Tender search and bidding · Checked 31 October 2026
Tendersight alternative: Ziva vs Tendersight (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a fixed price per project, with no metering, and the full submission produced as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. Choose Tendersight if you bid across the EU, want a free start with tender search and a Word add-in, and are happy to pay per AI action in credits. Its Team plan is EUR 50 a month for 20,000 credits, about 100 requests.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants a predictable price per project, unlimited use within it, and the whole package finished in the buyer’s files.
Choose Tendersight if
An EU supplier that bids occasionally, wants to start free and pay for AI work only as it uses it.
At a glance
Ziva and Tendersight, fact by fact.
Every Tendersight 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 | Tendersight |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TendersightCredits for AI work, never seats. Every feature on every plan. Tendersight pricing(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%. | TendersightFree: up to EUR 20 in credits. Team: EUR 50 a month for 20,000 credits, about 100 requests. Top-ups at EUR 3 per 1,000 credits. Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | TendersightFree has one team member; Team has unlimited team members. Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZivaThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | TendersightEvery feature and integration on every plan; plans differ by credits. Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Trying it first | ZivaStart paid, with a first-month money-back right: ask for a refund within the first month and you get the full amount back. | TendersightFree plan with no credit card or sales call: EUR 5 of credits at signup, up to EUR 15 more for setup steps. Tendersight pricing(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. | TendersightYes. Search and alerts across 27 EU countries, with 900K+ opportunities by its own count. Tendersight homepage(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. | TendersightYes. Fills the authority’s own Word template from company data and saves a filled copy. Tendersight Word(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. | TendersightGenerates bid documents from the tender file, with product prices, ready to export. Tendersight 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 Tendersight falls short.
Taken from Tendersight’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Metered by the action
Every chat request, analysis or draft draws credits, about 200 a request and 400 for an auto-solved technical offer. Longer documents use more.
Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab)About 100 requests on Team
The EUR 50 Team plan includes 20,000 credits a month, which Tendersight puts at about 100 requests to its assistant.
Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab)EU tenders only
Tender sources cover the EU member states it lists; Switzerland, the UK and markets outside Europe are not among them.
Tendersight homepage(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 Tendersight does well
- A real free start with every feature, and no seat pricing. Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab)
- A Word add-in that improves, translates, anonymises and fills templates as tracked changes. Tendersight Word(opens in a new tab)
- Search, bid building, deadline tracking and collaboration in one EU-focused product. Tendersight homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tendersight 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 Tendersight: straight answers.
How does Tendersight pricing work?
You buy credits for AI work: Team is EUR 50 a month for 20,000 credits, and top-ups cost EUR 3 per 1,000. Ziva has one price per project, from CHF 500 a month, with no metering.
Tendersight pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both fill the buyer’s own forms?
Yes. Tendersight fills the authority’s Word template; Ziva also fills the buyer’s Excel workbook in place and produces the pricing sheet and presentation.
Tendersight Word(opens in a new tab)Does Tendersight cover Swiss tenders?
Its listed tender sources are EU member states. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account.
Tendersight homepage(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva charge per user?
No. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
Sources and method
We read Tendersight’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 Tendersight 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.