Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
PSIP alternative: Zephior vs PSIP (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the whole submission written, with the buyer’s forms and price sheets finished, for your whole team. Choose PSIP if you bid only in the UK and want deep buyer, incumbent and contract expiry intelligence, from £199 a month for one user. PSIP’s drafting starts on the £599 Growth plan, and you edit and submit the drafts yourself.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva draft the response, fill the buyer’s files and assemble the package, with every colleague included.
Choose PSIP if
A UK supplier or bid consultancy that wants buyer spend, incumbent and expiry intelligence across the five UK portals.
At a glance
Zephior and PSIP, fact by fact.
Every PSIP 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 | PSIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | PSIPMonthly plans by tier, each for one user. Bid Agency and Enterprise are custom priced. PSIP 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%. | PSIPEssential £199 a month, Growth £599 a month, Professional £1,199 a month, excluding VAT. Annual billing £166, £499 and £992 a month. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | PSIPOne user on Essential, Growth and Professional. Unlimited only on the custom Bid Agency and Enterprise plans. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZephiorThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | PSIPEssential has search, scoring and buyer spend. AI drafting and the bid workspace start on Growth. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)PSIP bid workspace(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZephiorMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | PSIPMonthly billing, no long-term contract, cancel anytime. PSIP 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. | PSIP14-day free trial on Growth, no card needed. PSIP 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. | PSIPPaid. Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI. PSIP 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. | PSIPPartly. Drafts an executive summary, method statement, win themes, compliance checklist and clarification questions. Filling the buyer’s forms is not described. PSIP bid workspace(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where PSIP falls short.
Taken from PSIP’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
One user per plan
Essential, Growth and Professional each include one user. Unlimited users need a custom Bid Agency or Enterprise plan.
PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)Drafts, then you finish the bid
The workspace drafts five documents from the notice and buyer history. PSIP says it never submits for you, and the buyer’s forms and price sheets are not described.
“yours to edit, save and submit”
PSIP bid workspace(opens in a new tab)UK portals only
Search covers the five official UK portals. Tenders elsewhere in Europe are outside its coverage.
PSIP 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 PSIP does well
- All five official UK portals in one search, with AI relevance scoring. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Buyer spend, incumbent, competitor and contract expiry intelligence. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Public prices, monthly billing and a 14-day trial. PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from PSIP 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 PSIP: straight answers.
Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. PSIP starts at £199 a month excluding VAT.
PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)Does PSIP write bids?
From the Growth plan at £599 a month it drafts an executive summary, method statement, win themes, checklist and clarification questions, which you edit and submit. Ziva also fills the buyer’s own files and assembles the full package.
PSIP bid workspace(opens in a new tab)PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)How many users does each include?
PSIP’s published plans include one user each. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)Does PSIP cover tenders outside the UK?
Its published coverage is the five official UK portals. Ziva drafts and answers in more than 100 languages for tenders in any country.
PSIP pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read PSIP’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 PSIP 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.