The Simple, Affordable Judgify Alternative
ScoreJudge is competition judging software built for live events, not lengthy submission cycles. Set up in five minutes, score with any device, and watch the leaderboard update in real time. Free plan included — no $699 per-event pricing.
No per-event pricing
Judgify Pro starts at $699 per event plus onboarding. ScoreJudge runs unlimited competitions on a simple monthly plan.
Live leaderboard during the event
Rankings update in real time as judges submit. Project on the big screen — not a post-event PDF.
A free plan that runs a real event
Enough judges, entries, and competitions to run a real contest — not just preview the product.
Five-minute setup
No onboarding fee, no sales call, no implementation cycle. Add entries, share judge links, go.
Built for live events, not submission cycles
Judgify is an award-management platform designed around submissions, entries, and multi-round workflows. ScoreJudge is purpose-built for live judging — set up in minutes, score in real time, reveal the winner before the audience leaves.
One predictable price, not per-event fees
Judgify Pro charges $699 plus onboarding for a single event. ScoreJudge Pro covers unlimited competitions with unlimited judges for a small monthly fee, and the free plan runs a real event — not a demo.
Hackathons and pitch competitions
Investor and mentor judges score independently on your criteria. The leaderboard updates live as pitches happen, so awards can be announced the moment the last team finishes.
Talent shows, bake-offs, and school events
Organizers pick ScoreJudge over Judgify because they need something the PTA can run. No account required for judges — just a link. No enterprise onboarding, no quoting cycle.
Science fairs and academic contests
Define rubrics, assign judges, export full CSV results for awards and feedback. ScoreJudge keeps the serious-judging features without the heavyweight submissions workflow.
Features
Create your competition, add entries, share judge links — done. No onboarding fee, no enterprise implementation cycle, no sales call to unlock the product.
Scores update in real time as judges submit. Project the leaderboard onto the big screen during the event — something Judgify's submission-first workflow was never built for.
Judgify Pro starts at $699 per event plus onboarding. ScoreJudge Pro runs unlimited competitions on a simple monthly plan. One-time purchase options available too.
The free plan covers enough judges, entries, and competitions to run a real contest — not just preview the product. Upgrade only when you outgrow it.
Every judge gets a private link. One click and they are scoring. No passwords, no app downloads, no Judgify account needed to mark a scorecard.
Define your criteria and weights, and ScoreJudge calculates weighted totals automatically across every judge. No spreadsheets after the event.
Judges score from iOS, Android, or desktop — anything with a browser. Same for the audience when you turn on audience voting.
Judges cannot see each other's scores during scoring. No anchoring effects, no jury groupthink — just independent opinions aggregated fairly.
Download every judge's score for every entry on every criterion. Audit trail for prizes, feedback for contestants, data for your retro.
Fast replies, no ticket queue, no enterprise-tier gatekeeping. The whole team uses every feature daily.
ScoreJudge vs Judgify — Common Questions
"We had quotes from Judgify and a couple of other award platforms and it felt completely over-engineered for what we actually needed. ScoreJudge took fifteen minutes to set up and the live leaderboard during the final was honestly the highlight of the event."
"Per-event pricing was a non-starter for our school. ScoreJudge's free plan got us through the talent show with seven judges and 24 acts — no credit card, no sales call, no onboarding fee. Parents loved seeing live rankings on the auditorium screen."
"We run a pitch day twice a year and Judgify was quoting us thousands. ScoreJudge does everything we actually use — judges, rubrics, weighted results, CSV export — for a rounding error by comparison."
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