Tender evaluation · Checked 31 October 2026
Tendrio alternative: Ziva vs Tendrio (2026)
Choose Ziva if you need the go or no-go decision and then the full response written, with the buyer’s forms and template finished, at a published price per project. Choose Tendrio if your engineering or defence team mainly needs to check product specifications against a long technical tender and produce a compliance matrix. Its plans are quoted and capped by requirement evaluations and active tenders.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that needs the compliance work and the narrative, forms, pricing sheet and presentation produced together.
Choose Tendrio if
An engineering, manufacturing or defence supplier that must match product specs against hundreds of technical requirements before it bids.
At a glance
Ziva and Tendrio, fact by fact.
Every Tendrio 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 | Tendrio |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TendrioQuote only. Plans differ by requirement evaluations per month and active tenders; same core features on every plan. Tendrio 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. | TendrioRequirement evaluations a month and active tenders: Starter 1,000 and 3, Business 3,000 and 10, Enterprise 5,000 and unlimited. Tendrio 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. | TendrioOne month free with all features, up to 1,000 evaluations, no credit card. Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Time to the first bid | ZivaNo library to build first. Upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender, or on one you submitted before. | TendrioUpload tender documents and product specifications; a compliance overview typically within minutes. Tendrio 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. | TendrioNo. You upload the tender documentation. Tendrio 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. | TendrioNo. Requirement extraction, compliance evaluation, comments on requirements and an export for preparing the offer. Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendrio homepage(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Hosting | ZivaCloud hosting in Switzerland, the EU or the US. | TendrioCloud, with an on-premise option at extra cost for setup and maintenance. Tendrio pricing(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 Tendrio falls short.
Taken from Tendrio’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Every plan on the pricing page asks you to request a quote.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Capped active tenders
The Starter plan allows up to 3 active tenders and Business up to 10; only Enterprise is unlimited.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)It stops at the compliance matrix
Tendrio exports results for you to prepare the offer. Writing the proposal itself is not described.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendrio 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 Tendrio does well
- Matches tender requirements against your product documentation as compliant, partial or gap, with source references. Tendrio homepage(opens in a new tab)
- A month-long free trial with no card. Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)
- An on-premise deployment option. Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tendrio 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 Tendrio: straight answers.
How much does Tendrio cost?
Tendrio publishes no prices; all plans are quoted. Ziva is from CHF 500 (EUR 550) a month for one project, with unlimited users.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Tendrio write the proposal?
No. It extracts requirements, evaluates compliance and exports the results. Ziva also drafts the response and fills the buyer’s forms.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Tendrio homepage(opens in a new tab)Can I try Tendrio for free?
Yes, for one month with up to 1,000 requirement evaluations. Ziva starts paid with a first-month money-back right.
Tendrio pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Tendrio’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 Tendrio 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.