Comparison
Pricing transparency, side by side.
Many awards-management vendors hide pricing behind a sales call. We publish every tier. Below: every competitor we've evaluated, with their starting price (or
Demo-walled
when it isn't).AclamosYou are here
Pricing
$0 (14-day trial) · $79 Solo · $199 Growth · $799 Studio · From $24,000 Enterprise
Published
Per-entry / per-seat fees
0% per entry · 0 per admin seat
What we ship that competitors mostly don't
Native judging app (offline packets), Open Badges 2.0/3.0 with Ed25519 signing, AI Show Director, calibration with z-score outlier detection, end-to-end verifiable voting (12 methods), sponsor rev-share auto-payouts via Stripe Connect.
Awards-management competitors
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing | Per-entry fee | Notable gap vs. Aclamos | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award Force | $3,125/yr (Growth) | Published | 0% | PWA-only judging app; no Open Badges; AI is private VPC only | Compare → |
| OpenWater | From $6,900/yr (per program + per admin seat) | Demo-walled | 0% | Per-program + per-seat pricing; no AI; no spreadsheet bulk-edit | Compare → |
| Submittable | "Custom plans" — pricing removed from website | Demo-walled | $0.99 + 5% per paid submission | Per-submission % skim on top of subscription; reviewer cap is a known sore spot | Compare → |
| Reviewr | ≈$5,100/yr (demo-led) | Demo-walled | — | No published pricing; no Open Badges; demo-walled | Compare → |
| WizeHive Zengine | ≈$3,995/yr (demo-led) | Demo-walled | — | Demo-walled; acquired by Submittable 2022 — roadmap unclear | Compare → |
| Evalato | €1,900/yr (Grow), €4,900/yr (Pro) | Published | 0% | Per-program licensing — multi-show is per-program, not bundled | Compare → |
| Zealous | Free / £29/mo Starter / £692/yr Enterprise | Published | 2.2% + 20p per paid submission (£5 cap) | Per-paid-submission skim; no AI suite; no native judging app | Compare → |
| Judgify | Free / $699 per event / $2,399/yr Pro Unlimited | Published | 3.5% on entry fees | Per-entry skim; no Open Badges; no calibration scoring | Compare → |
Voting-only competitors (Ballotis comparison)
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing | Notable gap vs. Ballotis | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectionBuddy | Free ≤20 voters / $197 (75) / $397 (350) / $797+ (up to 20k) | Published | No end-to-end verifiability (Helios-style); no public REST API | Compare → |
| Simply Voting | Free ≤10 / $200 per election / $334/yr | Demo-walled | Pricing opaque above the published tiers; no E2E-V chain | Compare → |
| OpaVote | Free (25) / $10 (125) / $80 (1k) / $400 (5k) | Published | 9+ voting methods (great), but academic UI; no E2E-V (Helios-grade) | Compare → |
Honesty rule
Pricing here was published by the vendor or, where marked
Demo-walled
, collected from buyer reviews on Capterra / G2 / Reddit. We refresh quarterly. If you spot an outdated number, tell us at hello@aclamos.app and we'll update it within a business day. Source-of-truth: docs/COMPETITORS.md.Start your 14-day trial →
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