Acclaim Awards Management

What Acclaim Awards Management does

Acclaim Awards Management, operated by AcclaimWorks Limited, is a privately held UK SaaS company founded in 2000 that provides an end-to-end web-based platform for administering awards competitions. The platform covers the full lifecycle from call for entry through to winner announcement, including smart entry forms, integrated payment processing via PayPal and Stripe, real-time status dashboards, proprietary StreamScore online judging with integrity controls, digital asset preparation, compliance review, hybrid and offline judging fallback, and awards show production support. It is used by agencies, corporations, publishers, governmental organisations, trade associations, and association management companies across more than 15 countries, with the company reporting 400,000+ entries, 50,000+ entrants, and 40,000+ judges processed cumulatively.

The company's offering is structured as a tiered subscription: Essentials (from £3,390 in the UK / $3,490 in the US and Rest of World) for core entry management, judging, and reporting; and Flex, a premium tier with advanced capabilities and best-in-show priority support. A modular Extensions Library provides add-on revenue streams for sponsorship management, compliance review, winners' galleries, custom reporting, and other features. Revenue is also generated through professional services including Competition Design, Implementation, Training, and 24/7 Priority Support. Co-founded and led by CEO Dean Wheeler and CTO Anthony Palmer, Acclaim is founder-owned with a board including Non-Executive Chairman Colin Morrison, and operates from West Sussex, UK with 51-100 employees.

Name

Acclaim Awards Management

Legal name

AcclaimWorks Limited

Website

https://acclaimworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Acclaim Awards Management is a UK-based SaaS company, founded in 2000, that provides a web-based platform for end-to-end administration of awards competitions. It serves agencies, corporations, publishers, governments, and trade associations across 15+ countries, processing 400,000+ entries via tiered subscriptions and modular extensions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Awards Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Awards Ceremonies & Competitions (Judging, Voting) (MPAGAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conference & Trade Show Registration Platforms (THAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Awards management software
• Competition management platform
• Online judging platform
• Entry management system
• Awards program administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Billingshurst

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription - Essentials: Core awards management platform providing entry management, judging, and basic reporting capabilities. Subscription-based pricing tier providing everything needed to run an awards competition.
2. Software Subscription - Flex: Premium tier with added flexibility of more advanced awards management capability and features with best-in-show priority support. Closer to custom-built software for awards competitions.
3. Entry Fees Processing: The platform processes entry fees for competitions, with integrated payment processing through PayPal and Stripe. They process over $75M in entry revenues.
4. Professional Services: Includes competition design (partnering to create new awards competitions), implementation services (full awards competition setup), and training (web-sessions by Acclaim Awards Specialists)
5. Priority Support: Enhanced support tier with faster response times, telephone and live web support for entry deadlines, judging sessions and results posting
6. Extension Add-ons: Premium extensions including Additional Materials Requests, Entry Compliance, Event & Category Sponsorship, Winners' Gallery, Hybrid & Offline Judging, Shop, and Custom Report Designer sold as add-ons to base subscription

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Acclaim Awards Management provides a web-based SaaS platform that administers the full lifecycle of awards competitions, from call for entry and online submissions through judging, results, and awards ceremony production. The platform serves agencies, corporations, publishers, governmental organisations, trade associations, and association management companies, with integrated payment processing (PayPal and Stripe), a StreamScore judging system, smart entry forms, real-time dashboards, and a modular extensions library.

Product overview

Acclaim Awards Management provides a unified platform for awards competition management, comprising the core Acclaim Awards platform with two tier levels: Essentials (from £3,390 UK / $3,490 USA) for foundational entry and judging management, and Flex which adds advanced capabilities with priority support. The platform is complemented by professional services including Competition Design, Implementation, Training, and 24/7 Support. A library of Acclaim Extensions provides modular add-ons including Additional Materials Requests, Entry Compliance, Event & Category Sponsorship, Winners' Gallery, Hybrid & Offline Judging, Shop, Entry Asset Production Sharing, Pages, and Acclaim Reporting Management. The platform integrates PayPal and Stripe for payment processing and processes over $75M in entry revenues across 400,000+ entries, 50,000+ entrants, and 40,000+ judges globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acclaim Awards Platform
• Acclaim Awards Essentials
• Acclaim Awards Flex
• Acclaim Awards Support

Quantifiable outcome

• $75M+ entry revenues processed through the platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated payment processing partner enabling seamless credit and debit card payments through the Acclaim platform. Payments go directly into client's own accounts.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated payment processing partner providing additional credit and debit card payment options. Payments are processed seamlessly with funds going directly to client's own accounts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OpenWater: Software platform for awards, grants, scholarships, and calls for entry with judging and review workflows — overlaps almost entirely with Acclaim's awards competition use case.
• Evalato: Awards and recognition program management SaaS that handles entry submissions, judging, and program administration for organizations running awards competitions.
• Wizehive: Application management SaaS used for awards, scholarships, grants, and fellowships, providing reviews, judging, and reporting capabilities that compete directly with Acclaim.
• Submittable: Submission management SaaS used by awards, grants, and content programs with entry, review, and judging workflows — directly overlaps with Acclaim's core functionality for award-style competitions.
• Award Force: Australia-based SaaS platform purpose-built for awards program management, covering entry submissions, judging, and ceremony workflows — a near one-for-one competitor to Acclaim's core offering.

Emerging players

• Fluxx: Grantmaking and giving management platform serving foundations and nonprofits — adjacent to Acclaim's trade association and government customer base where grant/award programs overlap.
• Good Grants: Awards, grants, and scholarships management SaaS aimed at mid-sized organizations with adjacent functionality to Acclaim's entry and judging workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Eventbrite: Event registration and ticketing platform with broader consumer focus; competes in the entry fee and registration layer for awards programs run by smaller clients.
• SurveyMonkey Apply: Application and award program management platform from SurveyMonkey, offering entry, review, and selection workflows that compete with Acclaim in smaller and mid-market awards programs.
• Cvent: Large-scale event management platform offering registration, attendee management, and event technology that increasingly overlaps with awards ceremony and competition program needs served by Acclaim.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acclaimworks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acclaimworks-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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