Application Management You Can Set Up Yourself
WizeHive's Zengine is configured for you through a sales and implementation process. Dapple gives you the same core workflow — applications in, reviews done, decisions out — self-serve, at a published price.
What's the difference?
WizeHive is built around Zengine, a genuinely configurable form and workflow engine that lets organisations handle grants, scholarships, fellowships, and awards inside one platform without forcing every programme into the same structure. That's a real strength, but it's not one WizeHive has to itself — Dapple's forms support the same depth of conditional logic, custom fields, and multi-stage workflows, configurable by anyone on your team without code. The difference is what that configurability costs you to access. WizeHive's typically takes 1–3 months to deploy depending on complexity, has no free tier, and is priced custom and sales-scoped — positioned as mid-market, but with no published starting figure to budget against upfront. Worth noting too: WizeHive was acquired by Submittable in 2022, which raises reasonable questions about long-term product direction worth asking directly during any sales conversation.
Dapple gives you that same configurability live the same day — a free account, templates, and an AI form generator get you building instead of scoping, with pricing public from $49/month, unlimited programmes, and no annual lock-in. Entry payments settle instantly through your own Stripe account at 2% + $0.25 plus Stripe's standard processing fees, rather than a fee structure confirmed contract by contract. Where WizeHive asks you to invest months configuring flexibility, Dapple's is there from day one.
Side by side
Dapple vs WizeHive Zengine at a glance
Compare the top-level costs and features across both platforms.
| ✦ Dapple | WizeHive Zengine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Public pricing from $49/month, unlimited programmes | Custom sales-scoped pricing across Core, Premium, and Enterprise plans; additional charges reported for added functionality |
| Time to launch | Same day — free account, templates, AI form generator | Scoped implementation through the sales process |
| Application collection | Custom multi-step forms, conditional logic, any file type or size | Flexible application forms configured per programme |
| Review & judging | Review rounds, scoring, voting, comments, anonymous review, kanban stages | Configurable review workflows |
| Application fees | 2% + $0.25 plus Stripe's standard processing fees, paid instantly to your own Stripe account | Varies by contract — confirm with the vendor |
| Grants & scholarships | Application and review today; AI-powered grant management (disbursements, variance reports) rolling out | Established grants, scholarships, and fellowships workflows |
WizeHive details as reported by third-party review sites in 2026 — the vendor quotes through sales; confirm current figures directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
For application collection, review rounds, and judging — yes, and you can set it up yourself the same day rather than going through a scoped implementation. For full post-award grants management, Dapple's grant tooling is rolling out; if you need disbursement tracking on day one, evaluate that timing against your programme calendar.
WizeHive prices Zengine through sales conversations across Core, Premium, and Enterprise tiers, and third-party reviews report additional charges for added functionality. Dapple's pricing is public: from $49/month with unlimited programmes, no implementation fee, and no annual lock-in. You'll know your total cost before you ever talk to anyone.
Yes. Scholarship rounds are application-collection and review at their core: eligibility questions, document uploads, reviewer panels with scoring, and decision communication — all standard Dapple workflow. See our scholarship management page for the specifics.
Fellowship and grant application rounds work in Dapple today — collection, eligibility, panels, decisions. Post-award fund management (Stripe disbursements, drawdown schedules, AI variance reporting) is in active development; join the grant management waitlist for early access.
Switch between programme cycles. Import applicant contacts via CSV (up to 1,000 per file with a row-by-row preview), rebuild your forms from templates or the AI generator, and test everything on a free account before your next round opens. Live chat support is included on every plan.