# Inventive AI alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Inventive AI holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/inventive-ai/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Responsive: 52
- Loopio: 41
- PandaDoc: 27
- DeepRFP: 15
- PowerRFP: 12
- Breeze Docs: 5

## RFP response software

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Inventive AI (Inventive AI is #4 of 14 at 4%).

- PandaDoc: first choice in 17 of those 73
- DeepRFP: first choice in 12 of those 73
- PowerRFP: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Loopio: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Responsive: first choice in 3 of those 73
- 1up: first choice in 2 of those 73
- BidSparq: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Breeze Docs: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Inventive AI (Inventive AI is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Loopio: first choice in 23 of those 80
- Responsive: first choice in 15 of those 80
- PandaDoc: first choice in 9 of those 80
- PowerRFP: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Breeze Docs: first choice in 3 of those 80
- DeepRFP: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Proposify: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Expedience Proposal Software: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Inventive AI (Inventive AI is #4 of 8 at 8%).

- Responsive: first choice in 34 of those 71
- Loopio: first choice in 15 of those 71
- DealHub: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Responsive formerly RFPIO: first choice in 2 of those 71
- AutoRFP.ai: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Conga: first choice in 1 of those 71
- PandaDoc: first choice in 1 of those 71
- QorusDocs: first choice in 1 of those 71

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