--- title: SmarterSelect Reviews meta\_title: 'SmarterSelect Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 106 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SmarterSelect works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 106 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Vertical Industry url: https://www.g2.com/categories/vertical-industry --- # SmarterSelect Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by SmarterSelect but has limited features. Are you part of the SmarterSelect team? [Upgrade your plan](https://my.g2.com/smarterselect/upgrade?utm_campaign=s3&utm_medium=claim-popup&utm_source=g2) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! SmarterSelect makes managing scholarships, grants, and awards a breeze. Our easy-to-use online platform helps you create applications, review submissions, and pick recipients – all in one place. Whether you're a small non-profit or a large foundation, we've got you covered. With features like custom forms, automated workflows, and team review tools, you'll save time and make better decisions. Over 2 million users trust us to keep things fair and transparent. Plus, our friendly support team is always ready to help. Want to focus more on making a difference and less on paperwork? That's what we're here for! * * * Seller [SmarterSelect](https://www.g2.com/sellers/smarterselect) Discussions [SmarterSelect Community](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/discuss) Languages Supported English, Spanish Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Robert Davis Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by SmarterSelect. ### Create $2,000.00 500 Users Per Year ### Enhance $5,000.00 2500 Users Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Submittable](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Submittable") Submittable 4.5/5(168) ](https://www.g2.com/products/submittable/reviews) [ ![Bloomerang CRM](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Bloomerang CRM") Bloomerang CRM 4.6/5(914) ](https://www.g2.com/products/bloomerang-crm/reviews) [ ![Award Force](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Award Force") Award Force 4.7/5(290) ](https://www.g2.com/products/award-force/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 106 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Kelley D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kelley D.") KD Kelley D. Scholarship Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/27/2024 "Just completed a successful scholarship season!" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? As the Scholarship Coordinator for a Public Schools Foundation, we worked with the experts at SmarterSelect to build a robust scholarship application process incorporating 95 unique scholarship programs through one common application. It worked just like it was supposed to, and students, parents, teachers, recommenders, evaluators, and the administrator of the overall program (me!) all found it easy to use. In addition, customer support was highly responsive to questions or issues through the chat and would gladly hop on a Zoom call if necessary. Everyone I have worked with has been very knowledgeable about the functionality of the platform and super friendly and patient with their guidance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? No complaints. Our Foundation is now using SmarterSelect for a couple different grant programs and our massive scholarship program and have had no issues. Satisfied customer! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? Our public schools foundation had been using another platform for our scholarship program but were experiencing a lot of issues and had a number of complaints about how it was not very user-friendly. Two colleagues started using SmarterSelect last year and have enjoyed it for their smaller grant programs, so we decided not to renew with our previous scholarship program and move everything to SmarterSelect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10057828/official_response/edit) Kelley, thanks for your review and feedback! 4/26/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller LM Lori M. Development Associate Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/14/2025 "Highly recommend" 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? I have nothing but good things to say about SmarterSelect, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who asks. We are a smaller community foundation, so we appreciate that the software can be as simple or complex as needed. Charlotte gave us a clear overview of the product, and answered our questions efficiently and professionally. When we started asking questions that were beyond her expertise, she referred us to Ever. Ever was able to answer more in depth questions about the product, and built a basic program that I was easily able to build on. Once we committed to purchasing the software, Josten was a valuable source of information when going into the details of building our program. We were very pleased with the cost of the software, which tipped the scale in favor of SmarterSelect over an add on to our current accounting and donor software. I personally am very happy that I can utilize this one product for scholarships, grants, and even a board survey. I am confident that I will find other uses for it as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? There is a learning curve, but really not hard to pick up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? As our scholarship program grows, it was getting harder to go through the mountain of paper applications. This will streamline that process and save a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10943649/official_response/edit) Hi Lori, many thanks for your expansive review and feedback! Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Olga Z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Olga Z.") OZ Olga Z. Community Relations Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/24/2025 "Easy and user-friendly" 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? We’ve been using SmarterSelect to manage two different programs, and it’s been incredibly efficient. From collecting applications to facilitating evaluations, everything is streamlined and easy to navigate. The platform is user-friendly, quick, and accessible — making the whole process smooth for both administrators and applicants. Highly recommend it for any organization looking to manage grants or application-based programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? Nothing, everything is working well for us Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? SmarterSelect helps us manage and streamline our entire grant process—from collecting applications to organizing reviewer evaluations. It solves the problem of time-consuming manual tracking and communication by putting everything in one easy-to-navigate platform. It’s a huge time-saver and makes the whole process more transparent and efficient for both our team and applicants. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-11081642/official_response/edit) Hi Olga, thanks for taking the time to provide a review. Your feedback is very helpful for us! Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Laura K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Laura K.") LK Laura K. Endowment Director Non-Profit Organization Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/20/2025 "SmarterSelect has completely changed the way we manage our scholarship applications." 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? SmarterSelect is a ready-to-use, user-friendly, and streamlined platform. We were able to create and prepare 24 scholarship applications in a matter of days to be ready for the scholarship application season. We are able to share with the primary stake holders in order to build efficiencies and provide better follow up with students. The automation of tasks is a complete game changer - we have received positive feedback from both students and families. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? For us, because we are small, the price is a little higher than we would like. We will be moving toward a multi-year plan next year in hopes to save some money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? We have moved from paper applications to online applications with a common application, making the process more more accessible and streamlined. On the admin side, SmarterSelect is saving us time and clerical work for multiple people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10865708/official_response/edit) Hi Laura, thanks for your review! I'm glad your onboarding experience was a good one! Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Marisol S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Marisol S.") MS Marisol S. Administrative Assistant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/13/2025 "Smarter Select has been great to manage." 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? The most helpful with Smarter Select is it's easier way to organize things. Customer Support is always super helpful as well. I often use it for all our applications for scholarships that we have available. The implementation always makes it easier to manage. Also, integrating most of the information that I need to add to all of the documents needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? So far there is nothing I dislike about having SmarterSelect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? The organization has solved the way I can get to all of the applications for review and adjustments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-11160772/official_response/edit) Marisol, many thanks for your feedback! Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller AL Andrew L. Development Coordinator Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/17/2024 "Streamlining the our application process" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? As a new Foundation awarding scholarship, we quickly learned that an application management program was necessary – from processing applications to reviews. SmarterSelect offered what we needed, can be customized, and expandable for growth. The sales representative was helpful and patient as we went through the process. Though live training is limited, there are multiple resources and quick responses from the help desk. Like many new applications, there are many features to learn. The Enhance version has allowed us to streamline our application process – applications can be segmented; auto-tasks allow for consistent communication; and evaluation process can be adapted. Organizations that provide scholarships need an application management program. I would recommend SmarterSelect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? As noted, live training is limited. But there are multiple resources online and quick responses from the help desk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? Streamline process flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10658748/official_response/edit) Hi Andrew, many thanks for your review! Your feedback is very helpful to us. 1/7/2025 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") AT Verified User in Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/29/2025 "Easy Platform to Navigate" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? What I like best about SmarterSelect is how easy it makes managing applications. The platform is simple to use and saves me a lot of time. I really like how I can customize forms and set up logic so that people only see the questions that apply to them. It also helps keep everything organized and makes it easy to communicate with applicants. Overall, it takes a lot of stress out of the process and helps things run smoothly. If you're handling scholarships, grants, or awards, I definitely recommend giving it a try. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? The only thing I don't like is how challenging it can be to pull reports. Wish I could be more customizable. Customer support is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? What I like best about SmarterSelect is how easy it makes managing applications. The platform is simple to use and saves me a lot of time. I really like how I can customize forms and set up logic so that people only see the questions that apply to them. It also helps keep everything organized and makes it easy to communicate with applicants. Overall, it takes a lot of stress out of the process and helps things run smoothly. If you're handling scholarships, grants, or awards, I definitely recommend giving it a try. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-11098316/official_response/edit) Hello! Many thanks for your review and feedback. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller AC Allison C. Sr. Administrator, HR Programs Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2025 "Happy SmarterSelect Administrator" 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? SmarterSelect is fairly easy to learn how to use without prior experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? I don't like the fact that there isn't the option to have the survey toggle from English to another language. Also, you can't lock down a program to specified admins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? We use it to manage our scholarship program and for employee surveys. It helps capture info in one place and easily run a report to download needed details. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-11081255/official_response/edit) Hi Allison, thanks for your review and feedback. Re: survey language, you can setup a survey in another language or have the user use Google Translate in Chrome to translate the page. Also, we're considering how to address admin permissions for specific programs. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Caroline S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Caroline S.") CS Caroline S. Senior Grant & Contract Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/28/2024 "Smarter Select Review" 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? I like that you can pull all of the data out. I also think it's extremely user-friendly on the front end, and the back end. It is extremely easy to implement and use for many different purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? We did have to reach out to support, although they responded quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? It is one system that we can use for applications for all sorts of programs throughout our university. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10062085/official_response/edit) Caroline, thanks for your review and feedback! 5/12/2025 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller CS Casey S. Project Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/27/2024 "Makes us so much more efficient!" 5/5 What do you like best about SmarterSelect? The ability to run multiple programs and assign multiple reviewers. We run a quarterly grant program at the foundation, and allowing our board members to review applications remotely makes the process so much more efficient. And scholarship season would be a complete nightmare without SmarterSelect! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SmarterSelect? Sometimes the UX is not intuitive. For example: sending messages. When we notify families that they've won a camp scholarship, it shows that they were approved and sends them an email. In order to tell them what amount they're approved for, we have to send them a separate email from messages. This is really annoying, and I wish messages could be sent directly from the "applicants" window when you change a status. Something like: \>change app status to awarded \>a pop-up window comes up asking if you'd like to send a custom email notification \>select template from drop-down. I'm aware that you can click into each app and send a message directly from the individual application. It just took several review cycles before I stumbled upon this. Also in the "applicants" screen: when you select an app, the header menu that comes up doesn't look clickable (there are no radio buttons or otherwise). I imagine this confuses a lot of users who are not familiar with SS. Overall, I'd like things to be a little more intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SmarterSelect solving and how is that benefiting you? 1. Scholarship season. We're a non-profit community foundation with several disparate scholarship funds with different review committees. I cannot imagine the nightmare of facilitating so many scholarships and reviewers without SmarterSelect. https://unioncountyfoundation.org/2024-scholarship-recipient-list/ 2. We also use it for our Quarterly Grant Program, and reviewing applications with our committee and board. 3. Camps - We work with the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities to award scholarships to children with disabilities. SmarterSelect makes this collaboration a much simpler process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Robert Davis of SmarterSelect [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/smarterselect-review-10058143/official_response/edit) Hi Casey, thanks for your review and feedback! Good suggestions. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about SmarterSelect? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about SmarterSelect ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is SmarterSelect used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-smarterselect-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by SmarterSelect. ### Create $2,000.00 500 Users Per Year ### Enhance $5,000.00 2500 Users Per Year ### Enterprise $9,000.00 10000 Users Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/pricing) SmarterSelect Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_48d11bb8dd3fe353c62be65b2679e6ec/awardspring.png "Product Avatar Image") AwardSpring 4.7/5(110) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/awardspring-vs-smarterselect) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_a14a66d75fe27de0aba1800d8145f255/submittable.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Submittable 4.5/5(168) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/smarterselect-vs-submittable) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_7d4314095e2428521d544d6c906065fe/surveymonkey-apply.png "Product Avatar Image") SurveyMonkey Apply 4.4/5(43) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/smarterselect-vs-surveymonkey-apply) ##### ##### SmarterSelect Features Application Collection Web Forms Attachments Scholarship Matching Application Review Automated Review Assignments Scoring Tools Review Portal Administration and Integrations Activity Dashboard Reports Integrations Submission Management Form Builders Applicant Portal [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/smarterselect/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Grant Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/grant-management)[Awards Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/awards-management)[Scholarship Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/scholarship-management) ##### Explore More [Wiz vs Orca Security for a security team evaluating cloud workload protection that wants full coverage without deploying agents on every workload?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/wiz-vs-orca-security-for-a-security-team-evaluating-cloud-workload-protection-that-wants-full-coverage-without-deploying-agents-on-every-workload%20)[Recommendations for CDP apps for SaaS businesses](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-cdp-apps-for-saas-businesses)[Top PSA tools for IT services](https://www.g2.com/discussions/top-psa-tools-for-it-services-teams) [Which integration platforms reduce interface implementation time by up to five times compared to manual coding?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-integration-platforms-reduce-interface-implementation-time-by-up-to-five-times-compared-to-manual-coding)[What is the best civil engineering design software for a small consulting firm just starting out that needs professional drafting and analysis without enterprise pricing?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-civil-engineering-design-software-for-a-small-consulting-firm-just-starting-out-that-needs-professional-drafting-and-analysis-without-enterprise-pricing)[Best tools for resource and meeting room scheduling](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-tools-for-resource-and-meeting-room-scheduling) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)