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Responsive
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Responsive (formerly RFPIO), headquartered in Beaverton, offers their proposal management and automation software, featuring import and export, proposal knowledgebase and answer library, evaluation intake forms, and project management tools (e.g. Gantt chart) associated to proposal tracking.N/A
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While others have had a good experience with Qvidian, we unfortunately did not. Our questions were never answered by our Qvidian rep, as we used it the platform had no AI capabilities, and we had very low usage. It didn't serve our needs. Responsive has been incredible in their …
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Loopio wasn't able to scale with us at the time. It couldn't import 50% of the documents we were seeing. Responsive imports them all. The reporting in Loopio at the time was also subpar. There wasn't a completed status, so that was a showstopper for us being able to generate …
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more collaborative and interface intuitive
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Responsive is integral to how we work, replacing it was never an option due to how embedded we are with the platform.
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Responsive is more user-friendly, has better content library management, and offers better configuration and mapping.
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Better, with Loopio not far behind based on a qual and quant assessment at the time of choosing
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Loopio is proposal management "lite" and seems to spend more on marketing than product upgrades.
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Responsive has better UI and pricing
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RFPIO has outstanding, responsive, helpful customer support located in the US in Oregon. Support techs go the extra mile to help with basic issues and functionality training. Same-day support response and problem resolution are the norms. The system is also very user-friendly …
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RFPIO's licensing model is a bit different from others which worked better for our organization. Rather than licensing by a number of users, it's licensed by the active project. This allows us to add multiple users that are responsible for reviewing and updating content without …
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Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to use or evaluate other products like RFPIO. When I was hired, my company had just purchased our RFPIO software.
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I greatly prefer RFPIO over Loopio. It's a much cleaner interface and the searchable library is amazing.
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We are a small proposal team, with a large group of resources who support our responses. Responsive is easy to use for internal and external users, doesn't require extensive onboarding for new users, and is constantly adding new capabilities and enhancements to make the product …
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Qvidian, as I remember it, was clunky and difficult to use. Not user friendly at all.
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I have not seen another tool in the market that is collaborative or intuitive. Those features are very impressive.
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I've only used RFPIO to compile responses to RFPs, and I've only used Scout RFP to respond to RFPs issued within Scout (i.e., the customer sent us an RFP without Scout RFP and asked the response and all communication to go through Scout RFP).

As such, I've used two tools, but …
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At the time, three years ago, we evaluated Loopio as an alternative to RFPIO. Loopio didn't have the same resources as far as dynamic branding, content segmentation ability and was less price competitive than RFPIO. RFPIO also has an unlimited user model where you are not …
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I was not involved in the process of selecting RFP360 for our firm, so I am largely unfamiliar with competitors. I am, however, quite pleased with RFP360 as a user, and am confident that my colleagues who were responsible for making the decision were thorough and discerning.
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None, RFP360 is the first and the last one we will use always. It is the best, I am not sure of other competitors but I have zero desire to even look for them. Everything you need is inside this one software, and if you have past RFPs you can juggle in, it is an absolute breeze …
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It was the only one that had a content library that was separate from the main system. Initially, we were only looking for a content library, but we ultimately went with the full RFP360 system and will move to implement more tools in the future. We stopped looking at other …
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  • RFP360 - We used this tool for three years and it was a great first step/upgrade from a searchable Google doc. We decided to start evaluating other systems for a couple of reasons:
    • RFP360 is an end-to-end tool for RFP requestors and responders. We felt they were more focused on …
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User Ratings
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Usability
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
In my experience, Responsive is GREAT for small teams that need a structured process to get RFPs out the door quickly. The collaboration features are key to streamlining that process. Also, the AI Assist feature is wildly helpful for a first draft, so I'm not staring at a blank screen or trying to find the right keyword combinations.
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Pros
  • Manages structure responses well
  • Manages permissions from the various users that access the solution
  • Allows for a global deployment with built in language capabilities
  • Allows for 100% visibility into the RFx process for all stakeholders
  • Allows for ease of answering via ML that has been built in
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Cons
  • Analysis Tools: although what is provided is quite good, there is definitely room for improvement. For instance it would be nice if it were easier/quicker for each evaluator to record their notes/comments when scoring, and to be able to search through those notes/comments later. Also, it would be really helpful to be able to annotate/mark-up the actual responses (highlight, underline, circle, call-out notes, etc.), with such mark-up tracked by evaluator, and with the option to hide/show mark-up.
  • Results Analysis, Reporting, and Presentation: in my opinion, this is the only area of weakness in RFP360. There are very limited options, after scoring/evaluation of responses is completed, for generating reports, graphs, charts, etc. to be used in evaluating results and presenting to the end client. I've always had to export the scores and use Excel to create the necessary visuals for final analysis and presentation.
  • Complex Questions: RFP360's ability to handle complex RFP questions (e.g. involving tables, charts, multi-part answers, graphics, etc.) is limited, and existing capabilities in this area are fairly cumbersome to navigate and use.
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Likelihood to Renew
Although we are not running many projects through RFPIO, the Answer Library and Documents Library are extremely helpful to our internal clients and to the proposal team. Before RFPIO, we used SharePoint and it was not effective and took forever to find the information we needed. RFPIO is more sophisticated and intuitive. I like the way that users can impact the development of the tool.
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Usability
Very easy to navigate and use. Very intuitive user interface
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Support Rating
The team at RFPIO is extremely responsive. If I email our account manager or report a bug, I usually hear back within two hours. Additionally, they are quick to make software adjustments based on customer requests and needs. We had a really complicated Excel sheet that their team ended up having to upload for me because of the amount of manual work I was doing. Based on that, they updated the software within two release cycles to make the process more automated, so that future Excel uploads would be more streamlined. I have also had several suggestions implemented rather quickly, and they don't hesitate to reach out for clarification when needed.
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Implementation Rating
We were able to complete an RFP during our free trial. We were already leaning toward RFPIO but that pushed us over the edge.
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Alternatives Considered
While others have had a good experience with Qvidian, we unfortunately did not. Our questions were never answered by our Qvidian rep, as we used it the platform had no AI capabilities, and we had very low usage. It didn't serve our needs. Responsive has been incredible in their communication, responses, partnership, and willingness to get our feedback in order to improve the platform
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Return on Investment
  • Increased revenue - with our ability to respond to more proposals, we have seen amazing return on investment.
  • Compliance oversight - the system allows our national complaince team to review answers and ensure that responses are inalignment.
  • Content and brand management - RFPIO allows our marketing and design team to better manage our visual and written brand.
  • Faster timeline - we have been able to take a process that used to take months into a much shorter process.
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