# Page 4 | Award Force Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 4 - Is Award Force the right Nonprofit solution for you? Explore 193 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/148148/Award-Force/reviews --- Award Force 4.8 (193) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 14th, 2026 # Page 4 - Reviews of Award Force ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 76-100 of 193 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Senior Manager Corporate Communications Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Highly effective global management awards system." October 20, 2017 5.0 Many including easy of judging, managing nominations via dashboard - pie chart is very beneficial to keep track of nominations, exportation of information to excel and from a sustainable perspective saving costs on printing of nominations for judges consideration. Pros Easy to navigate, inclusion of sponsor logos, graphics, broadcast email function a good tool, content blocks easy to populate- taking us to the next level as continue to invest in delivering sophisticated functionality. Cons Having to sequentially number the tabs and fields as you have to re-do them if you miss too many when populating. Review Source JW Julia W. Events Executive Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes your life easier!" March 8, 2019 5.0 Great! Fantastic support and support to 'tweak' the software to meet our needs by way of progression and updates. Pros Functionality - its intuitive once you get going to set up Cons The ability for entrants to add a '£0' when we ask for financial figures - we need proper figures so have to check each entry for this. Review Source Response from Creative Force March 14, 2019 Thanks for the positive review, Julia! You can certainly have £0 in your entry fields. We'll get in touch with you today to help you resolve. KM Katharina M. Head of Awards & Event Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "..." July 14, 2022 4.0 Pros The individual set up is pretty nice and it's super easy to use. Cons As a "heavy user" the annual costs are enormous. Review Source AZ Anja Z. Editorial Manager Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Award Force's Review" December 10, 2020 5.0 Pros Entrants can upload data, pictures, etc and we can then easily download it for the production of our books. Before, award entrants have sent in their material per post - it was a mess. Much less complicated now. Cons The set-up can be a bit complicated but once you've gotten the hang of it, not such a big problem. An app would be really cool! Review Source Cindy G. Marketing and Event Executive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The platform is very helpful in our Awards - very easy to use and efficient. " January 21, 2018 5.0 Pros \- user-friendly - You can archive past data - You can export anything according to your needs -The support team is very accommodating and very responsive. Cons \-its quite costly - you get what you pay for, in a positive way. - I cant think of any cons because whenever I encounter problems, the team responds and resolves it. Review Source PS Pauline S. Consultant Broadcast Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Thank the lord it works!" November 18, 2022 5.0 Pros I'm not tech savvy at all. However once you figure this out- with a lot of help from the support team, it is actually quite logical. Cons Understanding some of the terminology was at times challenging. Also some of the processes weren't as straightforward as one hoped. However any problem encountered was quickly solved by the support team. Review Source DT Donna T. Executive Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I'm hooked! Used Award Force for the first time in 2022 - will use it again in 2023 - Love it!" August 3, 2022 5.0 Outstanding Pros Ease of use to setup and ease of use for entrants. Cons I wish our organization could afford the platform with the payment process, but our competition is so small, that the cost cannot be justified. Consequently, it did make the process for the entrants to pay to enter the competition cumbersome. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Web developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "The most valuable awards platform" March 20, 2019 5.0 I have realised that the platform can be used for many other use-cases, besides handling awards. In one of my projects we used the platform for handling, reviewing and moderating grants for students at a university. Pros The greatest pro is community and people working to keep the software up-to-date and answer questions you have around the product. It's hard to know everything about a new software, so having a great support team is crucial. Cons I don't feel like I missed anything when buying the software. Perhaps some features are missing, but that can be easily fixed by upgrading your subscription. Review Source RS Ross S. MD Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product, great service." December 22, 2017 5.0 Saves a tremendous amount of time, encourages award entries, and makes volunteer udges lives easier. So there's not a lot to say here. It does what I need it to, and it's relatively easy to set up. And it works. Occasionally it'll be down for maintenance, but they always let you know when that's going to happen. If only it were free. Pros Awards Force makes running awards so much easier. Our entrants and judges all report that it is a great tool to use. When we started using Awards Force entries surged 30%, and they have grown every year since. Our judges have found their workload reduced, and (most importantly) it has become so much easier to manage. What used to take two weeks is now down to days, and the level of control and information I can access as an organiser is transformational. It is not overstating it to say that Awards Force has changed my life. Review Source FM Faye M. Public Affairs Executive Public Policy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simply the best customer service" December 23, 2021 5.0 Awards Force provide the most amazing customer service. I regularly emailed with various queries and received replies within minutes. On two occasions I was offered a call with a customer service representative to chat through some specific functions I needed assistance with. A truly amazing service. Pros All the functionalities I needed were built into the software. There was no feature our project needed that wasn't available with this product. Cons I didn't experience any cons while using Awards Force! Review Source sS sylwia S. Project Manager Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great platform" August 6, 2019 5.0 My experience has been great, customer service is fantastic - quick and responsive, and the platform is easily customizable to company branding. The look and feel and the good functionality, makes the awards process look very professional Pros Relatively easy to use and makes the awards management quicker Cons 1\. not possible to search for duplicates in different categories 2. No possibility to open attachments from PDFd entries Review Source Response from Creative Force August 7, 2019 Thank you for your kind words, Sylwia! We have recently introduced a new feature to be able to identify and manage duplicate entries. We'll contact you today and tell you all about it. We'll address the PDF point too :) Thanks again for your positive review! DB Den B. Used the software for: ### "Review for Award Force by Den Barrault" January 7, 2017 4.0 I enjoy using , and in general find the platform easy to use, and quite polished in the way it is presented. My users also support this opinion. For an administrator, I do find it frustrating that certain features are not present: - not having a record of notifications - not being able to copy anyone into notifications - not being able to contact collaborators in an application (only main applicant gets results) - not being able to use the fields in all areas of the application - not being able to do negative selections in the search windows - review flow is quite complicated to set up, and impossible to visualise in an easy way - would be nice to have a way of easily visualising which applications are where - setting up judging is a bit tricky too - it is hard to visualise easily if it has been set up correctly I would also like to get a regular update on what you have planned in terms of feature updates. Especially as my site is up for renewal soon. I have also previously sent some feature suggestions to the support team, it would be nice to see some of these implemented. Many thanks and best wishes Den Pros I have already detailed this Cons I have already detailed this Review Source Response from Creative Force January 10, 2017 Thanks for the lovely review and feedback Den. As you know, we're regularly adding improvements and features¿ we do need to get better at communicating those though! You'll be pleased to know that there are further improvements coming to broadcasts (notifications) that address some of your requests, and some other grant-specific features that I think you'll be interested in¿ an email is coming your way with details :) CR Carolyn R. Awards Manager Legislative Office Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The whole process was simple and straightforward" January 19, 2018 4.0 An online system has saved literally hundreds of man hours from processing hard copy entries. The ease of reporting is critical and payments on line makes the accounting and administration so much easier. The software has fitted well into our other main systems Pros The software is very simple which makes it easy to understand, easy to use and easy to manage, The system is very cost effective. Cons Because of the simplicity of the system there are some functions which may be included on a more complex system. However constant work is being done by and we are now in our second year and see a lot more functions in place over time Review Source KD Katarzyna D. Administrator Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Award Force - my review after 1 month of using" January 19, 2021 5.0 AF helps us with the process of application and judging of 9 different awards (individual and big companies can apply). There is a lot of data to collect. Until now we did it all via e-mails. It was a big mess. put it all in one place so it gives us more time and less work to manage it. Pros I was a bit affraid before implementing this tool because we have many different awards, each of them with other criteria but from the beggining we had big support - with a lot of tutorials on the website and especially with the customer service. What I like most is the big range of possibilities and its versatility. However your award system is complicated, you will find a solution in implementing it in . I also like the main menu. It is very useful and easy to use. Cons What I don't like is the button "configuration mode ON/OFF". It should be on the botton of the page also not only on the top. It is the only thing that comes to my mind. Review Source AO Aimee O. Special Projects Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Wonderful customer service" October 9, 2019 5.0 Outstanding! Pros While the Awardforce program is not the most intuitive program in my opinion, your customer service team is wonderful! It is so reassuring that I can jump into the calendar and schedule time with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and have other customer service personnel who are accessible. While I sometimes struggle explaining my questions, your team always seems to understand what I'm asking. I appreciate and value everything your team offers. Thank you! Cons I do stumble around trying to navigate the system. It's hard for me to find what I'm looking for without asking for help! Review Source Response from Creative Force October 11, 2019 Thank you for your kind words, Aimee! Our support team is celebrating today - with a special mention to Megan! We hear you on the system being a little hard to use and we are working hard on making it simpler. The new year will bring some big improvements :) Diya K. Project Manager Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "very easy to use solution for setting up an award application platform" March 24, 2018 4.0 Pros Easy to setup and use. pre designed to cover most scenarios related to Awards and competitions. interface is clear and scrip Cons the fact it is cloud based which limitations functions like tracking codes and google analytics also it is not possible to modify or custom design a specific features without reflecting on the whole system. Review Source NB Nicole B. Coordinator, SA Health Awards Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I found Award Force a bit tricky to start with - but after constant use it made sense to me." September 26, 2017 4.0 Ease of use - no paper wasted having to manually send nominations to assessment panel. All the users have found it user-friendly. Pros I like the assistance tabs and the online help videos. I also would like to commend Customer support representative from on how informative and professional she is with her assistance e. Every time I have a question or need help, Lauren responds really quickly with advice and answers that are clear and easy to understand. I would also like to pass on comments from our assessment panel members who have told me how easy it was to use the portal and do the scoring online. They advise that they have assessed nominations via other portals - but this has been the most user friendly. Cons I don't have any cons about this software that I can currently think of. As I mentioned above, I found the initial part of learning the system a bit tricky because I had no one in the office to handover and show me the ropes. That is why I appreciate the online help videos and being able to ask Customer support representative for help. Review Source AN Asher N. Awards Coordinator Environmental Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Award Force saves the day" October 10, 2016 5.0 is great. It is not only easy to manage, it is easy for the entrants to navigate and provides a logical and simplified platform for judging. Pros The support and the speed at which support is given is amazing. Cons I hate that you can't search an entry by the user's name. Review Source Response from Creative Force October 10, 2016 Thanks for all those stars Asher :) We're all a bit shocked we overlooked being able to search the manage entries view by entrant name! Thanks for pointing that out, and you will be able to do that very soon! As for managing passwords and logins - there are some security considerations there, that are not obvious - we would be happy to discuss with you. CB Candice B. Event Coordinator Events Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Gov Awards" January 5, 2017 5.0 Love ! It's really improved our office efficiency. We used to have to manually collate all information from nominees (over 130 with this program) which was messy and left room for error. We also had to then save all nominations and upload forms and supporting documents to an online share portal for judges to review ( very very time consuming and also fraught with error!) Award Force has removed all of that :) The only thing I'd like to change is how you can communicate with people (nominees and judges) through the program. I don't want to send information to every nominee or judge, just a select few. We also have face-to-face meetings for our judges and we tried to use Award Force to re-score during these meetings, while it was possible it wasn't an ideal means of judging. It would be better if the manager could take over one main scoreboard and add judges scores on their behalf as they call them out (rather than each judge scoring each nomination again and again and waiting for the updated score). Pros It's reduced our manual data entry process and made it easier for judges to review from anywhere at any time. Cons Creating the tabs and each individual criteria field - for our particular awards program, this was very lengthy!! Review Source PN Phil N. Global Team Co-ordinator Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Awards Platform" January 24, 2018 5.0 We previosuly used Openwater and fine Awardforce much easier to use and competitively priced. Pros Awardforce lets us run an internal program that lets all our offices globally submit work for judging. This happens every 2-3 months and we can then publish the work into galleries for all to see (separated into the top scorers and all other work). Being able to lock down registration to specific domains means that we can keep it strictly within our company, but allows us the versatility to add external people if and when necessary. The process is relatively simple (once you've gained an understanding of how the system works) and I have always found that help is readily available when needed, with the team being quick to respond, and offering solutions to any problems we encounter or requests that we have. Cons It isn't particularly intuitive, and if not used on a regular basis it can be easy to get a little lost when trying find specific functionality. That said, we do use the platform ina different way than most other companies so it is partly because of that. Review Source LI Léane I. Chargée de projet au développement et à l'engagement des publics Fine Art Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Appel à candidatures Art Explora" April 26, 2023 5.0 Pratique pour réunir nos appels à candidatures au sein de la fondation, peut être utilisé pour différents types d'appel à candidatures. Pros Très bon suivi de l'équipe AwardForce, prise en main facilité par des rendez-vous en visio.Possibilité de branding intéressante ! Cons Demande beaucoup de temps pour la configuration, beaucoup de détails auquel il faut penser. Pas évident lorsque ce n'est pas son métier. Reason for choosing Award Force Meilleure offre pour répondre à nos différents appels à candidatures et installés dans le secteur culturel. Review Source AL Amie L. Head of Events Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent product" July 23, 2020 5.0 Its been perfect - speedy responses, excellent product that works really well for us and it has helped us increase our number of entries for the awards year on year. Pros We were manually collecting/managing awards before - so award force was incredibly welcomed. The product is perfect for what we need it for, its simple to use for us who are managing it, the users using it and also for the judges. I would highly recommend this product especially as the customer service is better than anything I have ever experienced. Cons Would be good to have a user view in the back end when you sign in - just so you can keep track on what the users are seeing along with managing the back end of everything Review Source HK Helen K. Events Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great software for managing Awards programs" October 26, 2022 5.0 Provided a great online software experience from both the back end and end user perspective. Contributed greatly to the conduct of the Awards season and judging process. Pros As a first time user I found to be intuitive and very useful for collating nominations, shortlisting finalists and conducting the judging process. The support given was very helpful and timely. Cons Some of the scoring and shortlisting options can be a little difficult to understand but the support usually helped to sort this out. Review Source Mansur S. Product Manager Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to setup and use" November 14, 2022 5.0 Overall, a good product that I can strongly recommend. Pros I spent my time as a Manager for many years. But I couldn't do as good analysis and guidance as . The software helped me a lot in following up business purchases. The intuitive interface is very good. Cons The only downside is the costs. They can cut costs a little more. Review Source SB Sally B. Event and Sponsorship Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Customer Service is spot on" February 21, 2024 5.0 Pros It might not be super easy to navigate through all the options but their customer service is always super quick and generally resolves my question first time. I wish all platforms had this level of service, and it's one of the main reasons why we have decided to renew for a second year. Cons Not always super user friendly. Could be a bit easier to navigate. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.