Tendersinfo and ScoutTide: an honest comparison
Both bring you public tenders from many countries. Tendersinfo adds people: account managers, bid documents and bid support. ScoutTide is software that matches tenders and social posts to what you sell. Here is which one fits which team.
Which one fits you
- Choose Tendersinfo if you want people helping with the bid. It gives every member a key account manager and offers bid advisory, proposal writing and eTender submission support. ScoutTide is software only: it finds and ranks tenders and leaves the bid to you.
- Choose Tendersinfo if you research markets from past tenders. It says its research archive holds more than 250 million bid opportunities and project records. ScoutTide is built around the tenders open now and the contracts coming up for renewal.
- Choose ScoutTide if your buyers also ask for help online. If some of your customers post on Reddit, Stack Exchange or forums before they buy, ScoutTide puts those posts in the same morning list as matching tenders, judged against one description of what you sell.
Tendersinfo and ScoutTide, compared
| Compared | Tendersinfo | ScoutTide |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Says it covers 100+ countries on its homepage and 195+ on other pages: tenders, projects and contract awards, from national portals to funding agencies such as the World Bank and ADB | Tenders from 143 official sources in 184 countries, plus social leads from Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, Discourse forums and web searches that reach LinkedIn, Upwork and X |
| How matching works | Alerts by email and in its dashboard, set by region, sector, keyword and CPV code, plus an AI search it calls Tender GPT. Also a mobile app, WhatsApp alerts and an API | AI reads each notice and post against a plain description of what you sell and gives a short reason for every match. One ranked list each morning, with an email digest |
| Pricing | A membership. Its services page says plans start from INR 2,400 a year. No full price list on its website | Individual $39 a month, Team $149 a month, less when paid yearly. Bought online, cancel anytime |
| Free trial | A free trial with no credit card. Its trial page offers free sample tenders and a demo | 14 days, no card needed to begin |
| Working as a team | Multiple user licences for departments or team members, and a key account manager for every member | Team includes 25 seats: one shared queue, each lead claimed by one person, pipeline stages and roles |
| Languages | Not stated on its website | The site in 22 languages. Tenders written in other languages are translated to English |
The Tendersinfo column is based on its own website as of October 2026: tendersinfo.com/, tendersinfo.com/aboutus, tendersinfo.com/services, tendersinfo.com/freetrial_ftnew
What each does that the other does not
Going by each product’s own website as of October 2026.
Only Tendersinfo
- Bid documents and an account manager. Downloads of bid documents, and a manager who can ask for the scope of work or a draft of the tender documents for you.
- Bid advisory and submission support. Proposal writing, eTender submission support and probable bidder analysis.
- More ways to receive alerts. A mobile app, WhatsApp alerts and an API next to email.
Only ScoutTide
- Social leads in the same list. Posts from Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, forums and web searches, read against the same description as your tenders.
- Feeds you add yourself. Add a subreddit, a Discourse forum or any RSS feed, including a tender portal ScoutTide does not read yet, and its items are matched like the rest.
What ScoutTide does not do
- No bid service. ScoutTide is software. It finds and ranks tenders and links each one to its official page, but nobody obtains documents, writes proposals or submits bids for you.
- Not every portal. Some portals need a login, block automated reading or sit behind a captcha, and many local buyers publish only on their own sites. Check the sources page for the countries you bid in before you rely on it.
- No instant alerts. You get one ranked list a day, ready each morning, not a message the minute a notice appears.
Other comparisons
Questions about Tendersinfo and ScoutTide
Can ScoutTide get me the bid documents?
ScoutTide links each tender to its page on the official portal, where the buyer publishes the documents. It does not request or buy documents for you, which Tendersinfo offers through its account managers.
Does ScoutTide cover the same countries as Tendersinfo?
Not necessarily. Tendersinfo gives 100+ countries on its homepage and 195+ on other pages. ScoutTide lists every official source it reads on its sources page, by country. Compare the countries you bid in, not the totals.
Can my whole team use ScoutTide?
Yes. The Team plan includes several seats with no per user fees, a shared queue where each tender is claimed by one person, and pipeline stages from watching to won.
How much does ScoutTide cost?
Individual is $39 a month or $390 a year. Team is $149 a month or $1,490 a year. Both start with a 14 day free trial.
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The table is a summary. Your own list is the real test: describe what you sell today and read your first ranked list tomorrow morning.
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