Response management · Checked 31 October 2026
Qvidian alternative: Ziva vs Upland Qvidian (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want to start on a live tender without building a library first, at a published price per project with unlimited users, and get the full submission written. Choose Upland Qvidian if you run an established enterprise proposal function, often in financial services, that wants a central content library, branded templates and Salesforce-connected workflows from a long-standing vendor.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team wants the buyer’s own files and the proposal finished from past bids as they are, without a library project or a sales quote.
Choose Upland Qvidian if
A large bank, asset manager or enterprise sales team wants a proven content library, templates and approval workflows across RFPs and proactive proposals.
At a glance
Ziva and Upland Qvidian, fact by fact.
Every Upland Qvidian 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 | Upland Qvidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Upland QvidianNot published. Every page leads to a demo request. Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)Qvidian RFQ software(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. | Upland QvidianNo. It works on RFPs, RFQs and questionnaires you receive, plus proactive proposals. Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)Qvidian sales proposal software(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. | Upland QvidianYes. Proposals, presentations, RFPs and statements of work from branded templates and a central content library. Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)Qvidian sales proposal software(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
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In their own words
Where Upland Qvidian falls short.
Taken from Upland Qvidian’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
No public price
Qvidian publishes no prices; each product page ends in a demo request.
Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)Qvidian RFQ software(opens in a new tab)Built on a library you maintain
Automatic answering suggests content from your approved, uploaded library, so the library and templates have to be built and kept current first.
Qvidian RFQ software(opens in a new tab)Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)It starts once the request has arrived
Qvidian works on RFPs, RFQs, RFIs and questionnaires you receive, or on proposals you start. Finding and qualifying public tenders happens elsewhere.
Upland Qvidian product page(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 Upland Qvidian does well
- Decades in proposal automation, used by most of the largest US banks and asset managers by its own account. Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)
- Branded templates, review and approval workflows and more than 70 reports. Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)
- Integrations with Microsoft Office, Salesforce, web browsers and an open API. Qvidian RFQ software(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Upland Qvidian 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.
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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 Upland Qvidian: straight answers.
How much does Qvidian cost?
Upland does not publish Qvidian prices; you request a demo. Ziva starts at CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, with unlimited users.
Upland Qvidian product page(opens in a new tab)Do I need to build a content library first?
Qvidian suggests answers from your approved, uploaded content library. With Ziva you upload past bids and documents as they are and start on a live tender.
Qvidian RFQ software(opens in a new tab)Does Qvidian 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.
Upland Qvidian product page(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 Upland Qvidian’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 Upland Qvidian 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.