Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
Polytender alternative: Zephior vs Polytender (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want to browse tenders for free and then have the bid written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Polytender is a search and alert tool: it starts at EUR 77 a month for one seat after a card-backed trial, charges per extra seat and profile, and lists eligibility checks and AI bid writing as coming soon.
Choose Zephior if
You want search without a card or seat count, and a tender that fits turned into a finished submission by Ziva, with a bid team on call.
Choose Polytender if
You only need a daily email of matching notices for a few search profiles, and you want to query tenders from your own AI assistant.
At a glance
Zephior and Polytender, fact by fact.
Every Polytender 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 | Polytender |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | PolytenderPer seat and per search profile, monthly, quarterly or annual. Polytender 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%. | PolytenderStarter EUR 77 a month, or EUR 924 a year, for one seat and three search profiles, excluding VAT. Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)Polytender docs: plans, trial and limits(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | PolytenderOne seat included. Each extra seat costs EUR 16.42 a month, each extra search profile EUR 8.08. Polytender 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. | Polytender30 days, with a card required at signup. Polytender 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. | PolytenderPaid. 300+ official portals in 34 countries by its own count, with email digests daily or on chosen weekdays. Polytender documentation(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. | PolytenderNot available. AI bid writing is marked “coming soon”. Polytender homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZephiorDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | PolytenderGerman and English interface, with one-click German and English translation. Polytender homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZephiorCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | PolytenderGermany, with an EU fallback. Polytender 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 Polytender falls short.
Taken from Polytender’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
It stops at the notice
Checking eligibility criteria and writing bids with AI are both marked coming soon on the homepage.
“Angebote mit KI schreiben · Bald verfügbar”
Polytender homepage(opens in a new tab)You pay per seat and per profile
Starter covers one person and three search profiles. More colleagues or more markets cost extra every month.
Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)A card before the first search
The 30-day trial needs a payment card, and after a trial or cancellation the account turns read-only and alerts pause.
Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)Polytender docs: plans, trial and limits(opens in a new tab)Is there a free plan?
Its connector page says the connector works in every plan, including Free. Its plans documentation says there is no free tier.
“Funktioniert in jedem Plan, auch in Free”
Polytender AI connector(opens in a new tab)Polytender docs: plans, trial and limits(opens in a new tab)Limits on use
Manual refresh is limited to once per profile every 24 hours, and tracked tenders are capped at 100 per person.
Polytender docs: refreshing and limits(opens in a new tab)Polytender docs: plans, trial and limits(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 Polytender does well
- A connector that lets AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot search tenders, free during its beta. Polytender AI connector(opens in a new tab)
- A low entry price and fast-growing country coverage. Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)Polytender documentation(opens in a new tab)
- Hosting in Germany. Polytender homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Polytender 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 Polytender: straight answers.
Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. Browse the public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders without an account or a card. Polytender’s search starts at EUR 77 a month after a 30-day trial that needs a card.
Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)Can Polytender write the bid?
No. AI bid writing is marked coming soon. Ziva writes the proposal today, in the buyer’s template, and fills their forms and price sheets.
Polytender homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Polytender charge per user?
Yes. Each extra seat costs EUR 16.42 a month. Ziva includes unlimited users in every plan.
Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Polytender have a free plan?
No. Its plans documentation says there is no free tier, although its connector page mentions one. The pricing page lists Starter and Enterprise.
Polytender docs: plans, trial and limits(opens in a new tab)Polytender AI connector(opens in a new tab)Polytender pricing(opens in a new tab)What does bid work cost with Ziva?
Ziva Projects costs CHF 500 (EUR 550) per month for one project, with unlimited users, no platform fee and a first-month money-back right. Ziva Intelligence, search and analysis for one country, is CHF 199 (EUR 219) per month.
Sources and method
We read Polytender’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 Polytender 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.