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Overview
Award Force is award-winning cloud software for assessing portfolios, online. Designed for performance and function, its fast, secure and a great experience for students, assessors and course managers.
OpenWater streamlines program management with its end-to-end solution for accepting and reviewing applications, awards, grants, scholarships, proposals, and abstracts.
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
- Platforms supported
- Web-based
- iPhone app
- Android app
- Windows Phone app
- Typical customers
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
- Mid size businesses
- Large enterprises
- Customer support
- Phone
- Online
- Knowledge base
- Video tutorials
Video & Screenshots
Pricing
User reviews
4.8
193
5
4
3
2
1
157
34
2
0
0
- Value for money
- Ease of use
- Features
- Customer support
4.6
73
5
4
3
2
1
47
24
1
0
1
- Value for money
- Ease of use
- Features
- Customer support
Pros
Paul J.
Ambassador
Haley R.
Member Engagement Specialist
Paul J.
Ambassador
Pros
Jenna K.
Education Systems Manager

Danielle A.
AVP
Jenna K.
Education Systems Manager
Cons
Suzanne R.
Membership and Program Manager
Rachael W.
Partner

Alexandros N.
Strategic Programmes Builder
Cons
Jenna K.
Education Systems Manager

Danielle A.
AVP
Brandi T.
Undergraduate Research and Training Programs Manager
- Vendor responds to reviews
- Last review9 months ago
- Vendor responds to reviews
- Last review5 months ago
Key features
- Total features96
- API
- Access Control
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Administrative Reporting
- Admissions Management
- Alerts/Notifications
- Applicant Portal
- Applicant Tracking
- Application Management
- Approval Process Control
- Assessment Management
- Awards Management
- Blind Judging
- Budget Control
- CRM
- Categorization/Grouping
- Certification & Licensing
- Chapter Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting/Notes
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Contact Management
- Credit Card Processing
- Customizable Branding
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Forms
- Customizable Questions
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Deadline Management
- Document Management
- Document Review
- Document Storage
- Donor Management
- Drag & Drop
- Due Date Tracking
- Electronic Payments
- Electronic Signature
- Electronic Submission
- Email Marketing
- Email Reminders
- Email Templates
- Entrant Management
- Entry Fee Processing
- Entry Management
- Event Management
- Feedback Management
- Financial Reporting
- For Grantmakers
- For Marketers
- For Nonprofits
- Forms Creation & Design
- Forms Management
- Fraud Detection
- Grant Application Management
- Grant Award Tracking
- Grant Management
- Impact Measurement
- Individualized Assessments
- Interview Management
- Judging Management
- Labeling
- Landing Pages/Web Forms
- Lead Generation
- Learning Management
- Live Results Sharing
- Member Directory
- Membership Management
- Mobile Access
- Monitoring
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- Multi-Language
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Payment Processing
- Payment Tracking
- Performance Metrics
- Polls/Voting
- Pre-Employment Testing
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Promotions Management
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Reporting
- Recommendations
- Recruitment Management
- Registration Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Reviewer Management
- Role-Based Permissions
- SSL Security
- Scoring
- Search/Filter
- Secure Data Storage
- Single Sign On
- Skill Testing
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
- Social Media Integration
- Social Promotion
- Status Tracking
- Student Information/Records
- Student Management
- Summary Reports
- Surveys & Feedback
- Task Management
- Test/Quiz Creation
- Third-Party Integrations
- Volunteer Management
- Web Forms
- Website Integration
- White Label
- Workflow Automation
- Workflow Management
- Total features71
- API
- Access Control
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Administrative Reporting
- Admissions Management
- Alerts/Notifications
- Applicant Portal
- Applicant Tracking
- Application Management
- Approval Process Control
- Assessment Management
- Awards Management
- Blind Judging
- Budget Control
- CRM
- Categorization/Grouping
- Certification & Licensing
- Chapter Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting/Notes
- Compliance Management
- Configurable Workflow
- Contact Management
- Credit Card Processing
- Customizable Branding
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Forms
- Customizable Questions
- Customizable Reports
- Customizable Templates
- Data Import/Export
- Deadline Management
- Document Management
- Document Review
- Document Storage
- Donor Management
- Drag & Drop
- Due Date Tracking
- Electronic Payments
- Electronic Signature
- Electronic Submission
- Email Marketing
- Email Reminders
- Email Templates
- Entrant Management
- Entry Fee Processing
- Entry Management
- Event Management
- Feedback Management
- Financial Reporting
- For Grantmakers
- For Marketers
- For Nonprofits
- Forms Creation & Design
- Forms Management
- Fraud Detection
- Grant Application Management
- Grant Award Tracking
- Grant Management
- Impact Measurement
- Individualized Assessments
- Interview Management
- Judging Management
- Labeling
- Landing Pages/Web Forms
- Lead Generation
- Learning Management
- Live Results Sharing
- Member Directory
- Membership Management
- Mobile Access
- Monitoring
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- Multi-Language
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Payment Processing
- Payment Tracking
- Performance Metrics
- Polls/Voting
- Pre-Employment Testing
- Progress Reports
- Progress Tracking
- Promotions Management
- Real-Time Analytics
- Real-Time Data
- Real-Time Reporting
- Recommendations
- Recruitment Management
- Registration Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Reviewer Management
- Role-Based Permissions
- SSL Security
- Scoring
- Search/Filter
- Secure Data Storage
- Single Sign On
- Skill Testing
- Skills Assessment
- Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
- Social Media Integration
- Social Promotion
- Status Tracking
- Student Information/Records
- Student Management
- Summary Reports
- Surveys & Feedback
- Task Management
- Test/Quiz Creation
- Third-Party Integrations
- Volunteer Management
- Web Forms
- Website Integration
- White Label
- Workflow Automation
- Workflow Management
Integrations
- Total integrations25
- AI Image Detector
- Airtable
- Association Anywhere
- Auth0
- ClearVantage
- DeepL Pro
- Docusign
- Docusign CLM
- Eventbrite
- Fonteva Events
- Fonteva for Associations
- Google Analytics 360
- Google Forms
- Google Sheets
- Google Translate
- GrowthZone
- HubSpot CRM
- HubSpot CRM Integration for Jira
- Make
- MemberClicks
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Teams
- PayPal Payments
- Salesforce Platform
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Slack
- Stripe Payments
- TBD
- Twitter/X
- WildApricot
- WordPress
- Worldpay for Enterprise
- Xero
- Zapier
- authorize.net
- iMIS
- Total integrations19
- AI Image Detector
- Airtable
- Association Anywhere
- Auth0
- ClearVantage
- DeepL Pro
- Docusign
- Docusign CLM
- Eventbrite
- Fonteva Events
- Fonteva for Associations
- Google Analytics 360
- Google Forms
- Google Sheets
- Google Translate
- GrowthZone
- HubSpot CRM
- HubSpot CRM Integration for Jira
- Make
- MemberClicks
- Meta for Business
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Teams
- PayPal Payments
- Salesforce Platform
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Slack
- Stripe Payments
- TBD
- Twitter/X
- WildApricot
- WordPress
- Worldpay for Enterprise
- Xero
- Zapier
- authorize.net
- iMIS
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