# 1up vs Inventive Looking for Inventive alternatives? Find out how 1up compares to clunky RFP Management Tools. | Feature | 1up | Inventive | |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | **1-liner** | Automate RFPs, questionnaires, and sales questions | Manage RFP response library | | **Free Trial** | โœ… Yes, 14-day free trial for all users. | โŒ No | | **Self Service** | โœ… Yes, 1up is fully self-service | โŒ No, Inventive requires a sales-assisted setup that can take several days | | **Pricing** | ๐Ÿ“… 1up starts at $250 / month for the Starter Plan with unlimited answers. | ๐Ÿค‘ Priced higher with discounted plans available for multi-year contracts | | **Setup time** | โšก Minutes | โ—Days/weeks | | **Answer Generation** | ๐Ÿ˜€ Unlimited | ๐Ÿ˜€ Unlimited | | **Easy Knowledge Base Setup** | ๐Ÿ˜€ Connect documents, URLs, and previously completed questionnaires to be up and running in minutes | ๐Ÿ˜” Requires users to manually highlight Q&A during import. Does not crawl web URLs automatically. Users must setup the library with the help of Inventive | | **Automated Questionnaire Answering** | โœ… Yes, 1up automates Questionnaires in Excel, Word, and PDF format | โ—Inventive requires manual column mapping, highlighting, and setup before generating answers. | | **Automated Knowledge Base Maintenance** | ๐Ÿ˜€ 1up integrates with sources like Google Drive, Confluence, and Notion, and automatically updates your knowledge sources continually **within seconds**. | ๐Ÿ˜” Inventive requires manual user oversight to approve knowledge updates and conflicting answers. | | **3rd Party Chat Integrations** | โœ… Add 1up to Slack, MS Teams, and Google Chat to enable fast answers to any question | โŒ Inventive does not have a public integration with [Slack](https://presalescollective.slack.com/marketplace/search?q=inventive.ai&sort=relevance), MS Teams, or Google Chat. | | **Easy to use UI** | ๐Ÿƒ Lightweight interface with minimal setup time. 1up is designed to be fully self-service and easy to use. | ๐Ÿ˜• Complex, confusing interface with manual oversight when uploading and answering questionnaires. | | **Automate Web-based Questionnaires** | ๐Ÿ’ป Answer web portal based questionnaire with 1up's [RFP Browser Extension](/content/rfp-questionnaire-browser-extension/index.html) | โŒ No, Inventive does not have a browser extension | | **Live Chat Support** | **๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ** Yes, live chat support powered by humans. | โŒ No live chat support (email only). | | **Trust Center** | โœ… 1up provides a customizable [Trust Hub](/content/trust-hub/index.html) that Sales, Security, and IT teams can use. | โŒ Inventive does not provide a Trust Center or similar features. | ## See Why 1up is Faster and Easier Skip researching and writing answers - 1up automatically generates the best answer based on all your internal and external knowledge. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Why did users choose 1up over Inventive?** 1up is built to **automate RFPs, questionnaires, and sales questions end-to-end**, while Inventive focuses on managing an RFP response library. 1up eliminates manual setup and oversight so teams can move faster and answer more requests with less effort. **Does Inventive offer a customer-facing Answer Hub like 1up?** No. **Inventive does not provide a customer-facing Answer Hub or Trust Center.** 1upโ€™s [**Answer Hub**](/content/trust-hub/index.html) allows Sales, Security, and IT teams to share approved answers externally - reducing repeat questionnaires, security reviews, and one-off follow-ups. **How does setup and automation compare between 1up and Inventive?** 1up is **fully self-service** and can be live in minutes by connecting documents, URLs, prior RFPs, and your website. Inventive requires **sales-assisted setup**, manual Q&A highlighting, column mapping, and ongoing oversight before answers can be generated. **Which platform is easier and faster to use day-to-day?** 1up is designed for **speed and ease of use**, with a lightweight UI, automatic knowledge updates, and instant answers via Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Chat. Inventive lacks chat integrations, requires manual approval of updates, and introduces friction at every step - slowing teams down as volume grows. ## Why Teams Prefer 1up **95%** Faster questionnaire completion. WalkMe and JumpCloud slashed response time after implementing 1up. **2x** Questionnaire at-bats more than doubled after automating the process with 1up. **Global** Automation across multiple languages for sales teams and customers worldwide. .avif) **โ€œThe time we save with 1up has changed how we work. Our team speeds through DDQs and spends time polishing responses instead of writing them from scratch.โ€œ** James Herbert Sales Engineering โ€ข Jumpcloud ## How JumpCloud Doubled Sales Questionnaire Completion with 1up JumpCloud is now seeing a 95% completion rate of their sales questionnaires through automation with 1up - more than double what it was. [Read Their Story](/content/customers/jumpcloud-uses-ai-for-sales-questionnaires/index.html) **โ€œ1up has demonstrated exceptional capability in addressing complex technical sales queries with precision.โ€œ** Pradeep Nayar Global bid manager โ€ข WalkMe ## How WalkMeยฎ Reduced RFP Response Time by up to 90% By centralizing the WalkMe knowledge base and automating RFP management, 1up created space for sales reps, sales engineers, and account executives to spend their time on customer-facing tasks, like conversations, context, and collaborations. [Read Their Story](/content/customers/how-walkme-automates-rfp-management/index.html) ## See 1up in Action