Pricing & Payment
Score Judge pricing plans and payment options. Free tier for small events, with paid plans for larger competitions, more judges, and custom branding.
Plans
Score Judge offers three plans. All plans include the core judging features — multiple scoring criteria, real-time leaderboards, CSV export, and mobile-friendly judge access.
Free
No payment required. Good for small or one-off competitions.
- 3 judges per competition
- 5 entries per competition
- 25 audience voters per competition
- 1 competition total
Plus (~$19/month)
For regular competition organizers who need more capacity.
- 25 judges per competition
- 50 entries per competition
- 250 audience voters per competition
- 20 competitions total
Pro (~$39/month)
For professional use with large or frequent competitions.
- Unlimited judges
- 1,000 entries per competition
- Unlimited audience voters
- 200 competitions
See the pricing page for current prices, one-time vs. subscription options, and available discounts.
Plan Comparison
| Free | Plus | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges per competition | 3 | 25 | Unlimited |
| Entries per competition | 5 | 50 | 1,000 |
| Voters per competition | 25 | 250 | Unlimited |
| Competitions total | 1 | 20 | 200 |
The "Voters per competition" row applies to audience voting competitions (Audience Scoring, Audience Ranking, and Audience Favorite modes). Once the limit is reached, the voting link shows a "Voting is full" message to new visitors. Upgrades take effect immediately on the active competition.
Payment Options
You can pay via:
- Credit card (including Apple Pay and Google Pay)
- PayPal
You can choose between a one-time purchase (fixed access period) or an annual subscription (renews yearly, typically 50% cheaper).
Let Someone Else Pay for Your Plan
If someone else holds the budget — your company, a client, a school office, or a sponsor — you don't need to hand over your login or ask them to create an account.
You do need an account of your own, and you need to be logged in to it, because the paid plan is added to the account that creates the link:
- Click Account at the top right, then Account Settings
- Open the Plan & billing tab
- Under Need someone else to pay?, pick the plan and billing period
- Click Create payment link and send the link to the person paying
They pay by card without creating an account, and the paid plan is added to your account the moment the payment goes through. Payment links expire after 30 days; you can always create a fresh one.
Procurement Forms & Tax Compliance
Our payment processor Paddle is the merchant of record and the legal seller for every purchase, so your organization is buying from Paddle.com Inc and the invoice you receive comes from them.
This matters when you set us up as a supplier: the vendor to register in your Accounts Payable system is Paddle.com Inc. Registering us instead is the most common cause of a stalled payment, because the invoice arriving from Paddle won't match your vendor record.
Paddle's finance team handles all procurement and tax documentation directly:
| What you need | Who to contact |
|---|---|
| W-9, W-8BEN-E, and other tax forms | sellers@paddle.com |
| Bank account verification | procurement@paddle.com |
| Sales tax exemption or refund | paddle.net |
There is no tax-exempt status to register in advance, and we don't need any forms from you. Paddle charges the sales tax at checkout and refunds it afterwards: complete your purchase, then go to paddle.net with your exemption certificate to request the refund.
If you need an invoice up front so you can raise a purchase order against it, email us at [email protected]. Send us the PO number once you have it and we'll make sure it appears on the invoice.
Refunds
We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us at [email protected] if you'd like a refund.
Questions?
Contact us at [email protected] with any pricing questions.