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Responsive alternative: Tyrvar vs Responsive

Responsive's RFP and questionnaire platform vs. filling buyer spreadsheets from approved evidence

Disclosure: Tyrvar has no partnership, endorsement, integration, or customer migration evidence involving Responsive. Tyrvar has not tested Responsive's accuracy or export quality and makes no quality comparison. Confirm current Responsive capabilities and terms directly with Responsive.

Primary sources reviewed : Responsive home page, Responsive pricing, Responsive about page (RFPIO history), Responsive security questionnaire software, Responsive AI agents, Responsive security and compliance.

These products are not neatly “complementary”

  • Both answer security questionnaires for the company that receives them.
  • Both draw answers from your own approved content and let a person review them before export.
  • Both take questionnaires in as files, including Excel.

Responsive

Responsive (formerly RFPIO) sells a response management platform for RFPs, due diligence questionnaires and security questionnaires, with a content library, AI agents for import and drafting, a Trust Center and integrations.

Tyrvar

We are in private alpha and do one thing: fill buyer spreadsheets from evidence and answers you have already approved, writing each response back into the original cells. Each answer shows where it came from (the evidence, or the platform it was inherited from), and approved answers record who approved them and when.

What Responsive does, and who it is built for

Responsive was called RFPIO until it rebranded in 2023. Its about page says the company started with RFP responses and grew into what it calls Strategic Response Management: RFPs, due diligence questionnaires and security questionnaires on one platform. Its product pages describe sales, proposal, marketing and InfoSec teams as users.

According to Responsive, its AI agents import Word, Excel and PDF questionnaires, capture tables and dropdowns, and draft first answers from approved content. Its security questionnaire page names SIG, VSAQ, CAIQ and VSA, and says the AI draws only from approved content. Responsive also lists a Trust Center, an Ask assistant that cites sources, and integrations with CRMs, cloud storage and Microsoft Office. We have not tested any of it.

Responsive says its pricing combines a platform fee, user licenses and add-ons, with unlimited projects and responses. Its pricing page lists three editions. Only the entry edition shows a starting price, and the other two go through sales. Confirm current terms with Responsive.

We cover a narrower job. You upload the buyer's XLSX, review answers pulled from evidence you already approved, and export the same file with the original cells filled in. We do not manage RFPs or host a Trust Center, and we have no integrations.

What Tyrvar does differently from Responsive

  • Tyrvar answers questionnaire files only. It does not manage RFPs, host a Trust Center, or integrate with CRMs or cloud storage.
  • Tyrvar exports to XLSX only, with answers written into the original cells of the buyer's spreadsheet. It does not export Word or PDF.
  • Answers come only from your evidence and answers you have approved. If the evidence does not support a claim, the question stays open for a person.
  • Each answer shows the evidence or platform it came from, and approved answers record who approved them and when.
  • Tyrvar does not train AI models on uploaded content.
  • Tyrvar is in private alpha. You can run a free demo on a real questionnaire at tyrvar.com/try.

Start with Responsive when

  • Your team answers RFPs and due diligence questionnaires as well as security questionnaires, and wants one platform for all of them.
  • Several teams (sales, proposals, legal, InfoSec) collaborate on responses and you need workflow, roles and reporting.
  • You need CRM and cloud storage integrations, a Trust Center, and an established product rather than a private alpha.

Consider the Tyrvar alpha when

  • Your questionnaires arrive as spreadsheets (CAIQ, SIG, VSA or a custom Excel file) and you want the answers written into the buyer's original cells.
  • You want to see where each answer came from and, once it is approved, who approved it.
  • When your evidence does not cover a question, you want the cell left open for a person instead of filled with a guess.

Common questions about Responsive

Is Responsive the same company as RFPIO?
Yes. Responsive's about page says RFPIO rebranded to Responsive in 2023. Tyrvar is a separate company with no relationship to either name.
How much does Responsive cost?
Responsive lists three tiers on its pricing page: only the entry edition publishes a starting price, while the other two go through sales. Plans combine a platform fee, user licenses, and add-ons. Confirm current terms with Responsive.
Does Responsive handle security questionnaires?
Responsive says it does. Its security questionnaire page lists SIG, VSAQ, CAIQ and VSA, and says its AI agents import Word, Excel and PDF files and draft answers from approved content. Tyrvar has not tested this.
What is the difference between Responsive and Tyrvar?
Responsive is a broader platform for RFPs, due diligence questionnaires and security questionnaires, with a Trust Center and integrations. We only answer questionnaire files, and only from evidence and answers you have approved. Each answer shows where it came from, approved answers record who approved them and when, and anything the evidence cannot support stays open for a person.
Is Tyrvar a Responsive alternative?
Only if your work is security questionnaires that arrive as spreadsheets. We write answers back into the original cells of the buyer's XLSX. We do not export Word or PDF, manage RFPs, or host a Trust Center. Tyrvar is in private alpha with no paying customers yet, and you can run a free demo on a real questionnaire at tyrvar.com/try.
Tyrvar has no customers, case studies, or comparative performance data yet. This page explains product direction, not a proven migration outcome. See all Tyrvar comparisons.

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