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A Better Alternative
to Award Force
A modern awards management platform with better judging workflows, flexible monthly pricing and a beautifully designed entry experience.
A modern awards management platform with better judging workflows, flexible monthly pricing and a beautifully designed entry experience.
If you're searching for an Award Force alternative, you're likely comparing awards management platforms for an upcoming competition, prize, or recognition programme.
Award Force is a well-known awards management software platform used by large organisations globally. It offers entry collection, judging tools, reporting, and security features.
But many organisations, from arts and design to publishing, academia and grant-makers, are now looking for something more modern, more flexible and easier to use.
That's where Dapple comes in.
Dapple is a next-generation awards management platform built for modern programmes. It combines a modern UI, superior simpler judging workflows, flexible monthly pricing, and a streamlined setup process.
If Award Force feels enterprise-heavy or outdated, Dapple offers a cleaner, more visual alternative.
Features and Interface
Dapple was built by people who've been on both sides of the process, and it shows. A modern, sleek interface that's easy to use and simple to navigate.
While Award Force provides robust functionality, its UI reflects earlier-generation software design. Dapple feels current — because it is. For organisations that care about brand experience and design quality, this matters.
Entrants
The entrant journey feels modern, polished and integrated — not like a third-party portal. Here's what that looks like:
The result? Higher completion rates, happier entrants, and an awards process that feels as thoughtful as the work being submitted.
Judges
As the beating heart of any awards, your judges should have the most easy-to-understand, frictionless way of reviewing entries. Dapple provides:
Judges value a simple, fluid experience, with a clear to-do list and overview of their previous feedback. Entrant creativity should be the focus, not software friction.
"I've used Award Force for years. Judging in Dapple is so much more user-friendly, visual and quicker to complete."
— Emily RF, Founder
Pricing
Software aimed at enterprise customers typically come with mandatory annual contracts and highly restrictive entry-level plans. Dapple is different:
If you're a small or mid-sized organisation, you shouldn't need an enterprise budget to run a professional awards programme.
Dapple makes professional awards management accessible.
Setup
Legacy, enterprise-led software can be powerful — but with great power comes great configuration overhead. Dapple focuses on simplicity:
Most programme teams don't have an IT department. Dapple is built so that it can be setup quickly without the need for assistance. A full awards programme can be set up in a matter of hours.
Side by side
Compare the top-level costs and features across both platforms.
| Cost | ✦ Dapple | Award Force |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fees - Starter | £39–£99/m | — |
| Platform fees - Growth | £129–£199/m | £2,250/year |
| Platform fees - Pro | £299/m | £4,500/year |
| Onboarding fee | Free | £1500 |
| Industry discounts available | ✓ | — |
| Unlimited entries | Pro = unlimited | 10k |
| Transaction fees | 2% + £0.20 + Stripe fees | 3.9% |
| Monthly subscription option on all plans | ✓ | — |
| Feature | ✦ Dapple | Award Force |
|---|---|---|
| Workflow & Management | ||
| Immediate launch | ✓ | — |
| Project hub | ✓ | — |
| Visual kanban boards | ✓ | — |
| Submission & creator tags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Administrators can edit applications | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1:1 messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced bulk messaging | ✓ | Pro only |
| Multi-team & org | ✓ | Pro only |
| Advanced permissions | ✓ | Pro only |
| Judging & Review | ||
| Advanced judge features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hide fields from review | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bulk assign | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customised rounds on all plans | ✓ | Pro only |
| Unlimited judging stages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Forms & Submissions | ||
| Unlimited form fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Charge entry / submission / application fees | ✓ | Pro only |
| File size | 1gb | 10mb (unlimited on Pro) |
| All file types | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listings page | ✓ | ✓ |
| Form versioning | ✓ | — |
| Image display | ✓ | ✓ |
| Form conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Demo mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Entry resubmission | ✓ | Pro only |
| HD video hosting | ✓ | Pro only |
| Analytics & Integrations | ||
| Data export | ✓ | Pro only |
| Audit history | ✓ | Pro only |
| Webhooks + integrations | Pro only | Pro only |
| Support | ||
| Live chat support for all plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced security certification | — | ✓ |
| Multi-lingual user interface | — | ✓ |
| Public voting / galleries | — | ✓ |
*All data on this page is based on publicly available information and reviews for this software as of February 2026.
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