Tender response software · Checked 31 October 2026
Tenderbolt alternative: Ziva vs Tenderbolt (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a published price per project and the whole submission produced, from the buyer’s workbook to the pricing sheet and presentation. Choose Tenderbolt if you bid mainly on French public tenders and want cited first drafts and filled Excel or Word grids built around DCE, CCTP and CCAP files. Tenderbolt publishes no price.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants a public price, unlimited users and the narrative, the buyer’s files and the presentation finished together.
Choose Tenderbolt if
A French bid or presales team answering marchés publics that wants deep handling of DCE, CCTP, RC and CCAP documents.
At a glance
Ziva and Tenderbolt, fact by fact.
Every Tenderbolt 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 | Tenderbolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TenderboltNot published. Pricing depends on team size and RFP volume, by demo. Tenderbolt homepage(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. | TenderboltNot described. It analyses the tender documents you bring. Tenderbolt for public tenders(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. | TenderboltYes. Fills technical response forms and compliance grids in Excel or Word. Tenderbolt for public tenders(opens in a new tab)Tenderbolt homepage(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. | TenderboltA complete first draft of the technical proposal, exported to Word or PowerPoint, which still needs human review. Tenderbolt proposal feature(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | TenderboltMulti-language support. Tenderbolt homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | TenderboltEU hosting, SOC 2 Type II. Tenderbolt homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
Ziva prices exclude VAT. See current pricing for every plan and currency.
In their own words
Where Tenderbolt falls short.
Taken from Tenderbolt’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Tenderbolt asks you to book a demo to discover pricing, which depends on team size and RFP volume.
“Book a demo to discover our pricing”
Tenderbolt homepage(opens in a new tab)It starts once you have the tender
Tenderbolt analyses tender packages you supply. Finding public tenders is not described.
Tenderbolt for public tenders(opens in a new tab)A first draft before submission
Its own FAQ says the draft needs human review of arguments and pricing before it is ready to submit.
Tenderbolt proposal feature(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 Tenderbolt does well
- Every paragraph cited and linked back to the knowledge base. Tenderbolt proposal feature(opens in a new tab)
- Deep support for French public procurement files, including DC1, DC2 and DUME. Tenderbolt for public tenders(opens in a new tab)
- EU hosting, SOC 2 Type II and SSO, with 500+ companies using it. Tenderbolt homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tenderbolt 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 Tenderbolt: straight answers.
Does Tenderbolt publish its prices?
No. Ziva does: from CHF 500 (EUR 550) per month for one project, with unlimited users and the same capabilities in every plan.
Tenderbolt homepage(opens in a new tab)Do both fill the buyer’s Excel and Word files?
Yes. Tenderbolt fills technical response forms and grids. Ziva also produces the pricing sheet with working formulas and the presentation.
Tenderbolt for public tenders(opens in a new tab)Can either find tenders?
Tenderbolt describes no tender search. Zephior’s public tender directory is free to browse without an account, and Ziva Intelligence for one country is CHF 199 a month.
Tenderbolt for public tenders(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Tenderbolt’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 Tenderbolt 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.