# Periscope S2G Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Periscope S2G the right Construction Bid Management solution for you? Explore 42 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/166830/BidSync/reviews --- Periscope S2G 3.6 (42) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/166830/Periscope-S2G/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Periscope S2G Ease of use 3.5 Customer Service 3.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KW Kevin W Project ManagerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I think it's a bit pricey and wish dislike that I can't find my invoice online - you have to ask.“ March 18, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 42 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use DC Douglas C. Founder / CEO Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "BidSync has been a great solution for me!" July 11, 2019 5.0 Pros We have seen tremendous growth and success because of BidSync. At first, I wasn’t sure if I should make the investment because, at the time, we were a small company and money was tight. We have been using BidSync for over eight years now and I have never regretted the decision. We went from a $200,000 company to a multi-million-dollar company and I can absolutely point much of our success to the fact that we are subscribed to BidSync. I receive daily notifications of what is out there and it enables us to cherry-pick what we want and go after it. When we started, we were just an electrical contracting company, but because of our success and growth we now have both a contracting side and an engineering side and many new employees. As high as 80% of our work has come through BidSync. That is work that we never would have found otherwise! Cons No complaints. BidSync has made much progress over the past few years. Switched from [Deltek GovWin IQ](https://www.capterra.com/p/154858/GovWin-IQ/) BidSync offered overall best value. Review Source LP Lauren P. Vertical Product Associate Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great RFP Coverage and Alerts" April 6, 2021 5.0 My experience is positive. Periscope's services are as promised with no unexpected surprises. In particular, I appreciate the comprehensive RFP coverage and alerts delivered to my email based on keywords. Pros I appreciate the RFP alerts delivered to my inbox every day. It allows me to scan newly issued RFPs quickly and efficiently. I have been using the software for 4 years and find that the coverage is thorough. Cons I don't have any complaints about this software. I have used a number of programs and feel that Periscope delivers as promised. Review Source DJN Dr. Joseph N. VP Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "TOTAL SCAM! This company PRESSURE-SELLS SUBSCRIPTIONS, but provides a very poor and problematic site" May 2, 2019 1.0 Horrible customer-support. Aggressive (and dishonest) sales strategies. Very poor (and often dysfunctional) website. Pros THIS IS A SCAM SITE! Do not subscribe.... they will call and email and hound you for purchasing worthless subscriptions (that are a conflict of interest) to government bids. Their website is flawed and does not work properly and has inaccurate information. There is very little, if anything, to like about this FOR-PROFIT company that tries to convince counties and state and federal agencies to list their bids... and then tries to PRESSURE-SELL subscriptions to their site. Cons BIDSYNC (the site operated by PERISCOPE HOLDINGS) is a SCAM SITE that tries to get users to "sign up" for a "free subscription"... and then they PRESSURE SELL MEMBERSHIPS using unethical and dishonest sales techniques. Stay away from this site... and caution your government agencies and counties to stay away from them. Review Source Response from Periscope Holdings July 30, 2019 Thank you for your feedback, we apologize that your experience hasn't been in line with your expectations. We have a support team available at support@bidsync.com. They can help you unsubscribe from email promotions and use the site more effectively. We are disappointed to hear that our promotional materials didn't accurately promote our offerings. We are a for profit company, and do not make any claims otherwise. We sell to both government agencies and suppliers. We offer both free and paid subscriptions to our suppliers. With a free subscription, a supplier can view and respond to all the bids from any government agency that pays for our eProcurement tools. Our paid offering provides suppliers access to view bids from the 90K other agencies across US that do not use our eProcurement tools. Rather than going to 90K different websites to see opportunities a paying supplier sees all relevant bids in one place. We hope you continue to find value through your free BidSync Basic account. FW FRANCOIS W. CEO Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lots of Opportunities" April 8, 2020 4.0 I loved the ability to filter opportunities by keywords Pros The ability to find all kinds of federal, state and military opportunities all on one platform. Cons It's quite expensive as some of the solicitations can be sourced for free on most government procurement websites. Alternatives considered [SourceSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/132319/BidNet-SourceSuite/) Reason for choosing Periscope S2G Because I purchased BidSync prior to BidNet. Review Source MB Max B. Inside Sales Facilities Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bid Sync review" October 15, 2019 4.0 I use Bid Sync as as tool for our sales department. My experience is mostly positive, except for that listed above. Pros Notifications to my email of new bids every day Cons Reviewing bids. In years past, the information in the bid list was easier to read. Now, it's hard to see what the bid is or who it is for. When you are scrolling down, and click on a bid, to go back is impossible. It takes you back to the 1st page. Too time consuming. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G I was familiar with it, and the cost was competitive Review Source SD Sue D. Purchasing Agent Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good experience" February 27, 2020 4.0 A good experience overall. Pros The site is user friends, and makes it easy to search for relevant bids. Cons The filters do not always "weed out" the bids that we are not interested in. We are currently set up for State of Florida, but I continue to get bids from all over the country. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G Pricing, and ease of use. We were already familiar with the BidSync site. Review Source CD Chad D. Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Company that provides Value" February 4, 2020 4.0 BidSync provided me with insight into government opportunities that I would not have known about without their software. Our company does not have enough man power right now to take on the additional work or we would be staying on. I am very happy with their customer support, they are a company that share the same values of doing the right thing for their customers as we do. Pros They organize opportunities in a way that can help businesses to identify and bid on government projects throughout the nation. Cons I was not able to filter out bids that did not pertain to my field so it overwhelmed my email inbox. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G Simplicity, Efficiency, Effectiveness Review Source TY Timothy Y. G.M. Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Terrible site to have to rely upon. " August 29, 2022 1.0 Pros There is very little to like about this product since it has lots of programming issues and problems yet to be resolved. Cons This service is not reliable and the customer service is very poor. Review Source SS Scott S. Director of Sales and Marketing Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "BidSync" October 15, 2019 4.0 We have been able to bid on a few opportunities, so that\`s good. I would like to see more viable, close-by leads so I can build a business case to support subscribing. Pros The leads that are a good match are indeed, a very good match. I like the color-coding for how relevant a lead is. Cons The trial does not offer leads (or very few) that are in your home territory. Even if there were better "teases" I\`d have a better feel for the value in our market. It\`s hard to position ROI hen 99% of the leads are thousands of miles away. Review Source GJ Greg J. Vice President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good Quality Bid Search Site" February 3, 2020 4.0 Overall this has been a very worthwhile service. We use this daily and have found numerous project through the site. Pros It has a lot of options for filtering the RFP results so we can find what we are looking for fairly quickly Cons It has a lot of options for filtering the RFP results so I am worried that we might be missing something. Review Source PG Patrick G. Vice President Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "BidSync Review" August 13, 2019 4.0 Been awarded multiple project located through service Pros Electronic bid submission is a plus, single source for other construction bid sources Cons bid tabulation and availability, constantly have to delete cookies, not seeing all of the bids in my area that I would like but are available through bidsync when I look at local jurisdictions websites Reason for choosing Periscope S2G More municipal use Review Source JH Jason H. CFO Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent platform for government bids" October 15, 2019 5.0 Pros The daily updates and real-time reminders on bids you are have reviewed or applied for is a great service. Cons Some of the bid submission processes are not clear - but this may be due to the government agencies vs the platform. Review Source JM Jacob M. Manager Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "AMG BidSync Review" October 30, 2019 4.0 We have not found any bids that match our product offering that were not on the GSA. Our experience will be based on our ability to find opportunities to bid on. Pros The software works well from a user interface. Cons I am not sure that we are effectively finding opportunities appropriately tailored to our products and the key words we have put into the system. Review Source JM Jacqueline M. marketing and communications Security and Investigations Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Paying To Make A Proposal" January 29, 2019 3.0 We only use BidSync for companies that demand their proposals are submitted through BidSync. I understand that companies want proposals in a certain format and we try to conform. I always feel uncomfortable when I am using it and I think it irritates me to have to pay for this software when we have a great platform of our own. The only problem it solves for us is that it allows us to make business proposals to companies who demand this format. Pros So far, I am not seeing anything much that I like, but I am a beginner to this software. Cons For beginners, this software is not very intuitive. I use a lot of proposal software and this should not be hard for me, but it is. Review Source VW Viraj W. President Apparel & Fashion Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Promised features are not provided." October 11, 2024 1.0 Pros I would like to have my issue resolved first to comment. Cons Unkept promises and non responsive customer service agents with regard to this issue. Review Source cL charles L. AE Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Premium subscription is worthless if you're not interested in every random RFP " September 8, 2024 1.0 Abysmal. I reached out to customer service three times to give them the benefit of the doubt. Each time, I was advised to ensure I had specific search criteria, which I did but kept adding more. After continuing to receive bids in every random industry across the country, I found that my only options for bid alerts was daily e-mails. There is no option for weekly/monthly, or anything but daily "spam" e-mails. When I asked if this was bug or a feature and requested that only relevant bids matching my keywords a locations get sent to me, I was told that the "occasional" mismatched bid opportunity might get slipped in. I'm bewildered why this company wouldn't just only send me e-mails with bids I've asked for instead of losing my subscription of over $100/month, which I happily would have just left open for the next several decades. Pros I thought it would help me stay aware of relevant bid opportunities Cons Not only have I never received a bid that comes close to relevant, but for 3 months I get daily e-mails about bid opportunities in every State in the country, despite only paying for one State, and putting very specific criteria in my search settings. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G because one of my government clients puts out all their bids on bidsync (I'm sure this was a decision made long ago). Review Source EA Elisa A. ADA Project Manager Architecture & Planning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Irrelevant Bids" October 1, 2020 1.0 I did a ton of research before deciding to go with BidSync. I'm sad to say it feels like we were duped. The salesperson told me with the free version we only get 3% of bids, and with the paid national plan we'd get 100%. Sounded good at the time. Now I realize they meant 100% of the bids on BidSync, not 100% of the bids total that are out there. I understand now that it's not possible to say you can pull 100% of the bids out there (if anyone says that it's a lie), but we were led to believe otherwise. And unfortunately there is no refund even though we haven't gotten even one bid since using their service. Pros The idea of getting an email with a bunch of bids is great, but almost all of the bids that come to my inbox are irrelevant to my company. I can see how they would be good for construction companies, but we are a consulting firm, consulting architects and engineers on designing projects to comply with ADA. Cons Most bids are not at all what we're looking for. I called customer service so they could make sure I have the right keywords and words to avoid, and I still get irrelevant bids to my inbox and when I search online. What's worse, I get relevant bids from other competitor websites to my inbox that when I click on them naturally want me to sign up with them and when I search for those bids on BidSync to get those docs, they don't have those bids. I called customer service and apparently they don't monitor those sites. Those were three bids we missed out on because BidSync didn't notify us about them! Reason for choosing Periscope S2G Misled by sales person, thought BidSync covered more bids Review Source Response from Periscope Holdings November 4, 2020 Thank you for the opportunity to address your concerns. We see that you are not satisfied with the number of bids relevant to your business. While we monitor 100,000+ bid websites per month, we do not control agency demand for specific services/goods, it can be cyclical. We cannot guarantee a specific industry/specialization will have a constant high demand as these needs are determined by agencies. We apologize for any confusion about what our service provides. S2G Premium (formerly BidSync) is a bid notification service. We notify you of relevant bids in near real-time. We can only provide full bid info and response capability for those bids from agencies that use our Sourcing solution. If a specific agency prefers to use a different service for their RFP submissions, we still notify you of the bid, but you may need to register in their system to see full bid info and to respond. Our support team is always available to help you modify keywords and settings to get more relevant bids. DE Danielle E. Partner Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Horrible Customer Service" June 12, 2024 3.0 Multiple phone calls and emails with no resolution to my issue. Pros Nothing. Ended up not being a good fit for my needs. Cons The customer service. When I requested the day of my auto-renewal to have the service canceled, my request was denied. Review Source DT Denise T. CEO/President Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "BidSync has helped me expand my business." July 18, 2019 5.0 I've had a great experience for several years now. My dedicated account representative listens to what I need and provides me the best solutions to save me the most time. Also, their customer service is very helpful in assisting with my account needs. Pros Prior to using BidSync, I would spend over four hours a day searching for government bid opportunities. Now, within a matter of minutes, I gain the exact level of awareness I need into relevant opportunities. I'm saving time and money using the BidSync centralized online portal and a daily email notification. Cons There was an initial set up process to narrow down the correct keywords to filter in the results I wanted. Once customer service help me with my settings, BidSync's artificial intelligence system does all the rest of the work in capturing relevant results for me. Switched from [SourceSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/132319/BidNet-SourceSuite/) Sometimes I missed bids with BidNet. I later discovered BidNet doesn't monitor as many government agencies as BidSync. So I made the switch to BidSync. I'm extremely happy with my results now. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Candidate for Bachelor Degree Oil & Energy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Friend to alert you for bids" December 21, 2018 5.0 BidSync helps me find right bids in right time and thus I am able to submit my quotes efficiently. Pros I treat bidSync as my closed friend. It alerts me for available bids in market that otherwise would not have been disclosed to me. I personally think that one subscription of BidSync compensates a team of ten business development guys. Cons The software does not help for all parts of the World. For example, I need similar assistance from Canada, Australia and UK markets and BidSync can not help me for these locations. Review Source DD Dan D. State Contract Manager Printing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Really like what we've seen so far." October 15, 2019 5.0 Really like the tool. We're still experimenting with it and testing keyword searches but so far, the system works very well for what we need. Pros Gives us the ability to see all of the government opportunities that we want at a very affordable price. Also gives us access to documents directly. Searches are intuitive and easy to set up. Cons Not sure I understand how opportunities are rated. I don't like when an opportunity refers to BidNet. That doesn't really help in evaluation because you need a separate subscription. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G Usability. Affordability. The search quality doesn't leave me second guessing. Switched from [Deltek GovWin IQ](https://www.capterra.com/p/154858/GovWin-IQ/) Product was expensive and did not carry over the historical information from Onvia. Their subscription model was very limiting and expensive. I believe BidSync works just as well for an affordable price. Review Source Clifford L. M. President Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bidsync is great for Bids" December 13, 2019 4.0 BidSync is good for what it offers. It is worth the trial. Pros Bidsync is a great software for bids especially for leads with municipalities. We use the software weekly. Cons There are no cons for us, we have been successful using the software. I would recommend the program for people to try. Review Source KW Kevin W. Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good RFP Procurement software" March 18, 2021 4.0 Pros easy setup and easy definition of search terms and interest areas Cons I think it's a bit pricey and wish dislike that I can't find my invoice online - you have to ask. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G We like to have lot's of software looking as 90% of our business involves responding to government RFPs. Review Source SK Shira K. President Public Relations and Communications Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Professional services" October 23, 2019 4.0 It's been great. We have been able to submit bids we would otherwise not have submitted if it wasn't for seeing it on bid sync. Pros It is great to be able to view bids all in one central place/portal. It makes it easier for us as a company. Cons Although I have specific key terms selected, I am getting a ton of bids daily in my lists that have nothing to do with my various business goals or industries (e.g. lighting or construction). It only clutters what we are trying to monitor and hopefully we are not missing any worthwhile bid opportunities. It is quite a lot of bids that are far off of what we do. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G N/A Review Source TL Tom L. Vice President, Preconstruction Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A necessity if you want to bid local government & commercial work!" February 3, 2020 5.0 Bid Sync makes it easy to know what is out for bid in our geographic area. It provides us a full summary of the scope, location, bid documents and bid requirements.....in one place! No more searching municipal websites for RFPs and upcoming projects. Pros Once you set up your profile and start selecting the projects you are bidding, Bid Sync keeps you in the loop! It makes bid submissions easy and it's ALL digital. Cons Setting up search parameters to match our "ideal customer" profile isn't quite as easy as other systems, (but the more you use it, the better it gets at adding them to our list and excluding work that is simple too big for us or si simply not in our wheelhouse. Reason for choosing Periscope S2G For municipal work, it seems to be the accepted standard. 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