Questionnaire automation · Checked 31 October 2026
Valkyn RFP alternative: Ziva vs Valkyn RFP (2026)
Choose Ziva if you bid on tenders and need the whole submission written, from the narrative proposal to the forms, pricing sheet and presentation, with evidence behind every answer. Choose Valkyn RFP if your main job is filling technical compliance spreadsheets for a product portfolio, cheaply: it is free for one RFP a month and USD 25 to 79 a month for more.
Choose Ziva if
A bid team needs the narrative, the buyer’s files and the presentation finished together, grounded in the company’s own evidence.
Choose Valkyn RFP if
A vendor team fills product compliance matrices in Excel and wants a very cheap tool priced by RFP count.
At a glance
Ziva and Valkyn RFP, fact by fact.
Every Valkyn RFP 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 | Valkyn RFP |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | Valkyn RFPMonthly plans by the number of RFPs per month, including a free plan. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Published entry price | ZivaCHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project, falling to CHF 400 per project at 20 a month. Annual billing saves 10%. | Valkyn RFPFree for 1 RFP a month. Starter USD 25 a month (5 RFPs), Pro USD 50 (15 RFPs), Business USD 79 (30 RFPs). Valkyn RFP homepage and 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. | Valkyn RFPA free plan with 1 RFP a month. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(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. | Valkyn RFPNo. It works on RFP files you upload. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(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. | Valkyn RFPYes. Fills the RFP in place, detecting compliance columns, requirement IDs, comment fields and dropdowns, or maps it to a branded template. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(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. | Valkyn RFPPartly. A color-coded compliance workbook, summary sheets and a branded solution design document in Word. Valkyn RFP homepage and 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 Valkyn RFP falls short.
Taken from Valkyn RFP’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Priced by RFP count
Every plan caps the RFPs per month, from 1 on Free to 30 on Business.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)Compliance matrices more than proposals
The output centers on compliance status and comments in the workbook plus a solution design document. Questionnaires and long-form proposal writing are not described.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)Little published on security
The product page says nothing about hosting, data residency or certifications.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(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 Valkyn RFP does well
- Very low published prices and a free plan. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Reads spreadsheet structure closely: requirement IDs, compliance columns, comments and dropdowns. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Accepts Excel, Word, PDF and text files. Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Valkyn RFP 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.
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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.
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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 Valkyn RFP: straight answers.
How much does Valkyn RFP cost?
Free for one RFP a month, then USD 25, 50 or 79 a month for 5, 15 or 30 RFPs. Ziva starts at CHF 500 (EUR 550, USD 650) per month for one project and writes the whole submission.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)Do both fill the buyer’s spreadsheet in place?
Yes. Ziva also writes the long-form proposal in the buyer’s Word template and builds the pricing sheet and presentation.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)Does Valkyn RFP 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.
Valkyn RFP homepage and pricing(opens in a new tab)Sources and method
We read Valkyn RFP’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 Valkyn RFP 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.