Answer library · Checked 31 October 2026
Loopio alternative: Ziva vs Loopio (2026)
Choose Ziva if you want the buyer’s files finished and every expert on the bid, at one published price per project with unlimited users. Choose Loopio if your main job is a large library of approved answers for repeat RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires, and you can staff its upkeep. Loopio is quote-only, starts with 10 seats and begins onboarding with a library import.
Choose Ziva if
You bid on tenders and RFPs where each package is different, need the buyer’s workbook and Word template completed, and want sales, legal and finance in the bid without buying seats.
Choose Loopio if
You answer high volumes of repeat questionnaires, want a curated answer library with review cycles and CRM-led workflows, and are comfortable with a quoted, seat-based contract.
At a glance
Ziva and Loopio, fact by fact.
Every Loopio 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 | Loopio |
|---|---|---|
| Price model | ZivaOne published price per project. You choose how many new projects you open each month. | LoopioQuote only. Foundations, Enhanced and Enterprise packages, each marked “Let’s Talk”. Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Users included | ZivaUnlimited users and unlimited company knowledge in every plan. | LoopioFoundations includes 10 seats. Enterprise has a custom number of seats. Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab) Checked 31 October 2026 |
| Features by plan | ZivaThe same capabilities in every plan. Only the number of projects changes. | LoopioMulti-language library, confidential projects and multi-step reviews start at Enhanced. Project translations, onboarding packages and industry integrations are add-ons. Loopio pricing and packages(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. | LoopioA standard onboarding of 15 to 30 days: plan the library, import content, then build the first project. Loopio customer experience and onboarding(opens in a new tab) Checked 30 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. | LoopioNo public tender search. Loopio describes a platform for responding to RFPs, DDQs and security questionnaires you already have. Loopio platform overview(opens in a new tab) Checked 30 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. | LoopioExports projects to Word, Excel or HTML, with no export back to PDF. Word styling comes from export themes that Loopio support adds to your account. Loopio help: exporting a project(opens in a new tab)Loopio help: export themes(opens in a new tab) Checked 30 October 2026 |
| Languages | ZivaDrafts and answers in more than 100 languages. | LoopioMulti-language library from the Enhanced package. Project translations are a paid add-on. Loopio pricing and packages(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 Loopio falls short.
Taken from Loopio’s own pages and from public reviews, each with its source.
Seats make collaboration expensive
Loopio’s own pricing guide says contributor costs add up, and its entry package includes 10 seats. Every subject expert you add to a bid is a licence question.
“The more people involved in RFPs, the higher the bill.”
Loopio blog: RFP software pricing(opens in a new tab)Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab)The library comes before the first bid
Onboarding starts with a library plan and a library import. Value depends on content someone has to plan, load and keep current.
“Library Import: Add your first batch of content to the Library”
Loopio customer experience and onboarding(opens in a new tab)Export is where the formatting work returns
Reviewers name export formatting as a recurring problem, and custom Word themes go through Loopio support.
“Export formatting is our biggest pain point”
Loopio reviews on Capterra(opens in a new tab)Loopio help: export themes(opens in a new tab)Essentials sit behind tiers and add-ons
A multi-language library starts at Enhanced, translations are an add-on and the go/no-go app is an add-on that runs from Salesforce.
Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab)Loopio help: Go/No-Go app for Salesforce(opens in a new tab)A year-one return is not a given
Loopio’s own 2026 trends report, cited in its pricing guide, says 60% of teams see a return within twelve months. The other 40% did not report one in year one.
“60% of teams see a return on their RFP software investment”
Loopio blog: RFP software 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 Loopio does well
- Its AI drafts answers from your library with citations and confidence scores, and is never switched on automatically. Loopio AI(opens in a new tab)
- A strong security programme with an annual SOC 2 Type II audit. Loopio security(opens in a new tab)
- Reviewers broadly describe the interface as easy to learn, and Loopio serves more than 1,700 companies. Loopio homepage(opens in a new tab)Loopio reviews on Capterra(opens in a new tab)
Switching
Moving from Loopio 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 Loopio: straight answers.
Is Ziva cheaper than Loopio?
For most bid teams, yes. Loopio publishes no prices; Vendr, which tracks software purchases, reports a median Loopio contract of about USD 24,300 a year. Ziva costs USD 7,020 a year for one project a month or USD 13,500 for two (billed annually), with unlimited users and no platform fee.
Vendr: Loopio pricing data(opens in a new tab)Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab)Does Loopio find public tenders?
No. Loopio starts once you have the RFP or questionnaire. Zephior’s public tender directory on zephior.com/tenders is free to browse, and Ziva Intelligence adds search and analysis for one country at CHF 199 per month.
Loopio platform overview(opens in a new tab)Does Ziva charge per user?
No. Every Ziva plan includes unlimited users and unlimited company knowledge. You pay per project, from CHF 500 per month for one.
Can we bring our Loopio library to Ziva?
Yes. Upload your library exports and past submissions in Excel, Word or PDF as they are. Ziva extracts the knowledge with its sources, so you can run your first bid without rebuilding a taxonomy.
Does Loopio have AI?
Yes. Loopio’s AI generates answers from your library content with citations. The difference is what it starts from: Ziva works from your past bids and documents as uploaded and returns the finished buyer files.
Loopio AI(opens in a new tab)Can Zephior write the bid for us?
Yes. Our Zelius bid team can take on a tender with you in the same Ziva workspace, scoped per bid.
Sources and method
We read Loopio’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 Loopio has changed, tell us at hello@zephior.com and we will correct it.
- Loopio pricing and packages(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio customer experience and onboarding(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio homepage(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio blog: RFP software pricing(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio platform overview(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio AI(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio security(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio help: exporting a project(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio help: export themes(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio help: Go/No-Go app for Salesforce(opens in a new tab)
- Loopio reviews on Capterra(opens in a new tab)
- Vendr: Loopio pricing data(opens in a new tab)
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.