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RFP response software · November 2026 Edition

Responsive vs 1up

Five of fourteen models named Responsive first on the direct prompt; zero named 1up. Responsive was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and 1up by eleven and Responsive carries 60 labels and 1up 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Responsive

criticized challenger

founded 2015. Named in two categories this edition.

1up

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share11%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate28%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6021A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Responsive reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Loopio was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Loopio vs Responsive · Loopio vs 1up · PandaDoc vs Responsive

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the RFP response software page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ResponsiveFirst choices, of fourteen models1up
Direct50
Paraphrase101 against Responsive
Comparative80
Budget-constrained048 against Responsive
Scale-constrained00
Negative118 against Responsive
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Responsive and 1up were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 249 answers naming Responsive and the 56 naming 1up. In those answers 1up took the first choice eleven times and Responsive twelve.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Responsive and 1up stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Responsive 1up first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Responsive on the left and 1up on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Responsive and 1up stood in it.

Responsive first, 1up not the choice

5 of 14 models1up was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashLoopio, Responsive alternatives: PandaDoc
Kimi K2Loopio, Responsive alternatives: PandaDoc
GLM 4.7 FlashXLoopio, Responsive alternatives: Better Proposals, eBuyerAssist Platform
MiniMax M2.5Responsive alternatives: Loopio, PandaDoc
Muse Glimmer 30BLoopio, Responsive alternatives: Upland Qvidian

Neither was the first choice, one was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniLoopio alternatives: Responsive, Upland Qvidian
Gemini 3.5 FlashLoopio alternatives: AutoRFP.ai, Inventive AI, QorusDocs, Responsive
Perplexity SonarLoopio alternatives: RequestFX, Responsive, Steerlab
Grok 4.20Loopio alternatives: PandaDoc, Proposify, Qwilr, Responsive
Mistral SmallLoopio alternatives: Responsive, Upland Qvidian
Qwen 3.7 FlashLoopio alternatives: CQ Core, Responsive, Upland Qvidian
GPT-6 LunaLoopio alternatives: Responsive

Neither was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Loopio, Steerlab alternatives: AutoRFP.ai, SiftHub
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
1up leads by fifteen points.
1up17%#2 of 12
Responsive2%#8 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Responsive leads at mid-market.
Responsive11%#3 of 11
1up7%#4 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Responsive leads by sixty points.
Responsive60%#1 of 10
1up0%#9 of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Responsive

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“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 · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise platforms such as Responsive, Loopio, or Qvidian until proposal volume and revenue justify custom-priced software” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for mid-sized: Enterprise tools like Responsive (better for large corps with dedicated RFP teams)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Prefer specialized RFP response platforms ... (e.g., Responsive/formerly RFPIO, Loopio, or alternatives like RocketDocs, Tribble, or AutoRFP.ai)” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“the two names that consistently top the lists for RFP response / Strategic Response Management are Responsive, formerly RFPIO, and Loopio” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“Responsive is one of the most comprehensive platforms on the market... Unmatched scalability and governance for large organizations” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about 1up

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Offers a free plan and a 14-day trial, making it a great choice for budget-conscious teams... ranked as the top RFP response software in 2026 for value for money” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Stick to tools specifically designed for RFP workflows, such as Loopio, Qvidian, or Arphie/1up” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice
“1up if you want a completely free option to start” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.