# RFP response software: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "RFP response software" and as "proposal management software", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/rfp-response-software

**Standing:** Loopio leads with 31% of first choices; verdict contested. 54 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Loopio](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/loopio/index.md) | 31% | 20% | 64 |
| 2 | [PandaDoc](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/pandadoc/index.md) | 20% | 26% | 35 |
| 3 | [Responsive](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/responsive/index.md) | 11% | 28% | 60 |
| 4 | [1up](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/1up/index.md) | 7% | 0% | 21 |
| 6 | [DeepRFP](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/deeprfp/index.md) | 6% | 8% | 13 |
| 8 | [AutoRFP.ai](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/autorfp-ai/index.md) | 2% | 19% | 21 |
| 10 | [Proposify](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/proposify/index.md) | 2% | 30% | 27 |
| 15 | [Inventive AI](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/inventive-ai/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 15 |
| 16 | [Qwilr](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/qwilr/index.md) | 0% | 8% | 13 |
| 17 | [Upland Qvidian](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/upland-qvidian/index.md) | 0% | 26% | 27 |
| 19 | [AutogenAI](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/autogenai/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 67 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Loopio, Steerlab; alternatives AutoRFP.ai, SiftHub
- GPT-5.4 mini: Loopio; alternatives Responsive, Upland Qvidian
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Loopio; alternatives AutoRFP.ai, Inventive AI, QorusDocs, Responsive
- Perplexity Sonar: Loopio; alternatives RequestFX, Responsive, Steerlab
- Grok 4.20: Loopio; alternatives PandaDoc, Proposify, Qwilr, Responsive
- Mistral Small: Loopio; alternatives Responsive, Upland Qvidian
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Loopio, Responsive; alternatives PandaDoc
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Loopio; alternatives CQ Core, Responsive, Upland Qvidian
- Kimi K2: Loopio, Responsive; alternatives PandaDoc
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Loopio, Responsive; alternatives Better Proposals, eBuyerAssist Platform
- MiniMax M2.5: Responsive; alternatives Loopio, PandaDoc
- GPT-6 Luna: Loopio; alternatives Responsive
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Loopio, Responsive; alternatives Upland Qvidian

## Sources the answers cite

76 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- softwareadvice.com: 37 answers, 55 citations
- capterra.com: 34 answers, 46 citations
- responsive.io: 30 answers, 47 citations
- getapp.com: 24 answers, 36 citations
- g2.com: 23 answers, 44 citations
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- loopio.com: 15 answers, 26 citations
- techtarget.com: 15 answers, 16 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://softwareadvice.com/rfp (29 answers)
- https://capterra.com/rfp-software (16 answers)
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/best-rfp-software-reviewed (15 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/rfp-software (12 answers)
- https://techtarget.com/news/The-top-10-RFP-response-software/848889 (12 answers)
- https://getapp.com/operations-management-software/rfp (11 answers)
- https://deeprfp.com/blog/best-rfp-tools-comparison (10 answers)
- https://getapp.com/sales-software/proposal-management/org/mid-size-business (10 answers)
- https://capterra.com/proposal-management-software (9 answers)
- https://cobl.ai/blog/best-rfp-software (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Responsive: 17 of 60 labels negative. "Responsive (formerly RFPIO) - Multiple users report: Complicated UI with non-intuitive features - Steep learning curve (71+ mentions on G2)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Loopio: 13 of 64 labels negative. "What to Avoid ... Loopio ... often require custom quotes typically ranging from $15,000 to $25,000+ per year" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, budget prompt)
- PandaDoc: 9 of 35 labels negative. "primarily sales proposal tools and are not designed for the specific workflows and compliance needs of RFP responses" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Proposify: 8 of 27 labels negative. "Tools like Proposify and PandaDoc are primarily designed for general proposal creation and lack the specialized features required for RFP response management" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Loopio at 31%.

- Loopio: 25% to 31%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 1 of 67, unchanged.
- 1up: 2% to 7%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 11 → 4 of 67.
- PandaDoc: 16% to 20%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 2 of 67, unchanged.
- Responsive: 14% to 11%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 3 of 67, unchanged.
- Proposify: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 6 → 10 of 67.
- Qwilr: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 12 → 16 of 67.
- DeepRFP: 7% to 6%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 5 → 6 of 67.
- AutoRFP.ai: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 → 8 of 67.
- Inventive AI: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 → 15 of 67.
- Upland Qvidian: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 of 67, unchanged.
- AutogenAI: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 19 of 67.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.