Untap vs Submittable
Unlimited submissions from $125/month, with transparent pricing and an NGO discount.
Updated April 2026
17-75%
cheaper, with unlimited everything
Submittable ranges from $3,000/yr (small orgs) to $10,000+/yr (enterprise). Untap Corporate Starter at $2,500/yr includes unlimited submissions, users, and programs on every plan.
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PRICING
Pricing comparison, line by line.
Their tiers on the left, Untap Corporates plan on the right. Education and NGO pricing subtracts 25% and 50% respectively.
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Submittable
Standard
Submittable
Professional
Submittable
Enterprise
UNTAP
Starter
UNTAP
GrowthPopular
UNTAP
Ultimate
Their tiers on the left, Untap Corporates plan on the right. Education and NGO pricing subtracts 25% and 50% respectively.
Submittable no longer publishes pricing. All plans require booking a demo. Industry benchmarks place small-to-medium organizations at $3,000-10,000/year, with enterprise plans exceeding $10,000. Historical Basic plans ($84-99/month) are no longer available to new signups. A niche exception exists for CLMP members (literary journals) at $29/month, but with $0.99 + 5% transaction fees per entry. Implementation costs add $3,000-10,000+. Reviewers on TrustRadius describe opaque pricing practices, with one reporting a drastic cut to their previously negotiated discount. Untap's Corporate Starter at $2,500/year is 17% cheaper than the lowest reported Submittable tier and 75% cheaper than the mid-market average. For small NGOs, Untap at $1,250/year undercuts every Submittable tier.
Annual billing includes 2 months free. Subscription pause available at $15/month between program cycles. Education tier: 25% off list. Small NGO tier: 50% off list.
FEATURES
Feature comparison, grouped by workflow.
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Application and Submission Management
7 capabilities
Review and Evaluation
6 capabilities
Communication and Notifications
5 capabilities
Platform and Infrastructure
6 capabilities
Integrations and Security
7 capabilities
WHAT USERS SAY
Common feedback about Submittable.
Paraphrased themes from public reviews. No direct quotes, no cherry-picking: recurring patterns only.
Reporting is the #1 complaint
Reviewers across G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius describe analytics as limited for multi-layered data analysis. PDF exports show Submittable branding rather than the organization's own logo and colors.
BASED ON G2 AND CAPTERRA REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Pricing opacity and mid-contract escalation
Multiple reviewers describe opaque pricing practices. One TrustRadius user reported being told their negotiated discount was being slashed significantly. Another paid $10,000 and described receiving nothing usable.
BASED ON TRUSTRADIUS AND CAPTERRA REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Workflow automation gaps
Cannot auto-assign different workflow stages based on prior-stage assignments. Forms must be manually recreated each year. Auto-emailing final decisions to applicants requires manual intervention.
BASED ON G2 REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Email deliverability problems
Multiple reviewers report emails landing in spam folders. Custom sending addresses (vanity/whitelisted domains) are not available without workarounds through Zapier.
BASED ON G2 AND CAPTERRA REVIEWS, 2024-2026
Themes are synthesized from public reviews on G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius. We do not reproduce reviewer text.
BY ORGANIZATION
Which platform is right for you?
An honest take. There are scenarios where Submittable is the right answer.
Choose Submittable when...
- You need enterprise-grade grant disbursement in seven currencies
- Your primary use case is corporate CSR with employee giving programs
- You require native Salesforce, NetSuite, or Workday integrations
- You are a government agency distributing large-scale federal funding
Choose Untap when...
- You need transparent, predictable pricing without a sales call
- Your budget is under $10,000/year for program management software
- You want unlimited submissions, users, and programs from day one
- You need LMS, mentorship, community, or gamification features
- You want to self-serve: sign up, configure, and launch without fees
- You are a small NGO and want a structured 50% nonprofit discount
BY PROGRAM TYPE
Best fit by program type.
How each platform holds up across the eight most common program shapes.
Being fair
Where Submittable is stronger
Submittable is the better pick when your needs match what it was built for; see the “Choose Submittable when...” card above. Untap is the better pick when you run programs continuously and need unlimited submissions, users and programs on one flat price. Both are valid; the honest question is volume and frequency.
Last reviewed: April 2026
What you also get, beyond the comparison above
Point tools win on one job and stop. Untap ships the whole program lifecycle on one engine, including a training stack and an events and bookings stack most alternatives do not have at all.
Trusted at scale
1M+ participants have applied to programs built on Untap.
Fortune 500 innovation teams, UN agencies, universities and national governments have run their programs here.
1M+
Participants
400+
Programs
100+
Customers
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