Germany has more than 30 procurement platforms, but no single portal covers the entire market. This tender portal comparison sets eight platforms side by side, from traditional portals like DTVP, Vergabe24, evergabe.de and aumass to AI-assisted solutions like Vergabepilot, BidFix and procuris. You will learn which portal fits which use case, what the platforms cost and where AI search, pipeline management and team features make the difference. You also get a detailed pricing table, a decision framework by team size, budget and industry, and a five-step checklist for making the right choice.
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Why a tender portal comparison is essential in 2026
Public procurement in Germany moves a volume of around 500 billion euros every year. The federal government, states and municipalities publish more than 160,000 tenders per year, spread across more than 30 different electronic procurement platforms. If you as a bidder only watch one or two portals, you systematically miss contracts.
At the same time, the procurement landscape has changed fundamentally over the last two years. Alongside established procurement platforms such as DTVP, Vergabe24 or evergabe.de, AI-assisted tender portals have entered the market that rethink search, filtering and bid management from the ground up. The question is no longer whether you need specialized procurement software, but which one is right.
What this comparison covers
This 2026 tender portal comparison sets the eight most important platforms in Germany side by side. The focus is on six criteria that make the difference in day-to-day business:
- Costs: Monthly fees, free tiers, value for money
- Coverage: Number of sources searched, regional vs. nationwide reach
- AI features: Semantic search, automatic summaries, relevance scoring
- Search filters and alerts: Granularity of filter options, notification options
- Teamwork: Multi-user access, task assignment, shared pipelines
- Bid management: Pipeline management, calendar, go/no-go decisions
Who is this comparison for?
This article is aimed at three groups: sole proprietors and freelancers who regularly take part in public tenders, SME sales teams that want to raise their bid rate in procurement procedures, and bid managers in larger companies who need a structured workflow from search to submission.
Two generations of procurement platforms
In 2026, the market can be clearly divided into two categories. If you understand this distinction, you will make the right choice.
Traditional procurement platforms: The foundation
Traditional procurement platforms such as DTVP, Vergabe24 and evergabe.de each cover a slice of the market. They serve mainly as a publication channel through which contracting authorities publish their tenders in compliance with the law. Search is keyword-based: you enter a keyword and get exact hits. These portals are essential for taking part directly in the procedures published there, but they are not enough as your only search tool.
The biggest weakness of traditional platforms is fragmentation. Each contracting authority decides for itself which platform it publishes on. In practice, this means that if you only search DTVP, you only see DTVP tenders. If you only use evergabe.de, you only see the regional slice. A complete market overview requires checking numerous portals by hand, an effort of several hours per week.
AI-assisted tender portals: The next level
AI-assisted tender portals such as Vergabepilot, BidFix and procuris take a fundamentally different approach. They aggregate tenders from dozens to hundreds of sources in a single interface. Instead of keyword-based search, they use semantic analysis: a search for "IT consulting" also returns hits for "digitalization consulting", "software consulting" or "IT services", because the AI recognizes the connection in content.
The more advanced AI platforms also offer features beyond pure search: automatic summaries of tender documents, relevance scoring based on the company profile, pipeline management for ongoing bids and team assignment. These tools complement traditional platforms. They do not replace them, since the original portal is still needed for formal participation in the procedure.
Where is the decisive difference?
The central added value of AI platforms is the time saved. Experience shows that a manual search across five to ten portals takes three to five hours per week. An AI-assisted platform cuts this effort to minutes and also finds tenders that a pure keyword search would miss. Studies on semantic search show that up to 30 percent of relevant hits are lost with purely keyword-based search.
The big comparison table: All 8 portals at a glance
All information is based on publicly available information from the providers (as of January 2026).
| Criterion | DTVP | Vergabe24 | evergabe.de | aumass | service.bund.de | Vergabepilot | BidFix | procuris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs | Free for bidders | From EUR 135/mo | Free | Free (basic) | Free | Free tier (limited), from EUR 32.50/mo | Free tier, prices on request | Free tier (extensive), Pro EUR 149/3 people |
| Coverage | DTVP procedures only | Broad, nationwide (570,000+/year) | Regional, construction focus | Construction focus, 15,000-25,000 active tenders | Federal level only | 100+ portals | DACH + EU, 100+ portals | TED, Bund.de, all state portals |
| AI search | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (semantic) | Yes (semantic) | Yes (semantic) |
| Search filters and alerts | Basic | Good, filterable by region | Basic | Construction industry focus | Basic | AI-based, daily alerts | AI-based, weekly alerts | AI-based, real-time alerts |
| Team features | No | No | No | No | No | Limited | Yes | Yes (up to 3 people in Pro) |
| Bid management | No | Limited (BIETERCOCKPIT) | No | No | No | Limited (pipeline) | Yes (analysis + drafting) | Yes (pipeline, calendar, AI assistant) |
| Ease of use | Functional | Solid | Practical | Good (construction) | Basic | Modern | Modern | Modern |
Traditional procurement platforms in detail
DTVP (Deutsches Vergabeportal)
DTVP is one of the largest German procurement platforms, with more than 200,000 active users and more than 5,000 connected contracting authorities by its own account. More than 500,000 companies are said to be registered on the DTVP base technology, which is used by everything from federal institutions and state administrations to municipalities, hospitals and sector contracting entities. According to its website, DTVP processes more than 30,000 notices of public contracts every day.
Strengths of DTVP
For bidders, DTVP is completely free, both for searching and for taking part in procedures. The platform is well established with contracting authorities and offers direct, legally compliant handling of electronic procurement. If you want to work on tenders published on DTVP, there is no way around the portal. The bidder directory also lets you be visible in market consultation procedures.
Limitations of DTVP
The biggest limitation: DTVP only shows tenders published on its own platform. There is no aggregation of other sources, no AI search and no way to manage bids in a pipeline. Team features are also missing. As a sole search tool, DTVP therefore remains incomplete. In most cases, an additional tool for cross-platform search makes sense.
When DTVP alone is enough
DTVP as your only source is enough only if a company bids exclusively to contracting authorities known to publish through DTVP. In practice, this is rarely the case.
Vergabe24
Vergabe24 belongs to the Deutsches Ausschreibungsblatt group and has established itself as one of the broader nationwide procurement platforms. The platform offers good regional coverage and includes tenders from the construction, supply and service sectors. In 2024, the platform was revamped with an improved design, optimized search functions and simpler ordering processes for tender documents.
Strengths of Vergabe24
Vergabe24 scores with broad nationwide source coverage of more than 570,000 tenders per year by its own account and solid filter options by region, industry and award type. In addition, there is "Vergabe24 direkt", a notification service that actively delivers matching tenders. The platform also offers electronic bid submission and, with the optional BIETERCOCKPIT (from EUR 60/year), a tool for managing and submitting bids.
Limitations of Vergabe24
With an entry price of EUR 135 per month (paid annually) plus optional costs for the BIETERCOCKPIT, Vergabe24 is much more expensive than the AI alternatives, and it offers neither semantic search nor pipeline management or team features for that price. There are no AI features. There is no real free tier to try it out. For sole proprietors or small teams with limited budgets, this can be an obstacle.
Typical Vergabe24 user
Vergabe24 suits established companies that already have high tender activity and want broader source coverage than individual contracting authority portals provide, but do not need AI features.
evergabe.de
evergabe.de is one of the established procurement platforms in Germany, with a clear focus on municipal procurement and construction work. Municipalities, districts and special-purpose associations use the platform as a full-service solution for running procurement procedures in compliance with the law. Taking part in procedures is free for bidders.
Strengths of evergabe.de
The biggest advantage is free participation for bidders combined with strong regional roots in the municipal sector. evergabe.de offers training, webinars and e-learning for contracting authorities and is especially well represented in southern Germany. For companies that mainly take part in municipal construction tenders, the platform is a reliable basic source.
Limitations of evergabe.de
Coverage beyond the region is limited. Tenders from other platforms are not aggregated, and there is neither AI search nor advanced management features. The search interface is functional but not modern. As a sole source, evergabe.de is only enough for companies with a purely regional focus in construction.
Typical evergabe.de user
Construction companies and trade businesses with a municipal customer base looking for a free, reliable platform for taking part in procedures.
aumass
aumass is a specialized procurement platform for the construction industry in Germany, with a strong focus on municipal contracting authorities. With 15,000 to 25,000 active tenders by its own account and a company directory covering around 300,000 building and civil engineering companies as well as 500,000 supply and service companies, aumass is one of the largest industry-specific procurement databases in German construction.
Strengths of aumass
Its industry specialization is the decisive advantage. aumass aggregates tenders from other procurement platforms specifically for the construction sector, with a special focus on municipal contracting authorities, and also offers an e-procurement platform for running procurement procedures in compliance with the law. The search interface is tailored to construction work, with filters by trade, region and award type. Basic access for searching tenders is free. Automatic email notifications are available from the Profi plan upward.
Limitations of aumass
If you are looking for tenders outside the construction sector, for example in IT, consulting or services, you will not find relevant hits on aumass. AI search, team features and bid management are missing. For the construction industry, aumass is a strong source. For all other industries, it is irrelevant.
Typical aumass user
Construction companies of any size looking for an industry-specific tender search with a good construction focus. Architecture and engineering firms that take part in public construction tenders.
service.bund.de
The federal government's official portal lists tenders from the public administration at the federal level. It is completely free and covers job vacancies and agency information in addition to tenders. The tenders cover various award types: construction work (VOB), the Vergabeverordnung (VgV, Public Procurement Ordinance), supplies and services (VOL) and other categories.
Strengths of service.bund.de
Official, free and with reliable data quality, service.bund.de is the first port of call for federal tenders. The source is guaranteed to be complete for the federal sector, since all federal authorities are required to publish.
Limitations of service.bund.de
The name says it all: only tenders at the federal level. Municipal procurement, state tenders and most of the market are missing entirely. The search function is rudimentary, with no AI, no alerts and no form of bid management at all. Useful as an additional source, useless as your only tool.
Typical service.bund.de user
Companies that specifically take part in federal procurement, for example in IT services for ministries, logistics for the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) or facility management for federal buildings.
AI-assisted tender portals in detail
Vergabepilot
Vergabepilot has positioned itself as one of the better-known AI platforms for public tenders in Germany. By its own account, the platform searches more than 100 procurement portals daily and makes the results accessible through a semantic AI search. Vergabepilot understands synonyms, different wordings and the context of a search query, not just exact keywords.
AI features of Vergabepilot
The core feature is semantic search: if you search for "building cleaning", you also get hits for "routine cleaning", "cleaning services" or "facility services". In addition, Vergabepilot automatically summarizes each tender and rates its fit with your own profile, so that, according to its website, a go/no-go decision should be possible in under five minutes. Daily notifications about new relevant tenders are also part of the feature set.
Vergabepilot pricing
Vergabepilot offers a free basic plan with limited features. The Professional plan costs EUR 32.50 per month and offers full search functionality. The Ultimate plan costs EUR 74.17 per month and includes advanced features. Compared to Vergabe24 (EUR 135/month), that is much cheaper. Vergabepilot offers basic pipeline features, but no full bid management with calendar and team assignment.
Limitations of Vergabepilot
Vergabepilot offers basic pipeline features: tenders can be organized with favorites lists and comments, and there are pipeline stages from screening to won/lost. However, full bid management with calendar integration, team assignment or AI-assisted bid writing is missing. Team features are only available to a limited extent. For sole proprietors who mainly need a better search with simple tracking, this is enough. Teams that want to map the entire bid process in a structured way will hit limits here. In the long term, Vergabepilot plans, by its own account, to expand into the DACH region and build out AI-assisted assistants for bid writing.
BidFix
BidFix positions itself as an AI assistant for the entire tender process, from search and analysis to bid writing. The platform covers the DACH region as well as EU-wide tenders and searches more than 100 portals automatically. By its own account, BidFix is ISO 27001 certified and hosted on Azure infrastructure in Frankfurt.
AI features of BidFix
According to its website, BidFix goes beyond pure search: the platform is said to analyze tender documents automatically, extract must-have and optional criteria and match them against the company context. By its own account, this enables a well-founded bid/no-bid decision in minutes instead of days. Its automated bid writing stands out in particular: BidFix is said to fill in bills of quantities, questionnaires and concepts automatically, directly in Word, Excel or PDF, based on a company-specific knowledge base.
BidFix pricing
BidFix offers a free plan that lets you enter your own website URL and delivers matching tenders by weekly email reminder. Advanced features such as full analysis of tender documents and automated bid writing require premium plans, but the prices are not publicly visible and are only available on request. This makes direct price comparison difficult.
Limitations of BidFix
The lack of price transparency is the biggest drawback for potential users. Without a public pricing page, it is impossible to calculate costs in advance. In addition, BidFix is a relatively young provider whose market position still has to firm up. Automated bid writing sounds promising, but it requires a well-maintained knowledge base, and building it means initial effort.
procuris
procuris takes an all-in-one approach: AI search across all relevant German and European sources (TED, service.bund.de, all state portals), pipeline management with a calendar, team access for up to three people in the Pro plan and with no cap on people in the Business plan and an AI assistant for analyzing tender documents. The platform is GDPR-compliant and hosted in Germany.
AI features of procuris
procuris semantic search covers all publicly accessible German procurement sources as well as the European TED dataset. Besides search, the platform offers AI-assisted watchlists with real-time alerts, automatic summaries of tenders and an AI assistant that helps analyze tender documents. Reference management lets you maintain company references in one place and access them quickly when working on bids.
procuris pricing
The procuris free tier is the most extensive in the comparison: AI search, one saved search with a morning email and a pipeline for up to ten tenders are free for good and usable without a credit card, with no time limit. The Pro plan costs EUR 149 per month for up to three people and includes pipeline management with no cap, reference management and AI usage. The Business plan costs EUR 449 per month with no cap on people. For comparison: with Vergabepilot, a single user pays EUR 74.17 on the Ultimate plan, and with Vergabe24 it is EUR 135, each without team or pipeline features.
Limitations of procuris
procuris is a younger provider whose market position is still being built. The platform is growing fast, but naturally does not yet have the years of market presence of DTVP or Vergabe24. For companies that put a premium on being as established as possible, this can be a factor. For everyone else, the functional advantages and the aggressive value for money clearly outweigh it.
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Decision framework: Which portal fits which use case?
Choosing the right tender portal depends on four factors: industry, team size, budget and workflow requirements. The following framework helps you decide.
Use case 1: Sole proprietor on a tight budget
Situation: A freelancer or solo self-employed person occasionally takes part in public tenders and is looking for a low-cost solution with as little manual effort as possible.
Recommendation: With the free procuris tier, you can use AI search, watchlist and alerts, for good and without a credit card. Vergabepilot also offers a free entry point, but with tighter limits. For formal participation in procedures, the original portal (DTVP, evergabe.de, etc.) is still needed.
Budget calculation: EUR 0/month with free tiers. As needs grow, EUR 32.50 (Vergabepilot Professional) or EUR 149 (procuris Pro for up to 3 people) is the next step.
Use case 2: Construction company with a regional focus
Situation: A mid-sized construction company mainly takes part in municipal construction tenders and needs an industry-specific search.
Recommendation: aumass as the primary search source for construction tenders, supplemented by evergabe.de for taking part directly in procedures at the municipal level. For federal construction tenders, add service.bund.de. If you also want to find tenders not specific to construction (such as facility management or technical services), add an AI platform.
Budget calculation: EUR 0/month with the free basic plans of aumass, evergabe.de and service.bund.de. Optionally, an AI platform for cross-platform search.
Use case 3: SME sales team with systematic bid work
Situation: A team of two to five people regularly works on public tenders and needs a structured workflow from search to submission.
Recommendation: This is where the wheat is separated from the chaff. Pure search portals (DTVP, Vergabe24) and platforms with only a basic pipeline (Vergabepilot) are not enough. You need full pipeline management, team assignment and AI-assisted alerts. BidFix and procuris meet these requirements. With procuris Pro at EUR 149 (up to three people) or Business at EUR 449 (no cap on people), the whole team works in one pipeline with a calendar, task assignment and AI assistant.
Budget calculation: EUR 149/month (procuris Pro, up to 3 people) vs. prices on request (BidFix Premium) vs. EUR 74.17/month for a single user (Vergabepilot Ultimate, basic pipeline only).
Use case 4: Large company with high tender volume
Situation: A company with dedicated bid managers works on dozens of tenders at the same time and needs maximum automation.
Recommendation: In this segment, BidFix and procuris are the relevant options. BidFix scores with automated bid writing from a company-specific knowledge base. procuris convinces with its full pipeline management and transparent pricing model. Both platforms are worth a parallel trial period through their free tiers.
Budget calculation: Enterprise plans on request with both providers. What matters here is not the monthly price but the time saved per bid.
Price comparison 2026: What do the portals really cost?
The pricing landscape of tender portals is hard to see through. Some providers communicate transparently, others only on request. Here is a summary of the known prices (as of January 2026, all based on publicly available information from the providers):
| Portal | Free access | Entry price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTVP | Yes, full | - | Free for bidders |
| Vergabe24 | No | EUR 135/mo (annual) | BIETERCOCKPIT from EUR 60/year extra |
| evergabe.de | Yes, for bidders | - | Free for taking part in procedures |
| aumass | Yes, basic access | Profi plan on request | Free search, alerts from Profi |
| service.bund.de | Yes, full | - | Completely free |
| Vergabepilot | Yes, limited | EUR 32.50/mo (Professional) | Ultimate: EUR 74.17/mo |
| BidFix | Yes, limited | On request | No public prices |
| procuris | Yes, extensive | EUR 149/mo (Pro, up to 3 people) | Best free tier in the comparison |
Cost per user: The decisive benchmark
When assessing costs, the price per user is decisive, especially for teams. procuris offers up to three people for EUR 149 in the Pro plan, or just under EUR 50 per person per month. Vergabepilot Ultimate costs EUR 74.17 for one user. Vergabe24 comes in at EUR 135 for one account, plus the optional BIETERCOCKPIT. A team of three that needs three licenses on Vergabepilot Ultimate pays more than EUR 220 per month, compared with EUR 149 for procuris Pro.
Checklist: The right tender portal in 5 steps
If you have to choose between the eight portals, this checklist helps you go about it systematically:
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Clarify your industry: If you work exclusively in construction, start with aumass and evergabe.de. Everyone else needs a cross-industry solution.
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Assess your team size: Solo operators can start with a pure search tool. From two people in the bid process upward, pipeline management with team assignment is a must.
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Define your budget: Free tiers are enough to get started. As soon as your bid frequency rises, a paid platform pays for itself quickly. A single won contract usually covers the annual costs several times over.
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Check your workflow requirements: Is pure search enough, or does the team need a pipeline, calendar and AI assistant? The broader the need, the more important an all-in-one solution becomes.
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Test for free: Most AI platforms offer a free entry point. You can start procuris for free here, with no credit card and no time limit. You can test Vergabepilot and BidFix in parallel to find the best fit.
FAQ: Common questions about comparing procurement platforms
Which tender portal is free?
DTVP, evergabe.de, aumass (basic access) and service.bund.de are completely free for bidders. Among the AI platforms, procuris offers the most extensive free tier: AI search, one saved search with a morning email and a pipeline for up to ten tenders are free for good and usable without a credit card. Vergabepilot and BidFix also offer free entry points, but with tighter functional limits.
Do I need several procurement platforms at the same time?
In practice, yes, at least as long as contracting authorities use different portals. Germany has more than 30 different electronic procurement platforms without a uniform bidder login. An AI platform like procuris aggregates tenders from all relevant sources in one interface and considerably reduces the manual search effort. For taking part directly in a procedure, the original portal (for example, DTVP or evergabe.de) is still needed.
How does AI search differ from normal keyword search?
A keyword-based search only finds exact term matches. If you search for "IT consulting", tenders with exactly that word appear. AI search works semantically: it recognizes connections in content and also returns hits for "digitalization consulting", "software consulting" or "IT services". As a result, up to 30 percent more relevant tenders are found that would be lost with pure keyword search.
Is paid procurement software worth it for bidders?
As soon as a company regularly takes part in public tenders, for example from three to five bids per month, a central platform with AI search and bid management saves three to five hours per week of manual search time. With a Pro plan like that of procuris (EUR 149 for up to three people), the investment pays for itself with the first contract won. The question is less whether procurement software is worth it and more how much revenue is lost without it.
Can I switch from one platform to another?
Yes, you can switch at any time. Since most AI platforms offer free entry points, you can test alternatives in parallel and without risk. The AI portals have no long-term contract commitments. You can start procuris for free here, with no commitment and no data migration. Existing search profiles and watchlists can be set up again in a few minutes.
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