Award Force vs. SignUpGenius

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Award Force
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Award Force is an award, grant application, and submission platform from the Australian company of the same name featuring granular roles and permissions to for entry and review, control of judgment process, and other features.
$3,125
per year
SignUpGenius
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
SignUpGenius in Charlotte offers an event sign up and registration site and service for entities organizing small groups, with payment processing, email and text reminding, forms with visual design themes and templates, among other features.N/A
Pricing
Award ForceSignUpGenius
Editions & Modules
Growth
$3125
per year
Pro
$6250
per year
Premier
Custom Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Award ForceSignUpGenius
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Award ForceSignUpGenius
Considered Both Products
Award Force
Chose Award Force
The customer support team was outstanding in AF. They were very attentive and on point in our requirements. Also the pricing was very affordable. We had few recommendations from existing users who were already in our business market.
SignUpGenius
Chose SignUpGenius
Our website provider, NABR Networks offers a similar feature but it does not have the robust pre and post event communications options or ability to provide a variety of signup template options
Chose SignUpGenius
We briefly used another sign-up website called "Bring the Cups."Needless to say, this website did not nearly offer the same amount of robust features as SignUpGenius did. Bring the Cups was streamlined and simple, but it bordered on simplistic. In all honesty, Bring the Cups …
Chose SignUpGenius
[SignUpGenius] is an easy way to add sign ups to events and track attendance with reminder emails.
Chose SignUpGenius
I haven’t used other products because I’ve always used SignUpGenius when I need a big signup sheet in this kind of format. Depending on the situation, I might just create a shared document in Word or Google Docs and give people access to fill in whatever information I need from …
Chose SignUpGenius
SignUpGenius definitely allows more customization than using Google Forms for signing up / volunteering purposes. If I am creating a form for an event, 99.9% of the time I will use SignUpGenius. It also easily walks non-users through signing up - which is a feature that Google …
Chose SignUpGenius
I have never used any other product that is similar to SignUpGenius, this was my first exposure to something like this.
Chose SignUpGenius
I know of Eventbrite and how you can use it to promote an event. My event was for families and kids. The event was also free. Eventbrite I could have used for this but it did not have the abilities like SignUpGenius for me to organize and stay in contact with my community …
Chose SignUpGenius
SignUpGenius offers features that OneDrive does not have. Specifically, around automation and management in one place with a Free option. Other software in the same lane only offer free trials. The ads found on SignUpGenius can be distracting and a nuisance but understandable …
Chose SignUpGenius
We have used Google forms for many things and while it is useful, it isn't as easy for things like meetings, parties, and gatherings. When I look at the data from SignUpGenius, it's easy to understand and I know exactly what is going on. With Google Forms, it can be much more …
Chose SignUpGenius
I have used Doodle for years to poll groups on possible meeting dates and times and choose one that works for the whole group. I still use the product regularly and find that SignUpGenius is a great compliment, as it works the other direction: when I have the dates and times …
Chose SignUpGenius
We've used other services (such as Doodle Poll) to get similar information and it's been easy to get what we need from SignUpGenius. I love that SignUpGenius will send reminder emails for me so it can keep everyone up to date. It's also easy to edit so I can change things …
Chose SignUpGenius
I prefer the use of SignUpGenius as it is more user-friendly. I am not limited to 10 questions and then have to pay for additional features. While I do not like the additional feature payment, as we are a nonprofit, I will continue using the free services.
Chose SignUpGenius
SignUpGenius is much better. The volunteers can text reminders. The templates are beautiful and professional. I also appreciate that you can use passwords to protect your signup.
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Award ForceSignUpGenius
Small Businesses
Submittable
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Whova
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Submittable
Submittable
Score 8.8 out of 10
Whova
Whova
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises

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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Award ForceSignUpGenius
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Award ForceSignUpGenius
Likelihood to Recommend
Award Force integrates API and SSO integration which is a plus and the dashboard and reporting is very intuitive. Good sense of security, prevention of spam and data protection, these features are what an organization looks for and Award Force seamlessly provides them. The capability to broadcast the emails and do so by the status of the submission
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SignUpGenius is a great option for teachers and instructors looking to find a digital way to have their students sign up for anything that involves "slots," whether those slots are temporal/time-based (e.g., presentation days/times that are pre-scheduled), or whether they are more abstract (e.g., a limited range of subjects or topics that students need to pick from). Its free version is ad-supported, does not require registration, and operates primarily using links within emails for authentication, so while it isn't necessarily "secure," it is perfect for situations where the honor system is enough.
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Pros
  • User friendly User Interface
  • Data Protection
  • Reasonable pricing
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  • Post-sign up communications - allows for pre-event communication to specific rsvp types or to all respondents
  • Post-event reporting - allows for export of signup information
  • Easy to use - for our community, both management and volunteers use SignUpGenius to facilitate participation and planning for a wide variety of events and activities
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Cons
  • Provide a smooth learning curve for the new users (As judges differ always)
  • Emails sent from the software lands in Spam sometimes
  • The product tends to lag if we are running many tasks at once.
  • Limited in-app reporting view.
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  • I think an area that needs improvement is allowing for more than 5 slots at a time. I would like to see at least 10 offered instead of having to keep adding 5 at a time.
  • Adding additional templates or templates in which you can just change a color selection would be great. Really utilize this for school PTO/Booster Clubs would be beneficial. Cater to them.
  • Allowing for a 'cheaper' price than what you have for the souped up version would be nice as well.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
It is a great product that works efficiently for our needs
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I don't have any feedback for support because I have not had to use support (if referring to IT support). If this question is in referral to support from other staff/company, then it has been received well in that sense.
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Alternatives Considered
The customer support team was outstanding in AF. They were very attentive and on point in our requirements. Also the pricing was very affordable. We had few recommendations from existing users who were already in our business market.
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We briefly used another sign-up website called "Bring the Cups."Needless to say, this website did not nearly offer the same amount of robust features as SignUpGenius did. Bring the Cups was streamlined and simple, but it bordered on simplistic. In all honesty, Bring the Cups did not nearly meet our needs the way SignUpGenius did. Consequently, I returned to using SignUpGenius as quickly as possible.
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Return on Investment
  • Huge cost saving on paper usage. Cost reduction almost by 90%
  • Transparency in judging process.
  • Time to judge and evaluate the programs gone down by 60%.
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  • Students and even other staff love it! It improved the turn-around time from when I respond to student requests for academic coaching to setting up the intake meeting about 50%. Also, in the case that I respond quickly but the student is delayed several days, the link I sent is still live and always has relevant dates and times (whereas in the past, I would send a few days' worth of options and by the time a procrastinator looked at them, they were passed).
  • It's an easy, mobile-friendly option that helps students to see that we're with it, not trapped in the stone age. That factors into their overall perception of our department, our services and our organization.
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ScreenShots

Award Force Screenshots

Screenshot of Award Force customersScreenshot of the awards management software's dashboard for program managers to monitor program progress and status.Screenshot of Award Force's entrant-centred features, designed for great experiences, better task completion and happy entrants.Screenshot of the Award Force judging suite, designed to help judges make great decisions through one or more judging rounds, and with four different judging mode options.Screenshot of the submission management system's interface.Screenshot of the awards galleries, featuring high-def audio + video for easy viewing on screen.