Judgify vs KumulAwards

Judgify is a system for managing abstracts, awards, contests, and different kinds of nominations. It covers event setup, submission handling, judging or public voting, scoring, and reports. Organizers can configure registration and submission forms, set categories and rules, assign judges, create scorecards, and manage rounds, including judge abstentions. Custom reports and real-time analytics support tracking submissions, judging activity, and winner selection. The contest planning page lists payment gateway integrations including PayPal, Wirecard, Asiapay, and Worldpay. Judgify says the platform is ISO 27001 certified and compliant with GDPR and PCI DSS. It also describes encryption for stored and transferred data, daily database backups kept for 30 days, and AWS hosting. Judging modules are described as mobile-friendly and available for Android and iOS. The free Basic plan is free and allows 100 submissions per event, 5 categories, 5 MB files, and 1 private judging round. Pro is $699, paid once, plus an onboarding fee, for an individual award or event.

KumulAwards is a web platform for running award programs through branded portals. It covers entries, judging, shortlisting, winner selection, and reporting. Entrants choose configurable categories, fill required fields, upload documents or images, and receive submission confirmations. Judges receive assigned entries and criteria, save draft scores, and may need to add comments. Committee administrators review submissions, monitor judging, shortlist and rank entries, select winners, and produce reports. Client portals can display configured logos and colours on a KumulAwards subdomain or an optional client-owned domain. Access protection combines Cloudflare Access, signed-token validation, program-membership checks, and role authorisation. Developer and platform-support functions require MFA and shorter sessions. Client data, resources, and configuration are designed to remain separate from unrelated tenants. Sensitive operations such as access decisions, role changes, deployments, and backups can be recorded for review. Support covers configuration, access, deployment, backups, and onboarding. Pricing is on request, with demonstrations offered.