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Should I use Submittable?

Submission, grant, and CSR program management software for social impact teams. - submittable.com

· 1 month ago

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.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so pricing figures remain unverified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Custom quote

3 editions (per G2)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Grantmakers and CSR teams
  • Lit mags and writing contests
  • Government agencies running application cycles
  • Teams needing multi-round reviewer workflows

Not for

  • Anyone needing a basic form or contact list
  • Small orgs that can't absorb submission and tier fees
  • Buyers wanting published, predictable pricing
  • Applicants themselves — you pay fees, the platform serves the organization

Gotchas - check before you buy

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.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Rated 4.5/5 across 168 G2 reviews
  • Used by 11,000+ organizations
  • Configurable review workflows for grant and submission review
  • Collects fees and payments from applicants
  • Excellent customer service reported by reviewers

Cons

  • Users cite limited functionality as a top con
  • Applicants pay submission fees, resented by writers
  • Pricing not published; custom quotes only
  • Real costs strain small literary magazines

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x6security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Fees land on applicants; costs strain small users
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Long-standing standard; configurable review workflows
  • Feature depth: 3/5. G2 users cite limited functionality
  • Support quality: 4/5. 'Excellent customer service' per Software Advice reviewers
  • Security posture: 4/5. Trust center, GDPR, MFA; no public CVEs found
  • 4.5/5 G2 rating 168 reviews
  • 11,000+ Customers organizations
  • $47M Funding Series C, Accel-KKR (2022)
  • 3 Pricing editions custom quotes, not published

Pricing

3 editions (per G2)

Not disclosed

  • Submission management
  • Grant and CSR program tools
  • Review workflows and fees collection

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Companies that use it

  • Trulieve
  • Cal Poly
  • Ball State University
  • Montana Department of Commerce
  • Veriff
Full analysis

Based 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.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; many snippets were truncated, so pricing figures remain unverified.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Submittable on G2 (seller ratings)g2.com
    review
  2. G2 pros and consg2.com
    review
  3. Software Advice reviewssoftwareadvice.com
    review
  4. What Submittable actually costs a small literary magazinegreensubmissions.com
    review
  5. Submittable: Friend or Foe of Contributorsmicromancemagazine.substack.com
    review
  6. G2 pricingg2.com
    official
  7. Customer Storiessubmittable.com
    official
  8. Series C announcementaccel-kkr.com
    news
  9. Security & Compliancesubmittable.com
    security
  10. Lit Mag Lab alternatives rounduplitmaglab.substack.com
    review

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