# Award Force Reviews **Vendor:** Creative Force **Category:** [Awards Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/awards-management) **Average Rating:** 4.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 259 ## About Award Force Award Force is the world’s leading awards management software, trusted by thousands of awards programs and millions of users worldwide. Purpose-built for awards, Award Force brings entries, judging, payments and reporting together in one secure, beautiful and intuitive platform, helping programs launch faster and deliver outstanding experiences for entrants, judges and program teams. Building on the essentials that made it the world’s #1 awards software, Award Force amplifies what teams can achieve, combining time-saving automations, private and secure AI tools, powerful integrations and award-winning service to extend capacity and improve outcomes — without adding complexity, compliance risk or security trade-offs. Award Force gives organisations the freedom to run awards locally or globally, seamlessly supporting more than 45 concurrent languages, any currencies and a choice of data residency options. Programs on Award Force grow entries by an average of 26% season-on-season, with all returns staying with our clients. Award Force never takes a percentage of entry fees, does not charge by seat and never compromises on your data privacy, security or control. For organisations that want awards to run smoothly today and stay ready for what comes next, Award Force is the obvious choice. ## Award Force Reviews ### 1. Good value, practical software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew E. | Technical Support Volunteer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2021 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Well thought out package that covers all aspects of running an award, from entries to judging to galleries and sponsorship. The vendors have a deep understanding of awards and anticipated everything we needed. Good level of flexibility for different kinds of competitions. Award Force provides an API and SSO integration, plus an acceptable level of white-label branding via the GUI. Much more cost-effective than trying to develop it ourselves and a better result than cobbling something together out of off-the-shelf no-code products. Good security, data protection, spam prevention. Good attention to legal issues like conflicts of interest and disclaimers. Very responsive support. Update: we've just renewed our license for the fourth year. Award Force continues to improve incrementally. I'll add that bringing on new staff members has been fairly frictionless, the software is easy for non-technical admins to get up to speed in. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** The design is a little rough around the edges in some respects. The GUI could be more modern. **Recommendations to others considering Award Force:** I would recommend Award Force to any organization that doesn't routinely build its own web applications from scratch, and even some that do might want to consider it. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are small mostly volunteer organisation. Award Force saved us a significant amount of admin and development time and effort. Compared to previous awards we have run using our own solutions, we have a much better experience for competition entrants, much smoother admin, better handling of media and a judging process that is less complex and easier to audit. ### 2. Such a valuable tool! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eliza R. **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2026 **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thank you so much, Eliza, for this wonderful review! We're so happy to help the Iceland Writers Retreat organise their awards management. - Lindsay ### 3. A Comprehensive Platform with Stellar Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anna M. | General Manger, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2023 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I like Award Force because it allows me to be quite specific in what I want applicants, judges, and the public to see. It offers me the ability to have galleries that are up for public voting and includes features that provide professional-facing programs. Over the years, I appreciate the evolution of the platform. The back-end separation allows me to control what judges, applicants, and the public can see, giving me a lot of control. I like the fact that through coding and discounts, I can do just about anything I need on the platform. It is extremely effective at allowing entrants to upload material in nearly any format, and judges can selectively view different categories, and I have a lot of choice in itemizing reviews. Each year, setup gets easier, and I find the tools, prompts, and checklists really helpful. I also think the service is excellent because it provides me 24/7 access to queries and allows me to speak to real people, building relationships with the worldwide team, which helps me feel confident. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** I find the initial setup of Award Force a bit challenging since I use it just twice a year. I have to remind myself of the process, but it becomes easier each year as I get more familiar with it. The tools and checklists are really helpful, though. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find Award Force extremely effective for uploading materials in any format and managing permissions for judges. It allows specific viewing, helping itemize reviews. I love that it lets me control visibility for applicants, judges, and the public, and supports public voting. ### 4. Customer support is always available and helpful **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Natalie S. | Meeting Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I have submitted "help desk" tickets multiple times to Award Force and their customer service team always does an incredibly thorough job in explaining and often using videos or screenshots to help me through my problem. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** I spent a lot of time troubleshooting how to set up my award platform in a way that made the most sense for our organization. The user experience didn't always make the most obvious sense in my decision making. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to use one platform to accept nominations and have judges review them. ### 5. Award Force rewards you with more time! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kris H. | EAN Program Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The platform’s simplicity combined with truly best-in-class customer support accessibility. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** At times, it can take a bit of effort to locate specific features, as some items in the sidebar are more deeply nested—though I understand the need to keep the interface clean and streamlined. Thankfully, the help search is always easy to find! **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force supports our annual program exceptionally well—from the opening of applications at the start of the season, through applicant review, and across every stage of the judging process. The entire experience is seamless, intuitive, and easy to manage. ### 6. Effortless Competition Management with Outstanding User Interface **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 08, 2026 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The user interface for program managers is excellent. It is easy to see how to enter and edit key information, such as instructions for entrants. I have just finished updating our competition for the next cycle, and found it a simple matter to set new round dates, change entry fields, and adjust pricing and discounts. I tested everything, right through to payment, and it works very well. Our community of entrants has no complaints and finds it straightforward to participate. I should also add that we love the broadcast function for sending messages to our entrants. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** We did have an issue in the last competition with automatically distributing entries to our judges. There was a glitch of some kind, and some of the entries were not being assigned. However, Award Force support was quick to the rescue. A hardworking technician tackled the problem, tagged all of the orphan entries, and got us into our judging period with only a day's delay. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force allows us to receive entries and payments from participants worldwide, to distribute the entries to our jury (blindly, without the entrant's name, which is key), to track entries, users, and payments, and to communicate with all participants at the touch of the broadcast button. I should add the we first chose Award Force because the cost was competitive, and it's wonderful that this remains the case. ### 7. Effortless Awards Management with Exceptional Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rebecca P. **Reviewed Date:** January 27, 2026 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I really appreciate Award Force because the customer service is unmatched. Every time I interact with their team, whether through email or calls, they display expert knowledge of the platform and are always friendly and approachable. They solve any problem efficiently and effectively. Additionally, transitioning to Award Force has been a smooth process, and the initial setup was incredibly easy. Moving away from a manual and time-intensive approach to using Award Force has made a big difference. I also like how the platform streamlines the technical backend for our internal award program, ensures a high-quality experience for entrants and jurors, and serves as a central hub for all award-related information. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Nothing **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force streamlines our award program backend, enhances entrant and juror experience, and centralizes award information, replacing our previous manual and time-intensive process. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Rebecca, thank you so much for this kind review! We love to hear such wonderful words about our team! We're also happy to hear your transition to Award Force has been smooth and the setup easy. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! - Lindsay ### 8. The combination of technical capabilities, stakeholder-focused design philosophy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Seiho B. | Management Consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 26, 2023 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Award Force provides a range of helpful features, supported by expertise in award management, to deliver a positive awards experience for everyone involved. And also the support team's expertise in awards management processes, not just technical troubleshooting, provides added value. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** The support explanation video is available only in English, and it would benefit from improvements such as adding subtitles or similar features. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force provides a range of practical features. For entries, there are options like "Application Resubmission," "Packing List," and an additional feature called "Pricing Rules." On the review side, features such as "Bulk Downloads for Judges" and "Recommendation Reviews" are available. For promotion, the platform includes a "Public Gallery." In terms of management, it offers "Content Block Position" and "Multi-Factor Authentication." These are just some of the many features available. ### 9. Streamlined Awards Management, Intuitive Yet Needs Better Settings Navigation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Elizabeth R. **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I love how Award Force makes it extremely user-friendly for both me and the nominees. It helps me efficiently track the progress of our nominees, from considering to acceptance, streamlining the whole awards process. The platform's usability is remarkable as nominees often manage to navigate through without assistance, yet it provides excellent resources if help is needed, ensuring I can support them effectively. I appreciate the organizational capabilities of the platform, specifically how acceptance forms are categorized by 'in progress' and 'submitted' status, facilitating easy monitoring of nominee progress. Additionally, I find the download feature particularly useful, allowing me to receive files directly via email, which adds to the convenience. Even though I did not prefer the recent dashboard update, I liked that Award Force still offered the option to use the old dashboard that aligns better with my role, demonstrating its adaptable nature. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** I find that locating different settings in Award Force isn't always intuitive, which can be frustrating. I've had to create training cards for myself to remember where to find and adjust these settings, especially since they can easily be overlooked or forgotten between different award seasons. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Award Force to track nominees' progress clearly, simplifying the acceptance process. It's user-friendly for both my team and nominees, offering easy access to helpful resources. I also appreciate the organized tracking of acceptance forms and the convenience of downloading files via email. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thanks for your thoughtful review, Elizabeth! We're so glad to hear you've found the software user-friendly and helpful in streamlining your awards. We've also noted your feedback on the settings menus. We're always looking to improve and make things more intuitive, so watch our product update announcements for regular improvements! Thanks again. - Lindsay ### 10. Comprehensive platform for awards ceremony management **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Elli J. **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** It's incredibly comprehensive in that you can set it up from the application perspective - facing your applicants. You can also organise the judging on there too, so it really takes you from start to finish. The fact that it's an online platform means anyone applying or judging can access it all from anywhere, and we didn't need to give anyone access to anything. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** It's quite clunky and not the most intuitive. I struggled to download certain assets quickly and easily, and would've liked some more training on the platform but it doesn't seem like it gives you a dedicated support agent. It also doesn't pick up on things like if you have a judge who also has entered the awards, then it'd be great if it would automatically stop them judging that category to avoid bias. As far as I can tell it doesn't currently have this feature. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps us run our annual awards ceremony. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Elli! Thank you for your review! We're so glad to hear that Award Force has been a comprehensive fit for your awards program! Our client success team has reached out to help you, but I also wanted to mention our recusal and abstention options, a way for both your judges and your program managers to avoid bias. Click the link below to learn more! Thanks again! - Lindsay ### 11. Customizable Platform with Excellent Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Val P. | Consultant **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2026 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I like the high level of customization that Award Force offers. It's the only platform we've found that can handle our very specific requirements. The support is also great, making it easy for us to get onboarded, especially with help from their awesome CSM Karen. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** If you have a very simple challenge flow, the platform might be a bit overwhelming at first. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Award Force to manage a challenge that has a large volumes of applicants, as well as structure complex jury flows. It's the only platform that accommodates our specific needs with a high level of customization and excellent support. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Val! Thank you so much for this positive review! We're so happy to hear you've been able to customize the Award Force platform exactly to your specific needs, and that Karen and our support team have been helpful! Please continue to reach out if you ever need any help. We're here for you! - Lindsay ### 12. Effortless Onboarding and Outstanding Support **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lisa S. | Head of Operations and Events, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I love the ease of implementation. The onboarding process was so good. The team were great at explaining everything and the video help is amazing for those reminders on how to do something when you only use the system annually. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** The beginner package has its limitations, but at this point, we neither need nor can afford to upgrade to the next level. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** The nomination process offers an excellent user experience for both our customers and the judges. It has been smooth and effective for everyone involved. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Lisa! Thanks so much for your kind review! We're so happy to hear that you've found implementation and onboarding easy and fast, and our support team helpful. Reach out any time you need anything! - Lindsay ### 13. Highest Marks for Award Force Software and Customer Service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Entrants and Judges both found the Award Force platform easy and intuitive - even those who claimed to be non-techy. When there were issues (user error!) customer service was quick to respond. Even with the most basis package Award Force meets our needs and is much easier than doing everything via email as we did in the past. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** We use the most basic package - I wish there were more options to enhance the forms with graphics without having to upgrade. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force makes it easy to update the program from year to year and we are constantly seeing ways that we can use it to enhance the entry process and get the information that we need, both for the Awards Program and for our association database and program management. ### 14. Exceptional Support and Effortless Usability **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sasha T. | Project Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Quick and hands on help from the Account manager. The platform in general is very easy to use and understand from a user perspective. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** No quick way to gather statistics and data from separate forms. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force makes it easier for all of our involved stakeholders to send in nominations, and complete their screening process. We've had very few technical issues with the platform compared to the old platform we used, making the entire process smoother for all involved. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Sasha, thanks so much for your review! So glad to hear you've found our support team helpful and the product easy to use! If you need help with data or exports, please do reach out to our team. We'd be happy to help! - Lindsay ### 15. Carl, Cil & the team are awesome! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2023 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Easy to use for someone who's not super technical Support always available and prompt **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Downloadable entry form is pdf. Would be good to have this as Word so teams can collaborate on their entry prior to submitting in the portal. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Everything can be done online, no more paper, minimising emails, nothing gets lost ### 16. A platform useful for the organisation of our competition **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ouassila S. | Communication Director, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** What I like the most about Award Force is that it enables: - to explain the competition brief with documents - to manage and review the applications from students, where they can upload documents and videos - to judge the projects and vote for the winners - to present the winning projects via the gallery Using Award Force platform saves us time in our organisation, and is available online for applicants, judges, voters, program managers from everywhere. It is easy to use thanks to tutorials and the helpdesk is fast at answering. It's our daily tool to manage our competition and you don't need a long training to get familiar with, as it's easy to implement and use for the organising team but also other people. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** If you don't use the platform during few months, some evolutions may occur and you need to get familiar with, but it's not a real issue. In fact, it improves the platform, so must be considered as a good thing too. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Students directly apply through the platform, so we don't have to manage emails with heavy documents, everything is done through the tool. Judges can score each project after studying the students applications, calculation is done automatically and you know the ranking for each project. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Ouassila, wow, thank you so much for this incredible review! We’re so happy to hear that Award Force makes running your competition smoother and that it’s easy for everyone to use. Great to hear that our support team has been helpful too! We really appreciate your support and love having you in the Award Force community. - Lindsay ### 17. Ease of use and high customer service makes Award Force the tops in its field **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gil B. | Treasurer and System Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 21, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The intuitive design makes ease of use very high. Also, Award Force's service team are incredibly helpful, even with simple requests. We've been using the system for many years now so even questions about our annual set up tasks, which we sometimes fail to remember, are answered quickly and efficiently. The team members are also great in troubleshotting any ideas we have to make it easier on our customers by letting us know if there are any new additions or features that would help implementing these ideas. There are also numerous Award Force offices around the world with invidiuals who are ready to help as soon as they receive a support email, so you never have to wait long to get an answer to your question. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** When we implemented Award Force, they made some changes to the system to help the process flow of our program work better. These were all things that, I believe, they saw as bonuses to their current or future clients which is why they integreated them into the system. However, changes like this can be a slight hiccup to current users who are used to doing things a certain way. While these changes are usually in email communications, with further details able to be found, it's just a lilttle hard to know if they'll work for us or not. The upside to these ongoing system changes is that we've now been able to add several features to our program and our judges interface that weren't available when we launched but that make the user expereince much more useful as well as make it easier for us to extract information out of the system. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Before we became an Award Force customer, all of our entries, judging, and score tabulation was done manually. Having all of that data in one place, with secure roles in the user profiles, makes it incredibly useful and we now look back at our pre-Award Force days with shock! **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Dear Gil, a belated thank you for this wonderful review of Award Force. We're so glad you've found the platform easy to use and our support team helpful! Over the past year, we've focused efforts on expanding our communications around new features and product improvements through newsletters, feature focus articles and click-through tours. I hope you've found these helpful, and we're always welcoming of your feedback! Reach out any time if we can help support your program. - Lindsay ### 18. AwardForce: Intuitive and trustworthy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarah B. | Vice President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** What I really like about Award Force is that it’s purpose-built for managing awards, grants, and application programs, which makes the entire process—from collecting applications to selecting winners—so much more streamlined. The platform is user-friendly for both applicants and reviewers, which cuts down on confusion and saves time for everyone involved. One of its biggest strengths is how customizable it is. You can tailor the application forms, set up unique judging panels, and even adjust the scoring systems to fit your specific process. This flexibility is especially helpful when you have unique needs, like making sure certain committee members abstain from reviewing specific applications due to conflicts of interest. The judging tools are also a highlight. Award Force offers multiple judging modes, like scoring, ranking, and voting, and makes it easy to assign or restrict applications to reviewers as needed. It helps keep everything organized and fair. Another thing I appreciate is the communication features. You can automate emails—whether it’s application confirmations, status updates, or reminders—while still keeping them personalized. It’s a huge time-saver, especially when managing a large volume of applications. Lastly, the reporting and analytics tools are really useful. Whether you’re preparing updates for your board, reporting back to a funder, or just tracking your own program’s reach and impact, you can quickly pull detailed stats on applications, demographics, and reviewer feedback. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** The only thing we dislike about AwardForce is the lack of MFA verification or 2 factor verification requirement since there is sensitive information inputted in the system from users. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our organization supplied equipment grants to the disability community. All applications for all our programs are managed through AwardForce. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Sarah! Thank you so much for this great review--we're delighted to hear how well Award Force has worked for your awards program! And good news! You can definitely require MFA/2FA on your account for all your users, and we highly recommend it. Click the link (in blue) below to read how to turn it on. And, of course, you can reach out to our team any time if you need further support! - Lindsay ### 19. A complete platform for managing awards end-to-end **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management **Reviewed Date:** September 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** It provides all the necessary options to run an award. Customisable, efficient and scalable. We set our awards in a very short time and implemented all the necessary options from the previous years manual settings. It was easy for submıssıon owners, judges and admins to manage the award and it will provide further productivity enhancements as we built on success of this one in the upcoming years. Documentation and support for the application is exceptional and deserves 10 out of 10 for after sale support. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Although all the functions are available, it requires deep investigation and detailed setup which has a manual nature. It would be great to improve the UI with a more intuitive approach and also to include search based design guidance within the app for identifying and completing the setup quickly. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Award Force is allowing to increase the quality of our annual Award organisation and decreasing the bar for necessary effort and skillset to deliver it. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thanks so much for your positive review! We're thrilled to hear that Award Force has provided all the necessary options for you to run and scale your awards efficiently! - Lindsay ### 20. Awards Force created the nomination process for my annual awards program. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Everything! There's nothing negative I can say about them. The customer service experience is exceptional, the flexibility of their program makes everything very efficient. They are with you from start to finish. My service rep, Jeremy, answered every question and walked through every step so I had a thorough understanding of how to set up my platform. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** I truly don't have any dislikes about Award Force. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** They provided an efficient and user-friendly platform for my awards program. I had flexibility, with many options to customize for my specific needs. Other programs I tried did not have the flexibility, or cost efficiency as Awards Force had. ### 21. Competition Game Changer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Katie K. | Graphic & Web Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Ability to download everything that the users upload. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** File size limits for uploaded photography and lack of customization if you're not a high enough paid acct. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** For our regional design competition, there were so many parts and pieces that the entrants had to submit, it was a bit messy to have everyone emailing everything or using dropbox or other links. Now that we have Award Force, entrants can find all the information they need from us and submit everything they need to send in all in the same place. Then on the backend, we can see everything they've submitted, track their progress, do the competition judging and more again, easily in one place. ### 22. A comprehensive way to manage our industry awards program **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abby G. | President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** AwardForce has already thought of everything, from how to handle nominations to figuring out multiple rounds of judging. The interface makes it easy for users to complete their nomination applications and for judges to do their work. It's an all-in-one solution and we are now using it for our scholarship applications as well. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** We are still figuring out a few things such as creating automated emails confirming that a nomination has come in and that winners have been notified. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** We knew our awards program would grow in size over the years to come and wanted to get started with software that would manage it expertly from the start. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Abby! Thanks so much for sharing your positive experience using Award Force! We're so glad to hear it's streamlined your processes. If you need help with the automated notifications, click on the link below for a helpful how-to article. Or, of course, reach out to our team any time! - Lindsay ### 23. Such a time-saver! And so easy to use! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mandi R. | Association Executive., Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The platform is so easy to customize from the categories to even the terms that are specific to our industry. Also, when we did have questions while building out the platform, Award Force was quick to respond. They even created a short video with step-by-step instructions for us. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Nothing really. This was our first year of using it, so there was a learning curve, but it all worked out perfectly. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Previously, we would spend upwards of 80 hours downloading nominations, saving them into files, emailing to judges, etc. Award Force was such a huge time saver and also a very organized system for storing data for future use. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Mandi! Thanks so much for your review--80 hours of time savings! We love to hear it! - Lindsay ### 24. Award Force makes my life easier **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aly B. | Events & Marketing Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Makes managing our Business Awards entries and judging much easier! It's easy to use (once you get up to speed with any new software) - there are helpful User videos too. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** This is my first time using it and I can't think of anything in particular that I dislike at this point! **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Managing our big annual business awards event - having everything managing in one place online is excellent. I can't imagine managing this process manually! ### 25. Reliable software for score tracking **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Award Force was a well-organized software that was very reliable and fairly intuitive to use. I was always able to log in and access/update our information without experiencing errors. We did not use support to design our platform, and I found it fairly easy to create each of the sections with the videos provided. This was our first time running our technician competition, and we chose Award Force as a reliable platform to provide a professional-looking interface. We primarily implemented the registration feature. We were able to collect and easily update a range of information from our competitors. When we had initial issues with accessing the registration the day we went live, Award Force's service team resolved our issue in less than 30 minutes. I also designed the judging/scoring features and found it easy to adjust as we developed the competition details. Our judges eventually opted to complete their scores on paper and submit manually (without even seeing the software option), so I was disappointed we did not get to use the live judging as planned. After the competition, we saw that at least one section would have benefited greatly from using this platform. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** This was a new competition event. Our judges decided to use paper score sheets with manual entry, and scoring ended up being simpler than anticipated. Award Force feels like it is more robust and supports more complex scoring situations than our event needed. When designing sections, the videos were helpful but a printable job aid showing a workflow would have been a great reference feature (e.g. create x first, then create y, then create z). **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** This was our first year running this national competition event for our corporation. Award Force provided us a professional platform for collecting registration information, and showed that we were taking the competition activities seriously. ### 26. Very easy to use awards management system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** When we created our awards program five years ago, we were looking for a tool that would make our lives much easier. Award Force does exactly that. The software makes receiving applications, reviewing applications/judging, and using the tool for public voting very simple. Whenever we have a question, customer service is always very quick and helpful. We use the program every single year for our awards and can’t recommend it enough for someone looking to implement an awards program. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** While challenging to think of something we dislike about Award Force, the only thing that comes to mind is that it’s an external site, not hosted on your website. But in saying that, creating something on your own website that meets Award Force’s usability would be challenging. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Managing awards programs can be very challenging, especially when receiving hundreds of applications. Award Force makes this process so much easier and helps collect information from nominees in a tool that is very easy to use. ### 27. Reliable platform and great onboarding help **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The ease of configuration of the platform **What do you dislike about Award Force?** That sometimes you don't get the same support person to assist **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Online Application for over 15 concurrent contests ### 28. Easy, quick and effective **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching **Reviewed Date:** September 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Excellent customer service and a flexible program that's easy to use once you get the hang of it. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Broadcast email function not available on base tier and it's a little bare boards-looking for entrants to the awards. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have no idea what Award Force is doing, I'm sorry. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thank you for the review! We're glad you find Award Force easy to use and appreciate the shout-out to our support team. We’re always looking at ways to improve the design and add more flexibility, and your input helps us do that! - Lindsay ### 29. Great service, responsive support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joseph G. | Chief of Staff, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Award Force has provided us a platform to host our annual program. The system is easy to use, easy to track, and provides a great database for collection and data mining. Customer support has been exceptional as well. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** No issues with Award Force at this time. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Awards Force provides us with a support email to help our applicants answer questions on usability. ### 30. Easy to use, makes awards judging easy **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising **Reviewed Date:** September 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** As a user who was montioring work for our awards, this was easy to use, search and tag for different categories. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Nothing. It is a good and easy program to use. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a user it benefitted me in the simplicity of using it. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear that Award Force has been easy to use and beneficial for your awards! ### 31. It makes our almost 1300 applications run smoothly. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Scott N. | SUPERINTENDENT, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 27, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** EASE OF USE. IT HAS BOTH AN APPLICANT AND JUDGE SIDE TO THE SYSTEM. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** The generic emails when setting up a user don't seem to indicate the URL to return to in order to log into the host system. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** WE HAVE 1300 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS A YEAR. THE SYSTEM HELPS US COORDINATE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM FOR JUDGING. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Scott! Thanks so much for your review! It's great to hear that Award Force is helping you coordinate and distribute scholarship applications for judging. In terms of your emails, you can direct users to the URL for your account by adding in ‘account_url’ in the merge field for notifications. Click the link below in blue to see how to do this exactly. Or reach out to our team if you need any help! - Lindsay ### 32. Award Force: Robust and Intuitive platform **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Building Materials **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The staff response time is beyond amazing. There to help in a moment's notice. And never condescending. Always professional, and with solutions. The platform is intuitive to entrants and judges, making it easy for us to service our clients. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** It is a very broad-based platform that features many layers - like an onion. If you change one field, it can impact many other locations - not always obvious. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have no idea. ### 33. You can do it all! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Patrick D. | Project Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The ability to manage applications and abstracts all in one place. No more spreadsheets! No more tabulation of scores! It is all done in one place. Over all, it has been a great experience using AwardForce! **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Set up requires a lot of thought. It's easy enough to do but requires some serious thought. There are many ways to set it up. This can be a little overwhelming, in a good way! **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Eliminating unnecessary communications with reviewers. Reduces staff time by having the review take place within the software. This eliminates the need to tabulate or send 1,000 emails to the reviewers to manage their scores. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thanks for the review, Patrick! We're so glad to hear that Award Force is helping to streamline your review process and reduce unnecessary communications. It's great to know that it's saving you time and making the process more efficient! - Lindsay ### 34. Brilliant **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources **Reviewed Date:** July 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Streamlined nomination and judging process It takes a chaotic manual process (emails, spreadsheets, PDF submissions) and turns it into a centralised, user-friendly system. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Setting up tags, notifications, visibility settings, and role permissions takes time to understand. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Entries are easy to collect and manage Judges can access and score nominations securely from anywhere Notifications, reminders, and workflow are automated ### 35. A useful system with accessible help on hand **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Caroline P. | Policy Advisor, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I like that with our level of package we can book a call with an advisor if we are having difficulty doing something technical. The help articles are also useful and the email technical help is good with suppport available 24/7, I think! The awards system is pretty easy to use and modifiable to do what you need. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Some of the settings to modify can be tricky if you don't know the ins and outs of the system and support is needed unless you are a tecnical whizz kid. I'd imagine doing anything complicated without having the in person assistance could be really tricky if you are not good with technology. We tried for example to get our system to talk to a CRM via API and there was very little help from Award Force offered for this without being charged more. Also it would be good if the gallery had more functionality so that details for award holders could be displayed as a profile rather than just and image and a name. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Automates the application process and stores everything safely. ### 36. Couldn't run our awards without AF! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** bonita t. | Editor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The platform is easy to naviagte and use, the settings are clear for both the admin team and the entry system for users. It looks professional, it makes light work of what potenialy can be a very busy time for us and to be honest I think AF has one of the best customer sevice operations of any businees. Someone always gets back to us and sort out our issues in no time. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the platform to other business and users - we have been using it for over 7 years and can't see ourselves switching any time soon. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** If I am honest some of the ways to get to certain fields can be annoying - like having to go back, back, back to get to a certian feature/ page you were on and then having to upload it again. This is espeiclaly true when it comes to judging and finding specifc awards. But I am am so used to these features now - maybe if some were just a bit easier would help me but its not a massive issue. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** AF helps us keep track of our whole program from start to finish, we can access all information in one place and its a safe way to secure information. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > We're thrilled to hear that you find Award Force easy to navigate and use, and that our customer service has been a standout for you. We appreciate your feedback and your recommendation! We look forward to (at least) seven more years with you! - Lindsay ### 37. A robust platform with lots of features, space and intergration **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Veronica S. | Communications Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2022 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I like that it can be intergrated in to zapier and other tools for a better work flow and the seamless way we can manage entrants and judges in the same environment. The team are very quick to to respond to any minor problems or provide support for feature implementation. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Form validation is lacking for entrants and it would be great to have some control over the visibility of the pdf files to remove metadata visibility (for greater anonymity in the judging process). We would like to see externally vaildateable/shareable digital credentials for both entrants and judges (not internal badges) and trackable communications when we broadcast, maybe linked to mail merging functionality? Judging cohort message board function would be nice, we currently use the gallery as an open chat forum during the final round of judging to try and keep the whole process in app but many create external alternatives so some communication and consistency is lost. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick to deploy and perfect for tracking the day to day progress of incoming entrants and coordinating the global judging team in one place. ### 38. The experience has been intuitive and seamless **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I love the ability to customize our program the way we see fit. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** There are necessary tools we need developed that seem easy fixes but aren't available to us yet. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's helping us navigate onboarding 600 judges with ease. ### 39. Great platform! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nicky J. | Colleague Experience Coordinator, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Award Force is a perfect platform for awards management. Easy to navigate with simple tutorials to make the process of managing entries even easier and use for front end users when submitting nominations and back end users when managing entries and judging. Customer support service available if you get stuck with anything. Ticks all the boxes! Using it for our annual business awards, Award Force now streamlines the process for shortlisting nominees, judging and determining winners. No more cumbersome manual scoring and weighting, Award Force does all the heavy lifting! Five stars! **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Data is easy to pull and code, but custom fields would be a welcome addition as we have different needs for different divisions across our business. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Automates a previously manual process ### 40. Straightforward Contest Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Melisa M. | eCommerce and Technology Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** AwardForce has so many features that the other contest platforms don't have. You have the ability to run simple or complex programs. We have a rolling contest year and AwardForce is one of the only platforms that makes it simple to do. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** It's a super basic interface dropped onto a basic database. The reporting and financials are basic at best. We really struggle with the financial part. You can't actually issue refundw within the platform so we have to keep track of refunds/credits/etc outside the system. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** AwardForce has a very slick jury/gallery interface. We run nine different contests annually, and AwardForce allows us to manage our process end-to-end instead of having to deal with a lot of manual processes outside the platform. We are able to review entries for eligibility, do initial jurying, run a Viewers' Choice gallery, and do final jurying all in one place. We also use the system to check in shipments of entries and to track their progress throughout the year. None of our old systems was able to do all of these things, and certainly not for the budget-friendly price we pay for Award-Force. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thanks for the review, Melisa! We're so glad to hear that you find Award Force's features beneficial for managing your rolling contest! For issuing refunds, you might want to explore using Zapier to connect with a financial app to streamline your process. Click the link I've included below, or reach out to our support team any time! Thanks again! - Lindsay ### 41. Excellent Customer Support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I'm sure you can guess from the title but Award Force's customer support team is fantastic. Any question I have is always answered quickly and clearly which is great especially when you have a short turnaround time. They've made the process of setting up and managing the program a breeze. Another thing that I appreciate is the ease of use. For the most part, Award Force is quite user friendly and they have a guide that is esentially a step-by-step guide for setting up your program which was very helpful. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Our awards program is a two step program which means there is a period where we receive nominations and a second period where the nominee is required to add their own information. This is a bit trickier on Awards Force as there is no seamless way to do that second step. And because of that it prevents me from sending direct broadcasts to the nominees. There is of course a way to send a message to them but that goes back to it being a bit tricky and not as seamless as I would have liked. I would also have loved a bit more customizable and robust analytics. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** With our program growing, this allows me to get my time back. Handling the amount of nominations and portfolios and creating files and scoring sheets and doing everything manually was taking up a significant number of hours. Award Force allowed me to cut that time down significantly and once the platorm is set up, everything else works pretty much autonomously which of course gives me my time back. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi! We're thrilled to hear that you find our support team fantastic! Thank you also for your feedback on your two-step nomination process. We have a couple of features that might work well for you. Please reach out to our team at support@awardforce.com. They will provide the best guidance based on your plan and program needs. Thank you! - Lindsay ### 42. Great experience for Entrants, Adjudicators, and Managers! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Performing Arts | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** AwardForce's attentive customer service has been incredibly helpful this past year. From helping us work through setting up our Entry paths, to even creating new fuctions such as being able to assign comment boxes and determine which comment boxes are required has made our process so much more efficient for all involved. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** I wish there were a submit function, rather than just a save and close. Most of my time helping adjudicators with their forms is finding what they missed, rather than them hitting a submit button and it highlighting the criteria they have skipped. It would make it easier for them to identify why it is still "in progress" and save me hours troubleshooting which scores or comments they are missing. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** The fact that adjudicators can save their progress and be able to edit their comments within the system is revolutionary for our program. Instead of having to do their entire adjudication form (which can take 2-3 hours) in one sitting, they are able to work at their own pace and leave and come back when they need. The PDF version of their form is also incredibly helpful for them to know what they are adjudicating before heading to the show. Switching to AwardForce has made our job much more efficient and manageable as our program continues to grow. ### 43. Easy to set up and great customer experience both from entrants and judges **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sheena P. | Head of Awards Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Ease of use from a program manager perspective as well as user perspective. Our judges always comment on how great the platform is to use. For me, I find creating a new season very swift and if I'm unsure about anything or want to add something (like the eligibilty section this year) the 'need help' button on the far left of the page is a great starting point and I can always find the answers to my questions. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** We've been using Awards Force for 5 years and in the early years you could reset passwords however are not able to now. I understand why that function isn't available anymore but it was a quick and easy tool when users where experiencing difficulties with the reset emails. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Management of entries and judging the entries. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Hi Sheena! Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Award Force. We're so glad to hear that the platform has been swift and user-friendly for creating new seasons. About passwords: You of course can reset your password/login credentials at any time! Read more about this here: https://support.awardforce.com/hc/en-us/articles/10833851519247-How-do-I-change-my-login-credentials and linked just below. - Lindsay ### 44. Award Force is worth any investment! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Award Force has been a lifesaver for the organizations I am involved with. I was part of the team that helped to implement this program to the state organization. Now, I am mostly a user and enter awards each year through the state and national award programs through Award Force. This program has been easy to use and uderstand. It is definitely user-friendly. It is also so simple for the organization to gather data, see the number of entries and costs associated with it. It has been worth the investment. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Honestly, I haven't seen a downside in using Award Force. It simplified the process on the back-end for the organization, it collected the data so much quicker (as opposed to mailing awards to judges), it made the process easy for the user to enter information, and then the judging process is smooth. The only negative I had ever found was just the learning curve to initially set it up for all those parties. Once you learn it, it is simple to keep up with each year. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simplified the process. We used to mail all the entries to judges. That took forever and was so inefficient. There wasn't another software to use at that time. When we found Award Force, it made the entire process from gathering entries, entering entries, and judging entries so much easier. **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > We're thrilled to hear that Award Force has been a lifesaver for your organization and that it has simplified the process for you. Thank you for sharing your positive experience! - Lindsay ### 45. Marketplace introduced! User friendliness' first step in the right direction. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tim P. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** I enjoy many aspects of the time saver that Award Force introduces and does well. The customer service is wonderful and supportive. With the new integration of a marketplace for additional tools and resources we've take the first step to explore all new and relevant options to review if tti's been helpful or not. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Some titles being displayed on our homepage does not have the same text options as regular school talk/jargon. I'm not a fan of the theme layout/UX due to how confusing it can become to find all the different information incoming. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** I believe Award Force is solving process management by minimizing the total amount of points of contact tupcially. ### 46. It makes our work very easy; the tool is very user friendly to use and learn. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sajan J. | Project Lead, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** The support team and the quick help you provide. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** There's nothing that comes to my mind as of now. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps us in the registration process. ### 47. A fantastic platform to support your event and business needs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emily F. | Membership Officer, Environmental Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** It is a simple platform that allows a business to create a bespoke user experience. Their help centre is full of useful documents and how to guides, but if you are ever unsure or unable to successfully implement something then the support team is quick to respond and assist in finding a solution. As a business is allows us to seamlessly integrate our payment platforms and provide a whitelabelled award platform for our users. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** It would be great if the platform could offer ticket sales in a way that isn't pigeonholed into the awards entry process, which woud make it simpler for administrators and end users. **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** Provides an entry platform for our awards that we also use for ticket sales. ### 48. We love Award Force! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kori S. | Membership and Program Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** We use Award Force across 3 different clients and all of them are extremely happy with the program. It’s easy to set up, and for our members to use. The customer service is always quickly available and willing to help and offer solutions. Definitely a great option for your Award platform needs! The build and integration part is also really easy to do. We are in the platform daily. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** There are a few functionality things that we wish the platform does (searching by not having a tag, discount codes being more flexible). **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is simple - as someone who wears many hats, it was easy to learn and it's easy for our users to learn too. ### 49. Great help desk and response times, very easy to navigate and great training tutorials **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources **Reviewed Date:** September 02, 2025 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Awards Force is easy to navigate the training tutorials are great **What do you dislike about Award Force?** There is nothing I dislike about Awards Force **What problems is Award Force solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps navigate our annual awards **Official Response from Lindsay Nash:** > Thank you for your positive feedback! We love providing you with excellent support and easy user experience, and we're delighted to hear that you find our training tutorials helpful. - Lindsay ### 50. Award Force - simplifying our nominations and judging process **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Music | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Award Force?** Our experience with Award Force as the platform for our Awards nominations and judging portal has been exceptionally positive. The system's ease of use, both in the initial build and ongoing management, has streamlined our administrative processes significantly. Setting up the portal was straightforward, allowing us to customise features to suit our specific requirements without any technical hurdles. Award force staff and help desk were invaluable and always available to help with questions and hurdles. End users—including nominators, nominees, and judges—have found the platform intuitive and easy to navigate. The user-friendly interface ensures that participants can engage with the nomination and judging processes effortlessly, without the need for extensive instructions or support. This simplicity has not only saved time but also enhanced user satisfaction. We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our end users. Many have praised the seamless experience and the efficiency that Award Force brings to the table. In conclusion, Award Force has proven to be an invaluable tool for our nominations and judging processes. Its ease of use and positive reception among all user groups make it a highly recommended solution for awards management. **What do you dislike about Award Force?** Only very small things quite specific about our industry that Award Force couldn't accommodate. 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