COMPARE RESPONSIVE VS 1UP

Why choose Responsive over 1up?

Responsive outperforms 1up with AI speed and proven trust. Get quick drafts and a TRACE Score™ on every answer so quality matches speed for high-stakes RFPs and other questionnaires.

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  • Blackrock
  • Microsoft
  • Cigna
  • Zoom
  • Fujitsu
  • Google
  • Dow Jones
  • Juniper
  • Adobe
  • Western Union
  • Visa
  • Optum
  • Okta
  • Medallia
  • Lyft
  • LinkedIn
  • SAP
  • Akamai
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Express Scripts
  • Principal
  • Voya
  • AQR
  • LPG
  • Brandes
  • Charlesbank
  • Vodafone
  • EXL
Responsive AI agents draw only from your knowledge base

AI that pulls from raw data often creates inconsistent, conflicting responses. Responsive AI agents pull only from your approved content, producing accurate drafts with built-in guardrails. 

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Full pursuit lifecycle vs. disconnected workflows

Using AI only for drafting responses is a half-measure. AI-first Strategic Response Management (SRM) supports the full pursuit, from kickoff to submission and beyond.

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Responsive integrations vs. 1up integrations

Connectors alone don’t guarantee reliable output. Responsive integrates broadly with tools you already use, so AI-driven answers remain consistent and audit-ready. 

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Support that grows with you

Small, unproven startups leave questions about long-term support. Responsive backs small teams, growing organizations, and enterprises with seasoned expertise. 

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Responsive: Mature, secure, and tested

Responsive founded Strategic Response Management in 2015 and has led the industry with secure, scalable solutions trusted worldwide ever since.

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Responsive vs. the rest: Comparison guides

See how Responsive differs from these organizations.

The Responsive vs. 1up advantage

Microsoft logo
“For every $1 that Microsoft invests in my team, I estimate a return on investment of $746. In the last year, the team contributed $8.5B in revenue. We have seen really massive growth over the past few years and we couldn’t have done it without Responsive.”
Learn more about Microsoft logoCarrie Jordan, Global Director of Proposals at Microsoft
$17M
saved in response cost
21,100
hours saved in response time
Carrie Jordan, Microsoft
Carrie Jordan
Global Director of Proposals at Microsoft
Jaggaer logo
“We were able to reduce the time maintaining our content library by 50% through the elimination of writing/editing tasks involved in each RFP response, and AI Assistant has contributed to our increasing win rate.”
Learn more about Jaggaer logoAutumn Wenner, Senior Specialist RFx Enablement & Content at JAGGAER
15x
return on investment
50%
time reduction
Autumn Wenner - JAGGAER
Autumn Wenner
Senior Specialist RFx Enablement & Content at JAGGAER
Qualtrics logo
“As a proposal manager, I appreciate a well thought-out response. Responsive was the only vendor that provided a comprehensive, thoughtful, non-boilerplate, strategic response that was clearly written for us. It answered every question thoroughly.”
Learn more about Qualtrics logoBecky Beard, Global Proposal Team Manager at Qualtrics
1000
SMEs and field sellers using Responsive AI
50%
faster drafts
Becky Beard
Becky Beard
Global Proposal Team Manager at Qualtrics
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"I answered 90% of a 300-question security questionnaire using Responsive. Our security lead said if it weren’t for Responsive, she would have worked the entire weekend."
Learn more about Perceptyx logoRoger Bedore, RFP Team Lead at Perceptyx
30
mins to proposal draft
90%
completion of VSQs with Responsive AI
Roger Bedore
Roger Bedore
RFP Team Lead at Perceptyx
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“It could take 5 to 10 minutes to manually find something in the library or to take two things and merge them together. With AI Assistant, it is actually answering, on average, our questions in 30 seconds.”
Learn more about Netsmart logoAndrew Mersman, Senior Director of Solution Consulting at Netsmart
67%
increase in proposals submitted
93%
RFP go-forward rate
Andrew Mersman, Netsmart
Andrew Mersman
Senior Director of Solution Consulting at Netsmart
Payscale logo
“(Responsive) makes salespeople aware that not only do we have this great team working for them, but we have this great platform that can serve them in any part of their sales cycle. “
Learn more about Payscale logoNick DeMarco, Sr. RFP Content Writer at Payscale
25%
reduction in response creation time
Nick DeMarco, Payscale
Nick DeMarco
Sr. RFP Content Writer at Payscale
When it comes to AI agents for RFPs (and beyond), there’s nothing like Responsive
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