# Upland Qvidian: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 31 judge labels across 4 categories by 13 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/upland-qvidian

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [RFP response software](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/sales/rfp-response-software/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 26% | 27 |
| [Proposal software](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/proposal-software/index.md) | 0% | 55 | 50% | 2 |
| [Channel partner and local marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/partner/channel-partner-and-local-marketing/index.md) | 0% | 105 | 0% | 1 |
| [Content marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/content-marketing-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 116 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Stick to tools specifically designed for RFP workflows, such as Loopio, Qvidian, or Arphie/1up" (Mistral Small, RFP response)
- "Add Qvidian if tightly controlled approvals, document formatting, or Microsoft Office-based proposal assembly are especially important." (GPT-6 Luna, RFP response)
- "Choose Qvidian when proposal operations are large, document-heavy, and tightly integrated with Microsoft workflows." (Perplexity Sonar, RFP response)
- "For Enterprises: Consider Qvidian or Responsive for deep customization and compliance." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, RFP response)

## And against it

- "What to Avoid ... Upland Qvidian ... these are usually not feasible for limited budgets" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, RFP response)
- "Avoid enterprise platforms such as Responsive, Loopio, or Qvidian" (Perplexity Sonar, RFP response)
- "it traditionally targets large enterprises" (Kimi K2, RFP response)
- "considered a legacy enterprise tier tool that has been retrofitted with AI, which may not be as effective as more modern solutions" (Llama 4 Maverick, RFP response)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Upland Qvidian, from 106 of the 115 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- responsive.io: 65
- g2.com: 39
- loopio.com: 37
- capterra.com: 35
- softwareadvice.com: 34
- autorfp.ai: 26
- sifthub.io: 24
- guideflow.com: 23
- arphie.ai: 21
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://guideflow.com/blog/rfp-software: 21
- https://softwareadvice.com/rfp: 21
- https://techtarget.com/news/The-top-10-RFP-response-software/848889: 20
- https://capterra.com/rfp-software: 16
- https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/tools/best-rfp-software-reviewed: 16
- https://cobl.ai/blog/best-rfp-software: 15
- https://deeprfp.com/blog/best-rfp-tools-comparison: 15
- https://responsive.io/blog/best-rfp-software: 15

## In its own words

What Upland Qvidian's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: AI-powered RFP response and proactive sales proposal creation software to win new business faster. (https://uplandsoftware.com/)
- Customers named: NetApp

## What it publishes

Every page uplandsoftware.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 7609 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3974 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 434 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- webinar or virtual event: 399 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- conference or event: 160 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-08
- report or ebook: 367 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- comparison: 74 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- template or tool: 43 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-16
- glossary or explainer: 229 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-05
- podcast or video: 159 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-03-23
- news or press: 375 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-09-08
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: The ai knowledge maturity model is your knowledge ready https://uplandsoftware.com/rightanswers/resources/blog/the-ai-knowledge-maturity-model-is-your-knowledge-ready/
- Recent: 2026-09-25 report or ebook: Km business case checklist https://uplandsoftware.com/rightanswers/resources/ebook/km-business-case-checklist/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 report or ebook: Contest software ai feature enhancements https://uplandsoftware.com/secondstreet/resources/ebook/contest-software-ai-feature-enhancements
- Recent: 2026-09-23 case study: Comcast https://uplandsoftware.com/rightanswers/resources/success-story/comcast
- Recent: 2026-09-18 webinar or virtual event: 30in30 https://uplandsoftware.com/secondstreet/resources/webinar-on-demand/30in30
- Recent: 2026-09-17 webinar or virtual event: Audiences in action built for agencies https://uplandsoftware.com/adestra/resources/webinar-on-demand/audiences-in-action-built-for-agencies

## 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.