Enterprise deals · Checked 31 October 2026
Tribble alternative: Ziva vs Tribble (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want a price per project you can see before a call, and the whole submission produced, from narrative to pricing sheet and presentation. Choose Tribble if your sales team wants one answer layer across RFPs, security questionnaires and live buyer questions in Slack or Teams, plus a per-user sales assistant. Both price RFP work per project; only Ziva publishes the figure.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team answering tenders and RFPs that needs the proposal, the buyer’s files and the presentation finished, at a public price.
Choose Tribble if
A B2B software sales team that answers RFPs and security reviews and wants the same approved answers in Slack, Teams and sales calls.
At a glance
Ziva and Tribble, fact by fact.
Every Tribble 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 | Tribble |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | TribbleRespond is priced per project (each RFP, DDQ or questionnaire); Engage per user per month. No figures published. Tribble pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | TribbleRespond: everyone who helps answer a project is included. Engage: per user. Tribble 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. | TribbleNot described. Prices are given on a call. Tribble 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. | TribbleFirst RFP can be live in 24 hours after connecting sources. Tribble AI proposal automation(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. | TribbleNo. Go/no-go covers RFPs you already have. Tribble AI proposal automation(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. | TribbleAnswers return in the format the buyer asked for: Word, Excel, PDF or portal exports. Tribble AI proposal automation(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Tribble falls short.
Taken from Tribble’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
The price comes on a call
Tribble explains its pricing model but lists no amounts; it gives a price once you share your numbers.
“we’ll give you a price on the call”
Tribble pricing(opens in a new tab)It starts once the RFP has arrived
Its go/no-go support works on RFPs you already hold. Finding public tenders is not described.
Tribble AI proposal automation(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 Tribble does well
- RFP work priced per project, with everyone who helps answer included. Tribble pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Confidence levels on every answer, with review requests routed to experts in Slack or Teams. Tribble AI proposal automation(opens in a new tab)
- SOC 2 Type II, SSO, role-based access and an audit history on every answer. Tribble AI proposal automation(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Tribble 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 Tribble: straight answers.
Do Tribble and Ziva both price per project?
Yes for Tribble Respond, but its figures come on a call. Ziva publishes hers: from CHF 500 (USD 650) per month for one project.
Tribble pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both return answers in the buyer’s format?
Yes. Ziva also writes the long-form proposal in the buyer’s Word template and builds the pricing sheet and presentation.
Tribble AI proposal automation(opens in a new tab)Does Tribble 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.
Tribble AI proposal automation(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 Tribble’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 Tribble 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.