model previews help specialists inspect relevant attachments beside the response. This supports a technical bid review without implying certified takeoff, engineering design or automatic pricing of every native construction format.
Retain standards across repeat project bids
Ziva remembers company terminology, document conventions and reusable preparation steps. Source-specific access scopes specialists, while accepted file history supports correction. Keep ibau’s valuable project intelligence separate from the response work Ziva performs.
Where each fits
Start with the job you need done.
Consider ibau for
Construction and project-driven sales teams seeking German public or commercial opportunity intelligence.
Choose Zephior for
Suppliers needing grounded response files and an external preparation partner after identifying relevant work.
Projects can appear before formal tendering
ibau describes early construction-project research as well as public tender information.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)Contacts support commercial development
Xplorer provides project and company context for reaching buyers, subcontractors or potential partners.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)Lead handling can be automated
Sales Automation routes projects, applies internal labels and transfers selected information into CRM workflows.
ibau Sales Automation(opens in a new tab)Across the bid lifecycle
Follow the work, stage by stage.
Compare the published scope with the work your team needs. A capability to verify is an evaluation question, rather than proof a product cannot do it.
Discover
Find the next opportunityXplorer covers public tenders and commercial construction projects, with region and sector configuration.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)Search supported public procurement markets with Discover and receive company-specific monitoring through Intelligence.
Qualify
Decide where to investProject details and commercial context help prioritize leads. Evaluate complete tender-document eligibility analysis separately.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)Assess relevance, requirements and evidence gaps. A preliminary Intelligence recommendation is distinct from a complete tender-document audit.
Pursue
Shape the bid strategyContacts, lead routing and team workflows support early sales and pursuit activity.
ibau Sales Automation(opens in a new tab)Bring in Zelius for pursuit sparring, bid strategy, specialist coordination and a scoped delivery plan.
Remember
Reuse company evidenceProject and company records provide market context. Evaluate reusable proposal evidence and approved answers separately.
ibau tender and project information(opens in a new tab)Turn existing documents and diagrams into reusable company evidence. Select the sources for each bid, review proposed knowledge changes and carry company terminology and working instructions into later assignments.
Respond
Produce the actual filesThe reviewed offering emphasizes information and sales development. Demonstrate complete proposal-production scope if required.
ibau tender and project information(opens in a new tab)Give Ziva the buyer’s original files and the outcome. She can fill workbook cells, revise document content and layout, build calculations and prepare related Word, Excel, PDF and presentation deliverables.
Review and deliver
Move to approved outputCRM handoff and alerts support coordination. Agree who prepares, approves and submits the actual response.
ibau Sales Automation(opens in a new tab)Keep source-scoped reviewers, comments and accepted document history beside production. Review and restore prior accepted versions. Zelius can handle separately agreed submission work with customer approval and authority.
Zephior combines separately purchasable software and managed services. Customer decisions, declarations, pricing and final approval remain with the customer. Product access and service scope follow the chosen plan and agreement.
Pricing and ownership
Price the work completed, not just the subscription.
ibau
ibau’s Xplorer FAQ says pricing depends on selected factors such as the geographic area and is quoted after a free presentation. No fixed current subscription amount was established. Request regions, public versus commercial projects, document detail, CRM integration, users, support and contract terms explicitly.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)Zephior
Projects starts at CHF 500 per month for one Project Key, with unlimited users and company knowledge within one organization. Independent Intelligence starts at CHF 199 per month for one country. New software access starts paid with the published first-month money-back conditions. Zelius services have their own agreed scope and fees.
See current Zephior pricing ↗Compare researched leads and contacts separately from response production and managed preparation. A personal sales-service relationship does not automatically include writing the bid.
Published prices are starting points, not like-for-like quotes. Confirm currency, taxes, billing period, scope and current terms with each provider.
Make the evaluation useful
Bring a tender your team knows.
Use a past submitted tender as a benchmark, or a suitable live package. Compare the evidence, the final output and the work left for your team.
Inspect an early construction project
Check project phase, source, decision-makers and how updates are confirmed before it becomes a formal tender.
Follow a routed lead
Use an inside-sales and field-sales handoff. Verify labels, ownership, updates and the selected CRM transfer.
Evaluate a complete tender pack
Require the narrative, workbook, declarations and evidence. Identify the tool or person producing each file.
Define the service responsibilities
Separate data research, sales support, strategy, writing, specialist coordination and authorized submission in the quote.
Questions before you choose
A closer look.
Is ibau only a public tender alert service?
No. Its current product includes commercial construction projects, contacts and sales automation as well as public procurement information.
ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ(opens in a new tab)ibau Sales Automation(opens in a new tab)Does Zephior claim identical construction-project research?
No. Benchmark the specific source and project stages you need. This comparison focuses on the additional response and managed-preparation job.
Sources and comparison method
Reviewed 19 October 2026. Competitor descriptions use the official product and pricing sources below. These are published capabilities, not results from a controlled product trial. Zephior publishes this comparison and has a commercial interest in your choice. Workflow recommendations are our assessment.
- ibau tender and project information ↗(opens in a new tab)
- ibau Xplorer scope and pricing FAQ ↗(opens in a new tab)
- ibau Sales Automation ↗(opens in a new tab)
For Zephior’s current offer, see Ziva, Zelius and pricing. Ask us to demonstrate any requirement that is essential to your decision.
Your next opportunity
Bring the work.
See how far Zephior takes it.
Discuss your markets, a representative tender and the parts your team wants to hand over.