Submittable
Grant management and CSR software for foundations, governments, and corporate giving teams
By Submittable · HQ Missoula, US · 4.3/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Foundations and nonprofits running multi-stage grant review
- Government and public-sector agencies managing application intake
- Corporate CSR, employee giving and volunteering teams
- Program teams with no technical staff who need to launch fast
Ideal size: 5–50 program staff people · Established grantmaking, scholarship or CSR program running recurring cycles
Not for
- Teams that need a full CRM or sales pipeline
- Buyers who require published self-serve list pricing
- Individual applicants managing a single submission
- Organizations needing on-premise or self-hosted deployment
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
About 4 weeks
~28 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Quote-based. Buy individual products (Corporate Social Responsibility Platform, Grant & Application Management) or bundle and save; Enterprise adds funds distribution, custom branding and…
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not listed
Add-on costs
- Enterprise tier: funds distribution, custom branding, custom integrations, project management and professional services, premium support and implementation
Company & support
Who is behind Submittable, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2010 · 16 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Missoula, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteEnterprise only
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Support portal covers Submittable, Next, Zengine and Bright Funds. Existing customers contact customer success for billing and upgrade questions; Enterprise plans include premium support, implementation and professional services.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Submittable sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Submittable
- OpenGov
- iWorQ
- Edmunds GovTech
- Skyward
- ClearGov
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Submittable. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Submittable ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Vendor describes AI that extracts information from PDFs, helps applicants fill in information, helps reviewers summarize applications, and powers cause discovery. Five responsible-AI principles commit to monitoring, transparency and bias mitigation. No model providers, AI pricing or data-training terms are stated.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Submittable is giving and granting software used by foundations, government agencies and corporate CSR teams to collect, review and manage applications and grant programs. The vendor reports $5B+ in funds managed across 200K+ programs and 30M+ applicants. It offers drag-and-drop forms, multi-stage review, fraud prevention, financial tracking and impact reporting, backed by annual SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA and GDPR audits. Programs typically launch in about four weeks with no coding required.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to launch a program on Submittable?
Submittable's own onboarding timeline shows form building in the first days, awards and multi-stage review at roughly one month, and program launch plus awards at roughly two months, while its marketing states four weeks to launch and 'launch a grant program in weeks, not months.' The vendor also says no coding or technical background is required and that changes can be made at any time, so lighter programs can start faster than the full timeline.
What does Submittable cost?
Submittable does not publish list prices. The pricing page is quote-based and lets buyers select individual products or bundle them: a Corporate Social Responsibility Platform, Grant & Application Management Software, and an Enterprise tier. Enterprise adds funds distribution, custom branding, custom integrations, project management and professional services, plus premium support and implementation. Buyers should expect to speak with sales to get seat, program-volume and module pricing.
Which compliance certifications does Submittable hold?
Its security page states a third-party SOC 2 Type 2 audit every year, an annual HIPAA audit with yearly employee HIPAA training, GDPR compliance tooling, FERPA compliance for student education records, and PCI coverage through Stripe, which is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1. The page does not claim ISO 27001, FedRAMP or CMMC. SAML single sign-on and granular permission levels are also supported.
Where is our data hosted and how is it protected?
Submittable stores data in the Amazon Web Services US East (N. Virginia) region across multiple availability zones. Data sits in Amazon RDS, encrypted at rest with AES-256, with automated backups retained for 35 days for point-in-time restore, and file attachments in Amazon S3. The vendor states product uptime of 99.0% or higher, annual security awareness training for all employees, and intrusion detection with audit trails for incident response.
Does Submittable use AI, and is it trained on our data?
Submittable describes AI that extracts accurate information from PDFs, helps applicants fill in information quickly, helps reviewers summarize applications, and powers a cause-discovery feature for employees. It publishes five responsible-AI principles covering empowerment, accountability, transparency, equity and privacy. Its sources do not state which model providers are used, how AI is priced, or whether customer data is used to train models, so those points need direct confirmation.
Who typically uses Submittable?
The vendor positions the platform for three groups: government and public sector agencies, foundations and nonprofits, and corporations running CSR and employee giving programs. Public references include the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation, the State of Montana, the Jack In The Box Foundation, the Lindsey Vonn Foundation and StoneX. It is a public benefit corporation founded in 2010 and headquartered in Missoula, Montana.