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Honest comparison · competitor details checked 5 Oct 2026

Aclamos vs Submittable

Submittable's site sends pricing questions to its sales team and publishes no price, so we quote none. Aclamos publishes every tier and charges a 0% platform fee today.

Aclamos
Recommended

Starting price
$0 (14-day trial) · $79 Solo · $199 Growth · $799 Studio · From $24,000 Enterprise
Platform fee on entries
0% today

Submittable
Pricing not published

Starting price
Pricing not published
Per-event fee
Not published

Feature-by-feature comparison

FeatureAclamosSubmittable
Pricing published publicly
No prices on submittable.com/pricing on 5 Oct 2026; it directs visitors to book a meeting or talk to sales.
0% platform fee on entry fees
Aclamos charges 0% today.
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Mobile judging app
Aclamos: mobile judging app in beta; store availability is not confirmed yet.
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Open Badges 2.0 + 3.0 winner credentials (Ed25519 signing)
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AI Show Director (1-paragraph → full show config)
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AI features (eligibility check, copy polish, translation, judge summaries, score suggestions)
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Calibration scoring (z-score outlier detection)
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Spreadsheet-style bulk-edit nominations
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REST API + OpenAPI 3.1 spec
Aclamos v1 endpoints are read-only today.
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✓ = ships today · ✗ = not available · ◐ = partial / beta · ? = we could not confirm this on the vendor's own site

When Submittable is the better choice

We don't pretend Submittable has no strengths. Pick Submittable if any of these match you.

  • You run a grant or corporate social responsibility programme — Submittable's pricing page lists a Grant & Application Management product and a Corporate Social Responsibility platform; Aclamos is built for awards.
  • You need an enterprise contract with a sales-led onboarding process.

Why teams switch from Submittable to Aclamos

  • Every Aclamos tier is published, from a 14-day trial to $24,000 Enterprise.
  • A 0% platform fee today.
  • Spreadsheet-style bulk-edit, calibration scoring and Open Badges 2.0 + 3.0.
  • AI Show Director writes a full show config from one paragraph.

Frequently asked questions

Does Submittable publish pricing?

Not on its pricing page when we checked on 5 Oct 2026: it directs visitors to book a meeting or talk to sales. Aclamos publishes every tier and charges a 0% platform fee today.

Can I migrate from Submittable to Aclamos?

Submittable is a listed source in the Aclamos migration importer. Upload an export ZIP (CSV plus attachment files); Claude proposes the column mapping and you confirm it. What a Submittable export contains is set by Submittable.

Ready to try Aclamos?

14-day trial. No credit card. Migration importer accepts CSV or a ZIP with binary attachments.

Sources

Competitor details checked on 5 Oct 2026 against Submittable's own site.

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