Best Social Media Contest Software in 2026
Updated
Planning a social media contest means deciding how people can participate and how the campaign will be managed. Compared on campaign types, entry methods, and supported social networks, the software also varies in moderation tools, analytics and reporting, voting tools, and winner selection. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer additional comparison points. Socialman, Contestit, and SweepWidget are among the included options. Consider the contest format you have in mind, how entries or votes should be handled, and what oversight your team needs to run the campaign.
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16free plans on this page
$6.58/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Social Media Contest Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.24 of 24 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 HeyoPaid from $25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 SocialmanPaid from $12/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 SimpliersPaid from €9.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 4 ContestitPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 5 SweepWidgetPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Gleam CompetitionsPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 7 KickoffLabsPaid from $13/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 8 PromoSimplePaid from $14/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 9 Comment PickerPaid from $9.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 10 EasypromosPaid from $24.17/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 LukkyPaid from €9.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 FairGiveawayFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 13 KingSumoFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 14 StruttaPaid from $240/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 WooriseFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 16 ShortStackPaid from $24/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 17 SocialDog Contests PlusFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 ViralSweepPaid from $41/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 19 WishpondPaid from $260/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 20 WooboxPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 RevupPaid from $99/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 UpViralPaid from $6.58/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 23 Cool Tabs Social ListeningPaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 24 WASK
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 VotigoPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Campaign types | Entry methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heyo | 7.8 | Free plan | $25/mo | No | 25 /mo | Sweepstakes, photo contests, video contests, Instagram sweeps, quizzes, multi-format contests, Twitter sweeps, viral sweeps, hashtag campaigns, refer-a-friend campaigns, UGC contests | Email opt-in, Facebook page like, social sharing, link sharing, photo submission, video submission, hashtag submission, quiz participation, refer-a-friend clicks |
| 2 | Socialman | 7.8 | Free plan | $12/mo | Yes | giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, quizzes, newsletter campaigns | social sign-in, page visits, follows, posts, retweets, viral sharing, newsletter signup, polls, quizzes, open questions, URL visits, app downloads, coupon unlocks | |
| 3 | Simpliers | 7.6 | Free plan | €9.99/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | Instagram giveaways; Facebook giveaways; X giveaways; YouTube giveaways; TikTok giveaways; multi-platform giveaways; list-based giveaways | Comments; likes; retweets; replies; list entries |
| 4 | Contestit | 7.5 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, quiz/trivia campaigns, spin-wheel campaigns, referral/viral campaigns | comments, email sign-ups, custom entry forms, likes, follows, tags, shares, referrals, quiz answers, photo submissions |
| 5 | SweepWidget | 7.3 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | Giveaways, sweepstakes, social media campaigns, email subscriptions, viral-sharing campaigns, custom forms, leaderboard competitions, photo contests, video contests, voting contests, airdrops, NFT giveaways, presales, and whitelist campaigns | Social follows, likes, comments, shares, reposts, visits, newsletter subscriptions, referrals, custom forms, polls, surveys, file uploads, secret codes, app downloads, purchases, event attendance, podcast subscriptions, and custom actions |
| 6 | Gleam Competitions | 7.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, social media giveaways, caption-to-win contests, raffles, and user-generated-content campaigns | Email subscriptions, social follows and visits, comments, shares, hashtags, video actions, file uploads, quizzes, custom actions, coupon codes, Discord entries, and event actions | |
| 7 | KickoffLabs | 7.1 | Free plan | $13/mo | Yes | 13 /mo | Viral giveaways, leaderboard giveaways, bonus-entry giveaways, pre-launch waitlists, milestone rewards, newsletter referrals, lead magnets, ecommerce giveaways, event promotion | Email signup, Facebook signup, Google signup, phone number, referrals, social follows, content views, shares, purchases, form actions, app downloads, custom actions, secret codes, SMS |
| 8 | PromoSimple | 7.1 | Free plan | $14/mo | Yes | 14 /mo | giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend campaigns | email and Facebook login, Facebook visits or likes, Twitter follows or tweets, Instagram likes or follows, Pinterest follows or pins, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend links, custom form fields |
| 9 | Comment Picker | 7.0 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | giveaways, contests, raffles, sweepstakes, promotions, entry-form giveaways | comments, comment replies, likes, reposts, quotes, replies, names or lists, branded entry forms |
| 10 | Easypromos | 7.0 | No | $24.17/mo | No | 29 /mo | Giveaways, online voting contests, photo contests, video contests, mention and hashtag contests, referral campaigns, games, quizzes, instant prizes, and multi-stage promotions | Registration forms, photo uploads, video uploads, text submissions, PDF uploads, external links, YouTube links, Instagram or TikTok content, mentions, hashtags, referrals, and votes |
| 11 | Lukky | 7.0 | Free plan | €9.99/mo | Yes | Random giveaway draws, Instagram contests, Facebook contests | Post comments, required mentions, one entry per person, excluded-account filtering | |
| 12 | FairGiveaway | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | social media giveaways; X/Twitter draws | likes; reposts; comments; follows; external-tweet engagement | |
| 13 | KingSumo | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Giveaways; sweepstakes | Email; Facebook; social-account follows; link clicks; friend referrals | |
| 14 | Strutta | 6.9 | No | $240/mo | No | 240 /mo | Sweepstakes, random draw, instant win, judged contest, voted contest, photo contest, video contest, audio contest, text contest, quizzes, polls, coupons, landing pages, signup forms, Instagram hashtag contest, Facebook contest, lead generation campaign, prize raffle, in-store giveaway | Photo, video, audio and text uploads; Instagram hashtags; signup forms; code and unique-code validation; refer-a-friend sharing; polls and quizzes |
| 15 | Woorise | 6.9 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 16 | ShortStack | 6.8 | Free plan | $24/mo | Yes | 24 /mo | ||
| 17 | SocialDog Contests Plus | 6.8 | Free plan | No | Instant win; later draw; single-entry; multi-entry | X follow; X repost; X follow and repost; X quote post; X hashtag; Instagram comment; Instagram follow and comment; Instagram photo/video hashtag post; LINE friend add; YouTube video view; YouTube like and channel subscribe; TikTok video view; Discord server join; website visit; survey; quiz; URL sharing; prediction; secret phrase; puzzle | ||
| 18 | ViralSweep | 6.8 | No | $41/mo | No | 41 /mo | ||
| 19 | Wishpond | 6.8 | $260/mo | |||||
| 20 | Woobox | 6.8 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | UGC contests, giveaways, polls, quizzes, forms, photo contests, video contests, hashtag contests | Form entry, file upload, hashtag entry, social follows, social shares, YouTube subscriptions |
| 21 | Revup | 6.7 | No | $99/mo | No | 99 /mo | Photo contests, video contests, user-generated-content contests | Photo uploads, video uploads, captions, custom fields, Google sign-in, social-platform video pulls, manual admin submissions |
| 22 | UpViral | 6.7 | No | $6.58/mo | No | 79 /mo | sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, referral campaigns, rewards, viral waiting lists | email opt-in, referrals, social sharing, custom actions, Facebook login, embeddable HTML forms |
| 23 | Cool Tabs Social Listening | 6.6 | No | $49/mo | No | 49 /mo | ||
| 24 | WASK | 6.5 | No | 25 /mo | ||||
| 25 | Votigo | 6.2 | No | $29/mo | No | 240 /mo | Sweepstakes, UGC contests, instant-win games, loyalty and rewards programs, quizzes and gamification, digital coupons and rebates, SMS and text promotions, photo contests, video contests, landing pages, polls | Web forms, microsites, landing pages, mobile, social posts, hashtags, comments, chatbot auto-DMs, QR codes, in-store entry |
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