Is Bonfire or DTiQ better?

Neither clearly leads. Bonfire starts at On request and DTiQ at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Bonfire or DTiQ?

Bonfire starts at On request and DTiQ at On request.

Does Bonfire or DTiQ run on more platforms?

Bonfire runs on Web. DTiQ runs on Web, iOS, Android.

What is Bonfire best used for?

Bonfire is most often used for an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record, a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email, a university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement system, an agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing list. Of those, an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record and a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email are not what DTiQ is typically brought in for.

What can Bonfire do that DTiQ cannot?

Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, Sealed submission intake, Scored evaluation workspace, Audit trail. DTiQ covers SmartAudit, POS transaction linking, 360iQ platform, Exception alerting.

Government · head to head

Bonfire vs DTiQ

Bonfire

Government

Public sector sourcing and bid evaluation software with scored, auditable award decisions

From: On request
Free plan: No

Full review Website

DTiQ

Cybersecurity

Managed video loss prevention with human auditors for restaurants, convenience stores and retail

From: On request
Free plan: No

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Bonfire it is a sourcing and evaluation tool rather than full procure to pay, so requisitions, purchase orders and invoicing stay in the finance system and the join between them is the agency's problem.; DTiQ you are buying labour, so the cost per site is far higher than a self-service video licence and it does not fall as camera prices do.
They diverge on capability: Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, DTiQ covers SmartAudit.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bonfire and DTiQ actually diverge.

Attributes where Bonfire and DTiQ differ
Attribute	Bonfire	DTiQ
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Category	Government	Cybersecurity

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bonfire

Solicitation posting
Sealed submission intake
Scored evaluation workspace
Audit trail
Supplier portal
Requirement matrices

Only in DTiQ

SmartAudit
POS transaction linking
360iQ platform
Exception alerting
Drive-through timing
Food safety and compliance checks
Managed installation

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bonfire

An agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation recordnot DTiQ
A procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and emailnot DTiQ
A university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement systemnot DTiQ
An agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing listnot DTiQ

DTiQ

A multi-unit quick service franchisee who has no one available to review video across fifteen storesnot Bonfire
A convenience store chain investigating till fraud by matching voids to what actually happened at the counternot Bonfire
An operator enforcing drive-through service time standards across locations from evidence rather than anecdotenot Bonfire
A brand auditing food safety and cleanliness compliance at franchise sites without sending a field managernot Bonfire

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bonfire

It is a sourcing and evaluation tool rather than full procure to pay, so requisitions, purchase orders and invoicing stay in the finance system and the join between them is the agency's problem.
Since the acquisition path from GTY to GI Partners to Euna Solutions, Bonfire sits in a portfolio alongside products it once competed with, which narrows a shortlist that appears independent.
Suppliers must register on the portal to bid, and small local vendors reliably complain about the extra account, which can reduce responses on low value solicitations.
Pricing is quoted rather than published and scales with solicitation volume, so an agency with a few very large procurements pays a model designed around throughput.
Contract management after award is thin compared with dedicated contract lifecycle products, so agencies often buy a second system for the obligations the award created.

DTiQ

You are buying labour, so the cost per site is far higher than a self-service video licence and it does not fall as camera prices do.
Audits are sampled, not continuous, so a problem outside the reviewed window is invisible and the score is a statistical impression rather than a complete record.
Nothing is published on price and the commercial shape is a multi-year managed service agreement, which is harder to exit than a software subscription and typically involves bundled hardware you do not own.
Ownership changed in a $200 million Digital Alpha led investment tied to a Cisco Meraki partnership, so the hardware and network roadmap may shift under an existing estate.
It is built around restaurant, convenience and retail operating models, so an organisation outside those verticals gets a generic video product and pays for an audit methodology that does not fit its work.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bonfire

On request

Bonfire$undefined/year
- Quoted by agency size and annual solicitation volume
- Supplier side registration is free, which is how the vendor network grows
- Implementation and training quoted separately from subscription

DTiQ

On request

DTiQ managed service$undefined/month
- Priced per location as a managed service, not per camera
- Audit frequency and scope determine the rate
- Hardware and installation bundled into the service agreement

Which should you pick?

Choose Bonfire if

You need solicitation posting.
You also want sealed submission intake.

Bonfire review

Choose DTiQ if

You need smartaudit.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want pos transaction linking.

DTiQ review

Questions people ask

Is Bonfire or DTiQ better?: Neither clearly leads. Bonfire starts at On request and DTiQ at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bonfire or DTiQ?: Bonfire starts at On request and DTiQ at On request.
Does Bonfire or DTiQ run on more platforms?: Bonfire runs on Web. DTiQ runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Bonfire best used for?: Bonfire is most often used for an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record, a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email, a university or health system applying public procurement rules without a public procurement system, an agency wanting suppliers to self register and receive addenda automatically rather than by mailing list. Of those, an agency that has lost or nearly lost a bid protest and needs a defensible evaluation record and a procurement team running scoring committees currently held together by spreadsheets and email are not what DTiQ is typically brought in for.
What can Bonfire do that DTiQ cannot?: Bonfire covers Solicitation posting, Sealed submission intake, Scored evaluation workspace, Audit trail. DTiQ covers SmartAudit, POS transaction linking, 360iQ platform, Exception alerting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bonfire: Who owns Bonfire?

Euna Solutions. Bonfire was acquired by GTY Technology in 2019, GTY was taken private by GI Partners in 2022, and the portfolio was rebranded Euna Solutions in 2023.

DTiQ: Is DTiQ a video management system?

Not primarily. It is a managed service where human auditors review your footage and deliver scored reports. The platform exists to support that service.

Bonfire: Is it full procure to pay?

No. It covers sourcing and evaluation through award. Purchase orders and invoicing remain in the finance system.

DTiQ: How is it priced?

Per location as a managed service, based on audit scope and frequency, with hardware and installation bundled. Nothing is published.

Bonfire: What is the real value?

A defensible, time stamped evaluation record when an award is protested, which is the expensive failure mode in public procurement.

DTiQ: Who owns DTiQ?

Digital Alpha holds a majority stake following a $200 million investment that bought out Bain Capital, BV Investment Partners and others, alongside a Cisco Meraki partnership.

Bonfire: Can we see what other agencies pay?

Yes. These contracts are public records. Read several comparable awards before negotiating.

DTiQ: Does it integrate with my POS?

Yes, with major restaurant and convenience store point of sale systems, which is what allows transaction exceptions to be replayed on video.

Bonfire vs DTiQ

Bonfire

DTiQ

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Bonfire

Only in DTiQ

What people use each for

Bonfire

DTiQ

Where each one falls short

Bonfire

DTiQ

Pricing, plan by plan

Bonfire

DTiQ

Which should you pick?

Choose Bonfire if

Choose DTiQ if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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