Getting BidNet alerts and still reading every bid? Let Capveon read them first.
BidNet Direct sends you bids by state. Capveon covers every state and federal agencies on every plan, reads each solicitation and its addenda, and tells you which bids fit your work before you download anything. From $299 a month, with unlimited seats.
- From $299 a monthPublished price, billed monthly
- Unlimited seatsOn every plan
- Checked November 7, 2026Every fact about BidNet Direct links to its source
What you’re missing with BidNet Direct.
What BidNet Direct does well. BidNet Direct is inexpensive, has a free Basic tier, and is where the agencies in its purchasing groups take bids.
Priced by how many states you watch
BidNet Direct's paid plans are $599 a year for one state, $1,199 for three and $1,999 for the whole country. Bidding across a state line means moving up a plan.12
Federal bids and bid results cost extra
Federal solicitations are a $149 a year add-on, and construction bid results come in a separate $499 a year bundle.1
An alert says a bid exists. It doesn't say if it fits.
BidNet matches bids to your keywords, locations and category codes. Whether there's a bond, what insurance it needs and whether the pre-bid is mandatory is still in the documents, and someone has to open them.2
What Capveon does differently.
The work BidNet Direct leaves to your team, done for you, on the screens you’d use.
The bond and insurance, before you download.
Reviews reads every page and addendum and fills in the columns you check first: bid bond, performance bond, insurance limits, license, mandatory pre-bid. Each answer shows its page, so you open only the bids worth pricing.
Every agency in your area.
Set your trades and how far you'll travel. Capveon checks every agency inside that line, from the state DOT to the water district, and federal agencies too, including the ones that only post on their own website.
Know what's coming before it's bid.
A school board hires an architect for a roof job. A city adopts a capital plan with a water main in it. Signals shows you those votes and plans, with the line from the record.
Capveon and BidNet Direct, side by side.
Checked on November 7, 2026 against mdf commerce’s own pages and the reviews listed below. The numbers after each fact link to where we read it.
| Question | Capveon | BidNet Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299, $499 or $999 a month, on the website | $599 a year for one state, $1,199 for three, $1,999 national12 |
| How you start | Sign up online. 7-day free trial | Free Basic tier, paid plans online3 |
| Coverage | Federal, state and local agencies, every kind of work | State and local bids by state. Federal is a $149 add-on1 |
| Reading the bid | Fills in your columns on every bid, with the page behind each answer | Alerts on keywords, locations and category codes2 |
Sources
- Civic IQ, BidNet Direct pricing in 2026 (live page read August 26, 2026), read November 7, 2026
- PCNMobile, BidNet Direct pricing, plans and features, read November 7, 2026
- BidRanger, BidRanger vs BidNet Direct, read November 7, 2026
BidNet Direct is a trademark of mdf commerce. Capveon’s column is from our pricing page. See something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Keep BidNet for submitting. Use Capveon to decide.
If an agency takes bids on BidNet Direct, you still submit there. Capveon tells you which bids are worth submitting.
Set your trades and your area
Describe your work in a sentence and set how far you'll drive, across as many states as you like.
Pick the columns you check first
Bid bond, insurance limits, license, pre-bid meeting, due date.
Compare a week of bids
Put Capveon's list next to your BidNet alerts for the same week and see which bids each one found.
Questions
Is BidNet Direct cheaper than Capveon?
Yes. BidNet Direct's plans run from free to $1,999 a year. Capveon is $299, $499 or $999 a month. The difference is the reading: Capveon fills in each bid's requirements for you and covers federal agencies and every state on every plan.
Can I still submit bids through BidNet Direct?
Yes. Capveon doesn't take bids for agencies. Where an agency takes bids on BidNet Direct or another portal, you submit there.
Does Capveon get bids from BidNet Direct?
No. Capveon goes to each agency's own portal and website, and reads its meetings and plans too.
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