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Submission, grant, and CSR program management software for social impact teams. - submittable.com
Depends. Buy if you run grant programs, contests, or application cycles with real reviewer workflows — 11,000+ organizations do. Skip it if you just need forms or a contact list; Google Forms or a spreadsheet covers that at near-zero cost.
Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so pricing figures remain unverified.
Custom quote
3 editions (per G2)
high
Costs scale badly for small journals; CLMP discount only for qualifying literary orgs.
medium
Submission fees often land on your applicants, not you — expect pushback.
medium
No public pricing; expect a sales call and a custom quote.
low
Every applicant must create a Submittable account — friction for your submitters.
Value for money: 3/5
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Starting price
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Organizations praise the workflow tooling and support, while writers and small magazines complain about fees and some feature limits.
“Excellent customer service!”
“1. Limited Functionality.”
“But Submittable is not free.”
Compare Submittable with each alternative.
Free form collection when you don't need reviewer workflows.
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Submittable vs ZealousBased on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so pricing figures remain unverified.
Submission and grant review platform used by 11,000+ orgs. Overkill for simple forms — use Google Forms instead.
Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so pricing figures remain unverified.
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