Best Social Media Contest Software in 2026
Updated
In short: SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Gleam Competitions and Votigo. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Gleam Competitions. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Gleam Competitions at $0.83/mo.
Social media contest software supports campaigns that collect entries, invite participation, or let audiences vote. Compare campaign types and entry methods with the social networks supported, then look at moderation, analytics and reporting, and voting tools to understand how each option handles campaign operations. Winner selection and free-plan availability are also part of the comparison, alongside the starting paid price. The ranking begins with SweepWidget and Gleam Competitions, followed by Votigo and Woobox; Socialman, KickoffLabs, PromoSimple, and Easypromos are also among the first entries. Use these dimensions to focus on the campaign mechanics and oversight your team needs.
28 social media contest software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Campaign types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SweepWidget | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $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 | View |
| 2 | Gleam Competitions | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.83/mo | Yes | — | Giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, social media giveaways, caption-to-win contests, raffles, and user-generated-content campaigns | View |
| 3 |  Votigo | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $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 | View |
| 4 |  Woobox | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | UGC contests, giveaways, polls, quizzes, forms, photo contests, video contests, hashtag contests | View |
| 5 |  Socialman | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $12/mo | Yes | — | giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, quizzes, newsletter campaigns | View |
| 6 | KickoffLabs | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $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 | View |
| 7 |  PromoSimple | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $14/mo | Yes | 14 /mo | giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend campaigns | View |
| 8 | Easypromos | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | 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 | View |
| 9 | ShortStack | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 24 /mo | — | View |
| 10 | Contestit | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | 15 /mo | giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, quiz/trivia campaigns, spin-wheel campaigns, referral/viral campaigns | View |
| 11 | Revup | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 99 /mo | Photo contests, video contests, user-generated-content contests | View |
| 12 | UpViral | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 79 /mo | sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, referral campaigns, rewards, viral waiting lists | View |
| 13 |  Simpliers | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 9.99 /mo | Instagram giveaways; Facebook giveaways; X giveaways; YouTube giveaways; TikTok giveaways; multi-platform giveaways; list-based giveaways | View |
| 14 | Comment Picker | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | 9.99 /mo | giveaways, contests, raffles, sweepstakes, promotions, entry-form giveaways | View |
| 15 |  KingSumo | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Giveaways; sweepstakes | View |
| 16 | Woorise | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 17 |  Strutta | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | 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 | View |
| 18 |  Lukky | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Random giveaway draws, Instagram contests, Facebook contests | View |
| 19 |  Heyo | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | 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 | View |
| 20 | FairGiveaway | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | social media giveaways; X/Twitter draws | View |
| 21 |  ViralSweep | 5.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | 41 /mo | — | View |
| 22 |  Pickaw | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | Online contests, random draws, quizzes, personality tests, Dynamic Lives, Bot-o-Reply campaigns | View |
| 23 |  RafflePress | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | photo/UGC contests, caption contests, hashtag contests, trivia/quiz contests, sweepstakes, referral contests | View |
| 24 |  SocialDog Contests Plus | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Instant win; later draw; single-entry; multi-entry | View |
| 25 | Cool Tabs Social Listening | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $49/mo | No | 49 /mo | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which social media contest software is ranked first on Inferse?
SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 8.9. Gleam Competitions is second and Votigo third.
How many of these have a free plan?
8 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Gleam Competitions has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.83/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.