Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
TenderPulse alternative: Zephior vs TenderPulse (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the bid itself written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose TenderPulse if you want low-cost alerts, AI summaries and a bid pipeline for TED, Belgian, Dutch and German notices, from EUR 19 a month. Its AI bid drafting is listed as coming soon.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva qualify them, draft the response, fill the buyer’s forms and assemble the package.
Choose TenderPulse if
An SME bidding in Belgium, the Netherlands or Germany that wants cheap alerts, tender summaries and competitor win tracking, and writes its bids itself.
At a glance
Zephior and TenderPulse, fact by fact.
Every TenderPulse 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 | TenderPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TenderPulseFree tier plus monthly plans by feature; Enterprise is quoted. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(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%. | TenderPulseBasic EUR 19 a month (up to 3 saved filters, alerts). Pro EUR 49 a month. Prices exclude VAT where applicable. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | TenderPulseUnlimited team members are listed on the custom-priced Enterprise plan. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZephiorThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | TenderPulsePro adds unlimited filters, bid pipeline, competitor tracking, AI tender analysis and chat, and auto-translation. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and 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. | TenderPulseFree tier to browse, search and filter tenders, with no credit card. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and 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. | TenderPulseFree to browse. 470,000+ tenders from TED, BOSA, TenderNed and BKMS, synced daily. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and 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. | TenderPulseNot available. AI Bid Drafting and Document Library are marked coming soon on Enterprise. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZephiorDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | TenderPulseDutch, French and German tenders auto-translated to English on Pro. Interface in English, Dutch, German and French. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where TenderPulse falls short.
Taken from TenderPulse’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Bid writing is not live
AI bid drafting and the document library are both labelled coming soon, on the Enterprise plan only.
“AI Bid Drafting (Coming Soon)”
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Four sources
Search covers TED plus the Belgian, Dutch and German federal portals. Regional and other national portals are not listed as sources.
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Filter limit on Basic
The EUR 19 plan allows up to three saved filters; analysis, pipeline and translation need Pro.
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(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 TenderPulse does well
- Free search without a credit card, and low published prices. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- Competitor win tracking by CPV code and country, from award data. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
- AI summaries and chat on full tender packages in Pro. TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from TenderPulse 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 TenderPulse: straight answers.
Is TenderPulse free?
Its Free tier lets you browse, search and filter tenders; alerts start at EUR 19 a month. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is also free to browse, without an account.
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Does TenderPulse write bids?
Not yet. AI bid drafting is listed as coming soon. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package today.
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Which countries does TenderPulse cover?
Its named sources are TED (EU-wide), BOSA (Belgium), TenderNed (Netherlands) and BKMS (Germany), with France also shown on the homepage.
TenderPulse homepage, pricing and FAQ(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read TenderPulse’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 TenderPulse 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.