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Free first, then published price, then quote only- Free · $39/moDeadlines, summaries and alerts for small firmsFree to browse 7,615 open RFPs across 52 states, each with a plain-English summary, plus a free daily digest. Pro is $39/mo or $349/yr. Downside: a feed and an alert, not a submission portal, and state and local coverage is still growing.
RFPFinder
Free: everything - FreeFederal notices from the sourceEvery federal solicitation, free, with saved searches. Downside: nothing state or local, no summaries.
SAM.gov
Free: everything - $19.95/moSolo bidders who want cheap, broad coverage and a daily emailUpside: the cheapest published national plan among the services we track. Downside: no permanent free tier.
FindRFP
Paid only - Free tierLocal vendors bidding to a few DemandStar countiesUpside: free search and a cheap county plan for genuinely local vendors. Downside: the $5 per package fee adds up fast outside your subscription.
DemandStar
Limited free - Free tierContractors submitting to BidNet member agencies in one to three statesUpside: free Basic tier that still lets you submit to member agencies. Downside: cost climbs by geography: three states already cost $1,199 a year.
BidNet Direct
Limited free - Free tierVendors submitting to Periscope-run agencies in one stateUpside: free tier with real submission to Periscope network agencies. Downside: the free tier is a sliver of the paid volume.
Periscope S2G
Limited free - $125/moFederal contractors tracking pursuits, awards and vehiclesUpside: published, self-serve annual plans and a 7-day trial. Downside: the cheapest plan is $1,500 a year and federal only.
GovTribe
Paid only - Quote onlyMulti-state firms that also want Canadian bidsUpside: coverage across the US and Canada in one quote. Downside: no dollar amounts on the plans page.
BidPrime
Paid only - Quote onlyFirms needing international RFPs or a single documentUpside: single-RFP purchase when you only need one document. Downside: prices are not shown until you log in.
RFPMart
Limited free - Quote onlySales teams sizing agencies with spend and purchase-order dataUpside: purchase-order and spend data show what an agency actually buys. Downside: no public price; every deal is a custom annual quote.
GovSpend
Paid only
GovWin IQ vs RFPFinder, line by line
Where RFPFinder falls short. It is a feed, a scorecard and an alert, not a proposal workspace or a submission portal. State and local coverage is still being built portal by portal. If several people work every bid together, or your agencies require you to submit through GovWin IQ, keep that account.
$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.
Our take on GovWin IQ
GovWin IQ earns its reputation with capture teams that chase federal and SLED work full-time and want to know about a bid before it is posted. If your real need is a reliable list of open solicitations with deadlines and alerts, you are paying for analysts and forecasts you will rarely open.
GovWin IQ reviews: is it worth it?
- Analyst-validated forecasts arrive before the RFP is published
- Buyer and competitor profiles plus award history in one place
- Claims 50k+ sources and 150+ market analysts across the US and Canada
- No public price; every deal goes through a demo and a sales quote
- Built for capture teams, so most of what you pay for is intelligence, not the notice feed
- Overkill if you only need to see open solicitations and get alerts
- Run a federal capture team that needs pre-RFP intelligence, analyst notes and contact data
- Want years of award history and competitor analysis in one tool
- Have budget for an enterprise BD platform priced by sales
- Bid in a few categories or states and want deadline-first lists with a should-bid scorecard
- Want to read full listings, summaries and document links before paying anything
- Need a daily digest or an instant alert more than a bid-management suite
In GovWin IQ's words: Analyst-validated federal/SLED/Canada opportunity intelligence; pre-RFP forecasts; buyer/competitor profiles; Dela AI; labor pricing analytics; packages for Federal, SLED, Canada. Coverage claim: Claims 95% of published public-sector spending across US & Canada; 50k+ sources; 100k+ SLED governments; 150+ market analysts. We have not used a paid GovWin IQ account; this review is based on the published plans, prices and feature lists.
GovWin IQ pricing (2026)
GovWin IQ pricing is not published; Deltek quotes GovWin IQ after a sales demo, and the product is packaged for Federal, SLED and Canada.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Federal package | Quote | Federal opportunities, pre-RFP forecasts, analyst notes, buyer and competitor profiles |
| SLED package | Quote | State, local and education opportunities with the same analyst layer |
| Canada package | Quote | Canadian public-sector opportunities |
| Dela AI and pricing analytics | Included or quoted | AI assistant and labor pricing analytics, bundled by sales |
Source: GovWin IQ's pricing page, 2026-10-05 (also searched as Deltek GovWin IQ). Limits as published: No public self-serve pricing; demo/sales quote only; enterprise BD intelligence oriented. Prices in USD as published; some exclude tax.
What a year costs
GovWin IQ does not publish a nationwide price, so there is no like-for-like yearly figure. For scale: RFPFinder Pro is $349 a year for every state ($348 for founding members), browsing is free, and SAM.gov is free for federal notices.
Does GovWin IQ have a free plan?
No. GovWin IQ has no free tier; you book a demo and receive a quote. On RFPFinder every listing, summary and document link is free without an account, and the free daily digest covers one category or state. Pro ($39/mo) adds instant alerts, filters and buyer contacts.
Questions people ask
What are the best GovWin IQ alternatives?
RFPFinder (free to browse, Pro alerts $39/mo), SAM.gov (free, federal only), then FindRFP, DemandStar, BidNet Direct, Periscope S2G, GovTribe, BidPrime, RFPMart, GovSpend, ranked above by published price with quote-only services last. The right one depends on whether you need notices, e-submission to specific agencies, or market intelligence.
Why do people look for a GovWin IQ alternative?
No public price; every deal goes through a demo and a sales quote. Built for capture teams, so most of what you pay for is intelligence, not the notice feed. Overkill if you only need to see open solicitations and get alerts. None of that makes GovWin IQ a bad product; it means the fit depends on how you bid.
Is there a free alternative to GovWin IQ?
Yes. SAM.gov is free for every federal notice. RFPFinder is free to browse with a free daily digest. DemandStar, BidNet Direct, Periscope S2G, RFPMart have limited free tiers restricted to their own agency networks.
How much does GovWin IQ cost?
GovWin IQ pricing is not published; Deltek quotes GovWin IQ after a sales demo, and the product is packaged for Federal, SLED and Canada. Checked 2026-10-05 on GovWin IQ's pricing page.
Does GovWin IQ have a free plan?
No. GovWin IQ has no free tier; you book a demo and receive a quote. On RFPFinder every listing, summary and document link is free without an account, and the free daily digest covers one category or state.
Is GovWin IQ worth it?
GovWin IQ earns its reputation with capture teams that chase federal and SLED work full-time and want to know about a bid before it is posted. If your real need is a reliable list of open solicitations with deadlines and alerts, you are paying for analysts and forecasts you will rarely open.
What is the cheapest alternative to GovWin IQ?
For federal notices, SAM.gov is free and official. RFPFinder is free to browse, and Pro alerts cost $39 a month or $349 a year. Among paid aggregators, FindRFP's $19.95 a month regional plan is the lowest published price we track.
How is GovWin IQ different from GovTribe?
GovTribe publishes self-serve annual plans from $1,500 a year and focuses on federal data. GovWin IQ is quote-only and adds an analyst layer with pre-RFP forecasts across federal, SLED and Canada. See our GovTribe page for its plan list.
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