Find out how 1up compares to legacy RFP Project Management Tools
| 1up | Responsive | |
| 1-liner | Automate RFPs and questionnaire responses | Proposal and RFP response management. |
| Free Trial | ✅ Yes, 14-day free trial for all users. | ❌ No, there is no free trial offered by Responsive. |
| Self Service | ✅ Yes, 1up is fully self-service | ❌ No, Responsive sales team is involved in all PoV deployments |
| Pricing | 📅 1up starts at $250 / month for the Starter Plan with unlimited answers. | 🤑 You must contact Responsive 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 to be up and running in minutes | 😔 Requires you to set up a Q&A library using a rigid document structure |
| 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. | 😔 Requires you to manually review and update your Q&A library. |
| 3rd Party Chat Integrations | ✅ Connect 1up to Slack, MS Teams, and Google Chat to enable fast answers to any sales question | ❌ Integrates with CRM tools but lacks Chat Integrations for live Q&A |
| Easy to use UI | 🏃 Lightweight interface with minimal setup time. 1up is extremely easy to navigate and get used to. | 😕 Complex UI with numerous project management features. Requires a time–consuming learning curve. |
| Automate Web-based Questionnaires | 💻 The 1up Browser Extension automates answers in any web portal based questionnaire | ❌ No, questionnaires must be uploaded manually |
| Live Chat Support | 🙋♀️ Yes, with a real human | ⌛ No, requires opening a ticket system and responds during business hours. |
| Time to Complete a 500-Row Questionnaire | ⚡ Minutes | ❗Hours/Days |
Skip researching and writing answers - 1up automatically generates the best answer based on all your internal and external knowledge.
1up is designed to automate RFPs and questionnaires end-to-end, while Responsive is a legacy RFP project management tool. Responsive focuses on managing workflows and projects; 1up focuses on actually answering questions faster with AI-driven automation.

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