Compare SmarterSelect and Submittable - Feb 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmarterSelect or Submittable?

Submittable is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SmarterSelect, and Submittable is rated higher (79/100) than SmarterSelect (77/100). Submittable offers users more features (7) than SmarterSelect (0).

Looking for the right Grant Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

SmarterSelect Vs. Submittable

SmarterSelect: Over 1,000,000 people across the world have used SmarterSelect to create, manage, analyze, apply for, and evaluate online applications. Whatever the size of your organization, and whether you’re a private foundation, community foundation, association, educational institution, or corporation, SmarterSelect has solutions that will meet your online ap...

Submittable: Streamline your submission process. Accept, review, and make decisions on applications—all in one place.

Who is more expensive? SmarterSelect or Submittable?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Grant Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for SmarterSelect and Submittable.

SmarterSelect price starts at $1,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmarterSelect is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Grant Management software. Submittable price starts at $999 per month , When comparing Submittable to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Grant Management software cost.

Bottom line: Submittable is more expensive than SmarterSelect.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmarterSelect Vs. Submittable based on some of the most important and required Grant Management features.

SmarterSelect: We are still working to collect the list of features for SmarterSelect.

Submittable: Applicant Tracking, Campaign Management, Time-sheet entry, Check Fraud Monitoring, Compliance .

Target customer size

SmarterSelect's typical customers include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business, and Submittable's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.