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DemandStar vs Feedzai

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DemandStar

Government

Bid distribution network that is free for government agencies and charges the suppliers instead

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Feedzai

Cybersecurity

Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors

From
On request
Free plan
No
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The short version

  • DemandStar starts at $60/yr; Feedzai prices on request.
  • Only DemandStar lists free for agencies; only Feedzai lists real-time scoring.
  • Where DemandStar falls short: because agencies pay nothing, they have little leverage over the roadmap and features are driven by what makes supplier subscriptions sell.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DemandStar and Feedzai actually diverge.

Attributes where DemandStar and Feedzai differ
AttributeDemandStarFeedzai
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelFree for agencies, per year by geographic coverage for suppliersQuote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Linux
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity

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 DemandStar

  • Free for agencies
  • Commodity code matching
  • eBidding
  • Plan holder lists
  • Supplier registration
  • Geographic subscription tiers

Only in Feedzai

  • Real-time scoring
  • Rule and model hybrid
  • Case manager
  • Behavioural biometrics
  • Model explainability
  • Deployment options

What people use each for

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

DemandStar

  • A city purchasing officer who wants wider bid distribution without running a procurement to buy softwarenot Feedzai
  • A contractor who works in three adjacent counties and wants notifications only for that footprintnot Feedzai
  • An agency needing sealed electronic bid submission to replace paper deliveries to the clerknot Feedzai
  • A supplier testing whether public sector work is viable before committing to a national subscriptionnot Feedzai

Feedzai

  • A bank joining an instant payments scheme where transfers are irrevocable and post-hoc recovery is impossiblenot DemandStar
  • A card issuer whose existing rules engine cannot be changed without a release, so fraud waves run for daysnot DemandStar
  • An acquirer needing per-merchant risk models rather than one portfolio-wide modelnot DemandStar
  • A bank required by its regulator to explain automated declines to customers, which rules out opaque scoringnot DemandStar

Where each one falls short

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

DemandStar

  • Coverage is opt-in by agency, so a supplier paying for a state tier receives only participating agencies and must still monitor other portals for the rest
  • The free supplier tier charges around 5 US dollars per bid document download, which turns an apparently free plan into a metered one as soon as you actually pursue opportunities
  • State pricing ranges from roughly 100 to 1,499 US dollars with the variation driven by agency density, so suppliers cannot predict cost from geography alone
  • Because agencies pay nothing, they have little leverage over the roadmap and features are driven by what makes supplier subscriptions sell
  • The brand is being folded into Euna OpenBid following the Euna Solutions consolidation, so suppliers and agencies should expect the name and portal to change

Feedzai

  • Pricing is per transaction with an annual minimum, so a bank with seasonal or growing volume commits to a floor it may not use and pays overage above the band
  • It sits in the authorisation path, which makes every upgrade a change-controlled event with rollback plans, and the operational burden falls on the bank rather than the vendor
  • Out of the box models need months of the customer own labelled fraud history before they beat the rules they replace, so the value case starts late
  • AML and fraud are licensed as separate modules, so institutions expecting one platform fee find the transaction monitoring capability is a second line item
  • The buyer profile is large institutions, so smaller banks and fintechs face minimums that make per-transaction economics unattractive below significant scale

Pricing, plan by plan

DemandStar

Free
  • Government agencyFree
    • Post unlimited solicitations
    • Access the supplier network
    • eBidding and plan holder lists
  • Supplier freeFree
    • Bid notifications for one agency of your choice
    • Bid document downloads charged around 5 USD each
    • Supplier profile and registration
  • Supplier county$60/yr
    • All participating agencies within one county
    • Unlimited bid document access for that county
    • Approximate rate, varies by county
  • Supplier state$100/yr
    • All participating agencies within one state
    • Priced from around 100 to 1,499 USD depending on agency density

Feedzai

On request
  • Feedzai Financial Crime PlatformOn request
    • Priced by transaction volume with annual minimum commitment
    • Modules for fraud, AML and account opening licensed separately
    • Cloud, private cloud and on-premises deployment

Which should you pick?

Choose DemandStar if

  • You need free for agencies.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want commodity code matching.
DemandStar review

Choose Feedzai if

  • You need real-time scoring.
  • You work on Web, Linux.
  • You also want rule and model hybrid.
Feedzai review

Questions people ask

Is DemandStar or Feedzai better?
Neither clearly leads. DemandStar starts at Free and Feedzai at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DemandStar or Feedzai?
DemandStar has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for DemandStar and On request for Feedzai.
Does DemandStar or Feedzai run on more platforms?
DemandStar runs on Web. Feedzai runs on Web, Linux.
Can I use DemandStar for free?
Yes. DemandStar has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Feedzai starts at On request.
What is DemandStar best used for?
DemandStar is most often used for a city purchasing officer who wants wider bid distribution without running a procurement to buy software, a contractor who works in three adjacent counties and wants notifications only for that footprint, an agency needing sealed electronic bid submission to replace paper deliveries to the clerk, a supplier testing whether public sector work is viable before committing to a national subscription. Of those, a city purchasing officer who wants wider bid distribution without running a procurement to buy software and a contractor who works in three adjacent counties and wants notifications only for that footprint are not what Feedzai is typically brought in for.
What can DemandStar do that Feedzai cannot?
DemandStar covers Free for agencies, Commodity code matching, eBidding, Plan holder lists. Feedzai covers Real-time scoring, Rule and model hybrid, Case manager, Behavioural biometrics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DemandStar: Is DemandStar free for governments?

Yes, entirely. Agencies post solicitations and access the supplier network at no cost; suppliers fund the platform.

Feedzai: Can Feedzai run on-premises?

Yes. On-premises and private cloud deployments are supported, which is why it appears in markets where transaction data cannot legally leave the country.

DemandStar: What do suppliers pay?

Free for one agency with roughly 5 USD per document download, about 60 USD a year per county, 100 to 1,499 per state, and 2,699 for national coverage.

Feedzai: Does it cover AML as well as fraud?

It does, but transaction monitoring is a separately licensed module. Assume two line items if you want both.

DemandStar: Who owns DemandStar?

Euna Solutions, the public sector portfolio formerly known as GTY Technology, which also absorbed Bonfire and Ion Wave.

Feedzai: How fast are decisions?

Designed for the authorisation window, typically tens of milliseconds. This is the constraint that rules out batch scoring architectures.

DemandStar: Does it cover every agency?

No. Only agencies that have opted in, which is the main limitation for suppliers buying wide coverage.

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