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Strategic Response Management

As of 30 August 2026, Responsive starts at $10000/year. Responsive (formerly RFPIO) is a strategic response management platform that helps teams respond to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires with AI-powered content recom. Softwr lists it under Proposals. Responsive is launched in 2015, available on Web.

Overview

What Responsive does

Responsive (formerly RFPIO) is a strategic response management platform that helps teams respond to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires with AI-powered content recommendations.

What people use it for

  • Automated back-office administration for Canadian independent portfolio managers
  • Client onboarding and compliance management for investment advisory firms

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Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Responsive.

  • Growth and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • Three-component pricing model (platform fee, per-user licenses, add-ons) may make budgeting complex

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Pricing

What Responsive costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Emerging Edition

$10,000 /yr

  • Unlimited response projects
  • AI & automation studio
  • Unlimited content collaboration
  • Integrations
  • Admin support

Growth Edition

On request

  • All Emerging features
  • Intake requests
  • LookUp & eSignature
  • Advanced integrations
  • Access controls
  • Premium deployment support

Enterprise Edition

On request

  • All Growth features
  • Flexible custom AI
  • Enterprise security controls
  • Advanced reporting
  • Premium connectors

Capabilities

Features

  • AI content suggestions

  • Response automation

  • Content library

  • Collaboration

  • Analytics

  • Salesforce

    Integration with Salesforce

  • Slack

    Integration with Slack

  • Microsoft Teams

    Integration with Microsoft Teams

  • Google Workspace

    Integration with Google Workspace

  • Web support

    Available on web

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Questions people ask

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How much does Responsive cost?

Responsive's Emerging Edition starts at $10,000/year. Growth and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales. Pricing comprises three components: annual platform fee, per-user license costs, and optional add-ons for professional services and integrations.

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What is included in the Emerging Edition?

The Emerging Edition at $10,000/year includes unlimited response projects, AI & automation studio, unlimited content collaboration, integrations, and admin support. It is designed for early-stage proposal teams with low-to-moderate RFP volume.

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When do I need Growth or Enterprise editions?

Growth Edition is for organizations with weekly RFP volume and cross-functional collaboration needs. Enterprise Edition is for complex multi-team operations with dedicated proposal teams and global or multi-region requirements. Both require custom quotes.

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Who makes Responsive

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Responsive
Based in
Portland, Oregon
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