Managed bid services · Checked 31 October 2026
Ziva vs Strategic Proposals: software or consultancy (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want your own team to produce every bid with software that drafts the narrative and fills the buyer’s files, at a published price, and our Zelius bid team on the tenders you hand over. Choose Strategic Proposals if you want experienced proposal consultants on a key bid, APMP certification for your team, or advice on bringing AI into your bid process.
Choose Ziva if
You want the drafting and the buyer’s files done in your own workspace on every bid, with a published price per project.
Choose Strategic Proposals if
You want senior proposal writers and designers on a strategic bid, or APMP training and process design for your bid function.
At a glance
Ziva and Strategic Proposals, fact by fact.
Every Strategic Proposals 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 | Strategic Proposals |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Strategic ProposalsConsulting, training and AI services quoted on request. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)Strategic Proposals AI services(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%. | Strategic ProposalsNot published. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)Strategic Proposals AI services(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. | Strategic ProposalsYes, as a service: capture and bid management, proposal writing and design, pitch support and expert review. Strategic Proposals 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. | Strategic ProposalsYes. Proposal consultants for public and private sector bids across sectors from health to defence. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Strategic Proposals falls short.
Taken from Strategic Proposals’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No published prices
Neither the homepage nor the AI services page lists prices; pricing requires contacting the firm.
Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)Strategic Proposals AI services(opens in a new tab)AI as consulting, not as a tool
Its AI offer is playbooks, process mapping, content audits and training. The page describes no software for drafting bids.
Strategic Proposals AI services(opens in a new tab)Capacity comes from consultants
Bids are written by its consultants, so the work scales with the people booked on each bid.
Strategic Proposals 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 Strategic Proposals does well
- More than 25 years of proposal consulting and business worth over USD 50 billion supported. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)
- APMP certification at Foundation, Practitioner and Capture Practitioner level. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Free self-assessment tools, including an AI Benchmarker and a Proposal Benchmarker. Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)Strategic Proposals AI services(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Strategic Proposals to Ziva.
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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 Strategic Proposals: straight answers.
How much does Strategic Proposals charge?
It publishes no prices for consulting, training or AI services. You contact the firm for a quote.
Strategic Proposals homepage(opens in a new tab)Strategic Proposals AI services(opens in a new tab)Does Strategic Proposals sell AI software?
Its AI services are consulting and training: playbooks, process design, content library audits and coaching, plus a free AI Benchmarker self-assessment.
Strategic Proposals AI services(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva need a prepared content library?
No. Upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender. Ziva turns them into company knowledge with sources.
Sources and method
We read Strategic Proposals’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 Strategic Proposals 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.