Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
Mkandarasi alternative: Zephior vs Mkandarasi (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the full response drafted, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose Mkandarasi if you bid in East Africa and want local portal and UNGM monitoring, quick eligibility and contract-risk checks, and AI help on proposal sections at a low monthly price in Kenyan shillings.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva qualify them, draft the response and assemble the package, with unlimited users.
Choose Mkandarasi if
A Kenyan or East African supplier that wants local tender alerts and fast eligibility checks on a small budget.
At a glance
Zephior and Mkandarasi, fact by fact.
Every Mkandarasi 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 | Mkandarasi |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | MkandarasiTiered monthly plans capped by companies, monitoring profiles, documents and team members, plus add-ons and bid writing credits. Mkandarasi pricing(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%. | MkandarasiFree plan. Business Starter KSH 1,200 a month, Business Pro KSH 4,500, Enterprise KSH 12,000. Bid writing credits KSH 1,500 per 10. Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | MkandarasiOne team member on Free, 3 on Starter, 5 on Pro, 10 on Enterprise. Extra members KSH 300 each. Mkandarasi pricing(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. | MkandarasiA free plan, with no credit card needed. Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi homepage(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. | MkandarasiFree plan with one monitoring profile. Hundreds of East African government portals, UNGM and private sources, with real-time alerts. Mkandarasi homepage(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi features(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi pricing(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. | MkandarasiPartly. AI drafts proposal sections in a bid workspace, with checklists and reusable templates. Finished submission files are not described. Mkandarasi homepage(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi features(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Mkandarasi falls short.
Taken from Mkandarasi’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Caps on people and documents
Every plan limits team members and stored documents; Starter has 3 members and 50 documents.
Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)Bid writing on credits
AI bid writing is sold as credits on top of the plan, KSH 1,500 per 10.
Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)East Africa only
The platform is built for procurement in East Africa.
Mkandarasi features(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 Mkandarasi does well
- Transparent, low prices and a free plan without a card. Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility, compliance, checklist and contract-risk checks in 2 to 5 minutes. Mkandarasi features(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Local coverage, including PPRA, AGPO, county governments and UNGM. Mkandarasi homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Mkandarasi 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 Mkandarasi: straight answers.
How much does Mkandarasi cost?
There is a free plan. Paid plans are KSH 1,200, 4,500 and 12,000 a month, with add-ons and bid writing credits extra.
Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. 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 a month.
Does Mkandarasi write the whole bid?
It helps draft proposal sections with AI credits. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s own Excel and Word files and assembles the full package.
Mkandarasi features(opens in a new tab)Mkandarasi pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Mkandarasi’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 Mkandarasi 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.