Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
Tender Select alternative: Zephior vs Tender Select (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want to search tenders for free and then have Ziva qualify the tender and write the response. Choose Tender Select if you already pay for DTAD or Tender Service and want AI to score each German tender against your criteria. Its pricing is quoted per customer and it does not write bids.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants search without a separate database subscription, and the bid itself drafted, with the buyer’s forms and template finished.
Choose Tender Select if
A German company with an existing DTAD or Tender Service account that drowns in notices and wants each one scored against its own criteria.
At a glance
Zephior and Tender Select, fact by fact.
Every Tender Select 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 | Tender Select |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Tender SelectNot published. Pricing depends on search profiles and integrations, with a tailored offer. Tender Select FAQ(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. | Tender SelectA personal demo with your own criteria; no self-serve trial is described. Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Time to the first bid | ZephiorNo library to build first. Upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender, or on one you submitted before. | Tender SelectAn onboarding call, then live within a few days once your DTAD or Tender Service account is connected. Tender Select FAQ(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. | Tender SelectPaid, and needs a DTAD or Tender Service account (or your own API) as the data source. 5,000+ tenders analysed daily. Tender Select homepage(opens in a new tab)Tender Select FAQ(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. | Tender SelectNot described. Matching, 0 to 100 scoring, dashboard and email alerts. Tender Select homepage(opens in a new tab)Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZephiorCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | Tender SelectEU only: servers in Amsterdam, database in Frankfurt. Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Tender Select falls short.
Taken from Tender Select’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
A second subscription underneath
Tender Select reads tenders from your DTAD or Tender Service account. You need one of those accounts as well.
“You only need one account with DTAD or Tender Service”
Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)No public price
The FAQ says pricing depends on your requirements and asks you to contact them for an offer.
Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)It stops at the score
Its features end at matching, scoring and alerts. Writing the bid is not part of the product.
Tender Select homepage(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 Tender Select does well
- Search profiles with hard and soft criteria such as certifications, team size and references, scored 0 to 100. Tender Select homepage(opens in a new tab)Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- Reads GAEB service specifications for construction tenders. Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- Unlimited search profiles and EU-only hosting. Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tender Select 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 Tender Select: straight answers.
Do I need DTAD or Tender Service to use Tender Select?
Yes. It connects to a DTAD or Tender Service account, or to your own data via REST API. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse without any account.
Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)What does Tender Select cost?
It does not publish prices; offers depend on search profiles and integrations. Ziva has a public price per project, from CHF 500 a month for one project.
Tender Select FAQ(opens in a new tab)Does Tender Select write bids?
No. It finds and scores matching tenders. Ziva qualifies the tender on its documents, drafts the response and fills the buyer’s forms.
Tender Select homepage(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Tender Select’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 Tender Select 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.