Tender alerts · Checked 31 October 2026
Jorpex alternative: Zephior vs Jorpex (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and the bid written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose Jorpex if all you need is matched alerts in Slack or email from about 50 sources, from USD 49 a month. Jorpex itself says many teams use it alongside another tool.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to search for free and then have the response drafted, forms filled and the package assembled.
Choose Jorpex if
A team that lives in Slack and wants cheap, automatic alerts for a few search profiles.
At a glance
Zephior and Jorpex, fact by fact.
Every Jorpex 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 | Zephior | Jorpex |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | JorpexPer organisation, with no per-seat charges and no annual contracts. Jorpex vs tender search engines(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZephiorCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | JorpexStarter USD 49 a month (one profile). Pro USD 149 a month (five profiles). Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | JorpexNo per-seat charges. Jorpex vs tender search engines(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Trying it first | ZephiorStart paid, with a first-month money-back right: ask for a refund within the first month and you get the full amount back. | Jorpex14-day free trial. Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Public tender search | ZephiorYes. 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. | JorpexPaid. 50+ public procurement sources, including TED and SAM.gov, delivered to Slack and email. Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab)Jorpex homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Full proposal package | ZephiorYes. Proposal, forms, pricing sheet and presentation as finished Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. | JorpexNone. AI summaries and matching only. Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZephiorDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | JorpexNotifications in 17 languages. Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Jorpex falls short.
Taken from Jorpex’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Discovery only, by design
Jorpex finds and summarises tenders. Its own comparison page says teams pair it with another tool for the rest.
“Many teams use Jorpex for discovery alongside”
Jorpex vs tender search engines(opens in a new tab)One profile on Starter
The entry plan includes one search profile; five need the USD 149 plan.
Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab)Fifty sources
Coverage is stated as 50+ sources across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab)
Where Zephior goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Free search, then the bid
The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account. When a tender fits, Ziva reads the full tender package and drafts the response.
Qualification on the documents
Before you commit a team, Ziva reads the tender documents against what your company can prove and shows where you are strong, where you are exposed and what only you can answer.
The submission files, finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel forms and price sheets, writes the proposal in their Word template and assembles the package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
A bid team when you need one
Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you in the same workspace, scoped per bid.
What Jorpex does well
- A low entry price with no seat charges. Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab)Jorpex vs tender search engines(opens in a new tab)
- Alerts where teams already work, in Slack and email. Jorpex homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Jorpex to Zephior.
- 1
Search the same market for free
Open zephior.com/tenders and search the countries and categories you monitor today. No account is needed to browse.
- 2
Take one tender into a bid
Pick a live tender, upload its documents and a few past bids into a Ziva project, and let Ziva qualify it and draft the response.
- 3
Measure the work left over
Measure what is left for your team: the forms, the price sheet and the proposal. That is where a bid is won or lost.
- 4
Decide on evidence
Each Ziva product has a first-month money-back right, so you can test it on a real bid before you change anything else.
Questions
Zephior vs Jorpex: straight answers.
Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. Jorpex starts at USD 49 a month.
Jorpex pricing(opens in a new tab)Can Jorpex write the bid?
No. It offers AI summaries and matching. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package.
Jorpex pricing(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 Jorpex’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 Jorpex 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.