GovTorch compared
A comparison with four real, currently operating commercial tender and contract-intelligence services (names withheld). We compare the lowest plan of each that really includes contract-expiry intelligence — not their cheapest alert plan.
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| feature | GovTorch Full | Provider A | Provider B | Provider C | Provider D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest comparable monthly equivalent | €120Founding, billed annually (quarterly €170) | €66–79one country; usage credits; €79 monthly or €790/year | €20912-month minimum; one sector | €290€3,480 per year; one country | ≈ €520–550£450–475; UK & Ireland only |
| Coverage of that plan | All TED countries | One country per plan | One country | One country per plan | UK & Ireland |
| Live tender alertsE-mail alerts when a new tender in your market is published. | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes |
| Expiring contractsLists of public contracts that are about to end. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Next tender / renewal outlookAn estimate of when the buyer will tender again or renew. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly |
| Buyer historyWhat a buyer has bought before, from whom and when. | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Previous winners / incumbentWho holds the contract today and who won before. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Competitor intelligenceWhat a competitor holds, wins and when its contracts end. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Multi-cycle contract historySeveral rounds of the same contract linked together, not only the last award. | Yes | Not stated | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Contract value historyThe awarded value of earlier contracts. | Yes | Yes | Partly | Partly | Yes |
| Value evolution between cyclesHow the value changed from one round of the contract to the next. | Yes | Partly | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| Planned vs latest possible endThe planned end date and the latest possible end if every renewal option is used. | Yes | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | No |
| Evidence behind every forecastThe published facts behind each forecast, linked to the original notices. | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | Partly |
| Explicit confidenceHow certain a date is — stated openly (High, Medium or Low) with the reasons. | Yes | No | Not stated | Not stated | No |
| Watchlist / alertsFollow buyers or contracts and be notified when something changes. | Yes | Yes | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| ExportDownload the data to Excel or CSV. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Free accessA free plan with real data, without a card. | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Provider A–D are real, currently operating commercial tender-intelligence services; their names are not shown. No feature tiers in GovTorch: Full contains every row above. Based on their public pricing pages and product descriptions, checked on 14 October 2026. Plans change — always verify before you buy.