OpenWater vs. Submittable

OpenWater

4 Reviews and Ratings

Submittable

101 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
OpenWater	Score9 out of 10	N/A	OpenWater headquartered in Arlington offers their awards management and submissions software, supporting contests, academic scholarships and grant submissions, call for papers (cfps) and abstract submission, award submissions, fellowships, and related processes.	N/A
Submittable	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	Submittable offers tools to launch, measure, and grow social impact programs, locally and globally. From grants and scholarships to awards and CSR programs, Submittable partners with users to make a difference. The vendor states Submittable has supported over 95,000 social impact programs, receiving nearly 20 million applications, and that teams save an average of 12 hours per week and launch in an average of 14 days.	$10,000 per year

Pricing

OpenWater

Submittable

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Pricing Offerings
OpenWater	Submittable
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	OpenWater	Submittable
Considered Both Products	OpenWater No answer on this topic	Submittable Verified User Chose Submittable OpenWater, in my opinion, was a better fit for our company when considering the holistic needs of each team and the dozens of programs we manage. Ultimately, Submittable was selected for various reasons that didn't all play out as expected, and I think the organization would … Incentivized Helpful? Paul J. Heney VP, Editorial Director in Product Management at WTWH Media (Media Production, 51-200 employees) Chose Submittable OpenWater is far more complex, a bit more expensive, but infinitely easier to use from an administrator standpoint. Also better customer support structure. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable For the price, Submittable offered the features we need in terms of accepting multiple file types, large files, unlimited submissions and participants, and user-friendly design. Other products may limit files, file types, file sizes, or other components that would not work for … Incentivized Helpful? Fernando Rojas Program Manager at Japan ICU Foundation (Non-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Submittable Easiest, fastest, most intuitive, and most affordable option for the level of complexity needed. Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	OpenWater	Submittable
Likelihood to Recommend	9.6 (2 ratings)	8.9 (83 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	7.9 (79 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	8.1 (2 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	8.3 (4 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	7.0 (3 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	9.4 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (3 ratings)