--- description: Learn how OpenWater can help your business. We provide UK business users the most detailed information on pricing, features, usability, and reviews for OpenWater. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: OpenWater Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Grant Management Software](/directory/170/grant-management/software) > [OpenWater](/software/113855/openwater) # OpenWater Canonical: https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/113855/openwater Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/113855/openwater?page=2) > OpenWater streamlines program management with its end-to-end solution for accepting and reviewing applications, awards, grants, scholarships, proposals, and abstracts. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 73 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of OpenWater Manage various use cases of submission and review management: OpenWater's powerful software can handle various use cases, including awards, grants, scholarships, abstracts, and conferences, making it a versatile solution. User-Friendly Form Builder: The intuitive drag-and-drop form builder allows for the easy creation of branded submission forms, including large file uploads, conditional logic, and letters of recommendation. Efficient Multi-Round Review: OpenWater's fun and user-friendly review process lets reviewers log in, view assigned submissions, and submit scores effortlessly. Automated Email Wizard: Keep everyone informed with mobile-optimized email campaigns that look great and are easy to create. Robust Custom Reporting \& Analytics: Make smarter, data-driven decisions with powerful reporting and analytics tools in an all-in-one dashboard that provides invaluable insights, along with tracking funds distributed. Comprehensive Learning Resources: OpenWater offers a robust online help center, as well as a Certified OpenWater Administrator course to empower clients to become experts in using the software. Easy Integration with all major association software and payment portals. Payment Processing. \*\*Conference Mobile App: A branded App in iOS and Android App store with a personalized agenda for in-person or virtual attendees. (does not come OTB with OpenWater, it is an add-on.) ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 73 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Advanced Solutions International - **Location**: Alexandria, US - **Founded**: 1991 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$5,100.00 - **Pricing Details**: Contact OpenWater for detailed pricing information. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Administrative Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Applicant Portal - Applicant Tracking - Application Management - Approval Process Control - Awards Management - Blind Judging - Budget Control - CRM - Categorisation/Grouping - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Compliance Management - Configurable Workflow - Contact Management ## Integrations (22 total) - Airtable - Association Anywhere - Auth0 - ClearVantage - Fonteva Events - Fonteva for Associations - Google Analytics 360 - GrowthZone - GuideSTAR - HubSpot CRM - Mailchimp - MemberClicks - Microsoft Entra ID - NetForum Enterprise - PayPal ... and 7 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Grant Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/170/grant-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Grant Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/170/grant-management/software) - [Scholarship Management Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/845/scholarship-management/software) - [Competition Software](https://www.getapp.co.uk/directory/1275/contest/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Award Force](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/103545/award-force) — 4.8/5 (193 reviews) 2. [Awardify](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2078379/awardify) — 4.7/5 (18 reviews) 3. [Zealous](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2053636/zealous) — 4.7/5 (53 reviews) 4. [ShortStack](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2052928/shortstack) — 4.4/5 (156 reviews) 5. [Submittable](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/107673/submittable) — 4.8/5 (398 reviews) ## Reviews ### "OpenWater is the most dynamic way to achieve an active work team" — 4.0/5 > **Helene** | *28 April 2022* | Public Relations & Communications | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It has multiple templates of contests to improve sales, fulfilling different activities and goals. It also has templates that are customizable, to create our own contests, according to the goals, projects and sales, we have. Administrators have a module to see the competition, the progress of each person, and can include other activities. One of the most recommended software for the sales department, as it is a fun, effective and entertaining way to get employees to be always active with their sales and focused on improving their performance and earning the rewards they are offered. > > **Cons**: The system gets a little slow when logging in and sometimes when entering information and progress of participants. Updates from other users also take time to be reflected on the screen, so it is almost not in real time. It could be a little more customizable, since there are not so many options when creating profiles. > > Without a doubt, since we have OpenWater in the company, our projects are more dynamic, the work teams are more motivated to accomplish their goals and tasks, and the way in which projects and sales are presented, through notifications, templates, competitions and games, drives us to improve the performance of the activities we perform. ----- ### "Makes our members happy\!" — 4.0/5 > **Shanita** | *27 September 2019* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that we CAN integrate this software into our database and have our users log in using their credentials used in our site and have some fields pre-populated. > > **Cons**: The multiple ways to access the emails and the judging settings. It would be easier to have a main area on the dashboard of the admin panel and be able to tie the information to a program. Would like to eliminate the number of places to remember to go set up. It also does not tie into our database to update a status as paid. > > OpenWater has been very pleasing for membership. It solved several of our issues: 1. We needed a software that would tie into our database. 2. We wanted to be able to perform membership renewals with pre-filled data so that our members would not have to redo much if anything. 3. Allow members to stop and start without losing data. 4. Allow new data that was entered to flow back into our database. We can now do all of this at a great rate and without a ton of hassle. I love that integration was not a long drawn out process either. The team at OpenWater worked well with our integration team and got us up and running in no time. It was helpful to have a couple of our programs created by OpenWater and then handed over to us after training as well. ----- ### "Useless Split Screen" — 1.0/5 > **Douglas** | *23 March 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The split screen for reading the application and answering review questions is nothing short of useless - constant needless scrolling back and forth. > > **Cons**: Split screen - lack of options to download the application as a pdf - need to be online to use this. > > I hated using it. It slowed me down, was cumbersome and had no option to get a printout of the application to review off line. ----- ### "Best application software" — 5.0/5 > **Hannah** | *25 September 2019* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: OpenWater is so intuitive and user-friendly. I also love the customer support that is provided. > > **Cons**: Although the software is intuitive, it takes a little bit of training to get used to the functions. ----- ### "Great service to manage a variety of different programs" — 5.0/5 > **Lawrence** | *19 August 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Getting started is intuitive and after some playing around in the system I was able to start creating programs in no time. I use this to manage two programs and the system it easy to use throughout the process. Checking statuses and judging are well designed. > > **Cons**: While the system provides a great tool to manage these programs, the price increase for the service isn't matching additional benefits that are being released for my purposes. > > Great management tool for a wide variety of applications that's easy to use as the administrator and as a user. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/113855/openwater?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/113855/openwater) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data