| 1up | Loopio |
1-liner | Automate RFPs, questionnaires, and sales questions | Project management for proposals and RFP responses. |
Free Trial | Yes, 14-day free trial for all users. | No, there is no free trial offered by Loopio. |
Self Service | Yes, 1up is fully self-service | No, Loopio sales team is involved in all PoV deployments |
Pricing | 1up starts at $250 / month for the Starter Plan with unlimited answers. | You must contact Loopio directly, speak with a sales person, and jump through several hoops before learning pricing. Annual Plans only. |
Setup time | Minutes | Days/Weeks |
Easy Knowledge Base Setup | Connect documents, URLs, and previously completed RFPs. 1up also automatically ingests your website. | Requires users to set up a Q&A library using a rigid document structure that needs constant maintenance |
Automated Knowledge Base Maintenance | 1up integrates with sources like Google Drive, Confluence, and Notion, and updates your knowledge database continually anytime the sources of truth are updated. | Loopio requires users to manually review and update the answer library. |
3rd Party Chat Integrations | Add 1up to Slack, MS Teams, and Google Chat to enable fast answers to any question | Loopio integrates with CRM tools but lacks Chat Integrations for tools like Slack and MS Teams |
Easy to use UI | Lightweight interface with minimal setup time. 1up is designed to be fully self-service and easy to use. | Complicated interface focused on project management. There’s a steep learning curve with minimal training + self service. |
Automate Web-based Questionnaires | Answer web portal based questionnaire with 1up’s RFP Browser Extension | No, questionnaires must be uploaded manually to Loopio’s dashboard |
Live Chat Support | Yes, live chat support powered by humans. | No, you must open a ticket during business hours. |
Time to Complete a 500-Row Questionnaire | 30 minutes | Can take hours or days |