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What is OpenWater?

OpenWater headquartered in Arlington offers their awards management and submissions software, supporting contests, academic scholarships and grant submissions, call for papers (cfps) and abstract submission, award submissions, fellowships, and related processes.

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Thanks to OpenWater we can perform the competitions without any problem

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Inés PrietoView profile
R&D / Product Development Engineer - Quality in Engineering at TE Connectivity (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use this software for our institute's competitions and awards ceremony and we have been able to find just what we needed. A software that helps us to have all the information of the participants, judges and administrative staff in one place.

Pros

  • It is a very easy to use software with a user friendly interface for all people regardless of their knowledge of programs. Our senior judges have been able to log in without any problems.
  • The technical support is excellent, as it has allowed us to clarify all doubts about the use and installation of the software, always helping us in everything.
  • It has very useful integrations and has the facility of linking to our pre-existing database.

Cons

  • We had problems with the installation of the software and its integrations, so it was necessary to call technical support, who attended us quickly and efficiently.
  • Some contestants complained of not being able to enter the system until after many attempts and not being able to fill out their information and forms efficiently, as the system deleted them.
  • It can be a little slow at times in software, when there is more than one user in the system, but this happened only a few times.

Most Important Features

  • Quality technical support focused on user care and satisfaction.
  • User-friendly design and user-friendly interface, which allows a smooth navigation throughout the software.
  • Very well elaborated reports with all the information required.

Return on Investment

  • This is a software that has been very useful in our institution so that contests and awards can be done digitally, without so many physical documents, saving the company money on paper, printing, etc., in addition to streamlining the work of administrative staff.

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Verified User
Consultant in Marketing (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

OpenWater helps us in managing online events and competitions which are end to end managed on the OpenWater platform with participants and judges all accessing a single platform for the same. Earlier we used to have disparate applications or manual efforts to arrange such events. It also keeps a track of earlier events and awards making it easier to plan such events.

Pros

  • An omniChannel platform for end-to-end digital event management.
  • Easy to use and intuitive user interface which works well for new users as well.
  • Best support system which is very responsive for any problems or issues.

Cons

  • The reporting capabilities can be improved to make analysis easier.
  • Customization is a bit difficult and requires help from OpenWater support and the solution team.
  • From an administration point of view, the interface and navigation can be simplified.

Most Important Features

  • Event and Award Management.
  • Reporting.
  • Collaboration.

Return on Investment

  • Removal of manual efforts in event management leading to low operating cost.
  • Optimization and delight to employees lead to increased productivity.
  • Ease of use which eliminates training cost and efforts.

Other Software Used

Jira Work Management (Jira Core), Microsoft Teams, Atlassian Confluence