Tender search · Checked 31 October 2026
Tendify alternative: Zephior vs Tendify (2026)
Choose Zephior if you want free tender search and then the bid itself written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished. Choose Tendify if you only want a monitored feed and pre-evaluated shortlist, set up for you, from EUR 79 a month for up to three countries. Tendify describes no proposal writing.
Choose Zephior if
A team that wants to find tenders for free and have Ziva draft the response, fill the forms and assemble the package.
Choose Tendify if
An SME that wants someone to set up and tune its tender monitoring, and writes its bids itself.
At a glance
Zephior and Tendify, fact by fact.
Every Tendify 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 | Tendify |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZephiorOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TendifyPriced by number of countries; both plans include all features. Tendify pricing(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%. | TendifyStarter EUR 79 a month (EUR 790 a year) for up to 3 countries. Unlimited EUR 149 a month (EUR 1,490 a year). Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZephiorUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | TendifyUnlimited team members. Tendify pricing(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. | TendifyA 7-day guided trial without a credit card, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Tendify pricing(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. | TendifyTendify builds the monitoring setup on days 2 to 3 of the trial and checks the first matches. Tendify pricing(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. | TendifyPaid. 4,000+ sources checked every day. Tendify pricing(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. | TendifyNot described. AI tender briefs, a chat assistant and bid/no-bid support. Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendify homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Tendify falls short.
Taken from Tendify’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
It stops at the shortlist
Tendify’s features end at pre-evaluation and the bid/no-bid decision. Writing the bid is not part of the product.
Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendify homepage(opens in a new tab)Three countries on Starter
The entry plan covers up to three countries; more markets need the Unlimited plan.
Tendify pricing(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 Tendify does well
- A low price with every feature in both plans. Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Setup done for you during the trial. Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Unlimited team members and no card for the trial. Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tendify 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 Tendify: straight answers.
Is Zephior’s tender search free?
Yes. The public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, without an account. Tendify starts at EUR 79 a month.
Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Tendify write proposals?
No. Its features cover monitoring, briefs and bid/no-bid support. Ziva drafts the response, fills the buyer’s forms and assembles the package.
Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both include unlimited users?
Yes. Ziva also includes unlimited company knowledge in every plan.
Tendify pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Tendify’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 Tendify 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.