This page compares SmarTekAI Public Data with the best-known government market intelligence platforms. Competitor prices come from their own pricing pages where they publish one. Where a vendor does not publish prices, we say quote-based and show the typical range reported by third parties, with a link to each source. Prices were checked on October 23, 2026 and can change; confirm with the vendor before you buy.
Our prices
| Plan | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts up to 1 user | $4/mo | $39/yr |
| Team up to 5 users | $19/mo | $199/yr |
| Pro Data / API up to 10 users | $89/mo | $899/yr |
From our live pricing page. All public pages on this site need no account. Paid plans add saved searches with daily email alerts on SAM.gov opportunities and CSV export; Team adds shared access for up to 5 users; Pro adds a JSON API with API keys. Billed through PayPal, cancel anytime from your account page.
Competitor prices
| Platform | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| HigherGov Published | $500/yr (1 user, Starter); $2,500/yr (up to 10 users, Standard); Enterprise custom | [1] |
| GovTribe Published | $1,900/yr for 1 seat; per-seat price drops to $1,200/yr at 6+ seats; Pro $2,100/yr per seat; AI credits extra | [2] [3] |
| GovWin IQ (Deltek) Quote-based | Quote-based. Reported ~$12,000 to $42,000/yr for typical teams; entry seats ~$6,000 to $15,000; up to ~$119,000/yr | [5] [6] [7] |
| GovSpend Quote-based | Quote-based. Vendr buyer data: median $11,576/yr, range $7,900 to $49,470/yr | [8] [9] |
| Bloomberg Government Quote-based | Quote-based, per seat. Reported ~$5,700 to $15,000 per user/yr; typical $7,500 to $14,000 | [10] [11] [12] |
Deltek is the company that makes GovWin IQ, so Deltek and GovWin IQ are one row. Quote-based ranges come from buyer reports and procurement data, not vendor rate cards. GovTribe also lists older federal-only plans (Launch, $1,500/yr) for some customers [3].
Side by side, per year
| If you need… | Us | Them |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user, alerts | $39/yr (Alerts) | HigherGov $500; GovTribe $1,900; GovWin IQ ~$6,000+; BGOV ~$5,700+ |
| A small team | $199/yr (Team, up to 5) | HigherGov $2,500 (up to 10); GovTribe 3 seats $4,800; GovSpend median $11,576 |
| Data via API | $899/yr (Pro, up to 10) | HigherGov $2,500 (Standard); GovWin IQ / GovSpend quote-based |
What that means: our Alerts plan costs 8% of HigherGov Starter, 2% of one GovTribe seat and under 1% of a typical GovWin IQ contract. Our Team plan costs 8% of HigherGov Standard. Our Pro plan, with a JSON API, is about a third of HigherGov’s $2,500/yr team plan, and a small slice of typical GovWin IQ or GovSpend contracts.
What they do that we don’t
We would rather you buy the right tool. The big platforms offer things we do not:
- State and local bids. HigherGov, GovTribe (Plus plans), GovWin IQ and GovSpend cover state, local and education (SLED) opportunities. We cover federal sources only.
- Contact databases. Named contracting officers, agency staff and vendor contacts (HigherGov, GovTribe, GovSpend, GovWin IQ). We publish no personal contact data.
- Analysts and research. GovWin IQ and Bloomberg Government sell analyst reports, pre-RFP intelligence and policy news. We present source data as reported, with no analyst commentary.
- Forecasts and recompetes. Agency procurement forecasts and contract expiration and recompete tracking (HigherGov, GovTribe, GovWin IQ). We do not forecast.
- CRM and pursuit pipelines. Capture pipelines, teaming networks and CRM integrations (HigherGov, GovTribe, GovWin IQ). We offer saved searches and alerts, not a pipeline tool.
- Deep history and AI tools. Years of award history, eBuy and task order imports, labor pricing, M&A data and AI assistants. Our contracts and grants pages cover the last 30 days; lobbying covers the most recent 200 filings.
- Purchase orders. GovSpend has state and local purchase-order and spend data. We have none.
If you need those, one of them is the better buy. If you need to know what federal agencies are buying, spending and being lobbied on, today, without a sales call, read on.
Why our much less expensive site is worth it
Our pipeline runs every morning with no one pressing a button: every active SAM.gov notice from GSA’s daily data file (72,071 on the last refresh), USAspending obligations for the last 30 days, and the latest Senate LDA filings.
Contracts and grants (USAspending), lobbying (Senate LDA) and open solicitations (SAM.gov), joined by state, agency and industry. See who wins work, who lobbies, and what is open now, on one state page.
Save searches by keyword, NAICS, set-aside, state, agency or notice type. New matches arrive by email each day with the response deadline, so you see them while there is still time to bid.
Prices are on the page. Sign up, pay through PayPal monthly or yearly, and cancel any time from your account. No demo, no quote, no multi-year lock-in, no renewal notice window.
$4/month for one user. $19/month for a team of 5. Under 10% of what the alerts and team plans cost elsewhere, so it pays for itself with one bid you would have missed.
Every award, filing and notice links to the official record on USAspending, LDA.gov or SAM.gov, so you can check details before you act.
What we do that others don’t
Month-to-month billing
Us: Every plan has a monthly price ($4, $19, $89) and you cancel anytime from your account; PayPal billing.
Them: HigherGov and GovTribe list annual prices only [13] [3]; GovWin IQ, GovSpend and BGOV sell annual terms, often auto-renewing [7] [8] [10].
Prices on the page, no sales call
Us: All prices are published; no demo, quote or negotiation.
Them: GovWin IQ, GovSpend and Bloomberg Government quote after a sales conversation [5] [8] [12].
Self-serve sign-up
Us: Create an account, confirm your email, pick a plan. Done in minutes.
Them: Quote-based platforms need a demo first; buyers report onboarding of weeks or months for some (GovSpend lists about three months) [8].
Lobbying next to contracts
Us: Senate LDA filings sit beside contracts, grants and SAM.gov opportunities, on the same state pages.
Them: Bloomberg Government also covers lobbying disclosures [14], at a reported $5,700+ per seat. We did not find LDA filings advertised by HigherGov, GovTribe, GovSpend or GovWin IQ.
Alerts at the lowest price
Us: Saved-search deadline alerts start at $39/yr.
Them: HigherGov includes alerts from $500/yr; GovTribe from $1,900/yr [1] [2].
An API for small budgets
Us: Pro: JSON API with API keys and CSV export up to 50,000 rows for $89/mo or $899/yr, about a third of HigherGov’s $2,500/yr team plan.
Them: Most others put API or data-feed access in higher or quote-based tiers.
Small teams priced fairly
Us: Team: up to 5 users for $199/yr total.
Them: Five GovTribe seats at $1,400 each are $7,000/yr [2]; BGOV is priced per seat [10].
Official sources, linked
Us: Every award, filing and notice links to its record on USAspending, LDA.gov or SAM.gov.
Them: Commercial platforms enrich and repackage data; checking the original can take extra steps.
Privacy
Us: Public pages set no cookies and load no trackers or ad scripts. Account data: we do not sell personal information.
Them: —
Simple to use
Us: Plain tables you can filter and sort, and state pages. Nothing to train on.
Them: Full platforms carry more features and a longer learning curve; one source reports about 3 months to implement GovWin IQ [5].
Where we stand out, competitor by competitor
vs HigherGov
- Monthly billing; HigherGov is annual only [13].
- Alerts for 1 user at $39/yr vs $500/yr.
- 5 users for $199/yr vs $2,500/yr; API (Pro) at about a third of that.
- Lobbying filings alongside awards and opportunities.
vs GovTribe
- Monthly billing; GovTribe prices are annual [3].
- Team of 5 for $199/yr vs $7,000/yr for 5 seats.
- No AI-credit metering; our price is the whole price.
- Lobbying filings alongside awards and opportunities.
vs GovWin IQ
- Published prices, no quote or sales call.
- Month-to-month, no 12-month auto-renewal.
- Under 1% of a typical GovWin IQ contract for single-user alerts.
- Up and running the day you sign up.
vs GovSpend
- Published prices; GovSpend has no standard pricing [8].
- Federal-focused: you don’t pay for state and local coverage you won’t use.
- No multi-month onboarding.
- Lobbying filings and federal grants alongside contracts.
vs Bloomberg Government
- Not priced per seat: 5 users for one Team price.
- Opportunities with deadline alerts, sorted by urgency, at a tiny fraction of a BGOV seat.
- Month-to-month instead of an annual contract.
- Lobbying, contracts, grants and opportunities on one state page.
Sources
- HigherGov pricing page
- GovCon Software Index, GovTribe (checked Oct 19, 2026, from govtribe.com/plans)
- BidSparq, GovTribe pricing (Sep 2026)
- GovTribe blog: what every plan includes
- Good Stuart, GovWin IQ pricing
- Fed-Spend, GovWin IQ cost 2026
- GovHub, GovWin IQ pricing ranges
- GovSpend FAQ (no standard pricing)
- Vendr, GovSpend buyer data (37 purchases)
- FederalContracts.ai, BGOV cost per seat
- New York Times, 2010 launch price
- Bloomberg Government: request pricing
- FederalContracts.ai, HigherGov billing is annual
- API Evangelist index: BGOV features incl. lobbying disclosure data