Judging Software Platform

Plenty of online judging tools let you collect entries online. But only OpenWater judging software is a true all-in-one platform designed to streamline and simplify your entire awards program.

Forget manila folders. Ditch the spreadsheets. OpenWater awards judging software does it all.

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Trusted by Industry Leaders

We use OpenWater not only for awards programs, but also for grants, fellowships and generally anything that requires an application or judging process. Openwater is one central system that integrates nicely with our association management system.

Reggie Henry, CAE

ASAE - Chief Information & Engagement Officer

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Awards Website

Wow applicants and raise the prestige of your award, through an OpenWater awards website.

Advanced Online Submission

Collect large files, set conditional logic, configure email reminders, connect to an API, and build forms with a drag and drop builder.

Judge Online or In-Person

Judges can access submissions online and save their work. Judge with in-person, online, or print core sheets. Make rollup awards programs efficient for regional and national judging.

Admin Tools & Reporting

Comprehensive dashboards to give admins the oversight they need. Export data on the application pipeline, judging progress, or submissions in order to analyze the program.

Awards Website Gallery

Use the gallery as a way to drive traffic to your site and generate buzz about your program and its entrants. Set the gallery to automatically update based on submissions.

Monitor Goals

Monitor the progress of your program throughout the application cycle with dashboard goals. Monitor incoming revenue from entrants to ensure a profitable award cycle.

AMS Integration

Integrate with the leading AMS systems including Fonteva, Personify and iMIS. Connect via an SQL database or Salesforce for information lookups, single sign on, and bidirectional synchronizations.

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With Traditional Judging Systems

  • Multiple systems are inevitable.

    Most online judging platforms begin and end with entry collection. Tracking, judging and logistics must be handled by hand, via email or on spreadsheets.

  • Look and feel is random.

    Many competition judging software platforms force entrants to a seemingly unconnected site to upload their materials. This confuses users – and even costs associations revenue when submissions are abandoned.

  • Information is scattershot.

    Who’s started an entry? Who’s completed one? Which judges are finished? Which haven’t started? Without real-time reporting and analytics, it’s almost impossible to tell. And if you’re not informed, you can’t make informed decisions.

With OpenWater Judging Software

  • One system is all you need.

    With OpenWater online judging system, all tasks – by entrants, judges, chairs and administrators – are handled in one unified, fully integrated solution. Juggling is for the circus – not your awards program.

  • Branding is consistent.

    When you use OpenWater judging tools, our team creates a custom-branded upload portal that matches your existing website and visual identity. Users will know they’re in a place they can trust.

  • You’re always in the know.

    OpenWater judging software advanced analytics capabilities eliminate confusion and simplify internal and external communication. Key reminders are sent automatically, and it’s easy to tell the status of any action item

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FAQ OpenWater Judging Configuration

  • How do judges score entries?

    Simplify and streamline the judging experience. With OpenWater, judges can go online and access submissions at any time, anywhere, on nearly any device. And admins can create the judging forms and processes to fit their program’s exact needs.

  • What forms are available in OpenWater's online judging tools?

    With our online judging capabilities, you have the power to set up the evaluation process for entries however you want. You can customize not only the layout and criteria and questions you want your judges to answer, but also how they should answer them: short answer, numbered range, whatever you want!

  • Can a judge save their work, and log back in?

    Judges can save their progress and return to entries at a later date. Real time stats of entries completed and remaining, along with visibility of entries scored, allow judges to track their process, as well as review or change their work.

  • Does OpenWater judging platform allow for in-person judging?

    Just because OpenWater’s awards management software is cloud based, it doesn’t mean your judges have to score entries online. We’ve created resources within our system that makes it as easy for judges to score entries at an in-person event as it is online.

  • Can judges use a digital score sheet?

    If your awards program’s judging process is an in-person event, our software doesn’t have to limit you. The online judging forms can be easily updated and printed out to use as score sheets so your judges aren’t stuck using their laptop to judge.

  • What is my program requires multiple rounds of online judging?

    Our judging system can be tailored to fit your unique judging process — whether that’s single or multiple round or public vote, in-person or online. You can also go in and assign judges to entries in any way you want.

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