Evalato vs ViralSweep

Evalato is a web platform for collecting submissions, managing judging, and recognizing winners in awards, competitions, grants, scholarships, and similar programs. Organizers can create customizable forms, run a two-stage submission process with feedback and resubmission, and manage entries with filters and bulk actions. Judging includes multiple rounds, six voting types, public voting, judge comments, assignment tools, score normalization, and conflict-of-interest controls. Organizers can accept entry fees in 160+ currencies through 30+ payment methods, set custom tax rules, and Evalato says they keep 100% of those fees. The platform supports 40+ languages and describes a mobile experience for entrants and judges. Plans are paid per program when it goes live, with activity lasting up to 365 days. Grow plans cap entries at 50, 100, or 200 and file uploads at 20MB; Pro supports up to 10,000 entries and unlimited file size. Pricing starts at €2,500. A free trial is available without a credit card, but there is no free plan.

ViralSweep is a marketing platform for promotions intended to grow email and SMS lists, raise engagement, and generate sales. Campaign types include sweepstakes, contests, instant-win promotions, purchases, waitlists, milestones, hashtags, galleries, email forms, and comment promotions. The Sweepstakes App supports customizable entry forms, bonus entries for social actions, website embeds, hosted links, analytics in real time, and random winner selection. Paid plans include unlimited promotions and entries, but purchase order allowances vary by plan. Starter costs $41 a month with annual billing or $49 a month with monthly billing; both list 100 purchase orders. Each selected plan starts with a 7-day trial, after which billing begins unless ended earlier. Basic integrations include Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Shopify Email, and ActiveCampaign; premium integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, and Google Analytics. The API can add and retrieve account data, requires Premium or higher, and uses an API key. Promotions use spam filtering, CAPTCHA, cookie and IP tracking, and background protections to help identify suspicious or duplicate entries. Support includes live chat during business hours, email, scheduled calls, and documentation.