Questionnaire automation · Checked 31 October 2026
Inventive AI alternative: Ziva vs Inventive AI (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want no platform fee, monthly billing and the whole tender package finished in the buyer’s files. Choose Inventive AI if your team mainly answers RFPs and security questionnaires for software sales and is happy with an annual plan that combines a platform fee with usage per RFP.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team answering public tenders and bespoke proposals that wants to pay per project, month to month, with every contributor included.
Choose Inventive AI if
A presales or security team answering a steady flow of RFPs and security questionnaires, with an annual budget.
At a glance
Ziva and Inventive AI, fact by fact.
Every Inventive AI 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 | Inventive AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Inventive AIA flat platform fee for setup, onboarding and access, plus usage for each RFP or security questionnaire. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZivaCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | Inventive AIFrom USD 830 a month, billed annually. The same page also says plans start at USD 10,000 a year. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Platform or setup fee | ZivaNone. | Inventive AIYes. A flat fee covers setup, onboarding and access to all features. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | Inventive AIUnlimited users included. Inventive AI 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. | Inventive AIAll features in one plan. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | Inventive AIBilled annually. Inventive AI 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. | Inventive AINone listed on its product or pricing pages. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Inventive AI homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | Inventive AISupports multi-language content and exports. No list of languages is published. Inventive AI FAQ: multi-language support(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 Inventive AI falls short.
Taken from Inventive AI’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
You pay before the first RFP, then per RFP
A platform fee covers access, and usage is charged for each RFP or security questionnaire you work on.
“Only pay for the RFPs & SecQ you work on.”
Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)An annual commitment
The published entry price is billed annually.
Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Reporting is a recurring complaint
Insufficient analytics and poor reporting are among the most frequent themes in G2 reviews.
Inventive AI and Loopio compared on G2(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 Inventive AI does well
- Unlimited users and every feature in one plan. Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)
- G2 reviewers rate it as easy to use. Inventive AI and Loopio compared on G2(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Inventive AI 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.
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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 Inventive AI: straight answers.
Is Ziva cheaper than Inventive AI?
Yes at entry. Inventive AI starts from USD 830 a month billed annually, about USD 10,000 a year, priced as a platform fee plus usage. Ziva starts at USD 650 a month for one project, billed monthly, or USD 7,020 a year billed annually, with no platform fee.
Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both include unlimited users?
Yes. Ziva also includes unlimited company knowledge in every plan.
Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Inventive AI find public tenders?
No tender search is listed. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse.
Inventive AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Can Ziva write the full proposal?
Yes. Ziva writes the proposal in the buyer’s template, fills their spreadsheets and forms, and produces the presentation as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
Sources and method
We read Inventive AI’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 Inventive AI 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.