New: Search Government Contracts for Free — No Credit Card Required

ContractRadar now has a free tier. Create an account, fill in your business profile, and start searching government contracts with semantic search — no credit card required, no trial expiration.

What you get for free

Free accounts get 5 semantic searches per day across every source ContractRadar monitors — federal contracts on SAM.gov, subcontracting opportunities from the SBA portal, and state and local procurement postings. That’s the same AI-powered search that paid subscribers use: describe what your business does in plain language and find contracts even when the government uses different terminology.

Each search returns full contract details — titles, descriptions, deadlines, agency names, NAICS codes, and points of contact. No truncated results, no blurred previews. The daily limit resets at midnight UTC.

What paid subscribers get on top

The $30/month Pro plan (first month free) adds the features that make government contracting truly hands-off:

• Unlimited semantic search — no daily cap.
• Daily email alerts — ContractRadar emails you every morning with contracts that match your profile. No manual checking.
• AI match scoring — every match gets a compatibility score so you can prioritize the best opportunities first. Rate matches good or bad and the system learns what you’re looking for.
• Past award intelligence — for every federal match, we pull previously awarded similar contracts from USASpending.gov so you can see past winners, award amounts, and whether the opportunity is worth pursuing.

Why we’re doing this

Government contracting is confusing enough. You shouldn’t have to pay $30 to find out if there are even relevant contracts in your area. The free tier lets you experience what ContractRadar actually does before committing — real search results, real contracts, real value.

If 5 searches a day is all you need, that’s fine. The free tier isn’t a limited trial that expires. It’s a permanent part of the product.

How to get started

Create a free account, fill in your profile (NAICS codes, states, certifications — takes about five minutes), and go to the search page. Describe what your business does and see what comes back.

If you want daily email alerts and unlimited search, upgrade from your profile page any time. First month is free, then $30/month. Cancel in two clicks.