Enterprise deals · Checked 31 October 2026
Thalamus AI alternative: Ziva vs Thalamus AI (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want the whole submission produced, including the buyer’s own Excel and Word files, at a published price per project. Choose Thalamus AI if your proposal team wants a structured lifecycle workspace with bid/no-bid scoring, a compliance matrix and formal review gates, and is happy to negotiate a custom price based on volume and ROI.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team that wants a price it can see upfront and the buyer’s files, proposal and presentation finished together.
Choose Thalamus AI if
An enterprise proposal team that runs a formal capture and review process and wants bid/no-bid scoring, compliance matrices and review gates in one tool.
At a glance
Ziva and Thalamus AI, fact by fact.
Every Thalamus AI 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 | Thalamus AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Thalamus AICustom, configured around RFx volume, team size, workflow complexity, integrations and expected ROI. Thalamus AI pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | Thalamus AIUnlimited projects and SME collaborators under the subscription. Thalamus AI 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. | Thalamus AINot stated. The FAQ asks the question without an answer; a demo can be booked. Thalamus AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Thalamus AI 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. | Thalamus AINo public tender search. It tracks early opportunities you enter before the RFP lands. Thalamus AI 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. | Thalamus AIPartly. Handles RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, portal responses and proposals of up to 100 pages; output formats are not described. Thalamus AI 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 Thalamus AI falls short.
Taken from Thalamus AI’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Pricing is a recommendation built from your volume, team and expected ROI. Questions on per-RFP charges, trials and contract length are listed in the FAQ without answers.
Thalamus AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Output files not described
The site does not say whether answers go back into the buyer’s Word or Excel files.
Thalamus AI 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 Thalamus AI does well
- Bid/no-bid scoring calibrated to your own wins and losses, and a compliance matrix across the bid documents. Thalamus AI homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Clear Author, Reviewer and Commenter roles, with SME assignment and review gates. Thalamus AI homepage(opens in a new tab)
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure, with SSO and MFA. Thalamus AI homepage(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Thalamus AI 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 Thalamus AI: straight answers.
How much does Thalamus AI cost?
It publishes no figures; pricing is configured per team. Ziva starts at CHF 500 (USD 650) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Thalamus AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both include unlimited collaborators?
Yes. Thalamus includes unlimited SME collaborators; every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge.
Thalamus AI pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Thalamus AI find public tenders?
No. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, and a tender you find can go straight into a Ziva project.
Thalamus AI homepage(opens in a new tab)Can I try Ziva before committing?
Ziva starts paid with a first-month money-back right: ask within the first month and you get the full amount back.
Sources and method
We read Thalamus AI’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 Thalamus AI 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.