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Abierto vs HigherGov
HigherGov is a paid search and pipeline tool for federal and state and local contracts, billed yearly from $500. It covers more ground than Abierto does today, state and local bids included. Abierto is federal only, keeps its whole public record free without an account, and will offer monthly plans from $39.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Abierto | HigherGov |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | Free to read. At launch, $39, $99 or $249 a month, with two months free on a yearly plan | Starter $500 a year, Standard $2,500 a year, Enterprise by quote; billed yearly |
| Seats | Planned: 1 seat, 2 seats, 5 seats | 1 (Starter), up to 10 (Standard), unlimited (Enterprise) |
| What the tiers change | Planned: alert volume, AI briefs, seats and exports | Export limits (1,000, 20,000 or 100,000 records per search), seats and support |
| State and local bids | No | Yes |
| Open data | Markdown and JSON of every page, public API, WebMCP, public domain | Exports on paid plans |
Abierto's paid plans are not open yet; what they include is what we plan to launch with. See pricing.
Choose HigherGov if
- You sell to state and local governments as well as federal.
- You want one tool today, and a yearly plan suits you.
Choose Abierto if
- You work federal only and want the public record without paying for it.
- You would rather pay monthly, and start lower.
- You want your agents and scripts to read the data without a key.