Accolade vs Award Matrix
Accolade
accolade.live
Award Matrix
awardmatrix.comSide by side
| Figure | Accolade | Award Matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £129/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 3 |
| Spec score · Awards Management Software | 8.5 (#2) | 7.4 (#14) |
| Purpose | Accolade combines nominations, judging, sponsors, guest logistics, catering, and ceremony production in one platform built for awards. | Award Matrix manages online award registrations, submissions, jury assignments, evaluations, scoring, shortlisting, results, and reports. |
| Support | Free includes documentation and best-effort replies, while paid plans specify email response targets from one business day on Professional to one business hour on Agency. | All listed plans include email support, and 75-day dedicated support is available at additional cost. |
Plans
Accolade
- FreeFree
- Summit£129 a month
- Occasions£349, paid once
- Professional£495 a month
- Enterprise£1,750 a month
- Agency£3,500 a month
Award Matrix
- Enterprise₹1,000, paid once
- Professional₹1,500, paid once
- Starter₹2,000, paid once
In their own words
Accolade
Accolade is an awards operations platform that brings nominations, judging, sponsors, guest logistics, catering, and ceremony production together. Judges can review submissions anonymously, score them with weighted criteria, receive reminders, and have conflicts of interest detected. Organisers can track sponsors, prepare branded proposals, manage invoices and payment status, and coordinate RSVPs, dietary requirements, tables, VIPs, and suppliers. Ceremony tools include a run-of-show builder for AV cues and presenter notes, slides, winner reveals, and live check-in. The Free plan provides one event, 50 guests, one seat, 50 nominations, three judges, and the first two stations, with no credit card or expiry. Paid options include plans for awards, conferences, and weddings; pricing starts at £495/mo for Professional, while separate Summit and Occasions plans are listed. An AI Setup Wizard is listed on every plan. Enterprise and Agency include API access, and the service describes a REST API and inbound webhooks. Accolade is available via web and API, and says its application runs in Frankfurt with an EEA-managed database.
Award Matrix
Award Matrix has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.