Award Force vs. Wishpond Propel IQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Award Force
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Award Force is an award, grant application, and submission platform from the Australian company of the same name featuring granular roles and permissions to for entry and review, control of judgment process, and other features.
$3,125
per year
Wishpond Propel IQ
Score 1.2 out of 10
N/A
Wishpond's Propel IQ marketing automation platform is designed to make it easy to generate, manage and nurture leads. Business users can automatically score and segment leads into lists based on activity and personal details. They can also send personalized emails after interest is shown in their products or to reach out after a period of inactivity. Wishpond has a number of tools including: Landing Pages, Website Popups, Forms, Contests & Promotions, Marketing Automation, Email…
$69
per month
Pricing
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Editions & Modules
Growth
$3125
per year
Pro
$6250
per year
Premier
Custom Pricing
Basic
$69
per month
Pro
$119
per month
Growth
$199
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsYearly plans are 36% off.
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Community Pulse
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Features
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Award Force
-
Ratings
Wishpond Propel IQ
1.4
10 Ratings
134% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings1.18 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings2.78 Ratings
List management00 Ratings2.610 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Award Force
-
Ratings
Wishpond Propel IQ
1.0
10 Ratings
146% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Award Force
-
Ratings
Wishpond Propel IQ
1.2
9 Ratings
138% below category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Award Force
-
Ratings
Wishpond Propel IQ
2.6
9 Ratings
86% below category average
Standard reports00 Ratings2.69 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Award Force
-
Ratings
Wishpond Propel IQ
1.1
9 Ratings
132% below category average
API00 Ratings1.17 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings1.16 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
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Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
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Submittable
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Score 8.8 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Submittable
Submittable
Score 8.8 out of 10
LocaliQ
LocaliQ
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
1.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Award ForceWishpond Propel IQ
Likelihood to Recommend
Award Force
When we run a series of award program with different set of judges in rounds, we have had the best use of AF. It is highly competent in processing the applications specially as our number of applicants are over 2000. Therefore, we have been able to streamline the entire award process and reduce the margin of error and very transparent and efficient judging criterias implemented.
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Wishpond
It's a great platform if you're looking for something to run contests that provide leads and drive user engagement, but if they also incorporated social media management and scheduling, Wishpond would be a 10 by far. It's definitely worth looking into specifically for running contests throughout the year, for a wide variety of companies and industries.
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Pros
Award Force
  • User friendly User Interface
  • Data Protection
  • Reasonable pricing
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Wishpond
  • Very small learning curve, thanks to wonderful real-time tutorials and help, and drag-and-drop editors.
  • Easy to navigate - there are only 3 main sections of the site (content, lists, and emails).
  • Excellent customer service. I've always gotten prompt answers to any questions I've had.
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Cons
Award Force
  • Provide a smooth learning curve for the new users (As judges differ always)
  • Emails sent from the software lands in Spam sometimes
  • The product tends to lag if we are running many tasks at once.
  • Limited in-app reporting view.
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Wishpond
  • They added keywords to campaigns we'd specifically said not to.
  • They should tweak campaigns with a 0.06 ROAS.
  • They should provide the services that are promised.
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Support Rating
Award Force
No answers on this topic
Wishpond
There is no support at Wishpond. I contacted my project manager's manager over a week ago without a reply. When I responded to the automated 'How is your experience' email saying how awful it was there was no follow-up. When I had trouble and had to escalate things it resulted in some new procedures being put in place that changed nothing and they never checked in to see if things were fixed.
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Alternatives Considered
Award Force
The customer support team was outstanding in AF. They were very attentive and on point in our requirements. Also the pricing was very affordable. We had few recommendations from existing users who were already in our business market.
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Wishpond
We choose Wishpond as our first option since we were a startup e-commerce. Klaviyo was a little bit expensive for us and Wishpond really suits pretty well in our budget. Besides, if you don't have so many clients, at a first glance, there are a lot of features that would not be taken advantage of. That is why Wishpond was a better option when we started.
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Return on Investment
Award Force
  • Immense forward increase in ROI.
  • Increase in participation and hence more productivity.
  • No dependency on separate vendors for different features and cutting cost.
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Wishpond
  • Negative google ROI.
  • A few conversions in September on paid social then none - negative ROI.
  • Between ad spend and Wishpond fees every month is negative ROI. Can’t wait until I can get out of this contract.
  • Emails don’t perform as well as my own for open rates or clicks.
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ScreenShots

Award Force Screenshots

Screenshot of Award Force customersScreenshot of the awards management software's dashboard for program managers to monitor program progress and status.Screenshot of Award Force's entrant-centred features, designed for great experiences, better task completion and happy entrants.Screenshot of the Award Force judging suite, designed to help judges make great decisions through one or more judging rounds, and with four different judging mode options.Screenshot of the submission management system's interface.Screenshot of the awards galleries, featuring high-def audio + video for easy viewing on screen.

Wishpond Propel IQ Screenshots

Screenshot of Mobile-responsive Landing Pages, optimized with A/B split tests.Screenshot of Leads Insights - Displays their website activity, emails they’ve opened, etc.Screenshot of Personalized emails to Leads based on their activity and personal detail.Screenshot of Website popup forms to convert leads.Screenshot of Facebook Sweepstakes, Photo Contests, and Instagram Hashtag Contests.