Submittable

Submittable

101 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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

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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
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Considered Both Products	Submittable Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable had all of the functionality we were looking for at a very competitive price. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable When we decided on Submittable: a) Most cost-effective: solution would cost under USD3,000 per year with no setup fee. b) We needed key features of this solution that were available out-of-the-box, e.g., Online Application Form -- including answers to approximately 20-30 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Price, ease of use and simplicity of process building. In the other products we explored that cost was significantly higher and we found that for what we are looking for, Submittable provided a much better value and was way easier to use for both the staff running the grant … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable We have been using submittable since 2016. The product has grown, and we have recommended it to many groups. Cost-wise, the price has become unattainable for some. I have compared prices with other systems whose names I don’t remember, and the pricing seems on par. The platform … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable is much simpler to use for submitting to my journal and writers prefer it over Duotrope. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable isn't in the same league as these other platforms. It's trying to get there but it's been a rocky road. Neither customer support nor the account people we've dealt with at Submittable seem particularly knowledgeable about how the product actually works for … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Our company chose Submittable before I was hired and it is now a legacy system Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable I used Call for Entry before and think it works very well, in a comparable way, and is much, much less expensive. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable offers a better UX/UI and a more manageable pricing model Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable I selected Submittable because I had used it in the past as an applicant for a different program, and I found it easy to use from that perspective. I met with other companies and did a comparative analysis and Submittable was the most user friendly and also the most affordable … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable The university also uses Qualtrics, but I found it clunky and hard to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Many features on the LGL forms do not translate to Submittable and vice versa. We use Submittable more because it allows for better branching and flexibility to customize each form rather than needing multiple for the same data collection or selection process. While we like LGL … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable's customer service was more helpful than other platforms we considered using. Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Baez Actvaction cooridnator at Downtown Austin Alliance (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Submittable As a user seeking a seamless form creation experience, I can confidently say that Submittable exceeds all expectations with its diverse range of options and efficient backend processes. From the moment I started using it, I was impressed by the abundance of features and the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable When it comes to collecting applications, no one beats Submittable in terms of features and functionality. With other software we used, there were far too many limitations, including having to manually download data, inability to use logic for fields, and no analytics. The … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Honestly, I haven't used other comparable products to Submittable. That said, the interface is far better than the submission managers for so many other literary magazines. It feels far cleaner and far more professional. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable I haven't used any other competing products. Incentivized Helpful? Ana Lourdes Cooper Pearson Student Blog Editor at Pearson (E-Learning, 10,001+ employees) Chose Submittable There was no good way for us to keep blog publiscations within our microsot suit so we moved onto Submittable. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable has so many functionalities which helps me when I need to ask applicants very specific questions or branch applicants off into differing categories. It is simple yet thorough. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable There is no contest. Google Forms is easy and free, but has severely limited customization options, and 0 review process. I love how I have everything in one platform with Submittable. Incentivized Helpful? Seth Weiner Program Officer at Ahimsa Collective (Non-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Submittable The Google suite of services is essentially free, but it is not designed specifically for applicants, reviewers and awardees. However, it is very intuitive and user friendly. We have been able to make both services work for us and meet our particular needs. Google saves money, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable I can't think of other services I've reviewed in-depth like Submittable. We like Submittable. We're consistently happy with the results and have felt no need to explore alternative options especially with so many of our users being already familiar with the interface. We've … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Submittable is definitely more agile to adapt to your needs, and it has more parameters to choose from. On the other side, our current size of the grants is limited, so I don't know if Submittable can efficiently scale up. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Submittable Blackbaud Grantmaking was more complicated/difficult to use but had more features that enabled project & relationship management. It was also more integrated with our financial management system. Incentivized Helpful? Cierra Rembert Artist Initiatives Coordinator at SPACES (Arts & Crafts, 1-10 employees) Chose Submittable I've also just used a system called Slideroom for a jury process through another grants organization. Incentivized Helpful?
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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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User Ratings
	Submittable
Likelihood to Recommend	8.9 (83 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (6 ratings)
Usability	7.9 (79 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (3 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (5 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.1 (2 ratings)
Online Training	10.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (4 ratings)
Configurability	7.0 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	8.3 (4 ratings)
Product Scalability	7.0 (3 ratings)
Professional Services	9.4 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	10.0 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	9.0 (3 ratings)