Why suppliers switch: the tier cliff
Stotles' own pricing page is admirably clear about what sits where. The free tier tracks tenders. Basic (from £75/month) adds contract awards and expiring contracts. But frameworks, buyer documents, invoiced spend, decision-maker contacts, exports and the AI research tools all arrive together at Growth, from £475/month — and the AI bid/no-bid and drafting tooling lives in a separate Bid Studio product, from £990/month, with reports metered per month.
For an SME bidding actively, that structure means the features you'd use daily sit two price jumps away. PSIP's bet is the opposite: the qualification stack — 1–10 AI scoring with written explanations, framework tracking, buyer and incumbent intelligence from 144,000+ award records — is in the £199/month Essential plan, with 1.4M+ spend transactions and CSV export from £599. No “from” pricing, no sales call to learn the number.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | PSIP | Stotles |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price with award history | £199/month (Essential) | From £75/month (Basic) — awards included, frameworks/spend/exports not* |
| Frameworks, spend data & exports | Frameworks + buyer intelligence from £199; spend + CSV export from £599 | From £475/month (Growth tier)* |
| AI relevance scoring | 1–10 with written explanations, all plans | Tiered; AI bid/no-bid reports metered (3 lifetime free; 15/month from £990)* |
| AI bid drafting | Not offered — AI qualifies, you write | ✓ — Bid Studio co-pilot (paid tiers)* |
| Decision-maker contacts | Not offered | ✓ — on Growth and above* |
| UK portal coverage | All 5 official portals, 120,000+ tenders, 1.4M+ spend transactions | UK + EU + international sources |
| Billing | Monthly, cancel anytime, prices published | Monthly; tiers priced "from" — final price varies* |
| Free option | 14-day full trial, no card (Growth plan) | ✓ — permanent free tier (tender tracking only)* |
* Source: Stotles' published pricing page, as at July 2026. Tiers and prices can change — check the current version before relying on it. Independent reviews: Capterra · GetApp.
What you gain by switching
Depth where UK bidders need it. PSIP's intelligence layer is built on all five official UK portals — including the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish notices that never consolidate into Find a Tender — plus 1.4M+ public sector spend transactions for buyer and incumbent analysis. Every tender is scored 1–10 against your specific business profile with an explanation you can check, on every plan, unmetered. And contract expiry tracking turns award history into a forward pipeline: see what's up for renewal in 30/90/180/365 days and engage before the notice drops. Explore: all features · AI scoring · expiry tracker.
When Stotles is the right choice
Credit where due: Stotles is a well-funded, well-designed platform. If you need decision-maker contact data (PSIP doesn't sell contacts), AI bid draftingrather than qualification (PSIP's AI scores and explains; it doesn't write your bid), or coverage beyond the UK into EU and international markets, Stotles earns its price. And its permanent free tier is a genuinely good way for a brand-new supplier to watch the market before spending anything.
Frequently asked questions
Why do suppliers look for a Stotles alternative?
Usually the tier structure. Stotles’ free and Basic plans (from £75/month) exclude the intelligence active bidders rely on — frameworks, buyer documents, invoiced spend, decision-maker contacts and exports all sit on the Growth tier, from £475/month per their published pricing. Suppliers who need that depth at SME budgets look for platforms that include it at entry level.
Is PSIP cheaper than Stotles?
For the intelligence feature set, substantially. PSIP’s Essential plan at £199/month includes award history, framework tracking, buyer intelligence and AI relevance scoring; spend intelligence and exports arrive by Growth (£599/month). At Stotles, the equivalent depth (frameworks, spend, exports, buyer deep-dives) starts from £475/month, and AI bid tooling sits in a separate Bid Studio product from £990/month. Both platforms bill monthly.
What does Stotles have that PSIP doesn’t?
Three honest gaps: decision-maker contact data (Stotles lists 180k+ contacts; PSIP does not sell contacts), AI bid drafting (Stotles’ Bid Studio includes a drafting co-pilot; PSIP’s AI qualifies and scores but does not write bids), and coverage breadth beyond the UK (Stotles aggregates EU and international sources). If those are your priorities, Stotles is a strong product.
How does the AI scoring compare?
PSIP scores every tender 1–10 against your business profile with a written explanation of the score, on every plan. Stotles’ relevance signals and AI bid/no-bid reports are tiered — the free Bid Studio tier includes 3 lifetime AI reports, with 15/month from £990. Granular, explainable scoring included at £199/month is the core of what PSIP is for.
Can I try PSIP before paying?
Yes — a 14-day free trial on the Growth plan with no credit card required, covering search, alerts, AI scoring and pipeline notices. Cancel or let it lapse; nothing converts automatically.
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