# Evessio Awards, SmarterSelect vs Award Force Comparison

| | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 65 | 106 | 258 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (61.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (77.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (66.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $2,400.00 1 Awards Room Module Per Year | $2,000.00 500 Users Per Year | $3,125.00 Per Year | 


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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (58 reviews) | 8.6 (97 reviews) | 9.0 (181 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (57 reviews) | 7.5 (101 reviews) | 8.8 (210 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.5 (42 reviews) | 7.7 (83 reviews) | 8.3 (178 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (40 reviews) | 7.9 (86 reviews) | 8.8 (170 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.5 (56 reviews) | 8.9 (90 reviews) | 9.6 (175 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (37 reviews) | 8.8 (81 reviews) | 9.5 (167 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (58 reviews) | 7.6 (101 reviews) | 9.6 (174 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Evessio Awards

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Evessio Awards or Conference Module

Price: Starting at $2,400.00 1 Awards Room Module Per Year

Key Features:
- Evessio provides a complete package for running awards and conferences. Our software includes frontend brandable websites, through to submissions and judging to table and seat sales for awards. Our easy to use software can manage registration and ticket sales as well as speaker abstract submissions and agendas for your conferences! We help our clients become more efficient and deliver higher ROI for all their events. Evessio supplies an intuitive software that you, your attendees, the speakers, the judges and your entrants will love using. 

[Learn more about Evessio Awards](https://www.g2.com/products/evessio-awards/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### SmarterSelect

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Create

Price: $2,000.00 500 Users Per Year

Description: Non-profit pricing for everyone! 

Key Features:
- Outstanding Support
- Unlimited Programs
- No Set Up Fee

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Award Force

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Growth

Price: $3,125.00 Per Year

Description: For free-to-enter programs with low entry volumes. 
Get organised, ready to grow.

Key Features:
- Configurable entry process    
- All judging modes
-  Unlimited managers, users

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/award-force/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Scholarship Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evessio Awards** | N/A | N/A |
| **SmarterSelect** | 8.0/10 | 60 |
| **Award Force** | N/A | N/A |

#### Application Collection

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Custom Application Forms** | Not enough data | 8.6 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Attachments** | Not enough data | 8.6 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scholarship Matching** | Not enough data | 7.1 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Application Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.6 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Application Review

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Automated Review Assignments** | Not enough data | 8.4 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scoring Tools** | Not enough data | 7.9 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Review Portal** | Not enough data | 8.2 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Review Comments** | Not enough data | 8.3 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Messaging** | Not enough data | 7.6 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration and Integrations

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Administrative Dashboard** | Not enough data | 8.0 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reports** | Not enough data | 8.0 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | 6.9 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Grant Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evessio Awards** | N/A | N/A |
| **SmarterSelect** | 6.8/10 | 32 |
| **Award Force** | N/A | N/A |

#### Proposal Management

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Form Building** | Not enough data | 7.4 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Review Tools** | Not enough data | 7.7 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Grantee Portal** | Not enough data | 7.4 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Attachments** | Not enough data | 7.4 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | 7.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Fund Tracking

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disbursements** | Not enough data | 5.9 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Grant Allocations** | Not enough data | 6.1 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Email Notifications** | Not enough data | 7.8 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Impact & Outcomes

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Program Evaluation** | Not enough data | 7.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Analytics** | Not enough data | 6.8 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ad Hoc Reporting** | Not enough data | 6.6 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 7.5 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Grant Prospecting

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Funder Lists** | Not enough data | 5.4 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Responses** | Not enough data | 6.7 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Eligibility Screening** | Not enough data | 6.7 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | Not enough data | 6.0 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Fund Accounting** | Not enough data | 5.5 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Donor Management** | Not enough data | 5.9 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Awards Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Evessio Awards** | 8.7/10 | 54 |
| **SmarterSelect** | 6.7/10 | 35 |
| **Award Force** | 8.3/10 | 82 |

#### Submission Management

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Form Builders** | 8.5 (50 reviews) | 6.2 (34 reviews) | 8.4 (76 reviews) | 
| **Countdown Timers** | 8.6 (49 reviews) | 6.5 (30 reviews) | 7.9 (74 reviews) | 
| **Landing Pages** | 8.9 (47 reviews) | 6.8 (32 reviews) | 8.1 (76 reviews) | 
| **Applicant Portal** | 8.6 (51 reviews) | 7.2 (35 reviews) | 8.6 (77 reviews) | 

#### Judging Management

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Judge Assignments** | 9.0 (47 reviews) | 7.1 (35 reviews) | 8.5 (78 reviews) | 
| **Multiround Scoring** | 8.9 (45 reviews) | 6.6 (30 reviews) | 8.5 (71 reviews) | 
| **Scoring and Voting** | 9.1 (48 reviews) | 7.3 (30 reviews) | 8.7 (76 reviews) | 
| **Submission Dashboards** | 9.0 (47 reviews) | 7.4 (31 reviews) | 8.5 (77 reviews) | 

#### Awards Administration

| Feature | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Event Support** | 9.3 (50 reviews) | 6.5 (28 reviews) | 8.4 (69 reviews) | 
| **Applicant Communications** | 7.9 (46 reviews) | 6.8 (32 reviews) | 8.1 (77 reviews) | 
| **CRM** | 7.8 (44 reviews) | 6.0 (29 reviews) | 7.4 (70 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | 8.3 (48 reviews) | 5.9 (29 reviews) | 7.9 (76 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Awards Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/awards-management)


**Unique to SmarterSelect (2):** [Grant Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/grant-management), [Scholarship Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/scholarship-management)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Evessio Awards | SmarterSelect | Award Force | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 61.9% | 77.4% | 66.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 36.5% | 15.1% | 19.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 1.6% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 

### By Industry

#### Evessio Awards

- **Events Services:** 23.8%
- **Publishing:** 12.7%
- **Media Production:** 11.1%
- **Online Media:** 9.5%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.8%
- **Financial Services:** 4.8%
- **Food & Beverages:** 4.8%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 3.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.2%
- **Other:** 19.0%

#### SmarterSelect

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 50.9%
- **Higher Education:** 17.0%
- **Education Management:** 8.5%
- **Construction:** 1.9%
- **Financial Services:** 1.9%
- **Primary/Secondary Education:** 1.9%
- **Philanthropy:** 1.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.9%
- **Accounting:** 0.9%
- **Automotive:** 0.9%
- **Other:** 12.3%

#### Award Force

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 17.4%
- **Events Services:** 7.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.3%
- **Construction:** 3.6%
- **Government Administration:** 3.2%
- **Broadcast Media:** 3.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.2%
- **Media Production:** 2.8%
- **Human Resources:** 2.8%
- **Publishing:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 47.4%

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## Alternatives

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- [ReadyMembership](https://www.g2.com/products/readymembership/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (68 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Evessio Awards

No discussions available for this product.

### SmarterSelect

No discussions available for this product.

### Award Force

- Title: [Our awards program is judged by state, with state winners going through to national finals. Is this possible to manage with Award Force?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/4372-judging) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. This would use what we refer to as "chapters". Chapters can be a breakdown be e.g. geographic region, city, organisational departments, business units,..."
- Title: [Do you take a cut or commission on the entry fees we charge?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/payments) — 2 comments, 3 upvotes *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "No. You will need to have your own payment gateway account so that all fees collected from your participants go directly to you. We support many payment..."
- Title: [We have several evaluation stages. Can this be arranged with Award Force?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/4370-evaluation) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. You can configure as many distinct evaluation/judging stages as you need to come to your result. Each stage can use any mode of judging and essentially..."
- Title: [What is Award Force used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-award-force-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "HI! Award Force is purpose-built for awards programs, allowing awards managers to bring entries, judging, payments and reporting together in one secure,..."
- Title: [How do I stop attachments in proposals from automatically being sent to my judge's downloads file?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-stop-attachments-in-proposals-from-automatically-being-sent-to-my-judge-s-downloads-file) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Jeannette, 
Diya from Award Force here. What you have described if not unusual! Some file formats such as PDFs, video/audio, ZIP, EPS and more cannot be..."

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