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Award Force
by Award Force
What Award Force is
Award Force is awards management software for organizations running awards, prizes, and competitions. It covers program setup, entry collection, judging, scoring, results management, and reporting, with entry forms that can be built using drag-and-drop tools and 21 field types. Forms also support conditional fields, auto-save, and eligibility screening. Organizers can choose judging modes, assign panels, review real-time leaderboards, gather feedback, and recuse conflicts of interest. Other listed capabilities include scoring rubrics, reviewer collaboration, applicant portals, workflow automation, analytics, and payment collection. Optional AI tools support pattern and trend exploration, insight discovery, and human-in-the-loop assessment. Award Force connects through a marketplace, Zapier, Make, an API, webhooks, and named business services. It supports over 40 native translations. Growth costs $3,250 USD per year and Pro costs $6,500 USD per year; both include up to 10,000 submitted entries annually. There is no free plan.
Who it suits
Award Force suits organizations running awards, prizes, or competitions that need tools for entries, judging, scoring, and results. Growth and Pro are listed for programs with up to 10,000 entries per year; Premier is tailored for higher volumes.
What it does well
- Supports the full awards lifecycle.
- Entry forms offer 21 field types.
- Includes judging modes and panel assignments.
- Supports over 40 native translations.
- Growth and Pro include 24/5 support.
What to know first
- No free plan.
- Growth costs $3,250 USD per year.
- Pro costs $6,500 USD per year.
- Growth and Pro cap at 10,000 entries yearly.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | $3,250 USD annually · Up to 10k entries per year · 10MB per file upload · unlimited managers and users · for free-to-enter programs | $3,250 a year |
| Pro | $6,500 USD annually · Up to 10k entries per year · unlimited file upload size and quantity · entry fees · multiple languages · API and integration marketplace access | $6,500 a year |
| Premier | Custom quote · For high submission volumes or multi-award requirements · options include 10k+ submissions, custom security, dedicated account manager, and support and uptime SLA | On request |
As awardforce.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Award Force brings program setup, entry collection, judging, and results management into one awards platform. Growth and Pro have stated annual prices and entry limits, while Premier is tailored for volumes above 10,000 submissions.
Facts from Award Force's own pages
- AI
- Optional AI tools support pattern and trend exploration, insight discovery, and human-in-the-loop assessment; the homepage says they run in Award Force’s VPC with no training or data retention. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Awards lifecycle
- The platform supports program setup, entry collection, judging, scoring, results management, and reporting. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Data protection
- The security page says data at rest is encrypted, data in transit uses TLS 1.3, and credit card details are passed to payment gateways rather than stored in Award Force databases. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Entry forms
- Its entry form tools include a drag-and-drop builder, 21 field types, conditional fields, auto-save, and eligibility screening. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2013 · awardforce.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · awardforce.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Integrations include a marketplace, native Zapier and Make connections, an API and webhooks, and connections such as Salesforce, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, WordPress, Xero, and Eventbrite. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The company describes Award Force as best for organisations running awards, prizes, and competitions to recognise excellence. · creativeforce.team, 29 Sept 2026
- Judging
- Judging features include multiple judging modes, panel assignments, real-time leaderboards, feedback, and conflict-of-interest recusal. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Languages
- The platform supports over 40 native translations, and Pro can activate multiple languages at the same time. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Limits
- Growth and Pro each include up to 10,000 submitted entries per year; higher volumes are available by quotation on Pro, and Premier is tailored for major volumes. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy and residency
- The site lists GDPR, CCPA, APP, and HIPAA compliance and offers a choice of supported data residency regions. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Award Force is awards management software for running awards programs, prizes, and competitions. · creativeforce.team, 29 Sept 2026
- Security
- Award Force states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant, ISO/IEC 27001 certified, PCI-DSS compliant, and Cyber Essentials certified. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- Growth and Pro include 24/5 support, a help centre, support articles, video tutorials, and a pre-launch check. · awardforce.com, 29 Sept 2026
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