1up review: pricing, features and alternatives (2026)
Quick answer
1up is AI-native RFP, DDQ and security questionnaire software for sales teams that need questionnaire answers plus enablement in one self-serve tool. Pricing starts at $0 (free tier) on a freemium model. Check before buying: Questionnaire automations are capped by plan; 1 a month on Starter ($300/mo), 6 on Plus ($900/mo), more only on Enterprise.
Self-serve AI for questionnaires and sales enablement
- Overall score: 4.6/5 across 9 capability dimensions.
- Best for: Sales teams that need questionnaire answers plus enablement in one self-serve tool.
- Pricing: $0 (free tier) on a freemium basis with a free tier.
- Standout strength: Self-serve start: a free-forever plan, plus a free trial or buy-now on every paid tier.
- Ecosystem: 7 integrations; SOC 2, ISO 27001.
- Limitations: Questionnaire automations are capped by plan: 1 a month on Starter ($300/mo), 6 on Plus ($900/mo), more only on Enterprise.
1up is the self-serve, get-answers-now end of the market. It automatically answers sales questions and RFPs from your knowledge, and it is built so a rep or a small team can sign up and get value without a rollout committee. If your problem is that sellers keep pinging subject-matter experts on Slack for the same answers, 1up is aiming right at that.
The nice thing is the scope. It is not only an RFP box, it is a general question-answering layer for enablement, so the same knowledge that fills a questionnaire also helps a rep answer a live buyer question. For lean revenue teams, one tool covering both is a genuinely practical setup.
Be realistic about what self-serve means. You get speed and low friction, and you give up the heavy governance, deep review chains, and enterprise controls that the big suites sell. That is the right trade for a startup or a mid-market team, and the wrong one for a bank that needs formal sign-off on every answer.
Accuracy, as always, follows your source material. Spend an afternoon pointing it at your best, most current content before you judge the drafts, because a thin knowledge base produces thin answers no matter how good the model is.
Who I’d hand it to: a fast-moving sales or enablement team that wants instant answers and self-serve setup over process and controls. Who I’d steer elsewhere: an enterprise whose first three requirements are audit, approval, and access control, since that is not what 1up is optimizing for.
Overview
1up is a self-serve AI knowledge platform that answers RFPs, DDQs, and security questionnaires and doubles as a sales-enablement answer engine.
Capability snapshot
Nine jobs, scored 0 (not offered) to 3 (category-leading). 1up is strongest on Security questionnaires and lightest on Workflow & approvals. The same scores feed every comparison table.
- RFPs2/3
- DDQs2/3
- Security questionnaires3/3
- AI drafting3/3
- Answer library2/3
- Source attribution2/3
- Workflow & approvals1/3
- Integrations3/3
- Self-serve onboarding3/3
Strongest: Security questionnairesLightest: Workflow & approvals
Key features
- Answers buyer questions from your existing knowledge
- Automates RFPs, DDQs, and security questionnaires
- Auto-fills web-based questionnaires
- Instant answers inside Slack and other chat apps
- Connects to Google Drive, Confluence, Notion, and SharePoint
Who it's for
Sales teams that need to answer buyer questions and RFPs/DDQs fast, with answers surfaced right in their chat apps.
Strengths
- Self-serve start: a free-forever plan, plus a free trial or buy-now on every paid tier.
- Starter and above include unlimited users and unlimited answers.
- Doubles as a sales-enablement Q&A bot in Slack, Teams, and Google Chat.
Limitations
- Questionnaire automations are capped by plan: 1 a month on Starter ($300/mo), 6 on Plus ($900/mo), more only on Enterprise.
- The knowledge base holds 50 files on Starter and 200 on Plus; unlimited uploads need Enterprise.
- Chat plugins, the browser extension, and SSO are not on the Free or MCP plans.
- Questions containing names, emails, domains, or URLs are always blocked as PII and need a manual answer.
Where it falls short
Gaps we found in research, each linked to its source.
- Questionnaire automation is capped by plan: Starter ($300/mo) includes 1 questionnaire a month and Plus ($900/mo) includes 6; anything beyond that is an Enterprise quote. 1up.ai, 2026-10
- The knowledge base holds a fixed number of files at once: 50 on Starter and 200 on Plus, with unlimited uploads only on Enterprise. 1up.ai, 2026-10
- The Slack, Teams and Google Chat plugins, the browser extension and SSO are not on the Free or $50 MCP plans; they start on Starter at $300/mo. 1up.ai, 2026-10
- Questions that contain names, emails, domains or URLs are always blocked as PII and cannot be overridden, so those rows need a manual answer. help.1up.ai, 2026-10
Security: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and regional hosting
A security review of 1up usually starts with three questions: ISO 27001, SOC 2, and whether you can keep data in the US or the EU. We only mark a yes when a public vendor page supports it.
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- SOC 2
- US hosting
- Not listed
- EU hosting
- Not listed
Slack, Teams and the rest of the stack
1up collaboration is only as useful as the chat tools your SMEs already live in. Slack and Microsoft Teams are the two that matter on a live questionnaire.
- Slack
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Teams
Subprocessors
For 1up, start with the big three clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP), then look at niche processors that touch answer content, call a third-party model, or record sessions.
- AWS, Azure, GCP
- Not listed
No named subprocessors are listed in our sourced dataset for 1up.
Topics
Industries and roles
Pages that list 1up because its published profile shows evidence of that fit.
Pricing and value
1up uses freemium pricing, starting at $0 (free tier), with a free tier to trial it first Free-forever plan (1 admin, 50 answers/month). Paid tiers are flat monthly: MCP $50/mo plus pay-as-you-go automations ($5 per 100 answers), Starter $300/mo (unlimited users), Plus $900/mo; Enterprise is custom. Annual billing saves 15%, and paid plans have a free trial.
1up publishes a free plan and a free trial, last checked Oct 2026.
On our capability model it scores 4.6 out of 5 across 9 dimensions. Weigh that against sales teams that need questionnaire answers plus enablement in one self-serve tool to judge whether the price fits the job.
Pricing and details verified Oct 2026. Confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
Who should pick 1up, and who should skip it
Pick it if you fit this profile: sales teams that need to answer buyer questions and RFPs/DDQs fast, with answers surfaced right in their chat apps. Where it earns its place: Self-serve start: a free-forever plan, plus a free trial or buy-now on every paid tier.
Look elsewhere if this limitation is a deal-breaker: Questionnaire automations are capped by plan: 1 a month on Starter ($300/mo), 6 on Plus ($900/mo), more only on Enterprise. Also look around if workflow & approvals is central to how you work (1/3 here). In that case, one of the 1up alternatives may fit better.
Bottom line
Best use case in one line: Sales teams that need questionnaire answers plus enablement in one self-serve tool.
Teams evaluating 1up often also compare 1up vs RequestFX, 1up vs PandaDoc, and 1up vs Vercor, or browse 1up alternatives.
Similar tools
Loopio, AutoRFP.ai, and Responsive come first as category benchmarks, followed by the closest peers on the job 1up is hired for (shared categories and tags, plus aligned capabilities). The snapshot above already scores each job. The notes below say where each tool is stronger, lighter, or a match.
Loopio (4.6/5, Custom (~$20K+/yr est.)). Best for large enterprise teams with high response volume and a mature content library. Leads 1up on RFPs and DDQs, and is lighter on AI drafting. Audience: Teams in SaaS, tech, financial services, and healthcare answering high volumes of RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires. Watch-out: No public prices: the entry Foundations plan includes 10 seats, and multi-step reviews start one tier up on Enhanced.
AutoRFP.ai (4.9/5, $899/mo). Best for software and finance teams answering structured RFPs in Word and Excel who want accuracy-first drafts, responses written to win, and a workflow that is easy to run. Matches 1up on AI drafting, and leads on RFPs and DDQs. Audience: Software and finance response teams whose RFPs come in as Word or Excel files and who want accuracy-first drafts, winning responses with every line cited to a source, a person, or the AI, and a workflow that is easy to run. Watch-out: Built for structured, source-cited answers rather than creative writing on long-form responses. For persuasive multi-page narrative, AutogenAI is built for that prose job.
Responsive (4.6/5, $10,000 (Emerging edition)). Best for enterprise teams with complex approval chains and heavy integration requirements. Leads 1up on RFPs and DDQs, and is lighter on AI drafting. Audience: Enterprise sales and proposal teams that need the widest workflow across RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires. Watch-out: Quoted by edition, user count, and add-ons, with a 12-month minimum term as standard and no free trial.
RequestFX (4.3/5, $299/mo). Best for small B2B teams that want to start answering security questionnaires and spreadsheet RFPs on a published price today. Matches 1up on RFPs and DDQs, and is lighter on AI drafting. Audience: Smaller software and hardware vendors, especially in Europe, whose engineers or founders currently answer every vendor questionnaire by hand. Watch-out: Growth includes only 2 editor seats, and single sign-on is reserved for the quoted Enterprise plan.
Quilt (4.3/5, $0 (free tier)). Best for solutions and presales teams that want questionnaire drafting and a Slack Q&A bot from one knowledge layer. Matches 1up on RFPs and DDQs, and is lighter on AI drafting. Audience: Solutions-engineering teams at software companies who field RFPs and security questionnaires alongside a steady stream of internal "#ask" questions from reps. Watch-out: Quilt announced a merger with Rox, and quilt.app was not loading in October 2026. Rox no longer shows a standalone Quilt product page.
Vercor (4.3/5, $0 (free tier)). Best for solo consultants and lean teams juggling proposals, grants, and questionnaires. Matches 1up on RFPs and DDQs, and is lighter on AI drafting. Audience: Proposal managers, grant writers, and small IT or security teams who want to start free and upgrade as volume grows. Watch-out: The free plan stops at extraction and checklists for 1 seat; drafting, retrieval, and export start on Pro ($249/mo billed annually).
Sources behind this 1up review
Every page we read for the 1up profile, with the month it was last checked. Anything without a source is shown as not publicly disclosed. Spot an outdated fact? Send it from the corrections page.
Pricing
Security and compliance
Product and integrations
Third-party reviews
- No review-site source recorded.
Frequently asked questions
Does 1up have a free tier?
Yes. 1up has a free-forever plan (1 admin, 50 answers a month), then paid tiers from $50/mo (MCP plus pay-as-you-go automations) and $300/mo (Starter, unlimited users) up to $900/mo (Plus).
What is 1up?
1up is a self-serve AI knowledge platform that answers RFPs, DDQs, and security questionnaires and doubles as a sales-enablement answer engine. In this directory it sits under RFP Response, DDQ, Security Questionnaires.
How much does 1up cost?
1up uses freemium pricing starting at $0 (free tier). It offers a free tier or trial to test first. Free-forever plan (1 admin, 50 answers/month). Paid tiers are flat monthly: MCP $50/mo plus pay-as-you-go automations ($5 per 100 answers), Starter $300/mo (unlimited users), Plus $900/mo; Enterprise is custom. Annual billing saves 15%, and paid plans have a free trial.
Does 1up have a free plan or trial?
Yes. 1up offers a free tier or trial, so you can try it before you commit.
What does 1up do best?
Self-serve start: a free-forever plan, plus a free trial or buy-now on every paid tier. Starter and above include unlimited users and unlimited answers.
What are the main limitations of 1up?
Questionnaire automations are capped by plan: 1 a month on Starter ($300/mo), 6 on Plus ($900/mo), more only on Enterprise. The knowledge base holds 50 files on Starter and 200 on Plus; unlimited uploads need Enterprise. Chat plugins, the browser extension, and SSO are not on the Free or MCP plans. Questions containing names, emails, domains, or URLs are always blocked as PII and need a manual answer.
Who should use 1up?
Sales teams that need to answer buyer questions and RFPs/DDQs fast, with answers surfaced right in their chat apps.
Does 1up handle RFPs, DDQs, and security questionnaires?
1up treats security questionnaires as a core job, and is capable on RFPs and DDQs. Sales teams that need to answer buyer questions and RFPs/DDQs fast, with answers surfaced right in their chat apps.
What integrations and certifications does 1up list?
1up lists Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Salesforce, Google Drive, Confluence, SharePoint. Certifications on file: SOC 2, ISO 27001.
Does 1up have ISO 27001, SOC 2, and US or EU hosting?
1up ISO 27001: ISO 27001. SOC 2: SOC 2. US hosting: Not listed. EU hosting: Not listed. Slack: Slack. Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams. Big-three clouds listed: Not listed. Confirm on the vendor site before a security review.