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What it is

Ziva is Zephior’s Proposal Intelligence tool, focused on complex proposal workflows such as RFPs, tenders, DDQs, and grants. It is not a general-purpose writing assistant that merely generates copyable text; instead, it reads RFPs, searches the company knowledge base, produces complete documents with citations, and supports team review, approval, and export.

Core capabilities

The product centers on AI-assisted response drafting, an intelligent knowledge base, and output in the original format. According to the site, it can automatically organize and index company materials and attach sources to each answer. It supports formats such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF, and can write answers back into the original files. Its Intelligence module can also monitor opportunity sources including SIMAP, TED Europa, EU Funding & Tenders, UK Contracts Finder, and SAM.gov, then provide a fit score based on certifications, past answers, evidence, and geographic information. On security, it highlights database-per-tenant architecture, no use of customer data for training public models, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 implementation, GDPR compliance, and hosting in Switzerland/EU.

Pricing and trial

Pricing is transparent but relatively high-entry. Starter costs CHF 749/month and covers about 1 project. Business costs CHF 1,149/month, includes unlimited users and knowledge base sources, and covers about 2 projects. Advanced costs CHF 1,999/month, covers about 5 projects, and includes a dedicated success manager plus on-premise deployment options. Enterprise is customizable. The trial is a one-time CHF 299 package with 199 credits, 30 days, and 2 users. Credits are used for generation, knowledge extraction, and chat; overages are billed at 1.2× the plan rate.

Pros and cons

The strengths are its vertical focus, traceability, format preservation, support for 100+ languages, and an end-to-end workflow from opportunity discovery to submission. Unlimited users on Business and above is also helpful for team collaboration. The drawbacks are that it does not disclose details of the underlying models or API, and Chinese-language performance is not separately explained. Pricing is on the high side for small teams, and under the credits system, real costs need to be evaluated based on project complexity.

Who it’s for and access from China

Ziva is better suited to B2B companies and presales, bid, or compliance teams that frequently participate in international tenders, public procurement, compliance questionnaires, or grant applications. The main site does not mention access from mainland China, and payment methods are not disclosed. If network access or cross-border payments are constrained, alternatives could include a local large model combined with an enterprise knowledge base, or domestic document intelligence / bidding-assistance systems.