Government contracting · Checked 31 October 2026
pWin.ai alternative: Ziva vs pWin.ai and Shipley (2026)
Choose Ziva if you bid in Europe or several markets, want the buyer’s own Excel and Word files filled, and want a published price per project, with our Zelius bid team on hand when a bid needs people. Choose pWin.ai if you are a US government contractor that follows Shipley methods and wants proposal drafting inside Azure Government with Shipley-led training and adoption support.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team outside the US federal niche that wants the proposal, the buyer’s forms and the pricing sheet finished at a public price.
Choose pWin.ai (Shipley) if
A US federal contractor that works the Shipley way and needs CUI-ready proposal drafting with Shipley training for its team.
At a glance
Ziva and pWin.ai (Shipley), fact by fact.
Every pWin.ai (Shipley) 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 | pWin.ai (Shipley) |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Not published. Demos and an ROI calculator; purchase can count against an Azure consumption commitment. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(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. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Trial and proof-of-value options on real RFP and RFI documents. About pWin.ai(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. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Opportunity identification through a TechnoMile partnership and CRM feeds. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(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. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Partly. Full draft proposals and RFI responses, downloaded as formatted Word documents with citations. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Bid help from people | ZivaYes. Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you, scoped per bid. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Shipley-led training and AI adoption services for customers. About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | pWin.ai (Shipley)Azure Government and GCC High, with a dedicated enclave per customer and FedRAMP Moderate equivalency. About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where pWin.ai (Shipley) falls short.
Taken from pWin.ai (Shipley)’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
The site offers demos, a trial and an ROI calculator, but lists no plans or prices.
pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)Built for US government bids
Its customers are primes and mid-sized federal contractors working with agencies such as DoD, GSA and HHS.
About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)Word drafts, not the buyer’s forms
Output is described as a formatted Word document. Filling the buyer’s own forms or price workbooks is not described.
pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)
Where Ziva goes further
What changes for your bid team.
Software and people in one workspace
Your team works with Ziva on every tender. When a bid needs more hands, our Zelius bid team joins the same workspace, with the same files and history.
Your knowledge stays with you
Past bids, CVs, references and certificates become reusable company knowledge in your own workspace, with unlimited users and no platform fee.
The buyer’s files, finished
Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel forms and writes inside their Word templates, and produces the full package as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
What pWin.ai (Shipley) does well
- Writing engine and workflows co-developed with Shipley Associates, with official Shipley templates. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)
- Capture plan themes, discriminators and competitor intelligence carried into drafting. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Cleared for CUI and CMMC Level 2 aligned, running in Azure Government. pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from pWin.ai (Shipley) to Ziva.
- 1
Start with one tender
Bring a live or recent tender. Your team works on it in Ziva, and our Zelius bid team can join for the parts you want to hand over.
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Keep the knowledge
Upload past bids, CVs and references once. They stay in your workspace for every later bid, whoever writes it.
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Decide on evidence
Compare the finished submission and the effort it took with your current provider before you commit further.
Questions
Ziva vs pWin.ai (Shipley): straight answers.
How much does pWin.ai cost?
pWin.ai publishes no price. Ziva starts at USD 650 (CHF 500) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
pWin.ai homepage(opens in a new tab)About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)Does pWin.ai come with people as well as software?
Yes, Shipley-led training and adoption services. With Ziva, our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you in the same workspace, scoped per bid.
About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)Can I try pWin.ai first?
It offers trial and proof-of-value options. Ziva starts paid with a first-month money-back right.
About pWin.ai(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read pWin.ai (Shipley)’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 pWin.ai (Shipley) 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.