Academic Conferences & Call for Abstracts
The awards platform that does the job, not the upsell.
Most awards and submission management platforms were built for the biggest program in the room: the one with a six-figure budget, a dedicated ops team, and a procurement department to negotiate custom contracts. If that's not you, you've probably felt it: the plan that almost fits, the feature locked one tier up, the annual contract for a program you only run once a year.
Judgify was built for the other 90% of awards, grants, hackathons, scholarships, and competitions out there. The ones that need real judging workflows, real payment processing, and real global reach, without paying for the parts of an enterprise platform they'll never touch.
90% of the features. A fraction of the cost. Zero features you're paying for and never opening.
OUR FEATURES
The math legacy platforms don't want you to do
Judgify is awards management software that gets you live fast, keeps things simple, and treats every program like it matters. Try it free and see how long setup actually takes.
Annual lock-in, whether you need it or not.
Many platforms sell in yearly terms even when a program only runs once a year, so you're paying for eleven months of a tool sitting idle.
Entry-count ceilings that force an upgrade mid-program
Hit your cap partway through, and the next tier isn't a small step up; it's often double the price for headroom you may only use once.
Per-program pricing that compounds fast
Running three award cycles a year and a platform priced "per event" can mean paying three separate setup costs, even on the same account.
The features that matter are usually one tier up
Custom branding, multi-currency support, broadcast email, and API access: reasonable requests that somehow always sit just above the plan you actually need.
FOUR-STEP POROCESS
What "90% of the features, a fraction of the cost" actually means
We didn't build Judgify by counting checkboxes on a competitor's feature page. We built it by asking a harder question: which 10% of features does an established platform charge for that most programs never actually use?
We didn't build Judgify by counting checkboxes on a competitor's feature page. We built it by asking a harder question: which 10% of features does an established platform charge for that most programs never actually use?
What's left, the 90% that every program actually depends on, is exactly where Judgify puts all of its investment:
Configurable multi-round, multi-mode judging (scoring, ranking, panel review, and public voting)
Custom entry forms with conditional logic
Multiple online and offline payment gateways
80 languages and 27 currencies out of the box
Automated communications and reminders for entrants, judges, and organizers
Real-time dashboards and exportable reporting
ISO 27001 and PCI DSS-grade security, GDPR-compliant data handling
You're not getting a stripped-down version of an awards platform. You're getting the version built around what programs actually run on, priced like it.
TRUSTED BY AWARDS TEAMS WORLDWIDE
Built on 12 years of watching what programs actually need
Judgify has spent over a decade inside awards, grants, hackathons, and competitions across 11 industries, from associations and non-profits to media, government, and gaming. That's not a marketing line; it shows up in the product:
Every recurring pain point (judges who forget deadlines, entrants who abandon long forms, and organizers who need one more custom field) has already been solved once.
8,000+ programs run.
from volunteer-run community awards to enterprise recognition programs. The platform flexes from a 50-entry local competition to a multi-thousand-entry global award.
200+ organizations.
Because not every entrant, sponsor, or judge honorarium moves through a credit card.
3 online and 3 offline payment.
Global-by-default, not a custom add-on quoted separately.
80 languages, 27 currencies.
TrustedOUR CORE VALUES
Pricing that matches how programs actually run
Programs are seasonal. Budgets are approved per-event, per-cycle, or per-year, rarely all three. So Judgify's four tiers are built around how organizers actually plan, not how a SaaS finance team wants to smooth revenue
Tier
Best for
Basic (Free)
A single, straightforward program that needs professional judging tools without the overhead
Pro ($699/event)
Programs that need branding, more categories, deeper judging configuration, and payment flexibility
Pro Unlimited ($2,399 for 10 events)
Organizations running multiple programs or cycles a year who want one flat cost across up to 10 events instead of paying per-event fees each time
Enterprise (custom)
High-volume, multi-brand, or highly regulated programs that need dedicated onboarding, vanity URLs, and custom integrations
No plan requires a call to unlock basic judging functionality. No plan quietly caps you at a number designed to force an upgrade. And if your program is a single, small event, you can start on Basic without paying anything at all.
Trusted
Judgify vs. Typical legacy awards platform
Area
Typical legacy awards platform
Judge
Entry point pricing
Often $3,000+ per year, even for a single small program
Free (Basic tier)
Billing model
Primarily annual, even for one-time programs
Per-event or per-year, your choice
Multi-program cost
Often compounds per program launched
Flat cost across 10 events available (Pro Unlimited tier)
Core judging features
Available, usually mid-tier and up
Available, usually mid-tier and up
Global reach
Frequently an add-on or custom quote
80 languages, 27 currencies, standard
Security certification
Varies by vendor
ISO 27001, PCI DSS certified, GDPR compliant
Setup and onboarding
Often required and separately billed
Self-serve by default, bundled onboarding at Enterprise
Why Us
Who ends up choosing Judgify
The association running its annual member awards
that doesn't want a five-figure line item for something that happens once a year.
The accelerator or hackathon organizer
who needs multi-round judging and public voting without negotiating a custom contract.
The non-profit or foundation
managing grants and scholarships on a budget that has to justify every dollar to a board.
The enterprise or media brand
running several recognition programs a year, for whom the Pro Unlimited tier bundles up to 10 events into one flat cost instead of several separate per-event charges.
The third-party event planner
running programs for multiple clients, who needs a platform that doesn't punish them for scale with per-client licensing.
Faq’s
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Judgify only for small programs?
No. Judgify scales from a 50-entry local award to programs with thousands of submissions across multiple languages and currencies. The pricing scales with you; the platform doesn't change underneath you.
What's the catch with "90% of the features for less"?
There isn't one. Judgify is deliberately built around the judging, submission, payment, and reporting features that the vast majority of programs use, rather than the enterprise procurement and custom infrastructure layer that drives up cost elsewhere in the category and that most organizers never touch.
Do I have to sign an annual contract?
Only if that's what fits your program. Basic is free and Pro is priced per event, both built for organizations that don't want to commit to a year for a single program. Pro Unlimited exists for organizations that do run multiple programs and want one flat cost across up to 10 events instead of paying per event each time.
What happens if I outgrow my plan?
You upgrade the tier, not the vendor. Every plan runs on the same platform, so moving from Basic to Pro, or from Pro to Pro Unlimited, doesn't mean re-platforming or re-training your team.
Is Judgify secure enough for a large organization?
Judgify is ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certified and GDPR compliant, the same security and data protection standards expected by enterprise procurement teams, available from day one rather than gated behind a custom Enterprise conversation.
Contact Team
You don't need the biggest platform in the category. You need the one built for your program.
Judgify is awards management software that gets you live fast, keeps things simple, and treats every program like it matters. Try it free and see how long setup actually takes.
Start FreeTalk to Sales