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AwardKit
Simple Pricing

$1,995/year.
Zero Commission on Entry Fees.

Build your program for free, pay only when you go live. One flat price for your whole organization covers unlimited programs, entry forms, entry fee collection, multi-round judging, and public results. Entry fees go directly to your Stripe account. Unlimited judges. No per-seat fees.

One plan. Everything included.

Build your whole program for free. Pay one flat price when you go live, with unlimited programs and zero commission on entry fees.

AwardKit

Everything you need to run your award programs

$1,995/year

billed annually. One price for your whole organization, however many programs you run.

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What $1,995 a year includes

  1. 1Your program rebuilt for you before you pay anything
  2. 2Onboarding included: a setup call with us
  3. 3Every program your organization runs, on the same license
  4. 4Your judges set up for you, each with a private link and no login
  5. 5Direct support included: email, phone, or a call whenever you need one
  6. 6Every entry, score and comment exportable to CSV, any time
  7. 7First-cycle guarantee, plus 14 days money back

Unlimited programs, entries, judges, audience voters and team members. Zero commission on entry fees. Priority support.

Need white-label, custom integrations, or a dedicated account manager? Talk to us.

What's Included

One Plan. Everything Included.

Flat $1,995/year for your whole organization, with unlimited programs. Build and test for free for as long as you like; the plan kicks in when you go live and open real submissions.

Plan & Limits

No caps anywhere. One flat price for the whole organization.

  • Award programs
    Run one program or many under a single organization
    Unlimited
  • Entries, judges, and audience voters
    No per-entry fees, no per-seat fees, no caps
    Unlimited
  • Team members & organizers
    Add your full team. Never per-seat.
    Unlimited
  • Build and test for free
    Set up your whole program in Test mode, test-submit and test-judge the full experience, and pay only when you go live
  • First-cycle guarantee
    First-cycle guarantee. If AwardKit fails you during your first cycle, at entries, judging or results, tell us within 30 days of your judging closing and we refund the year. It covers AwardKit failing to do its job at one of those steps, whether you announce winners on AwardKit or at your ceremony. There is also a 14-day money-back window from the day you pay, no questions asked.

Program Setup

  • Custom program landing page
    Wide hero banner, rich-text description, timeline, hosted-by organization name
  • Program branding: your logo and brand color
    Your logo leads the navigation and one brand color themes every public page, from the entry form to judging and the gallery, with readable contrast handled automatically
  • Branded program URL
    Every public page lives at awardkit.io/your-organization/your-program, with no record IDs in the link, plus an organization page listing all your live programs
  • Schedule, timezone, currency
  • Rich text description editor
  • Unlisted, private program link
    Not indexed by search engines
  • Multiple categories per program
    Each category can have its own entry fee, pricing tiers, and scoring criteria
  • Category groups
    Group related categories under named headings on the program page and entry form, so long category lists stay scannable

Entries

  • Form builder with 9 field types
    Short Answer, Paragraph, URL, Number, Date, Dropdown, Single Choice, Multiple Choice, Media, Attachment
  • File uploads (images, documents, video, audio, web pages)
    Direct uploads for images (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF), documents (PDF, TXT, Markdown), HD video up to 30 minutes (MP4, MOV, WebM, with adaptive streaming), audio (MP3, M4A, WAV) with an entrant transcript, and single-file HTML prototypes that judges see running in a sandbox
  • Entry limits per entry and per person
    Cap how many categories one entry can compete in and how many one person can enter, stated to entrants before they pick
  • Entry numbers
    Every entry gets a number like E-014 at submit, shown to entrants and judges and leading every export
  • Conditional questions
    Show or hide questions based on the chosen category or an earlier answer
  • Section headings and answer limits
    Break long forms into titled sections and set word or character limits per question, with a live counter for entrants
  • Auto-embeds (YouTube, Loom)
  • Bulk CSV import with column mapping
  • Public share + private manage links
  • Eligibility check and entries in progress
    Mark entries eligible, needs follow-up, or ineligible before judging, and see who started an entry but has not submitted
  • CSV export with full entry data
    Any question as a column, filtered by its answers, and the export follows the filter
  • Files and PDFs zip export
    Every entry’s files and a branded PDF of each entry, grouped by category, entry, entrant, or question, with a Judge-safe preset that leaves out entrant identity

Entry Fees & Payments

Powered by Stripe. Funds go directly to your own account.

  • One-click Stripe connect, no API keys
    Connect your existing Stripe account through Stripe’s official onboarding. AwardKit never sees or stores your credentials.
  • Direct payouts to your Stripe account
    Entry fees land in your Stripe balance. AwardKit takes nothing.
  • Card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay
    Secure checkout hosted by Stripe.
  • Zero commission on entry fees
    Only Stripe processing fees apply, never an AwardKit cut
  • Per-category fee overrides
    Charge different amounts per category
  • Pricing tiers (early bird, regular, late)
  • Member vs non-member pricing
    A distinct price per audience per tier; entrants self-declare and fee ranges display in full
  • Automatic multi-entry discounts
    Quantity rules like 10% off 2 or more entries, applied at checkout with no code
  • Submit several entries, pay once
    Entrants choose Pay later and settle every unpaid entry in one checkout; no cart to expire, unpaid entries stay visible to you
  • Discount codes
  • VAT / GST on entry fees
    Declare your rate; entrants get tax invoices with your registration number
  • Canadian tax by province
    GST/HST, QST, and provincial sales tax charged by the entrant’s province or territory, with your registration numbers on the invoice
  • Invoices, receipts, and payouts view
    Entrants open their invoice or receipt from their entry page; you see what each program collected and export every payment to CSV
  • Refunds via Stripe Dashboard (auto-synced)

Voting & Judging

  • Three voting modes
    Judge only, Judges + audience, Audience only
  • Score Criteria + Top Picks methods
  • Weighted criteria with custom weights
  • Category-scoped criteria
    Domain-specific criteria per category, with judge routing
  • Blind judging per round
    Hide entrant names, team members, and any question you set to hidden while blind; run a blind screening round into an open final
  • Three judge assignment modes
    All judges, Per judge, Judging Rooms
  • No judge accounts, mobile-friendly
  • Bulk judge CSV import

Results & Announcements

  • Public entry gallery with winner badges
    Winners are highlighted on the public-facing entry list once announced
  • Weighted average + Borda Count scoring
    Score Criteria uses weighted averages, Top Picks uses Borda Count
  • One-click winner assignment
  • CSV export with rankings + judge feedback
    Plus a score matrix with every judge’s total and per-criterion scores side by side
  • Share judge feedback with entrants
    When you publish results, each team can see the written comments on its own entry, without judges’ names
  • LinkedIn-shareable certificates
    Auto-generated for winners with public verification
  • Email announcements to entrants
    Send updates and announcements to everyone once your program is live

Organization & Support

  • Role-based permissions
    Members review and edit entries; only owners and admins can delete
  • Privacy and AI switches
    Turn off AI features or tracking on your public pages for the whole organization, and link your own privacy notice on entry forms
  • Accessibility audited against WCAG 2.1 AA
    Entrant, judge, and organizer interfaces audited against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508; VPAT 2.5 available on request
  • Priority email support
  • Free guided onboarding call
    A 30-minute setup call with us, the team that builds AwardKit. Optional, since the platform is self-serve by design, but there whenever you want a hand.
  • Video calls with the team
    A walkthrough or working session whenever you need one. Just ask.

Switching from OpenWater?

Same zero-commission model on entry fees. Less than half the price, with every program, entry, and support included, and a modern interface you set up yourself, no demo required.

AwardKit
OpenWater
Price
$1,995/yr flat, unlimited programs
From $5,100/yr, up to 150 applications
Growing
Same price at any size
$7,850/yr past 150 entries, $11,550 for 3 programs
Support
Included, plus a free setup call
$2,400/yr per support seat
Entrants
Start on the form, no account
Registration, or a one-session guest mode
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Common Questions

Everything you need to know about our pricing. Still have questions? Contact our team or email hello@awardkit.io for personalized guidance.

Launch your program in under 30 minutes.

Build for free, pay only when you go live. No credit card required to set up your program, configure judging, and connect Stripe. Entry fees go straight to your Stripe account, zero commission.

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Running a larger program?

For 500+ entries, multi-program organizations, or custom requirements, email hello@awardkit.io.