#1 most frequent
United States of America
93.7%311 installations of 332
What is Submittable?
Submittable 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.
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Who Buys & Uses Submittable
#2 most frequent
Canada
2.4%8 installations of 332
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.4%8 installations of 332
Good and Solid Platform
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Submittable to take applications for fellowships and programs. We also use it for processing forms, surveys, and other various RSVPs.
Pros
- allows an applicant to save an application that is in process
- connects recommendations directly to the specific application
- ease of uploading recommendations for recommenders
Cons
- Would like to see the ability to have management edit an application on the backend, as applicants sometimes make mistakes and want us to fix them.
- Needs a better way to edit a problem with a recommender's email address on an application. Currently, the only way is to open a submitted application for editing, which is not ideal after the deadline has passed.
Return on Investment
- overall time savings
- better applicant experience
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Wufoo and Formstack Forms
Other Software Used
Doodle, Basecamp
Satisfied with Submittable.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our Foundation uses Submittable to manage our grant administration processes for two external grant programs (and one internal program for our employees). Before using Submittable, our application process was manual, with a high administrative and IT support burden. Since making the switch to this platform, our efficiency has increased significantly.
Pros
- Easy to use! Resulting in confidence and independence when using platform.
- Exporting reports to Excel files makes internal data sharing a breeze.
- Tech support for grantees frees administrators from resolving issues on their own.
- Automatic and customizable communications with applicants and grantees.
Cons
- I'd like to see applications that are in process but not complete.
Return on Investment
- 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.
Usability
Other Software Used
Tableau Public, SurveyMonkey
Submittable is great!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it for multiple things: grant application submissions, our state film incentive applications, and reporting needs. There are multiple grants opportunities and it keeps track of them in different folders, so it's easy to keep up with what we have going on and how many people have jumped in.
Pros
- Storing video files
- Integrating existing applications to an online process
- Storing past and present project data for reporting purposes
Cons
- Reporting can be a bit clunky
- Personalized graphics on submissions
- Requires all users to create an account...can be a bit annoying
Return on Investment
- Faster acceptance times
- Easy way to keep things organized
Usability
Submittable - very much enjoy and recommend.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used Submittable to manage a portfolio of grant programs and projects that are used to fund innovative programming across Tennessee. These projects are focused on increasing student success and enhancing innovative practices in higher education. The projects have varying terms, objectives, scopes, and funding amounts. The Submittable platform allows for management, review, tracking, and archiving of these projects.
Pros
- Drag and drop form creation.
- Customer services.
- Quest to update and provide the best experience.
- Attentiveness to my perspective as a customer.
- Ease of use and easy to adopt/learn the system.
Cons
- Allowing of sharing of project across users.
- The internal role differentiation could be more robust.
- Changing/updating original submissions are not as intuitive as initial creation.
Return on Investment
- I can get things inputted into Submittable fast - much faster than previous tools.
- Our end users are reporting to very much enjoy the look and feel of the platform.
Usability
Other Software Used
QuestionPro, WebGrants
Submittable - Making my life easier!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Submittable to gather and review grant applications. It allows us to have a secure platform to communicate with applicants, send documents, and we can easily search applications using many different criteria.
Pros
- We can receive documents from applicants in a secure way without having them be downloaded to our computers.
- Submittable emails you directly when someone emails through the platform which is extremely helpful.
- Submittable allows us to have many different forms on file to easily send.
Cons
- It would be nice if you could send an email through the platform and attached a certain application to an email not listed on the application.
- I wish you could change the search within applications rather than just by the applicant's name.
- I wish you could have different file folders where you could put applications to separate them after they are complete.
Return on Investment
- It has saved us so much time because applications can be easily reviewed.
- It has allowed us to monitor applicants - making sure replies are done in a prompt manner.
- Occasionally emails with attachments are lost in the system which can increase the number of email communications.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
monday.com
Other Software Used
Microsoft Teams, Skype, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
