All 11, ranked by price
Free first, then published price, then quote only- Free · $39/moSmall firms that want deadlines, plain-English summaries and alertsFree to browse, one daily digest free · Plans
RFPFinder
Free: everything - FreeFederal notices from the official source; nothing state or local
SAM.gov
Free: everything - $19.95/moSolo bidders who want cheap, broad coverage and a daily emailCheapest paid plan · FindRFP alternatives and pricing
FindRFP
Paid only - Free tierLocal vendors bidding to a few DemandStar countiesCheap county plans · DemandStar alternatives and pricing
DemandStar
Limited free - Free tierContractors submitting to BidNet member agencies in one to three statesMember-agency portal · BidNet Direct alternatives and pricing
BidNet Direct
Limited free - Free tierVendors submitting to Periscope-run agencies in one statePortal with a free tier · Periscope S2G alternatives and pricing
Periscope S2G
Limited free - $125/moFederal contractors tracking pursuits, awards and vehiclesFederal pursuit tracking · GovTribe alternatives and pricing
GovTribe
Paid only - Quote onlyMulti-state firms that also want Canadian bidsUS and Canada, by quote · BidPrime alternatives and pricing
BidPrime
Paid only - Quote onlyFirms needing international RFPs or a single documentSingle-document purchase · RFPMart alternatives and pricing
RFPMart
Limited free - Quote onlySales teams sizing agencies with spend and purchase-order dataSpend intelligence · GovSpend alternatives and pricing
GovSpend
Paid only - Quote onlyFederal and SLED capture teams with a business-development budgetEnterprise capture · GovWin IQ alternatives and pricing
GovWin IQ
Paid only
Every service at a glance
| Service | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Nationwide, per year | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFPFinder | Yes: browse everything, one daily digest | Pro $39/mo | $349 (founding $348) | Small firms that want deadlines, plain-English summaries and alerts | Plans |
| SAM.gov | Yes, everything | None | $0 | Federal notices from the official source; nothing state or local | Visit |
| FindRFP | No | $19.95/mo | $299.50 (National) | Solo bidders who want cheap, broad coverage and a daily email | Alternatives and pricing |
| DemandStar | Yes, limited | Free tier | $2,699 (National) | Local vendors bidding to a few DemandStar counties | Alternatives and pricing |
| BidNet Direct | Yes, limited | Free tier | $1,999 (National) | Contractors submitting to BidNet member agencies in one to three states | Alternatives and pricing |
| Periscope S2G | Yes, limited | Free tier | $1,571 (National Premium) | Vendors submitting to Periscope-run agencies in one state | Alternatives and pricing |
| GovTribe | No | $125/mo | $1,900 (Launch Plus (federal, state and local)) | Federal contractors tracking pursuits, awards and vehicles | Alternatives and pricing |
| BidPrime | No | Quote only | Quote only | Multi-state firms that also want Canadian bids | Alternatives and pricing |
| RFPMart | Yes, limited | Quote only | Quote only | Firms needing international RFPs or a single document | Alternatives and pricing |
| GovSpend | No | Quote only | Quote only | Sales teams sizing agencies with spend and purchase-order data | Alternatives and pricing |
| GovWin IQ | No | Quote only | Quote only | Federal and SLED capture teams with a business-development budget | Alternatives and pricing |
"Nationwide, per year" is each service's cheapest published plan that covers every state. Portals also let you submit to their member agencies; RFPFinder links you to the issuing agency to submit.
How to choose
Start free. SAM.gov for federal, your state's portal for state and local, and RFPFinder to see all of it in one deadline-first list with a summary and a scorecard on each notice. Most small firms never need more than this plus a daily digest.
Pay for submission when an agency requires it. If the agencies you sell to run BidNet Direct, DemandStar or Periscope S2G, their free tiers usually cover submitting to those agencies. Their paid tiers add other agencies' notices, which free sources already publish.
Pay for intelligence when you have a capture team. GovWin IQ, GovTribe and GovSpend sell forecasts, award history and spend data. They are worth it when someone's job is to work pursuits months before the RFP, not when you need to see what is open this week.
$29 a month. Locked for life.
Instant alerts, 5 categories × 5 states, set-aside and value filters, scorecards and buyer contacts. $39/mo after the founding seats go.
Questions people ask
Which government bid websites are free?
SAM.gov is free and lists every federal notice. State procurement portals are free for their own agencies. RFPFinder is free to browse and sends a free daily digest. Among commercial aggregators, DemandStar, BidNet Direct, Periscope S2G, RFPMart have limited free tiers, usually restricted to agencies in their own network.
How much does a government bid aggregator cost?
Published prices run from $19.95 a month (FindRFP, four states) to about $2,700 a year for a national DemandStar plan, with BidNet Direct at $1,999 a year and Periscope S2G at $1,571 a year nationwide. GovWin IQ, GovSpend and BidPrime do not publish prices. RFPFinder Pro is $39 a month or $349 a year. Prices checked 2026-10-05.
Do I need a paid service to find RFPs?
No. Every public solicitation is published for free by the issuing agency, on SAM.gov for federal work and on state or local portals otherwise. Paid services save time by aggregating, filtering and alerting, and some add e-submission or market intelligence. Pay for the part that saves you hours, not for access to the notices themselves.
What is the difference between a bid portal and an aggregator?
A portal, such as BidNet Direct, DemandStar or Periscope S2G, is where member agencies publish and accept bids, so submitting there takes an account on that portal. An aggregator, such as RFPFinder, FindRFP or BidPrime, collects notices from many sources so you can find them in one place, then sends you to the issuing agency to respond.
Read today's bids. Pay later, or never.
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