How Aeon Compares
There are three ways to find government opportunities: manual searching, enterprise platforms, or Aeon. Here's how they stack up.
Feature
Aeon
Daily briefs
Manual
SAM.gov, etc.
Enterprise
GovWin, etc.
Daily email briefs
Personalized matching
NAICS code filtering
Set-aside detection
Relevance scoring
Direct source links
No learning curve
Works in your inbox
Partial
Starting price
$19/mo
Free
$500+/mo
Free trial
14 days
N/A
Demo only
No contract required
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Aeon
Daily email briefs matched to your profile. Set up once, receive opportunities every morning. No portals to check, no searches to run.
Zero daily effort
Personalized matching
$19-29/mo per feed
Manual Searching
Visit SAM.gov, Grants.gov, USAJobs daily. Run searches, sift through results, track deadlines manually. Free, but time-consuming.
30+ min daily
Easy to miss opportunities
Free
Enterprise Platforms
GovWin, Bloomberg Gov, Deltek. Comprehensive data, market intelligence, incumbent tracking. Built for large BD teams.
Comprehensive data
Steep learning curve
$500-2,000+/mo
When to use what
Choose Aeon if...
- •You're a small to mid-size contractor without a dedicated BD team
- •You want opportunities delivered, not another platform to learn
- •You need to stay on top of SAM.gov without daily manual searches
- •You want to try before you commit (14-day free trial)
Choose manual searching if...
- •You're just starting out and learning the government market
- •You only pursue 1-2 opportunities per year
- •You have the time to check portals daily
Choose enterprise platforms if...
- •You have a dedicated BD/capture team that needs deep market intelligence
- •You need incumbent tracking, contract history, and pipeline forecasting
- •You're pursuing $10M+ contracts where the investment pays off
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