Questionnaire automation · Checked 31 October 2026
SparrowGenie alternative: Ziva vs SparrowGenie (2026)
Choose Ziva if you bid on tenders and need the whole submission finished, from the proposal to the buyer’s forms and presentation, with unlimited users and monthly billing available. Choose SparrowGenie if your sales, legal and security teams answer RFPs and questionnaires together and an annual plan from USD 899 a month, with user and project caps, fits your volume.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team answers public tenders and bespoke RFPs and wants every expert involved without counting users.
Choose SparrowGenie if
A sales-led team wants RFx response, a governed knowledge hub and proposal generation in one platform and is happy with annual billing.
At a glance
Ziva and SparrowGenie, fact by fact.
Every SparrowGenie 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 | SparrowGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | SparrowGeniePlans by users and projects, billed yearly. Enterprise priced on request. SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZivaCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | SparrowGenieEssentials USD 899 a month, Professional USD 1,499 a month, both billed yearly. SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | SparrowGenieEssentials 10 users and 25 projects, Professional 25 users and 50 projects (the feature table shows lower figures). SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZivaThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | SparrowGenieSingle sign-on and conflict detection start on Professional. SparrowGenie pricing and quote(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZivaMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | SparrowGenieEssentials and Professional are billed yearly. SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)SparrowGenie pricing and quote(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. | SparrowGenie14-day trial, no credit card. SparrowGenie pricing(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. | SparrowGenieNot described. It works on RFPs you import. SparrowGenie homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Fills the buyer’s own Excel and Word files | ZivaYes. Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place and works inside their Word templates, keeping tabs, layout and formatting. | SparrowGenieResponses can be exported in the original document format. SparrowGenie homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where SparrowGenie falls short.
Taken from SparrowGenie’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Annual billing and caps
Both published plans are billed yearly and cap users and projects. The pricing page shows two different sets of caps for the same plans.
SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)A high entry price
The smallest published plan is USD 899 a month, paid for the year.
SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)It starts once the RFP has arrived
SparrowGenie drafts from RFP documents you import. Finding and qualifying public tenders is not described.
SparrowGenie homepage(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 SparrowGenie does well
- Published prices and a 14-day trial without a card. SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Covers RFPs, questionnaires and proposal generation, with export in the original format. SparrowGenie homepage(opens in a new tab)SparrowGenie RFx response management(opens in a new tab)
- Backed by SurveySparrow, with security badges and a public trust center. SparrowGenie homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from SparrowGenie 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 SparrowGenie: straight answers.
How much does SparrowGenie cost?
Essentials is USD 899 a month and Professional USD 1,499 a month, both billed yearly. Ziva starts at CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, monthly or annual.
SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)Does SparrowGenie limit users?
Yes. Each plan has a user and project cap. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
SparrowGenie pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both return the buyer’s format?
SparrowGenie exports responses in the original document format. Ziva fills the buyer’s own Excel workbook in place, writes in their Word template and builds the presentation.
SparrowGenie homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read SparrowGenie’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 SparrowGenie 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.