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RenovationRoute vs Federal Compass

Federal Compass is a business development platform with forecasts, contacts, and a govcon CRM, sold on annual per-seat terms. RenovationRoute is $20 a month, month to month, for federal construction.

Checked on Federal Compass's own site September 29, 2026 · 4 sources

What a year costsChecked September 29, 2026
RenovationRoute
$240
$20 a month; the bid list is free
Federal Compass
Not published
Not published; annual seats
RenovationRoute
Federal Compass
Built for
Small construction firms bidding federal work
Federal contractors, suppliers, and consultants
Coverage
Federal construction from SAM.gov, plus state and local construction bids from public portals
Mainly federal, with a state and local option
Reads the solicitation
Federal construction solicitations and their attachments, read into a plain-English brief
Wayfinder AI summarizes procurement documents into scope and evaluation sections
Construction checks
Site visits, set-asides, SPRS and CMMC, Davis-Bacon, bonding, flagged on each brief
No construction-specific checks found
Alerts
Text and email after each SAM.gov check, every 12 hours
Automated alerts on opportunity progression (channels not stated)
Award data
Incumbents and past award prices, plus a cost estimate by work item when there is enough scope and award history
Recompete insights, task orders, potential incumbents
Price
Bid list free; $20 a month for every brief and alerts
Not published. One-year per-seat term that auto-renews unless cancelled in writing 30 days ahead
Claude / ChatGPT (MCP)
Free public MCP server, no login or key
No MCP server found

Federal Compass details checked on its own site on September 29, 2026, except where marked "reported". Sources are listed at the bottom of this page.

Where Federal Compass is stronger

  • Forecasts and recompete insights.
  • Contacts: Federal Compass says 2 million+.
  • Govcon CRM with pipeline and task order management.
  • Teaming partner management.

Where RenovationRoute is stronger

  • A published price: $20 a month, month to month, instead of an annual seat.
  • Construction disqualifiers flagged on each brief.
  • Text alerts and a free bid list with no account.
  • A free public MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT.

Which to pick

The short answer

Pick Federal Compass if

  • You need a govcon CRM and forecasts for a BD team.

Pick RenovationRoute if

  • You bid construction, mostly federal.
  • You do not want an annual contract.
  • You want every bid read and checked for you.
Browse the free bid list How RenovationRoute works

Common questions

RenovationRoute vs Federal Compass: FAQ

How much does Federal Compass cost?

Federal Compass does not publish prices. Its terms describe a one-year, per-seat subscription that renews automatically unless you cancel in writing 30 days before renewal. RenovationRoute is $20 a month.

Sources

Checked September 29, 2026. Prices and features change; the vendor's site is the final word.

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