Tender writing software · Checked 31 October 2026
mytender.io alternative: Ziva vs mytender.io (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project, month to month, and the buyer’s own Excel and Word files finished along with the full package. Choose mytender.io if you are a UK bid team that wants AI drafting, scoring and compliance checks on a contracted annual plan. Both offer free tender search.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants a public price, a monthly option and the buyer’s files and full package finished on each bid.
Choose mytender.io if
A UK bid team that wants AI drafting with response scoring and will sign a 12-month order form.
At a glance
Ziva and mytender.io, fact by fact.
Every mytender.io 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 | mytender.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | mytender.ioNot published. Fees are set in each customer’s order form. mytender.io terms and conditions(opens in a new tab)mytender.io homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | mytender.ioA minimum of 12 months, renewing automatically for 12-month terms, with three months’ notice to end. Fees can rise yearly, capped at the greater of 8% or UK CPI. mytender.io terms and conditions(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. | mytender.ioA 15-minute demo and a free bid review. Trials only where an order form sets one out. mytender.io homepage(opens in a new tab)mytender.io terms and conditions(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. | mytender.ioYes. A free tender browser without registration, covering the UK, Germany, France, Portugal, Norway and more. mytender.io tender browser(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. | mytender.ioDrafts bid responses from past wins, with compliance checks, proofreading and diagrams. Export formats are not described. mytender.io drafting(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | mytender.ioISO 27001 and GDPR stated, with a self-hosted option. mytender.io homepage(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 mytender.io falls short.
Taken from mytender.io’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Prices are set per customer in an order form; the website lists none.
mytender.io terms and conditions(opens in a new tab)mytender.io homepage(opens in a new tab)A year at a time
Contracts run at least 12 months and renew automatically unless ended with three months’ notice. Fees are non-refundable outside a trial set out in the order form.
“automatically renews for successive fixed terms of twelve (12) months”
mytender.io terms and conditions(opens in a new tab)Output files not described
The drafting page does not say whether responses come back in the buyer’s own Word or Excel documents.
mytender.io drafting(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 mytender.io does well
- A free tender browser with no registration wall. mytender.io tender browser(opens in a new tab)
- Drafting plus response scoring and compliance checks in one tool. mytender.io homepage(opens in a new tab)mytender.io drafting(opens in a new tab)
- ISO 27001 and a self-hosted option. mytender.io homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from mytender.io 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 mytender.io: straight answers.
How much does mytender.io cost?
mytender.io does not publish prices; fees are set in an order form with a 12-month minimum. Ziva costs from CHF 500 (EUR 550) per month for one project, monthly or annual.
mytender.io terms and conditions(opens in a new tab)Do both offer free tender search?
Yes. mytender.io has a free tender browser, and Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without an account.
mytender.io tender browser(opens in a new tab)Can I cancel mytender.io monthly?
Its standard terms run for at least 12 months and renew yearly unless you give three months’ notice. A Ziva monthly plan runs month to month.
mytender.io terms and conditions(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read mytender.io’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 mytender.io 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.