Gleam Competitions vs Agorize

Gleam Competitions9.1Visit AAgorize8.5Visit

Higher score Gleam Competitions #1 in Contest Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Gleam

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A Agorize #5 in Contest Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Agorize

• Gleam Competitions fits best

  Social giveaways and multi-channel competitions

• Agorize fits best

  Innovation challenges, hackathons, and competitions

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Side by side

Feature	Gleam Competitions 9.1/10 Visit ↗	AAgorize 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Contest Software	#5 in Contest Software
Best for	Social giveaways and multi-channel competitions	Innovation challenges, hackathons, and competitions
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, 2FA	ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	17 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gleam Competitions 0/2 · Agorize 2/2
Social sharing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Custom branding	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Contest formats	Not checked yet	startup challenges, student competitions, hackathons, internal innovation challenges, awards
Entry methods	Email subscriptions, social follows and visits, comments, shares, hashtags, video actions, file uploads, quizzes, custom actions, coupon codes, Discord entries, and event actions	online project or idea submissions; file uploads; participant applications
Entry limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Winner selection	Both	Both
Our review
Pros	90+ entry methods across social, email, commerce, video, and communities Hosted pages, embeddable widgets, and automatic entry verification Random or manual winner selection with fraud detection and CAPTCHA	Branded, white-label challenge pages support consistent program presentation. Configurable judging, voting, and AI-assisted filtering organize evaluation. Analytics, KPI dashboards, exports, and APIs support program reporting.
Cons	The Free plan includes only 20+ entry types Manual winners, branding, and location restrictions require Pro API access is listed as beta and available only on Premium	Contact-sales pricing makes budget comparison harder. No free plan is available for trial-based or small programs. Integrations center on CRM, intranet, and business intelligence platforms.
Our verdict	Gleam Competitions is a web-based platform for creating giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, raffles, caption-to-win campaigns, and user-generated-content promotions. It suits creators, small businesses, agencies, brands, and larger… Read the review →	Agorize is a cloud-based innovation management platform for companies and institutions running startup challenges, student competitions, hackathons, awards, and internal innovation programs. Organizers can publish branded challenge pages… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gleam Competitions — where it wins

  • 90+ entry methods across social, email, commerce, video, and communities
  • Hosted pages, embeddable widgets, and automatic entry verification
  • Random or manual winner selection with fraud detection and CAPTCHA

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan includes only 20+ entry types
  • Manual winners, branding, and location restrictions require Pro
  • API access is listed as beta and available only on Premium

• Agorize — where it wins

  • Branded, white-label challenge pages support consistent program presentation.
  • Configurable judging, voting, and AI-assisted filtering organize evaluation.
  • Analytics, KPI dashboards, exports, and APIs support program reporting.

  Where it doesn't

  • Contact-sales pricing makes budget comparison harder.
  • No free plan is available for trial-based or small programs.
  • Integrations center on CRM, intranet, and business intelligence platforms.

• Gleam Competitions9.1/10 · Free plan

  A flexible contest builder with broad entry methods, fraud controls, and tiered campaign features.

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• AAgorize8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  Enterprise contest software for configurable submissions, judging, collaboration, and analytics.

  Visit AgorizeFull verdict →