Tender screening · Checked 31 October 2026
TenderBot alternative: Zephior vs TenderBot IO (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the response written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose TenderBot IO if you only want European tenders scored against your capabilities and pushed to Slack, Teams or email, for EUR 29.99 a month. TenderBot does not draft bids.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva draft the response, fill the buyer’s forms and assemble the package.
Choose TenderBot IO if
A team that wants a cheap, automatic go/no-go feed for European tenders in its chat tools and writes its bids itself.
At a glance
Zephior and TenderBot IO, fact by fact.
Every TenderBot IO 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 | TenderBot IO |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TenderBot IOOne self-serve plan by month, plus custom Enterprise. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZephiorCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | TenderBot IOTender Bot Smart EUR 29.99 a month excluding VAT (shown 50% off EUR 59.99), for up to 2 main sectors. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Minimum commitment | ZephiorMonthly or annual. A monthly plan runs month to month. | TenderBot IONo minimum contract length, cancel anytime. TenderBot IO homepage(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. | TenderBot IO4-week free trial. TenderBot IO homepage(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. | TenderBot IOPaid. EU, EEA and Swiss notices, auto-scored with a go/no-go recommendation. TenderBot IO homepage(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. | TenderBot IONo. Screening, scoring and summary reports; bid drafting is not described. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where TenderBot IO falls short.
Taken from TenderBot IO’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
It stops at go/no-go
TenderBot screens, scores and summarises notices. Writing the response is not part of the product.
TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)Two sectors on the self-serve plan
Tender Bot Smart covers up to two main economic sectors. Broader coverage means Enterprise.
TenderBot IO 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 TenderBot IO does well
- A very low monthly price with a 4-week trial. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Alerts with a one-page summary in Google Chat, Teams, Slack, email or a webhook. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Coverage of EU and EEA countries and Switzerland. TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from TenderBot IO 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 TenderBot IO: straight answers.
Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. TenderBot costs EUR 29.99 a month.
TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)Does TenderBot write bids?
No. It scores and summarises tenders. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package.
TenderBot IO homepage(opens in a new tab)Can I use both?
Yes. Teams can keep TenderBot alerts and take the tenders they pursue into a Ziva project for the response.
Sources and method
We read TenderBot IO’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 TenderBot IO 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.