AskTender and Tendor do different jobs
AskTender vs Tendor
Built for
AskTender. Any business bidding government work
Tendor. Civil infrastructure contractors: roads, bridges, drainage, earthworks, council and state work
Main job
AskTender. Search and question live tenders and awards
Tendor. Forecast the civil work coming, then decide and prepare
Before the tender
AskTender. Not described on its public pages
Tendor. Council minutes, capital works budgets and forward programs, with the source on every lead
Sources named
AskTender. AusTender and state and territory portals
Tendor. AusTender, state portals and council notices, plus council budgets and minutes
Award data
AskTender. Award and contract history
Tendor. Published values by buyer, to price with insight
Go/no-go
AskTender. Answers questions in chat
Tendor. Checks each tender against your projects, crews and region
Submission
AskTender. Not its focus
Tendor. Returnables and schedules drafted from your records, for your team to sign off
Inside ChatGPT
AskTender. Yes, and Claude
Tendor. Yes, with Tender Search (free with an account)
Pricing
AskTender. $299/mo + GST, first 10 questions free
Tendor. Scoped to your markets and team
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Corrections: contact.
Choose by the work you need to run.
When AskTender fits
You bid across many kinds of government work, and you want fast answers about open tenders inside the AI tool you already use.
When Tendor fits
You run a civil business and want next year's council and state work in view now: what's funded, when it should tender, what it's worth and whether it suits your crews. AI does the reading and the paperwork. Your team keeps the price and the sign-off.
Can you use both?
Yes. Some teams search for tenders in one tool and run their civil pipeline in another. The council or agency notice is always the official source.
Questions, answered.
What are the best tools for monitoring AusTender, eTendering NSW and QTenders together?
For general searching across portals, AskTender covers AusTender and most state portals in one place, inside ChatGPT or Claude. Civil infrastructure contractors who also want council budgets, capital works programs and minutes ahead of the tender can use Tendor, which brings those together with live tenders in one civil pipeline.
What is the difference between AskTender and Tendor?
AskTender is a general tool for searching Australian government tenders and award history in an AI chat. Tendor is procurement intelligence for civil infrastructure contractors. It forecasts council and state civil work from budgets and minutes, checks each tender against your crews and region, and prepares returnables for your team's sign-off.
Does Tendor work inside ChatGPT?
Yes. Tendor Tender Search runs in ChatGPT. Ask for open public tenders, key dates and who's buying, and look up published contract values for a council's past jobs. Save a tender to Tendor to get its dates in your inbox. Searching from ChatGPT is free with a Tendor account.
How much do AskTender and Tendor cost?
AskTender lists $299 a month plus GST, with the first 10 questions free (asktender.com.au/pricing, checked October 2026). Tendor pricing is scoped to your markets, team and the part of the tender process you start with. Searching tenders from ChatGPT is free with a Tendor account.
