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Pickaw
What Pickaw is
Pickaw is a web platform for organizing social media contests and random draws, with random winner selection. It supports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads, and lists entry methods such as comments, keywords, mentions, likes or reactions, follows, reposts, and contest publication URLs. Campaign formats include contests, draws, quizzes, personality tests, Dynamic Lives, and Bot-o-Reply campaigns. Organizers can use moderation tools and analytics and reporting. Quick Draw imports a contest using its publication URL, but Pickaw says it has fewer features and checks during the draw. Contest Builder supports planning from the publication through winner announcements and is available from the Advanced plan. Listed controls include keyword, mention, and bad-word filters, account exclusions, and previous-winner exclusions. Automation includes scheduled reminders and draws, automatic winner announcements, and direct messages to winners. Pickaw provides a public draw verification page and describes Drawchain as reproducible and verifiable. The service is paid and has no free plan.
Who it suits
Pickaw suits organizers running social campaigns that need random winner selection, entry moderation, or campaign reporting. Its Quick Draw and Contest Builder options fit different contest-planning needs.
What it does well
- Supports five listed social networks.
- Offers multiple campaign formats and entry methods.
- Includes moderation and reporting tools.
- Automates reminders, draws, and winner announcements.
- Provides a public draw verification page.
What to know first
- No free plan is available.
- Quick Draw has fewer features and checks.
- Hobbyist allows one social account and two contests monthly.
- Business pricing is on demand.
Limits
Hobbyist costs $10.00 per month (billed 120$ yearly) and allows 1 social account, 2 contests per month, 3,000 entries per contest, 5 winners per contest, 60-day catch-up and 3-month storage. Advanced and Professional provide unlimited entries but retain monthly contest, winner, account and storage limits shown for their plans.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hobbyist | Billed 120$ yearly · 1 social account · 2 contests/month · 3,000 entries/contest · 5 winners/contest · 60-day catch-up · 3-month storage | $10 a month |
| Professional | Billed 1200$ yearly · 2 social accounts · 8 contests/month · unlimited entries · 20 winners/contest · 60-day catch-up · 1-year storage | $100 a month |
| Advanced | Billed 600$ yearly · 1 social account · 4 contests/month · unlimited entries · 10 winners/contest · 60-day catch-up · 6-month storage | $50 a month |
| Business | On demand · Tailor-made package · 50+ contests/month (Quick Draw) · 5 concurrent Contest Builder contests · 50 winners/contest · 5 team members | On request |
As pickaw.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open Pickaw on the web
- Choose a paid plan: Hobbyist, Advanced or Professional
- Select Business for an on-demand tailor-made package
- Use Quick Draw with a contest publication URL, or use Contest Builder from Advanced
Verdict
Pickaw combines random draws with campaign formats, entry controls, and automation. Compare plan limits and note that Quick Draw includes fewer features and checks than the broader contest-planning option.
Questions
Does Pickaw have a free plan?
No. Pickaw is a paid service, with Hobbyist at $10.00 per month (billed 120$ yearly), Advanced at $50.00 per month (billed 600$ yearly), and Professional at $100.00 per month (billed 1200$ yearly).
Which social networks does Pickaw support?
Its listed networks are Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Threads. The homepage specifically names Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for considered entries.
What is Quick Draw?
Quick Draw imports a contest by pasting its publication URL. Pickaw says Quick Draw contests have fewer features and checks during the draw.
What does Contest Builder do?
Contest Builder supports planning contests from publications through winner announcements. It is available from the Advanced plan.
How does Pickaw verify draws?
Pickaw provides a public verification page and describes Drawchain as reproducible and verifiable. It says draw seeds derive from SHA-256 hashes using a daily pool starting from a Random.org-generated master seed.
Where is Pickaw based and hosted?
Pickaw was created in Marseille, France, in 2015. It says customer data is stored on dedicated servers in France hosted by OVHcloud.
Facts from Pickaw's own pages
- Automation
- Listed automation features include scheduled reminders and draws, automatic winner announcements, and winner contact by direct message. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Business structure
- The site identifies Pickaw SAS as a subsidiary owned by IC Group Holdings Inc. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Pickaw says it was created in 2015 in Marseille and adopted by Canada in 2024. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance and CSR
- Pickaw states that it is GDPR compliant and that its CSR approach is guided by ISO 26000. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Contest Builder
- Contest Builder supports planning contests from publications through winner announcements and is available from the Advanced plan. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Drawchain limitation
- Pickaw states that its application code is proprietary and is not shared with third parties. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Entry filters
- The pricing page lists keyword, mention and bad-word filters, account exclusion and previous-winner exclusion. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015 · pickaw.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Marseille, France · pickaw.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Privacy and hosting
- Pickaw says it minimizes collected data and stores customer data on dedicated servers in France hosted by OVHcloud. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pickaw is a platform for organizing social media contests and random draws, with the stated aim of selecting winners transparently and randomly. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Quick Draw
- Quick Draw imports a contest by pasting its publication URL, and Pickaw states that Quick Draw contests have fewer features and checks during the draw. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Randomness method
- Pickaw says its daily seed pool starts from a master seed generated by Random.org and uses SHA-256 hashes to derive draw seeds. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists English and French support, with Standard support on Hobbyist and Advanced and Premium on Professional. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Supported networks
- The homepage names Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube as social networks whose entries can be considered. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Verification
- Pickaw provides a public verification page for proving the authenticity of a draw and describes Drawchain as reproducible and verifiable. · pickaw.com, 9 Oct 2026
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