Trusted by 500+ companies across all 50 states, with 50,000+ monitored SLED portals, SOC 2 certification, AWS Marketplace listing, and Gartner Peer Insights recognition, SamSearch is the platform serious contractors choose.
Cleatus AI is a GovCon-focused AI platform with federal and SLED coverage. Founded in 2023. Pricing starts at $300/month (billed annually) with a 7-day free trial. (Information based on publicly available sources as of May 2026.)
SamSearch has the most U.S. government contracts in one place - 50,000+ SLED portals plus federal, grants, SBIR, and subcontracting in a single AI workspace. Trusted by 500+ companies from SMBs to Fortune 500, used by contractors across all 50 states. SOC 2 certified, AWS Marketplace listed, Gartner Peer Insights recognized. Includes Journey Hub pipeline, procurement forecasts, and AI proposal generation.
Practical considerations teams raise when evaluating these two platforms side by side.
SamSearch monitors 50,000+ SLED portals; Cleatus markets 40,000+. In a coverage-driven category, the breadth of monitored portals directly affects how many opportunities surface in your feed.
What this means for your team
Contractors on SamSearch see more state and local opportunities across a wider portal footprint
SamSearch surfaces proprietary recompetes: contracts we predict are coming up for rebid before they are publicly posted.
What this means for your team
Contractors using SamSearch can position and shape opportunities months before competitors even know they exist
SamSearch includes subcontracting opportunities sourced from prime contractors - giving smaller businesses a direct path into large contracts they couldn't pursue alone. Fortune 500 primes on SamSearch also use the platform to find qualified subs.
What this means for your team
SMBs get access to contract value that never appears on SAM.gov or any SLED portal
SamSearch has a dedicated Partnerships tab where contractors can find teaming partners and where primes can identify qualified subcontractors. Since large primes actively use SamSearch, the teaming network is live and relevant - not a static directory.
What this means for your team
One platform for both finding contracts and building the team to win them
SamSearch is available on AWS Marketplace (simplified procurement through existing AWS contracts), listed on Gartner Peer Insights, and SOC 2 certified. Cleatus does not currently appear in AWS Marketplace or Gartner Peer Insights, and does not publicly list SOC 2 certification.
What this means for your team
Teams with enterprise procurement requirements, Gartner-driven vendor evaluation, or compliance mandates have a cleaner path with SamSearch
Federal awards plus 50,000+ monitored SLED portals give you more active U.S. government contracts in one workspace-then AI-native capture tooling keeps your team out of spreadsheet sprawl.
SamSearch monitors 10,000 more SLED portals than Cleatus markets - more opportunities surface in your feed across state and local markets.
SamSearch predicts contracts coming up for rebid before they are publicly posted. These proprietary recompetes give your team advance positioning most platforms can't offer.
Find subcontracting opportunities from prime contractors, or use the Partnerships tab to identify teaming partners. Fortune 500 primes use SamSearch to find qualified subs - putting your company in front of the right decision makers.
SamSearch is SOC 2 certified, giving enterprise and government procurement teams the compliance assurance they require. Cleatus does not publicly list SOC 2 certification.
Available on AWS Marketplace for simplified procurement through existing AWS contracts. Independently recognized on Gartner Peer Insights - two third-party validations Cleatus does not currently carry.
Multiple plan tiers designed for different team sizes - compare directly with Cleatus's $300/month Essential plan to find your best fit.
Competitor information is based on publicly available sources as of May 2026. Features, pricing, and company details may have changed. SamSearch makes no warranties about the accuracy of third-party information. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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50,000+ SLED portals · Federal + grants · AI capture & proposals