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Award Force

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Last updated March 30th, 2026

# Page 7 - Reviews of Award Force

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JB

Jen B.  
Programs Coordinator  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Happy customer"

August 10, 2016

5.0

We used Award Force for an awards program and also a grants program. While the system is designed for awards I can attest that the systems functionality meant that it was easy to convert this to a grant management system with simple changes to language. I found the Award Force site easy to navigate once you are shown how and the support team set up time for as many orientation sessions as I needed and were prompt in responding to any issues.

Pros

Ease of use The ability to personalise site with our own branding Prompt and professional support

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Response from Creative Force

August 10, 2016

Thanks Jen¿ we love happy customers :) Looking forward to continuing to help with your awards and grants.

AH

Alison H.  
Administration & Finance Officer  
Mining & Metals  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "This is the second time we've used AF. The set up process was even easier second time around."

January 20, 2018

5.0

It saves a lot of time and administation.

Pros

Ease of use for administrators, nominees and judges. As an administrator, its really easy to see nominees are progressing through submitting their entry and then during the judging round to see how the judges are progressing.

Cons

I'd like to be able to download and print more information, but understand that this functionality is not available with the starter pack.

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MH

Matt H.  
Director  
Media Production  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A dependable, powerful content management system."

May 25, 2018

4.0

Pros

Simple interface for entrants and judges - and easy to navigate for program manager. Reassuring customer support that solved issues quickly - and even on one occasion created a solution to a bespoke issue we had.

Cons

The 'broadcast' feature could be improved. It could feature more mail merge tags based on the entry or user form. And messages would often land in people's spam folder.

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Response from Creative Force

June 1, 2018

Many thanks your positive review, Matt. Additional merge tags for Broadcasts is definitely on our product roadmap and we'll be sure to update you when it's released!

HB

Haley B.  
Director of Events  
Government Relations  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Easy to use"

January 12, 2021

5.0

Awards Force staff is very responsive.

Pros

Product is incredibly user-friendly for our judges and nominees. Easy to use and manage on the backend.

Cons

Can't think of any cons at this point.

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MB

Margie B.  
Administrative Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "deck and outdoor living national + competition"

October 11, 2019

5.0

Excellent

Pros

Ease of use for entries Ease of judging The Support NADRA received

Cons

We want to see you add the ability to have “partners” enter.

Reason for choosing Award Force

Ease of use and better pricing

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DT

Debbie T.  
Events Director  
Publishing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great platform and company"

February 8, 2021

5.0

Awards Force have been incredibly supportive and helpful. Quick responses and good team.

Pros

It really does make it easier for people to enter.

Cons

Takes a long time to set-up for the first time, but then that's hardly surprising!

Reason for choosing Award Force

The variety of additional support and options offered by Awards Force.

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CL

Caroline L.  
Executive Administrator  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great product, versatile and fairly easy to use"

May 10, 2021

5.0

Pros

Previously our client was using a completely manual paper system so the transfer onto this virtual platform was incredibly beneficial to us. The client found the system easy to navigate once we had quickly shown them how to view submissions etc. It is great you can have different stages of the judging process which are easily viewable within the 'Judging' menu bar.

Cons

Would be great to have a feature which exports charts and graphs to show scores of each submission.

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KL

Katie L.  
CEO  
Executive Office  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Super impressed"

May 10, 2019

5.0

The support I received was incredible.

Pros

How easy it was to use with video tutorials

Cons

Nothing - it’s great. Nothing else like it on the market

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Response from Creative Force

May 25, 2019

Naww thanks Katie! Love your words. We'll continue to work hard to deliver more value and to maintain our position as the best in the market!

CL

Christina L.  
Head of Awards  
Events Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Awardsforce changed our life - and that for entrants and judges as well. Easy to use, great design!"

May 1, 2018

5.0

Saving time, easy organisation of entries, happy entrants and judges due to user-friendly software.

Pros

Customization features, ease of use, UX, great functions and it looks very slick. It is easy to understand, and we can build it to our needs.

Cons

There are some restrictions as in to what it cannot do, but they are minor, and quite often resolved with the next development batch. One thing I am missing is copying content from one account to the other.

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SS

Sarah S.  
Event Management Consultant  
Events Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Awards Platform!"

June 24, 2022

5.0

Very happy with them.

Pros

very user friendly and quick response for any queries!

Cons

nothing really. am happy the way it is now.

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OM

Oliver M.  
Events organiser  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "CIM's Review "

August 22, 2016

5.0

We have always had a dedicated and extremely helpful member of the support team dealing with our award platform issues. The service is also always being updated and improved to help with our customer journey

Pros

good service constantly being improved helpful support easy to navigate online support available

Cons

erm i cant really think of anything maybe one or two buggy issues in the last year

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Response from Creative Force

August 25, 2016

Thanks Oliver - great to here you've been enjoying good service and continuous improvement! :)

FL

Felicity L.  
Board Secretary  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Newbie Experience"

December 11, 2016

5.0

As a newbie to Awards Management the process of using AwardForce was terrific, I found the system easy to use (once I got my head around it, the whole process was daunting at first) and the support was fantastic. I definitely recommend the training call as it is easier to understand when someone who is very familiar with the system shows you around.

Pros

Clean, easy to follow interface, easy for entrants and judges to use.

Cons

It can be difficult to track where you are up to with fields etc.

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MW

Mwiyathi W.  
Communications Officer  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good product"

April 19, 2023

4.0

Pros

Customer service is responsive, friendly and helpful

Cons

I don't find it to be intuitive or easy to use

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LS

Luke S.  
Owner  
Photography  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Best customer service and user functionality I've used"

June 17, 2021

5.0

So far, excellent, no complaints

Pros

The step by step setup guide, access to assistance and support is second to none, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and the team are always quick to respond to my questions and needs during this first year when we're a so new to the system.

Cons

There's no one piece of software to do everything, but we've encountered very few issues or inflexibilities we haven't been able to work around.

Reason for choosing Award Force

Clearly the best option that suited our needs the most

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JP

Jos P.  
Office Manager  
Events Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Award Force online software"

January 13, 2019

5.0

The reduction in time and communications between entrants and the office was great. It allowed a more hands off approach with entrants. For our judges the process allowed them to work in their own time at their own pace and for them to communicate with their fellow judges without rquired mutliple meetings.

Pros

The support we received to set up for the first time; the simplicity of use for entrants and judges.

Cons

For our small organisation the cost was a major addition to our budget.

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CM

Chelsea M.  
Marketing Intern  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "We love Award Force over here at BizBash. It's super easy to set everything up and user friendly!"

September 21, 2017

5.0

It saved us SO much time with our Awards program. Couldn't have done it without Award Force and their great team!

Pros

Award Force is so user friendly. Once I was shown how to use it, I picked it up within minutes. The program is so smooth and I've never had any issues while using it. It is so easy to search, for example, for certain categories or entries. This saved us so much time during our process.

Cons

The only thing that I can even list as a con was the hour we spent in training over the computer. There were certain parts that I found confusing and didn't feel like were completely explained. However, customer service agent was a complete angel and did her best to explain. Once I got my hands on it, I picked it up quickly.

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CA

Clarisse A.  
Project Assistant  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great platform, easy to use and very helpful and quick customer service"

May 20, 2019

5.0

Pros

Easy to use Quick customer service Well structured platform

Cons

Some features that were missing but we often found a work-around solution with the customer service

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JL

Joanne L.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### "Definitely recommend this product!"

September 30, 2016

4.0

Having worked in award schemes for over 13 years, it's great to finally find a system that captures literally EVERYTHING we need from entrants. Award Force is very easy to use, super intuitive and the support is first class. The flexibility the system gives for different categories / nominations, along with integrated payment options and automated notifications, makes this system a dream! Special thanks to Diya, out awards producer, who has been a star. I would definitely recommend Award Force to other event management agencies.

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Response from Creative Force

October 4, 2016

Thanks Joanne, and great to hear we're capturing everything for you! You can look forward to lots more great features to come in the future too :)

SM

Sean M.  
Project Manager  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A really excellent product. It did everything we wanted to do and more. Great support throughout."

July 10, 2018

5.0

A lot less stress in my life!

Pros

Excellent functionality, completely customisable to our needs, really knowledgeable and enthusiastic support team which didn't make me feel 2 feet tall every time I asked a stupid question!

Cons

That we didn't come across this platform years ago! A few whistles and bells we didn't need but not a big problem

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MT

Mary T.  
Executive Director /Event Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The user-experience for both administration and user for Award Force has been very positive. "

January 19, 2018

5.0

Positive experiences and feedback from end-users of program. More professional look to the program.

Pros

The ease-of-use to set up the program to meet our needs. The program is intuitive for users and administration. It looks great and functions well too.

Cons

It is an expensive program. There is a lot of set-up required for each year by adding categories to each round of judging.

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BS

Bandana S.  
Strategic Projects Coordinator  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "A great tool for starting out"

August 7, 2019

4.0

Pros

The customer service support is extremely high touch - our contact always made herself available and was so extremely helpful in all the changes we wanted to make.

Cons

This is an excellent platform for simple awards programs - programs where there is one application period as an example and requires no pre-screening. The more complex your program becomes, in multiple stages or with many different awards within a single program, the less adaptable the platform becomes.

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ER

Elinete R.  
Product Manager  
Accounting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "They are attentive and respond to every situation. We're satisfied"

May 3, 2018

5.0

The candidates of the awards, have no difficulty. This is a benefit in not worrying about the cadidaturas.

Pros

The ease of use. The language is simple and understandable. Anyone trained can use it without problem

Cons

At the moment I can not comment. I have not yet found anything complicated that might complain to me.

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KB

Kohde B.  
Economic Development Administration Officer  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "For a first time user, Award Force is very easy to use once shown through by friendly, helpful staff"

October 18, 2017

5.0

It saved our organisation time and a great deal of effort as the system was set up and catered to all our needs from applications to judging to applicant feedback.

Pros

Mail outs to finalists and applicants Exporting data features Easy application process - adding content and applicants logging in to answer Ease of use for judges and providing the scores and feedback to applicants Personalized system incorporating our logos - attractive set up Great search features Set up of application, with tabs and options to upload documents

Cons

To be able to tag first names, business names, award categories and our information into the message body for email correspondence.

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tyler S.  
Project Manager  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Award force deserves an award"

January 21, 2019

5.0

Pros

The ability to go digital across the board on our events has saved up countless hours of work! They really thought through the whole system and how to take onsite judging and scoring to the next level

Cons

at times, the software can be limiting and hold you back from making some easy changes but the improvements and time saved over the old school way of physically tallying more than makes up for it!

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DR

Damian R.  
Producer  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to use and when experiencing any issues, the support team are very helpful."

August 8, 2017

5.0

Pros

It has simplified the entire awards process for our company, making it easier for me and our members.

Cons

It's a lot to take in when first starting to set everything up. Following the guide is helpful, but overall, wrapping my head around it took up valuable time.

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