Flexi-Grant vs Award Force

FGFlexi-Grant8.8Visit Award Force7.5Visit

Higher score FG Flexi-Grant #5 in Application Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Flexi-Grant

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Award Force #18 in Application Management Software 7.5/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Award Force

• Flexi-Grant fits best

  Grant programs needing end-to-end workflows

• Award Force fits best

  Awards programs with complex judging

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Side by side

Feature	FGFlexi-Grant 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Award Force 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.5
Ranking	#5 in Application Management Software	#18 in Application Management Software
Best for	Grant programs needing end-to-end workflows	Awards programs with complex judging
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$3,250/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Community	Email, Tickets, Phone, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	4 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flexi-Grant 6/6 · Award Force 6/6
Scoring and rubrics	✓	✓
Reviewer collaboration	✓	✓
Applicant portal	✓	✓
Workflow automation	✓	✓
Reporting and analytics	✓	✓
Payment collection	✓	✓
Specs
Supported programs	Grants	Awards
Our review
Pros	Covers applications, eligibility, reviews, approvals, payments and monitoring Applicant and reviewer portals support structured collaboration Role-based access, audit trails and finance, CRM, SSO and ORCID integrations	Multiple judging modes, panels, assignments and score matrices Conditional entry forms, staged workflows and public voting AI tools, payments, exports and broad integration options
Cons	Paid plans require a tailored sales quote Implementation is quoted separately Cancellation fees may apply	Web-only platform Growth limits annual entries to 10k Premier pricing is based on a custom solution
Our verdict	Flexi-Grant is cloud-based application management software for organisations that award funding. It is designed for charities, research funders, councils, government departments, community foundations and philanthropic organisations. The… Read the review →	Award Force is a cloud-based awards management platform for organisations running awards, recognition programs, contests and submission programs. It combines configurable entry forms, entrant access, judge assignments, scoring, voting,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Flexi-Grant — where it wins

  • Covers applications, eligibility, reviews, approvals, payments and monitoring
  • Applicant and reviewer portals support structured collaboration
  • Role-based access, audit trails and finance, CRM, SSO and ORCID integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans require a tailored sales quote
  • Implementation is quoted separately
  • Cancellation fees may apply

• Award Force — where it wins

  • Multiple judging modes, panels, assignments and score matrices
  • Conditional entry forms, staged workflows and public voting
  • AI tools, payments, exports and broad integration options

  Where it doesn't

  • Web-only platform
  • Growth limits annual entries to 10k
  • Premier pricing is based on a custom solution

• FGFlexi-Grant8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  End-to-end grant workflows with portals, reviews, payments, monitoring and audit trails.

  Visit Flexi-GrantFull verdict →
• Award Force7.5/10 · Paid

  A specialized awards platform with deep judging workflows and clear annual pricing.

  Visit Award ForceFull verdict →