SmarterSelect
SmarterSelect: A structured application platform with published annual plans for scholarship teams. Ranked #17 of 31 in Application Management Software by our editors (7.6/10); pricing: Paid; best for scholarship teams seeking published pricing.
At a glance
- Editor score7.6 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forScholarship teams seeking published pricing
- Free planNo
- Paid from$2,000/yr
- Scoring and rubricsYes
- Founded2007 · Dallas, Texas, United States
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Unlimited programs and online evaluations start at $2,000 per year.
- Rules, rubrics, evaluator collaboration, and automated scoring support review workflows.
- Award tracking, notifications, reports, and exports cover post-application work.
Where it doesn't
- There is no free plan.
- Subscriptions are billed as a single annual payment.
- Scholarship matching, award tracking, and SSO require Enterprise.
Our verdict on SmarterSelect
SmarterSelect is cloud-based application management software for nonprofit program leads, foundations, associations, educational institutions, and corporations. It supports scholarship, grant, award, fellowship, and other structured programs, with online application creation, document uploads and validation, evaluator collaboration, configurable scoring, workflow rules, reporting, communications, and award tracking. Applicants submit applications online, while evaluators review and score them through a centralized web interface. Scholarship teams are the clearest fit, especially those managing multiple programs or multi-stage evaluations.
According to the vendor’s pricing page, Create costs $2,000 per year and includes unlimited programs, online evaluation, file attachments, and support. Enhance costs $5,000 per year and adds online recommendations, application rules, and autoscoring. Enterprise costs $7,500 per year and adds scholarship matching, award tracking, and single sign-on. Subscriptions are billed as a single annual payment. The published trial has no time limit and is limited to ten users, providing a way to review the platform before committing to a plan.
Its feature set covers the full lifecycle from custom application forms and document collection through configurable workflows, scoring rubrics, evaluator groups, shared notes, multi-stage review, custom reports, CSV/PDF exports, and email and SMS notifications. Salesforce and Zapier integrations support connections with other systems. The main tradeoff is plan structure: several capabilities that matter to larger scholarship operations, including scholarship matching, award tracking, and SSO, are reserved for Enterprise. Teams needing a broad program-management workflow should consider SmarterSelect; smaller groups seeking a free option or flexible non-annual billing should look elsewhere.
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SmarterSelect fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $2,000/yr |
| Scoring and rubrics | Yes |
| Reviewer collaboration | Yes |
| Applicant portal | Yes |
| Workflow automation | Yes |
| Reporting and analytics | Yes |
| Payment collection | Yes |
| Supported programs | Scholarships |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Tickets, Live chat, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7,000+ integrations: Salesforce, Zapier |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | smarterselect.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
SmarterSelect integrations
SmarterSelect lists 7,000+ integrations on its own site — the 2 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Salesforce
- Zapier
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- SubmittableA broad platform for managing applications, reviews, payments, and program funds.9.2
- ReviewrA strong fit for grantmakers that need controlled reviews, scoring and post-award tracking.9.0
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