# What is a GovTribe alternative with an API for federal contractor data? GovTribe is priced per seat ($1,900 a year for one seat, $1,200 each at six or more) and includes AI and MCP credits, but its pricing page offers no self-serve REST API. For contractor data in your own code, use the free SAM.gov and USAspending APIs, GovCon API ($19 to $39 a month), HigherGov's API plans, or samgovapi.io (free plan, then from $49).Checked on 2026-11-15.Source: [GovTribe pricing](https://govtribe.com/pricing) | GovTribe seat | $1,900 a year (1 seat) | | --- | --- | | GovTribe Pro | $2,100 a year (1 seat) | | AI credits per seat | 5,000 (Pro 10,000) | | Self-serve REST API | Not on GovTribe's pricing page | ## The answer in detail GovTribe's strength is the workspace: saved pipelines, vendor profiles and collaboration, with 5,000 AI credits per seat (10,000 on Pro at $2,100). If the team works in GovTribe all day, that is worth the seat price.If what you need is contractor records (registration, NAICS, certifications, exclusions, awards) inside a CRM, a data warehouse or your own app, a per-seat tool is the wrong shape: an API key serves a whole system.Contractor data here: 881,370 registrations with status, expiry, NAICS, PSC and SBA certifications, joined to exclusions, searchable by NAICS, state, certification and expiry window. ## How the options compare | Option | Price | Access and limits | Coverage and history | Best for | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [GovTribe](https://govtribe.com/pricing) | $1,900 per seat a year ($1,200 at 6+ seats); Pro $2,100 | AI and MCP included with 5,000 credits per seat (10,000 on Pro); no self-serve REST API on its pricing page | Vendors, awards, opportunities, grants and IDVs in a seat-based workspace | Capture teams that work inside one shared workspace | 2026-11-15 | | [HigherGov](https://www.highergov.com/pricing/) | Starter $500/yr, Standard $2,500/yr, Enterprise custom | API on paid plans; 10,000 records a month as its API page stated on 12 Nov 2026 | Opportunities, awards, awardees, IDVs and forecasts in a search UI with exports | Small BD teams who want a polished search UI | 2026-11-15 | | [GovCon API (govconapi.com)](https://govconapi.com/pricing) | Developer $19/mo, Pro $39/mo; 14-day trial | 1,000 requests an hour (50 a minute burst); trial 50 a day | 12,265,150 contracts and 758,552 opportunities from FY2025; 904,090 entities, monthly | Developers who want the lowest entry price and FY2025+ history | 2026-11-15 | | [SAM.gov APIs (official)](https://open.gsa.gov/api/entity-api/) | Free | 10 requests a day with no SAM.gov role, 1,000 with a role or a non-federal system account; keys expire every 90 days | The live, authoritative record: entities, opportunities, exclusions, contract awards, hierarchy, subawards | Anyone who needs the official record itself, at low volume | 2026-11-12 | | [samgovapi.io](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) | Free (100 credits a month, no card); Developer $49/mo, Pro $149/mo, Scale $499/mo | 20 to 180 requests a minute by plan, no daily cap; REST, MCP and keyless MCP search | 881,370 entities (1 Nov 2026 extract), 74,420 notices, 169,191 exclusions, 114,954 awards since 1 Oct 2026 | Developers and AI agents who want entities, bids and exclusions joined in one API | 2026-11-15 | ## Where samgovapi.io is the weaker choice - Award history is short: 114,954 prime awards with action dates from 1 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026 (fiscal year 2027 so far). USAspending goes back to FY2001 and GovCon API serves 12.27 million contracts from FY2025. - No vendor relationship or contact enrichment beyond what SAM.gov publishes. ## Try it Active SDVOSB-certified firms in a NAICS code and state. ``` curl "https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/entities?naics=541330&state=VA&set_aside=QF&status=active" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SAMGOVAPI_API_KEY" ``` ## Questions Does GovTribe have an MCP server?GovTribe includes AI and MCP access with per-seat credits.Is there a free GovTribe alternative?The official SAM.gov and USAspending sites and APIs are free; the free plan here adds an API over them. ## Related - [GovTribe alternative](https://samgovapi.io/compare/govtribe-alternative) - [GovTribe pricing](https://samgovapi.io/compare/govtribe-pricing) - [API docs](https://samgovapi.io/docs) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) - [Answers](https://samgovapi.io/answers)Updated 2026-11-15. Sources checked 2026-11-15.Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by GSA, SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov.

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