Submittable vs Award Force

Submittable9.2Visit Award Force7.5Visit

Higher score Submittable #2 in Application Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Submittable

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

• Submittable fits best

  Organizations managing varied submission programs

• Award Force fits best

  Awards programs with complex judging

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Side by side

Feature	Submittable 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Award Force 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.5
Ranking	#2 in Application Management Software	#18 in Application Management Software
Best for	Organizations managing varied submission programs	Awards programs with complex judging
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$3,250/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Tickets, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	5 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Submittable 6/6 · Award Force 6/6
Scoring and rubrics	✓	✓
Reviewer collaboration	✓	✓
Applicant portal	✓	✓
Workflow automation	✓	✓
Reporting and analytics	✓	✓
Payment collection	✓	✓
Specs
Supported programs	Not checked yet	Awards
Our review
Pros	Supports grants, scholarships, awards, and fellowships Combines multi-stage reviews, automation, payments, and reporting Offers branded portals, permissions, API access, and custom 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	Public pricing is not provided; plans use a contact-sales model Enterprise capabilities such as custom integrations require the Enterprise plan PCI payment processing is handled by Stripe rather than Submittable	Web-only platform Growth limits annual entries to 10k Premier pricing is based on a custom solution
Our verdict	Submittable is a cloud-based application management platform for organizations collecting, reviewing, managing, and reporting on submissions. It is designed for governments, foundations, nonprofits, universities, corporations, and other… 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

• Submittable — where it wins

  • Supports grants, scholarships, awards, and fellowships
  • Combines multi-stage reviews, automation, payments, and reporting
  • Offers branded portals, permissions, API access, and custom integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Public pricing is not provided; plans use a contact-sales model
  • Enterprise capabilities such as custom integrations require the Enterprise plan
  • PCI payment processing is handled by Stripe rather than Submittable

• 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

• Submittable9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad platform for managing applications, reviews, payments, and program funds.

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• Award Force7.5/10 · Paid

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

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