--- title: "Submittable Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice" description: "Reviews of Submittable. Learn how real users rate this software's ease-of-use, functionality, overall quality and customer support. Talk to our advisors to see if Submittable is a good fit for you!" source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/submittable-profile/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- 1 million+ businesses helped. Get advice Get Free Advice [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Grant Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/grant-management-comparison/) / [Submittable](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/submittable-profile/) / Submittable Reviews Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. [Overview](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/submittable-profile/) Reviews [Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/submittable-profile/alternatives/) # Submittable User Reviews ## Reviews summary - Overall rating: 4.8/5 - Total reviews: 398 ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.8/5 - Value for money: 4.6/5 - Functionality: 4.6/5 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 318 reviews (80%) - 4 stars: 72 reviews (18%) - 3 stars: 6 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 2 reviews (1%) - 1 star: 0 reviews (0%) ### Most mentioned pros - Their helpdesk chat function was also excellent, with timely support and regular staff, so you were often chatting with people who knew your project. Once applicants had questions, they, too, could contact Submittable customer service directly instead of asking me (the person behind the application for the Fellowship) how to navigate in the platform or reset their password. - Internally, we appreciate how quickly we can build new projects and how reliable the system is day-to-day. When issues arise, Submittable’s customer support team is outstanding—responsive, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping us succeed. - I really enjoy that everything is kept together for each submission - I do not have to hunt down forms or notes or images; it is a one stop shop from start to finish. ### Most mentioned cons - There's really not much I don't like about Submittable. If I really had to come up with a complaint it would be that you can use different color fonts for certain situations. - Finally, summarizing review information from a review form only lets you do a certain menu (averaging, summing, etc. scores), and I wish that could instead be a custom formula. - We did not consider the reporting dashboard enough when setting up the application, so we had to redo some questions after the fact to get the right format to be able to report accurately and efficiently. ## Submittable customer reviews Showing reviews 1-25 of 398 (page 1). ### Reliable, user-friendly, and ideal for grantmaking workflows - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Margo S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, our experience with Submittable has been extremely positive. The platform has strengthened every stage of our grantmaking process, from launching opportunities to reviewing, scoring, and reporting. Applicants consistently praise how easy it is to submit materials, and our review committees frequently tell us it is the best scoring interface they’ve used. Internally, we appreciate how quickly we can build new projects and how reliable the system is day-to-day. When issues arise, Submittable’s customer support team is outstanding—responsive, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping us succeed. Submittable has become an essential part of our workflow and continues to improve over time. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Submittable has proven to be an exceptionally user-friendly platform for both our artists and grant applicants, who consistently report that the submission process is clear, intuitive, and stress-free. Our independent review committees appreciate having streamlined access to their assigned applications and find the scoring interface especially helpful, since they can view the full application and rubric side-by-side. The platform makes it significantly easier and faster for our team to create new projects, track submissions, and manage workflows. Customer service is excellent—responsive, supportive, and solutions-oriented. Submittable also provides improved data access and reporting tools that help us evaluate impact and make stronger decisions. #### Cons Reporting tools, although much better than before, can still feel limited when attempting highly detailed or multi-layered data pulls. Occasionally, updates introduce small changes that require adjustment for staff. Additionally, affordability can be a challenge for small nonprofits like ours; although the platform is highly effective, the cost can feel difficult to sustain within a modest operating budget. --- ### Taos County Lodger's Tax Coordinator Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Dylan C. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Overall, Submittable is one of the most comprehensive grant platforms I have used from a grant writer/administrator perspective. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The practicality and ease of use are the most useful aspects of Submittable. As the grant administrator for a grant program, I found the onboarding process and trouble-solving to be straightforward. #### Cons I suppose that, since Submittable is constantly being updated with new features, it is not a final polished product, and it will require me to reach out to the Submittable team when I come across these new features. #### Reasons for switching to Submittable This platform does not have the same functions as Submittable that help streamline the grant administration process. --- ### Positive Program, Lacking Support - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Ilana L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Entertainment - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: April 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Very positive with the software but the support is lacking. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Customer support: 1/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It helps you stay organized and on top of things. #### Cons The sales team. I haven't had a good experience with getting my questions answered. --- ### Amazing Platform for Art Organizations! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Erika H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Arts and Crafts - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I used Submittable for a few years at my last organization, and have since got my new employer to start using it. I find it incredibly user friendly (for both admin and front end users) and value the workflow and reporting I can track all in one place! I can quickly and easily put projects together, assign jurors, and analyze results. I really enjoy that everything is kept together for each submission - I do not have to hunt down forms or notes or images; it is a one stop shop from start to finish. I have used this platform for exhibition submissions, grant applications, retail events, and so much more for our non-profit arts organization. The platform is intuitive, even for those who do not consider themselves computer-savvy. Customer support is always great too, they have a wonderful team on staff. #### Cons I am looking forward to the continued improvements and hope to see more token use throughout form questions in the future. #### Reasons for switching to Submittable So we could have more control over the project questions as well as reporting and management. --- ### Smooth Operator - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Samantha Q. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Renewables & Environment - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Submittable has made our application process a lot smoother over the years but there are still some aspects that could be more useful. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros We like the all in one aspect of Submittable, especially the reporting capability. Additionally, the staff at Submittable have been extremely helpful over the years. #### Cons We really would like a feature that notifies us when an assigned review has been completed. This would make our lives a lot easier without having to check on every single review for each application. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable I just remember that it Submittable had great reviews and seemed to have the most robust features. --- ### Excellent customer service and support from A to Z - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2025 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Excellent customer service! Submittable representatives were extremely thorough and helpful in guiding us in how to create an application (in our case, for a Fellowship program) in Submittable and use different kinds of forms within the platform. This allowed me (one of the main users) to be confident in adding to the application or modifying it (e.g., after the deadline passed, reopening it or create a new form to send applicants in the Submitable system to collect additional information from them). Their helpdesk chat function was also excellent, with timely support and regular staff, so you were often chatting with people who knew your project. Once applicants had questions, they, too, could contact Submittable customer service directly instead of asking me (the person behind the application for the Fellowship) how to navigate in the platform or reset their password. #### Cons I had a very positive experience using Submittable for over 2 years. I do know it was expensive but also recall that there were no other good/viable options. One functionality that Submittable could improve is the formatting so that applicants can insert paragraph breaks and double spaces. It would also be ideal to be able to export from Submittable into PDF (not Excel only). #### Reasons for switching to Submittable The former platform was custom designed for the organization but was very out-of-date and simplistic. --- ### Submittable Is An Amazing Solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Priscilla O. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Financial Services - Company size: 501-1000 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My organization has had a great experience. It's easy to establish the account and the help videos and articles make it easy to start building projects. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Everything lives on the platform and it's very intuitive for everyone involved. • Improved administrative workflows • Easier and faster to create projects • A better experience for applicants • More efficient communication and collaboration • Quick access to data and reporting #### Cons There are always little improvements to make, but Submittable often requests feedback and launches different product updates throughout the year. #### Reasons for switching to Submittable We needed more customization and for all the forms to live on the platform. There was a lot happening via email prior to switching. --- ### WizeHive is the right size solution - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Adam R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Philanthropy - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. From sales to support staff, it has been a pleasure to work with the WizeHive team to this point. Setup, while intensive, has been pretty painless. We have strong expectations for usage. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros We're just on the finishing end of launching our database, transitioning out from another database provider we've used for the past 7 years. While that provider required learning the liquid coding language or contracting with their team to make any changes, WizeHive offers incredible flexibility and ease of use. As the sole staffer of a foundation, I need the database to run smoothly and for changes to be made easily, so that management does not take up too much time. WizeHive's team has been excellent in helping us get off the ground and prepare the system for launch. Work with our previous provider was kind of a nightmare in comparison. Using the system seems like it will be pretty seamless from both an administrator and grantee perspective, but we will find out once it is put into use in a few weeks. We considered WizeHive when we made our previous selection 7 years ago, and the company has grown in a way that we believe will address all our needs in an elegant way. This seems like a solution that was able to be right-sized for our needs, without additional feature bloating that complicates some of the other options on the market. #### Cons There are a few features that are still coming online that will be essential for us, including document and email merge field capability within the system. Our previous system was strong on graphic capability, we will see how Wizehive is in use in terms of being able to quickly view and access data in a clean way. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable Ease of Use, Feature Selection, Price, Available Support, Customizability, Development Roadmap #### Reasons for switching to Submittable Complexity inherent in program in being able to make changes to the system. The system was also overbuilt for our needs. The roadmap of future development and incremental updates did not warrant the annual price increases which led us to explore other options in the marketplace. --- ### Submittable was the Perfect Solution for Us! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Heidi B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 10000+ employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: March 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with Submittable has been amazing. I LOVE that I have the freedom to modify my forms quickly and as often as I'd like. It makes using the platform a pleasure :) #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love how easy it is to make quick modifications. Easier and faster to create projects Improved administrative workflows A better experience for applicants More efficient communication and collaboration Easier access to data and reporting #### Cons There's really not much I don't like about Submittable. If I really had to come up with a complaint it would be that you can use different color fonts for certain situations. --- ### Solid user-friendly option - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Maggie M. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: December 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Submittable was super easy to set up and they have great customer service. I especially like the visuals of the platform, as it makes it easier to keep projects organized. The 'reporting' option makes data collection and analysis easy and efficient. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros It's really user-friendly and easy to set up new projects. It's not overly complicated and you can figure out how to use most tools on your own. #### Cons The messaging component can glitch, as I've sent messages to people who did not get them sent to their inbox, and vice versa. Since I communicate with applicants primarily through messages, it can be frustrating to find that messages were not delivered. However, this doesn't happen often. --- ### Improving Grants Management and Processes - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Tira A. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: December 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. This experience has been wonderful and I would recommend WizeHive to anyone I know that works with grants and the management of them. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros My favorite part of WizeHive honestly outside of functionality of the software, but the staff I have worked with throught the sale and implementation process. I cannot speak highly enough about the staff at WizeHive. They are knowledgable, friendly, and so responsive. #### Cons The WizeHive Academy modules are a little overwhelming especially when you don't have a lot of time to really dig into them. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable WizeHive met all of our needs better than the other. --- ### Submittable makes things run smoothly - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Amelia L. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2026 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Great! Submittable helps me do my job in a way I couldn't without it. From the implementation support to, to regular product updates, it just keeps getting easier to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It's super easy to use for my team as a funder and for our grant applicants. It has streamlined the review process that helps keep our funding running smoothly throughout the year. #### Cons I wish the advanced reporting were a little more user-friendly, but that is being updated regularly to support what we need as users. --- ### Submittable Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Akif K. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Electrical/ Electronic Manufacturing - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: January 2025 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Submittable makes our submission progress easier. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The software is user friendly and customization of apps is great. #### Cons It is difficult to identify a time and this causes missing submissions sometimes. #### Vendor response Thank you for your feedback! We love seeing that Submittable is making your submission progress easier and that is user friendly! For your missing submission issue, we encourage you to reach out to your support team! Replied January 2025 --- ### HSF Applicant and Student Portal Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Diane R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. WizeHive was very easy to work with and helped us go from a manual, photocopy, spreadsheet approach into a fully integrated online system. This allowed us to have a greater reach to high school students who might want to apply to our program. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Our implementation lead was great. We challenged WizeHive with how we wanted to use our system for both applicants AND ongoing students - through their entire college experience. WizeHive rose to the challenge and provided us with creative solutions. #### Cons The visual reporting dashboard was complex and seemed to lack some functionality (getting data from two forms, for instance). #### Reasons for choosing Submittable Provided a better long-term solution and was able to tailor to our unique needs. --- ### It Changes The Way I Do Things - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Sotto V. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Writing and Editing - Company size: Self-Employed - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months - Reviewed: November 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Awesome. Very helpful, easy to use. Simple and straight forward interface. It saves a lot of my time and really help me organize my submissions, and the best of all, which I didn't expect to find, is the plethora of contests I didn't find anywhere else (or it will take me a lot of time to find). #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I wish I found Submittable earlier. I used to look for writing competitions through google and other search engines. The problem is they are sometimes outdated, inaccurate and very limited search result. I also have tons of bookmarks to help me remember which competitions I sent them too. When I submit a lot, I lost count and all I did was just wait for emails that inform me about the results. I found Submittable when some of the contests required me to use Submittable. It became a delight because the interface is very use friendly and I started to explore more, and I was in for pleasant surprises. I like the way it organizes my contests, I no longer forget which and where I submit them to, and the great thing is I'm also able to track the feedbacks for those contests instead of rummaging through my emails about forgotten or non-existent results. But the best thing is I can find way more contests through Submittable, and filter them the way I want to, from entry fees to genres. It saves a lot of time and effort and there are tons of contests. #### Cons None so far. I haven't had chance to explore other functions like creating my forms, but from what I use Submittable for, everything is satisfactory. It's an apps that does what it promises and more. --- ### Rapidly Customizable & Scalable Solution with Endless Possibilities - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jonathan R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2020 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros 1. Implement an idea into a fully functional solution in Production within minutes. 2. Correct and modify configurations with clients and end-users in real-time. 3. Designed to empower system owners and administrators to meet the demands of their clients and super users. 4. Ongoing system upgrades and enhancements to improve configuration capabilities of the system and user experience. 5. Direct and quick customer support when built in Help & FAQ aren't able to answer questions. #### Cons While the system's capabilities to scale are incredible, there are some missing features or issues that haven't been addressed yet that would add a greater measure of use by both Administrators and end users. - Unable to conditionally require Date fields to be before or after another Date field - End users are unable to print/save full applications once completed. (Review Portals only recently received this capability) - Workspaces (Databases), are unable to connect to each other to share data and improve reporting capabilities - Built-in Reporting Functionality, while extremely helpful, has limitations that cause it to be very bulky, restricted, and can make it difficult to use - Features and configurations can often be buried deep within menus and take time to navigate to - Unable to bulk upload or download attachments to or from records - Unable to send attachments by Bulk Email - Review Portal, user-directed configurations limited What is extremely important for the reader to understand from my items listed above is that when you have a system that is capable of achieving almost all of your business needs and opens the door to a million possibilities, it can become incredibly frustrating when small or specific aspects of the system are not capable of being configured or scaled. It is the give and take of using an incredible configuration management system. Once you get used to having the ability to configure almost anything you want, its hard not to want even more! #### Reasons for switching to Submittable Modernizing from an expensive legacy system. --- ### WizeHive Review - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Alejandro R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. My overall experience with WizeHive is great. Our previous scholarship management solution did not evolve quickly enough to meet the demands of our growing organization. WizeHive provides consistent updates and quality of life changes to meet these growing demands on a reliable basis. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 3/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros WizeHive offers a variety of features intended to make the user-experience clear. My favorite features including autoemails set up, mass editing/deletion of records, and mass data import/export. #### Cons The most important feature I believe is missing is cross-form mapping. Right now, Profile information can be mapped to any form within a submission portal, but additional forms cannot be mapped to each other in that same portal. Cross-form logic is also missing. It would be easier to be able to link a question in a form with logic building off a question earlier in the application. #### Reasons for switching to Submittable Community Force could not handle the growing number of users and visitors to our application site and would frequently crash on deadlines which would push our schedules back to an unacceptable time. --- ### Great platform but could work better - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years - Reviewed: August 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered In my opinion, user experience and interface matter. Submittable has a clean look that is welcoming to users. It's not a perfect platform and we've had to work around it. The team is very responsive, however, and seems open to improving their product. If only they could move a bit faster. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 3/5 #### Pros Submittable is easy to use and intuitive. With drag-and-drop options, creating an application takes minutes. Logic branching also helps when you want to gather more info based on an applicant's response. The file upload features are also very helpful. Once your application is live, you can track and label applications as they come in. This is helpful since a quick perusal of an application can determine eligibility. One quick label and you can filter it out during the full review process. The reviewer portal is equally intuitive. With side-by-side views, your reviewers can read and answer questions or rate the application without having to switch screens. You can also set certain application fields (such as name, gender, etc.) to blind so that there is no bias based on these questions. Overall, Submittable is a great application portal and get your money's worth. #### Cons Recommendation letter request emails don't get sent out until AFTER the applicant submit their application. This is fine in most cases but you do have to offer a small grace period to recommenders. It would be great if applicants can enter a recommender and hit a button "Request Letter." The forms can also become rather long if you have a lot of questions. It could affect completion rates. Finally, just as you are able to remind reference letter writers through the portal, it would be great to be able to remind those with incomplete application about the upcoming deadline. Right now, you can request a list of incomplete applications but you only get name and email addresses. It would be good to see some of the data that the applicants have completed so far. --- ### The Best Choice For Our Growing Program - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: RaeAnne S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Higher Education - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. It was such an easy, quick decision to make. We'd met with multiple other programs that didn't quite fit, but after speaking with both the American Indian College Fund and the Cobell Scholarship, we decided to reach out to WizeHive. From the initial meeting, we were very optimistic about the program. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The build process was very organized with clear deadlines. The trainings before starting the build created a great foundation and the project map/plan was so convenient to keep an eye on what was due and when. Our Implementation Lead, [sensitive content hidden], was very knowledgeable about the program and always had quick solutions for us when we had questions. Super responsive and understanding about reschedules when needed, as well. #### Cons Starting out, learning the administrative side of WizeHive can be a bit confusing. However, I know it's really only practice that can resolve this. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable Price, features, WizeHive team seemed excited about working with us. #### Reasons for switching to Submittable It didn't have the features we needed and wasn't very convenient for our applicants. --- ### We use WizeHive for a variety of application needs - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Holly G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros WizeHive offers seamless language translation features; you just select the language(s) you need and everything is automatically translated for you! Another feature we love is the document generator. This feature helps us customize our award letters and payment invoices. #### Cons Having WYSIWYG capabilities in the auto-email function would be a terrific upgrade. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable We chose WizeHive as our solution partner because they offered the customizable features we needed for a great price. We have worked with WizeHive for three years and each year, we make continuous improvements to our process. WizeHive partners with us in our improvement cycle, listening to our needs and feedback and helping us craft the best solution possible. Our Implementation Specialist was great to work with! --- ### Scholarship Implimentation Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Kayleen W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 6 months - Reviewed: April 2024 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Overall, it was a great experience and liked how the trainings were saved in our folder. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Live in-person training during the implemenation phase. The implementation lead was able to change/edit things along the way in both of our scholarship portals. #### Cons We were not able to use one portal for the scholarships we have. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable Another scholarship program was already using this product and recommended it because of the ease to track students. --- ### Love the Ease of Sumittable - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Brooke D. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Government Administration - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2024 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We've loved our experience with the Submittable team. They system and the team continue to impress us. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Great Customer Service - and ease of the system for both applicant and reviewer are fantastic #### Cons wish they had a more comprehensive CRM - which this is in the beta stage, it doesn't work for us because we do not require our applicants to have a UEI or be a non-profit. --- ### Customization - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Melissa H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Wine and Spirits - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for less than 6 months - Reviewed: October 2023 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The training and customer service was excellent. All WizeHIve representatives were professional, knowledgeable and enjoyable to work with. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros The development and training process. WizeHive spent time to learn our program and system before suggesting ways to set up the grant management steps. We were able to tweak it as it was developed to better align the existing process with the online portal. #### Cons Not being able to download proposal and report templates from the WizeHive portal. Users must visit another website to download templates. #### Reasons for choosing Submittable WizeHive was responsible for building out the program and not me. They were creative to find a way to combine three programs into one to minimize the cost. Follow up customer service. --- ### It provides me with all necessary services as a submitter. It provides all I require as an editor. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Jeff S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2017 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Submittable is convenient. As a submitter, it provides efficient mechanisms for making submissions and efficient tracking of those submissions. As an editor, it provides me with notices and updates to allow me to process submissions quickly and efficiently. Submittable is practical. As a submitter, a single page allows me to keep track of active submissions to several publications. As an editor, the features for reaction and response to submitters makes my job much easier. Submittable is uncomplicated, easily used, and easy to understand. As a submitter, these qualities make submissions tracking manageable. Submittable is used widely enough to be familiar to virtually all writers and artists who submit work for publication. #### Cons Our current package allows only 5 of our team members to have access to submissions. I could wish for more relaxed limits in that regard. --- ### Great experience working with Wizehive - knowledgeable, supportive assistance, product easy to use! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Debra H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: May 2018 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It makes sense - it's easy to use and easy to learn! It has helped me take a time-consuming project (collecting scholarship applications) and simplify the process. Wizehive also comes with a knowledgeable staff, who is very helpful and walks me through the application and review processes. For me, learning a new software program can be daunting, but the software was easy to learn, and the online support allowed me to see and talk through each learning step. It gave me the confidence I needed to make the most effective use of this product for our Foundation scholarship program. In fact, when the Membership Department saw how Wizehive worked for our Foundation scholarship program, they decided they wanted to use it for their student competitions, and their competitions include video clips! This software is very versatile, easy to use, and adaptable to the many situations. #### Cons I really do not have any cons about this software. I enjoy working with it; it has met our needs. ## More reviews [Next reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/submittable-profile/reviews/?page=2) --- Submittable Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice