Questionnaire automation · Checked 31 October 2026
Iris AI alternative: Ziva vs Iris (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project with unlimited users, and the full tender submission produced in the buyer’s own files. Choose Iris if your sales and pre-sales teams answer RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires and want answers shaped by CRM, call transcripts and prospect research. Iris prices per active user and publishes no number.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that answers public tenders and wants every expert and reviewer in from the first bid without a seat budget.
Choose Iris if
A B2B software sales team that wants each answer informed by its CRM, Gong or Zoom calls and research on the prospect.
At a glance
Ziva and Iris, fact by fact.
Every Iris 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 | Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | IrisPer active user, not per submission. Unlimited RFPs, proposals, DDQs and security questionnaires. Iris 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%. | IrisNot published. Contact sales for seat pricing. Iris pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | IrisPriced per active user. Iris 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. | IrisNo trial described; you book a demo. Iris 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. | IrisThrough a partnership with GovSpend, which finds government opportunities; Iris drafts the response. Iris sourcing bids with GovSpend(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. | IrisCited answers with confidence scores, and evidence files such as SOC 2 reports carried into the submission. Iris response generation(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | Iris200+ languages. Iris response generation(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 Iris falls short.
Taken from Iris’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Seat pricing
Iris charges per active user, so adding subject experts and reviewers raises the bill.
“Priced per active user”
Iris pricing(opens in a new tab)No public price
The pricing page lists what is included but asks you to contact sales for the price.
Iris pricing(opens in a new tab)Tender search runs through a partner
Finding government opportunities relies on GovSpend; Iris itself starts at the response.
Iris sourcing bids with GovSpend(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 Iris does well
- Every answer cites its source and shows a confidence score, and gaps are flagged instead of guessed. Iris response generation(opens in a new tab)
- Answers draw on CRM, call transcripts and prospect research as well as the knowledge base. Iris response generation(opens in a new tab)
- Unlimited submissions with no usage caps or overages. Iris pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Iris 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 Iris: straight answers.
How much does Iris cost?
Iris prices per active user and asks you to contact sales. Ziva is from CHF 500 (USD 650) a month for one project, with unlimited users.
Iris pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both cite sources and score answers?
Yes. Iris shows sources and confidence on each answer, and so does Ziva, preferring your newest approved wording.
Iris response generation(opens in a new tab)Does Iris find public tenders?
Through its GovSpend partnership for government opportunities. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account.
Iris sourcing bids with GovSpend(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva charge per user?
No. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
Sources and method
We read Iris’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 Iris 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.