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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Submittable

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ASubmittable offers tools to launch, measure, and grow social impact programs, locally and globally. From grants and scholarships to awards and CSR programs, Submittable partners with users to make a difference. The vendor states Submittable has supported over 95,000 social impact programs, receiving nearly 20 million applications, and that teams save an average of 12 hours per week and launch in an average of 14 days.

    $10,000

    per year

    Typeform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATypeform is online form and survey software, focused on high-quality visuals and user experience. Users can create surveys, registration forms, tests & quizzes, contests, tutorials, shopping carts, and contact forms, without needing to write code. Typeform offers freemium plan pricing. Their basic plan is free for one user; their Pro plan in $35/month for one user (includes logic jump, respondent notifications, calculator, custom thank you screen, hidden fields, payment fields, and 2GB file…

    $30

    *Per Month

    Pricing
    SubmittableTypeform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $30
    *Per Month
    Professional
    $35
    *Per Month
    Premium
    $59
    *Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SubmittableTypeform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*For annual contract.
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    Community Pulse
    SubmittableTypeform
    Considered Both Products
    Submittable
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    Typeform
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    61 Answers
    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    61 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    SubmittableTypeform
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings7.246 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings9.347 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.7
    49 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.149 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.4
    43 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings9.147 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings8.845 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.343 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.929 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.641 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    8.6
    33 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings9.130 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Submittable and Typeform
    Feature
    Submittable
    -
    Ratings
    Typeform
    7.2
    26 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings8.79 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings5.825 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SubmittableTypeform
    Small Businesses
    Blackbaud Grantmaking
    Score9 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SubmittableTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (83 ratings)
    7.3
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (79 ratings)
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.7
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SubmittableTypeform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Submittable
    Submittable is great for grant management, grantmaking, and scholarship awards. It's a very useful tool also when there are multiple reviewers and committees involved in the assessment of the application. The table feature is helpful, but to download the information in a usable report is a pain. Overall a very useful tool for funding.
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    Typeform
    Typeform is definitely a leader in the online survey space and that's for a reason. Between logic mapping and the ease of use for the end user, it's a solid app. The unfortunate thing, however, is the price tag--particularly considering the protection you receive from bots. Typeform only allows a certain number of responses at certain package levels, ie: the lowest level, you get a very limited number of responses but in order to receive more responses before your survey is locked, you must upgrade. This is what ultimately lead us to cancel with them. When you post a survey on Typeform, that survey is automatically posted publicly on their website--making it widely available to bots. Typeform offers no easy form of protection like a standardized captcha that you can add to the survey in order to filter bots out. Instead, there are several "work arounds" that they advise users to do that have very limited degrees of success. A quick online search shows that Typeform knows this is clearly an issue, yet they have yet to build in a bot-prevention feature. Since their plan prices vary by number of responses, it seems that they have no incentive to limit the amount of bots filling out surveys I believe. Ultimately, we canceled because, although the app is powerful, it just seemed like their business practices were unethical in my opinion.
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    Pros
    Submittable
    • Form-logic: Allows application forms to adjust based on answers to crucial questions (if-then-else) so that all applications don't have to see extended questions that may not apply to them or their situation.
    • Messaging Platform: This platform allows interactions with applicants or internal review teams to be associated with the specific submission, allowing for an easier, complete view of an application being considered and as an audit trail.
    • Good Voting/Polling Management: It makes it easier to record the latest vote/feedback from assigned team members and allows customization of the vote/feedback review as a form. It also summarizes the votes for easy review in a submissions dashboard view.
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    Typeform
    • The calculator tool allows you to use numerical formulas to create logic within your form for specific behavior.
    • Compatible with modern web browsers for both building a form and publishing, allowing it to work and look good on any device.
    • Integration with products like Zapier allow you to use it as part of a larger automation in your company.
    • Visually pleasing designs with use of themes, images and video to match your branding.
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    Cons
    Submittable
    • We are some of the earliest users of employee volunteerism, so there have been some things to work out. However, because of that, we've gotten a lot of one-on-one support to help make minor tweaks to the system in a way that works for us.
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    Typeform
    • The pricing structure is a little steep, especially for the Pro+ plan. It would be nice if they had an a la carte option because there are some features we are paying for that we will never use.
    • When creating forms, sometimes the cursor will inexplicably leave the field you are typing in and leave you with incomplete sentences.
    • Even though we are paying for our use, we still have the Typeform branding on our forms, which I think should be removed once you upgrade from the basic plan.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Submittable
    We use this software annually to help with our grant processes. Without it, I'd be so lost! Our team relies on the data from our past years to sift applications and we try to prioritize those who have applied and been a finalist but perhaps didn't win in years prior
    Incentivized
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    Typeform
    We have had such success with Typeform, and it has been able to exceed our expectations for the range of products it offers
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    Usability
    Submittable
    A submittable requires a great deal of thought to set up. It would be best if you really did an outline and flowcharting. Once you have a detailed plan and set up the system, you have to think of the process that you would manually do step-by-step to deal with the what-ifs; it’s beautiful. The ability to Clone events is invaluable. The onboarding can be complex, but the ease of use afterward is worth it.
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    Typeform
    Typeform takes a little bit of getting used to. Compared to Google Forms there are a lot more parts to the software and customizing the form isn't as intuitive. I have also found that embedding it into one smaller section of a webpage seamlessly can be a little tricky. But everything can be figured out eventually and the analytics are very good.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Submittable
    We have thankfully never experienced an outage nor been affected by a technology issue on Submittable's side that has delayed our grant process. We have instead been able to distribute over $6M in donated dollars to AAPI small business owners because Submittable is trustworthy and available
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Submittable
    We've had a quick and efficient submittable experience that has always been easy to use. When we need a report it downloads within seconds, even the larger reports are 30 seconds or less to download. Pages are quick to load and reports complete in a more than reasonable time frame
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Submittable
    I think that they are good at answering our questions and solving our problems. We occasionally get reports from applicants about problems the Submittable team has not solved, but I do not know what the applicant has done to get the problem solved.
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    Typeform
    I haven't used the support portion of Typeform, as everything was quite easy to use. I have never encountered a situation where I did not know what to do or how to fix something myself. Typeform is very easy to adopt within any organization, no matter if you understand tech or not.
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    In-Person Training
    Submittable
    We have been using this for many years but my memory is that we had a
    human walk us through how to use basic features. We also used the
    resource library to learn about specific topics or issues as they came
    up.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Submittable
    10/10 because we were able to meet virtually and still get all of our questions answered! Online was effective too because we could easily record the sessions and review them later. Since we had to onboard our reviewers virtually, it was actually convenient that this was the same method we learned how to use the entire program virtually too.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Submittable
    I would say, provide Submittable as much detailed information on your planned use of the platform and your desires with the platform as possible, and the implementation will be tailored to accommodate your organization with minimal lag time and issues/problems.
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Submittable
    Submittable isn't in the same league as these other platforms. It's trying to get there but it's been a rocky road. Neither customer support nor the account people we've dealt with at Submittable seem particularly knowledgeable about how the product actually works for foundations and can't provide detailed recommendations for how to use the product more effectively. The decision to use Submittable was made before I came on board. We are moving to another platform next year, probably SmartSimple.
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    Typeform
    When looking for a feature rich & flexible / customizable solution, Typeform beats out everyone. However, for specific use cases (like NPS), AskNicely is a clear winner in terms of features, but is much too expensive. Typeform is also fun to use, especially compared to Wufoo which seems so out of date
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Submittable
    I wish we could choose our own number of applications we want for the year and have the price be changed because we are in-between buyable numbers and always have to add more applications at the end of the year
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Submittable
    We have been easily able to grow. Not only are we able to process different applications, but Submittable makes it easy to add applications onto our plan. Additionally, their eligibility form before the application does a good job of screening applicants so we do not pay for extra applications.
    Incentivized
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Submittable
    Very professional
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    Typeform
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Submittable
    • Time is money! Submittable has eliminated many tasks I used to do manually, thus freeing my time for other work.
    • Decreased support calls and emails from applicants- Our applicants are able to successfully access and apply for our grants.
    • No internal IT support needed to use this platform. That team is able to focus on their larger business projects and needs.
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    Typeform
    • Typeform has helped guide our Customer Success, Product, and Marketing teams in strategizing how to engage with customers better, and it has also given us a quick and easy way to do so! By collecting feedback and being able to share it across internal teams, we can coordinate our efforts to build our customers a better tool.
    • Typeform has proved to be an elegant solution to one of our earlier vexing problems (previous survey tools that looked annoying, had extremely limited branding options/were not customizable, and didn't integrate well with the rest of our tool set) while not breaking the bank for us - it's a very reasonable price point and does WAY more than the previous tools we were paying just as much for.
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