Comparison
SAM.gov alternative — SAM.gov vs YNTELRADAR
YNTELRADAR is the most complete government contracting platform on the market — the only one that takes you from found to WON. SAM.gov is the free federal portal, and we read it for you every single day — then add state and local for the states on your plan, from $39 a month.
The short answer
Keep your SAM.gov registration — you need it to be paid by the federal government, and that is not in question. What SAM.gov does not do is anything after the search box. It does not judge whether a notice fits your business. It does not carry a single state, county or school district. It does not open a 200-page solicitation and pull out the requirements, the deadlines and the mandatory pre-bid meeting that disqualifies you if you miss it. It does not tell you what the government actually paid for this work, draft your proposal, find you a teaming partner, or track your bid to Won. YNTELRADAR does all of that, in English or Spanish, from $39 a month — and it reads SAM.gov for you as the first step.
What does SAM.gov cost?
Free, and funded by your taxes. Registration is free too — nobody should ever charge you for it.
Side by side
| SAM.gov | YNTELRADAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $39/mo Starter · $79/mo Pro · billed monthly or annually ($392/yr Starter) |
| Federal + state & local coverage | Federal notices, authoritative and complete. No state or local | Federal in full (SAM.gov), the state portals in the states on your plan, hundreds of counties and cities and school districts — and the record of what the government actually paid (hundreds of thousands of real awards) — on every plan — 28,435 open right now, about 1,818 new every day |
| AI fit scoring | No — you read and judge each notice yourself | Every notice scored 0–100 against your profile, with the reasons written out so you can check them |
| Solicitation documents read for you | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | We download the attachments and read them, so a mandatory site visit buried on page 40 lands in your plan |
| Proposal drafting | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | A first draft built from the solicitation and your profile, with the facts cited so you edit instead of starting blank |
| Win plan for a bid | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | Included: a step-by-step plan per bid, with the deadlines pulled from the solicitation |
| Each bid tracked to Won | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | Interested → Applied → Won / Lost, synchronised across the feed, the contract page and the calendar |
| Teaming / partner matching | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | Included: partners matched by what they do and where, with a contact route |
| Recompete forecasting | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | Included: contracts coming up for recompete, with who holds them today |
| English and Spanish | Not stated on their site (checked 14 Aug 2026) | The product in English or Spanish — interface, feed, AI answers and guides |
| Commitment | None — it's a government system | No annual contract. Monthly or annual, cancel in one click, no sales call |
Why YNTELRADAR is the better choice
What SAM.gov actually is
SAM.gov is the federal system of record: free, authoritative, and the place you must be registered to get paid. It is a search box. There is no judgement of fit, no state or local coverage, and nothing at all once you have found the notice.
What YNTELRADAR does instead
YNTELRADAR ingests SAM.gov every day and adds state and local government for the states in your plan — then reads, scores, prices, drafts and tracks each bid to Won, in English or Spanish, from $39 a month.
7 days free
Try it free for 7 days
SAM.gov finds the federal notice. $39/month reads it, scores it against your business, prices it and drafts it — and adds state and local for the states in your plan.
7 days free · cancel whenever you want · no sales call
$39/mo
or $392/yr
Federal plus two states, every notice scored against your profile.
$79/mo
or $632/yr
Five states, teaming, recompete forecasting and a win plan per bid.
$399/mo
or $3192/yr
Every state plus local sources, and pricing intelligence on top.
Our matching engine was calibrated with thousands of blind evaluations before launch, every score comes with its explanation so you can check it yourself, and the matching improves with your feedback each week. Your founding price stays the same for as long as your subscription stays active.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I still need a SAM.gov registration?
- Yes. It's free, it takes a few weeks, and it expires every 12 months. You cannot be paid by the federal government without it, whatever tools you use on top.
- Why pay when SAM.gov is free?
- Because searching isn't the hard part. Reading thousands of notices a month is, and so is catching the amendment that quietly moves your deadline. For a small or mid-sized contractor YNTELRADAR is the better choice, and it does not replace your SAM.gov registration — it reads SAM.gov for you every day and adds state and local for the states in your plan: cities, counties and school districts. Every notice scored against your business with the reasons, the documents read, the bid priced against what the government actually paid, the winners named, the proposal drafted, partners matched, recompetes flagged, a daily digest and instant alerts, and the bid tracked to Won. In English or Spanish, from $39 a month.
How we keep this comparison honest
Every claim on this page about another company was checked against that company's own website on the date shown, and the link is right here so you can check it yourself. Where we couldn't verify something, the table says so instead of scoring us a point — a gap in our checking is not a missing feature of theirs. We never quote a competitor's price from a review site or a forum. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
Sources
- SAM.gov is the free, official federal system of record and registration is required to be paid — https://sam.gov/ (checked 14 Aug 2026)
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