Aclamos vs Award Force
The same end-to-end awards platform — without the per-entry tax.
Award Force is the incumbent for awards management. Aclamos is the modern alternative: public pricing, 0% per-submission fee, end-to-end verifiable voting, Stripe Connect payouts directly to organizations, and a ceremony cue desk wired to OBS Studio.
Side by side
Feature
Aclamos
Award Force
Per-submission fee
0% on every plan, even free tier
Paid plans — see vendor for current pricing
Per-vote fee
0%
See vendor for current pricing
Public pricing
/pricing visible — no contact-us trap below Enterprise
Pricing on vendor site
Voting methods
12 methods (IRV, STV, Schulze, Condorcet, Borda, score, cumulative, more)
Standard scoring + ranked
End-to-end verifiable voting
SHA-256 audit chain + per-voter receipts + public re-tally
No public-verification mode
Stripe Connect payouts to organizations
Yes — money flows directly to the org
Standard Stripe; org receives via platform
Ceremony cue desk for live shows
OBS WebSocket bridge — advance a cue, fire scene change
Not a stated feature
Open Badges 3.0 winner credentials
W3C Verifiable Credentials, LinkedIn add-to-profile
Standard certificates
AI Show Director (1-paragraph brief → configured show)
Claude-powered
No
Multi-round jury with z-score calibration
Yes
Yes
Frequently asked
- Is Aclamos an Award Force alternative?
- Yes. Aclamos covers the same end-to-end awards lifecycle (submissions → judging → voting → ceremony → certificates) with public pricing, 0% per-submission and per-vote fees, end-to-end verifiable voting, and a ceremony cue desk wired to OBS.
- Does Aclamos charge per submission?
- No. Aclamos charges 0% per-submission and 0% per-vote on every plan including the free tier. Pricing is visible at https://aclamos.app/pricing — no contact-us trap below the Enterprise tier.
- Can Aclamos handle a film festival's judging workflow?
- Yes. Multi-round jury with weighted rubrics, calibration scoring with z-score outlier detection, conflict-of-interest handling, blind / double-blind options, and Stripe Connect payouts directly to the festival organization.
- What about voting integrity?
- Aclamos has an end-to-end verifiable mode: SHA-256 hash chain, per-voter receipts, and a public re-tally page anyone can use without trusting Aclamos. This is rare in the awards-platform category.
Run your awards on a platform that does not tax every entry.
Public pricing. 0% per-entry fee on every plan. Pricing at /pricing on aclamos.app.