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A side-by-side read on the dimensions buyers most often ask us about. Each row about Govly traces back to a public source — see the disclosure below.
| Dimension | CLEATUS | Govly |
|---|---|---|
| Core positioning | AI-first GovCon platform — agentic capture, proposal writing, and workflow automation in one product | Public-sector sales and collaboration platform — opportunity discovery, partner teaming workspaces, and recently added AI Agents and Workflows[1] |
| AI proposal writing | AI Proposal Writer drafts multi-volume proposals with compliance matrices, win-strategy plans, and citations to your award history — exported as Word and PDF | No AI proposal-writer product advertised[2] |
| End-to-end GovCon operations automation | Automates your GovCon operations end-to-end — multi-step AI automations run capture screening, go/no-go prep, amendment monitoring, award-lead delivery, and team routing on autopilot. Force multiplier for capture and BD teams. AI Agent + AI Extract steps with If/Else and Filter branching, Slack/webhook/email/pipeline actions. Unlimited on Essential. | Govly Workflows fires on real-time events (new solicitation, update, partner join) to assign teams, request quotes, and notify partners — recently launched and focused on the teaming workflow rather than full capture-to-award automation with AI reasoning steps[3] |
| Claude and ChatGPT integration | First-party MCP connectors at /integrations/mcp/claude and /integrations/mcp/chatgpt — included on Essential, no per-question usage fees | No first-party MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector for Claude or ChatGPT is advertised[4] |
| Opportunity coverage | Federal (SAM.gov), 40,000+ SLED sources, DLA DIBBS, GSA eBuy (OASIS+ and MAS RFQs), SeaPort NxG, Grants.gov | Federal (SAM.gov) plus 6,000+ SLED jurisdictions plus 40+ contract vehicles including GSA, SEWP, and ITES through partners. DLA DIBBS, SeaPort NxG, and Grants.gov not listed in platform pages[5] |
| Private contract vehicle visibility | GSA eBuy (OASIS+, MAS) and SeaPort NxG are native first-party integrations on Essential | 40+ contract vehicle visibility (SEWP, CIO-SP, ITES, and others) through your own or partners' private vehicles — the marketed differentiator[1] |
| Pre-RFP signal | Forecasted opportunities plus AI pre-forecasting that scores expiring contracts for recompete likelihood 12–18 months out | Govly Signals turns agency news, budgets, and policy moves into early procurement intelligence — pre-solicitation awareness filtered by NAICS, buyers, and keywords[6] |
| Capture and pursuit management | Kanban, list, and calendar pipelines with live solicitation amendments, team collaboration, AI workflows, and unlimited pursuits on Essential | Workspaces centralize each solicitation with real-time updates (modifications, Q&As), team invites, and partner collaboration — positioned as the "close more deals" hub[7] |
| Teaming and partner network | Workspaces with permissioned team and partner collaboration on every solicitation — no separate teaming board | Marketed differentiator — a teaming board that connects companies with GWAC/IDIQ vehicles and capabilities. Claims "up to 3× more qualified opportunities" for customers using the partnership network[8] |
| AI billing model | AI features (Proposal Writer, Workflows, MCP, GovCon AI chat) are included in plan price — no metered AI usage fees | AI Agents, Workflows, summaries, and RFQ predictions are in-platform features of the paid plan — no separate AI metering advertised. Paid plan pricing is not published[9] |
| Pricing transparency | Self-serve published pricing — $80/mo Lite, $300/mo Essential, billed annually. No mandatory demo to see price | Free Plan is self-serve with 30 days of solicitation history. Paid Plans pricing is not published — "Get pricing →" routes to a sales quote[9] |
| Free tier | 7-day free trial of full Essential. No permanent free tier | Free Plan with permanent access to solicitations from the past 30 days, recent federal award data, and full search/filtering — sign up without credit card[10] |
| Entry-level annual price | $80/mo billed annually ($960/year) on the Lite plan — opportunity discovery, GovCon AI chat, market intelligence | Free Plan ($0) is the published entry price; full-feature Paid Plan pricing is not published and gated behind a sales quote[10] |
| Full AI stack annual price | $300/mo billed annually ($3,600/year) on the Essential plan — AI Proposal Writer, AI Workflows, Claude + ChatGPT MCP, GSA eBuy, SeaPort NxG, unlimited pursuits — all AI included, no metered credits | Not published[9] |
Two real tools. They optimize for different work. Here is where each one shines — straight, not spun.
Four places where the platforms diverge most. Each row shows what CLEATUS ships on the left and how Govly addresses (or doesn't address) the same need on the right.
CLEATUS
CLEATUS AI Proposal Writer reads every page of the solicitation, extracts requirements and evaluation factors into a compliance matrix, drafts structured multi-volume proposals citing your real award history, and exports professionally formatted Word and PDF files. Included on Essential. The agent never fabricates past performance — it pulls from your UEI award history and Document Hub.
Learn more →Govly™
No AI proposal-writer product advertised.[2]
CLEATUS
CLEATUS Workflows is a force multiplier for capture and BD teams — custom AI-powered automations that handle multi-step GovCon processes on autopilot. Screen new matches against your win criteria, prep go/no-go briefs the moment an opportunity hits your pipeline, alert the team when an amendment posts, deliver awardee names the second your next customer wins a contract, and route every change to the right person — without anyone touching a button. Triggers fire on new recommendations, pipeline changes, pursuit-phase moves, amendments, schedules, or on-demand. Chain AI Agent and AI Extract steps with If/Else and Filter branches. Actions include Slack, email, webhooks, in-app notifications, add-to-pipeline, change-phase, and assign-member. Unlimited on Essential.
Learn more →Govly™
Govly recently launched Agents and Workflows that fire on real-time events (new solicitation, update, partner join) to assign teams, request quotes, and notify capture/proposal/partner teams — a meaningful step into automation, scoped to the teaming workflow. CLEATUS Workflows covers the full capture-to-award lifecycle: AI Agent and AI Extract reasoning steps, If/Else and Filter branches, and Slack/webhook/email/pipeline actions composed in one canvas — not just trigger-to-notify on partner events.[3]
CLEATUS
CLEATUS publishes first-party MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors for Claude.ai and ChatGPT. Once connected, your AI assistant can search opportunities, read solicitations, draft proposal sections, look up contracting officers, and update your pipeline using natural language — without leaving Claude or ChatGPT. Included on Essential, no per-question usage fees.
Learn more →Govly™
No first-party MCP connector for Claude or ChatGPT is advertised.[4]
CLEATUS
CLEATUS is built on agentic AI — the kind that reasons, plans, and takes actions, not the kind that just writes text. The agent breaks your request into steps, then calls tools to execute them: semantic search across federal and SLED contracts, awards, contractors, agencies, people, and NAICS; grep and read across your Document Hub; autonomous web search for current wage determinations, market rates, and competitor history; file and spreadsheet generation; PWIN calculation against your past performance; and pipeline mutations. The same 33-tool agent is exposed inside Claude.ai and ChatGPT via the MCP connectors. Every answer cites sources and every mutation is logged.
Learn more →Govly™
Govly's AI surfaces — Agents, Workflows, AI-generated solicitation summaries, and RFQ predictions — live inside the Govly app, scoped to teaming and partner workflows. Public marketing does not describe a tool-calling agent that reasons, researches the web autonomously, or executes multi-step capture-to-proposal tasks on its own.[3]
CLEATUS Lite is closer to Govly's entry pricing; Essential adds the AI Proposal Writer, AI Workflows, and Claude + ChatGPT MCP connectors that Govly's public marketing does not advertise. Compare what you would pay against what each platform actually does for your team.
$80/mo billed annually
Annual plan ($960/year). Opportunity discovery, GovCon AI chat, market intelligence, 5-pursuit CRM. No proposal writer, no workflows, no MCP integrations.
See CLEATUS pricing →$300/mo billed annually
Annual plan ($3,600/year). Adds AI Proposal Writer, unlimited AI Workflows, Claude + ChatGPT MCP connectors, GSA eBuy, SeaPort NxG, Zapier, unlimited pursuits, unlimited Document Hub. All AI included — no metered credits.
See CLEATUS pricing →Free / Quote required
Free Plan covers the past 30 days of solicitations from SAM.gov + 6,000+ SLED sources, recent federal award data, and full search. Paid Plan pricing is not published — "Get pricing →" routes to a sales quote. Listed Paid inclusions: 40+ contract vehicle visibility (SEWP, CIO-SP, and others), teaming tools, shared workspaces, AI-extracted contact data, agency intel.
Ready when you are
True agentic AI — plans, reasons, calls 33+ tools, searches the web, and executes multi-step GovCon tasks end-to-end
Transparent pricing on /pricing — $80/mo Lite, $300/mo Essential, annual billing
AI Proposal Writer and Claude + ChatGPT MCP connectors that Govly doesn't ship
Multi-source coverage: federal, 40,000+ SLED, DLA DIBBS, GSA eBuy, SeaPort NxG, and Grants.gov in one AI-aware pipeline
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Numbered citations above link here. All sources are publicly available Govly marketing pages captured on 2026-05-20.
Positions itself as going beyond SAM.gov by "capturing opportunities from 40+ top contract vehicles, including GSA, SEWP, and ITES." Private contract vehicle visibility is the marketed differentiator.
No AI proposal-writer product is advertised on the platform pages.
Recently launched Govly Agents and Workflows for "AI-powered procurement intelligence" plus action automation — trigger-based workflows that assign teams, request quotes, and notify partners on real-time events.
No first-party MCP (Model Context Protocol) connector for Claude or ChatGPT is advertised.
SLED coverage advertised as "6,000+ state, local, and education jurisdictions." No DLA DIBBS, SeaPort NxG, or Grants.gov connectors listed in the platform pages or pricing.
Govly Signals turns agency news, budgets, and policy moves into early procurement intelligence — pre-solicitation awareness from budget approvals, contract extensions, and technology pilots before they are posted, filtered by NAICS, buyers, and keywords.
Workspaces are positioned as the collaboration hub — invite teaming partners or subcontractors into secure, limited-access workspaces with granular permissions and real-time updates on modifications and Q&As. Marketed as the core "close more deals" feature.
Partner Network is a marketed differentiator — a teaming board to find companies holding GWAC/IDIQ vehicles and capabilities, plus a claim that "customers using Govly's partnership network see up to 3× more qualified opportunities in their pipeline."
Paid Plans pricing is not published on the pricing page — prospects must click "Get pricing →" to request a quote. Listed inclusions: 40+ contract vehicle visibility (SEWP, CIO-SP, and others), teaming tools, shared workspaces, AI-extracted contact data, and agency intel.
Free Plan provides access to solicitations from the past 30 days from SAM.gov plus 6,000+ SLED sources, recent federal award data, and full search/filtering tools.
Information about Govly is accurate as of 2026-05-20, sourced from publicly available marketing materials. Spot something wrong? Email legal@cleat.ai and we'll review and correct it.
Govly and the Govly logo are trademarks of their respective owner and are used here for nominative comparison only. CLEATUS is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Govly.
