AwardKit vs Sessionboard
AwardKit
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| Figure | AwardKit | Sessionboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $166.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Awards Management Software | 8.0 (#6) | 7.4 (#15) |
| Security | The security page states that traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, data is encrypted at rest, passwords are hashed, and two-factor authentication is available. | Sessionboard states it has SOC 2 Type II certification and makes its report available to customers and prospects on request. |
| Support | The plan includes priority email support and optional onboarding and video calls with the team. | Support is offered through in-product chat and email on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time, with responses promised within 24 hours. |
Plans
In their own words
AwardKit
AwardKit manages award programs, recognition initiatives, and judged competitions, from collecting entries through judging and publishing results. Organizers can build forms with conditional questions, autosave, save-and-resume, and image, PDF, and video uploads. Judges score through personalized links without accounts, using configurable weighted criteria on any device. Programs can use judge-only scoring, audience voting, or both. AwardKit calculates scores and supports winner assignment, public results, and CSV exports with rankings and judge feedback. Entry fees use Stripe Connect, with funds paid directly to the organization’s Stripe account and no AwardKit commission. The web service states that traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, data is encrypted at rest, passwords are hashed, and two-factor authentication is available. Card entry happens through Stripe-hosted Checkout; AwardKit says it does not see or store full card numbers. A free plan and free trial are available. The paid AwardKit plan is $1,995 a year, billed annually, with unlimited programs, entries, judges, audience voters, and team members. Organizations with 500 or more entries are invited to contact AwardKit.
Sessionboard
Sessionboard has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.