Best Social Media Contest Software in 2026
Updated
In short: SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Socialman and Gleam Competitions. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Socialman. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Gleam Competitions at $0.83/mo.
Social media contest software gives you tools to collect entries, encourage participation, or run audience voting through social campaigns. Compared on campaign types and entry methods, the options also differ in supported social networks, moderation tools, voting tools, and winner selection. Analytics and reporting offer another point to weigh when considering campaign oversight. Check free-plan availability and the paid starting point alongside those capabilities. The ranking opens with SweepWidget, Gleam Competitions, and Woobox; Socialman, PromoSimple, KickoffLabs, Easypromos, and ShortStack follow among the first entries. Focus on the mechanics and management controls that match the kind of contest you want to run.
28 social media contest software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
8free plans on this page
$0.83/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 SweepWidget Top pick · 7.2 Free plan · $29/mo
#2 Socialman Runner-up · 7.1 Free plan · $12/mo
#3 Gleam Competitions Also great · 7.0 Free plan · $0.83/mo
- Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Campaign types
- 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
- Entry methods
- 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
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Tumblr, Twitch, Bluesky, Kick, Steam, SoundCloud, Spotify, Snapchat, Telegram, Discord, LinkedIn, Reddit, Medium, and Patreon
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About SweepWidgetVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Campaign types
- giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, quizzes, newsletter campaigns
- Entry methods
- social sign-in, page visits, follows, posts, retweets, viral sharing, newsletter signup, polls, quizzes, open questions, URL visits, app downloads, coupon unlocks
- Social networks
- Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Discord, Steam, Telegram, Pinterest, Spotify, Reddit, Snapchat, Kick, Tumblr
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$12/mofirst paid tier About SocialmanVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Campaign types
- Giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, social media giveaways, caption-to-win contests, raffles, and user-generated-content campaigns
- Entry methods
- Email subscriptions, social follows and visits, comments, shares, hashtags, video actions, file uploads, quizzes, custom actions, coupon codes, Discord entries, and event actions
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, Snapchat, Tumblr, Twitch, Telegram, Discord, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Goodreads
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.83/mofirst paid tier About Gleam CompetitionsVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 14 /mo
- Campaign types
- giveaways, sweepstakes, contests, polls, surveys, quizzes, refer-a-friend campaigns
- Entry methods
- 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
- Social networks
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$14/mofirst paid tier About PromoSimpleVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 13 /mo
- Campaign types
- Viral giveaways, leaderboard giveaways, bonus-entry giveaways, pre-launch waitlists, milestone rewards, newsletter referrals, lead magnets, ecommerce giveaways, event promotion
- Entry methods
- Email signup, Facebook signup, Google signup, phone number, referrals, social follows, content views, shares, purchases, form actions, app downloads, custom actions, secret codes, SMS
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Discord, Reddit, Telegram, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Threads, Spotify, Messenger, Weibo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$13/mofirst paid tier About KickoffLabsVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Campaign types
- UGC contests, giveaways, polls, quizzes, forms, photo contests, video contests, hashtag contests
- Entry methods
- Form entry, file upload, hashtag entry, social follows, social shares, YouTube subscriptions
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About WooboxVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
- Campaign types
- giveaways, sweepstakes, photo contests, quiz/trivia campaigns, spin-wheel campaigns, referral/viral campaigns
- Entry methods
- comments, email sign-ups, custom entry forms, likes, follows, tags, shares, referrals, quiz answers, photo submissions
- Social networks
- Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, Twitch
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About ContestitVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 240 /mo
- Campaign types
- 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
- Entry methods
- Web forms, microsites, landing pages, mobile, social posts, hashtags, comments, chatbot auto-DMs, QR codes, in-store entry
- Social networks
- Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit, BeReal
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$29/mofirst paid tier About VotigoVisit site - Free trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 49 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About Cool Tabs Social ListeningVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9.99 /mo
- Campaign types
- giveaways, contests, raffles, sweepstakes, promotions, entry-form giveaways
- Entry methods
- comments, comment replies, likes, reposts, quotes, replies, names or lists, branded entry forms
- Social networks
- Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X (Twitter), Bluesky, Threads, Reddit
- Voting tools
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Campaign types
- Instant win; later draw; single-entry; multi-entry
- Entry methods
- 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
- Social networks
- X; Instagram; LINE; YouTube; TikTok; Discord
- Voting tools
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - iOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Campaign types
- Random giveaway draws, Instagram contests, Facebook contests
- Entry methods
- Post comments, required mentions, one entry per person, excluded-account filtering
- Social networks
- Instagram, Facebook
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Campaign types
- Online contests, random draws, quizzes, personality tests, Dynamic Lives, Bot-o-Reply campaigns
- Entry methods
- Comments, keywords, mentions, likes or reactions, follows, reposts, contest publication URLs
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9.99 /mo
- Campaign types
- Instagram giveaways; Facebook giveaways; X giveaways; YouTube giveaways; TikTok giveaways; multi-platform giveaways; list-based giveaways
- Entry methods
- Comments; likes; retweets; replies; list entries
- Social networks
- Instagram; Facebook; X (Twitter); YouTube; TikTok
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Campaign types
- social media giveaways; X/Twitter draws
- Entry methods
- likes; reposts; comments; follows; external-tweet engagement
- Social networks
- X (Twitter)
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Campaign types
- Giveaways; sweepstakes
- Entry methods
- Email; Facebook; social-account follows; link clicks; friend referrals
- Social networks
- Facebook; other social accounts via bonus-entry actions
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 41 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$49/mofirst paid tier About ViralSweepVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Campaign types
- Giveaways, online voting contests, photo contests, video contests, mention and hashtag contests, referral campaigns, games, quizzes, instant prizes, and multi-stage promotions
- Entry methods
- Registration forms, photo uploads, video uploads, text submissions, PDF uploads, external links, YouTube links, Instagram or TikTok content, mentions, hashtags, referrals, and votes
- Social networks
- Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitch, Google, and Pinterest
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 25 /mo
- Campaign types
- Sweepstakes, photo contests, video contests, Instagram sweeps, quizzes, multi-format contests, Twitter sweeps, viral sweeps, hashtag campaigns, refer-a-friend campaigns, UGC contests
- Entry methods
- Email opt-in, Facebook page like, social sharing, link sharing, photo submission, video submission, hashtag submission, quiz participation, refer-a-friend clicks
- Social networks
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Campaign types
- photo/UGC contests, caption contests, hashtag contests, trivia/quiz contests, sweepstakes, referral contests
- Entry methods
- email signup, social follows, social sharing, referrals, page visits, video viewing, polls and surveys, questions, image submissions, comments, blog posts, custom actions
- Social networks
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitch
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 99 /mo
- Campaign types
- Photo contests, video contests, user-generated-content contests
- Entry methods
- Photo uploads, video uploads, captions, custom fields, Google sign-in, social-platform video pulls, manual admin submissions
- Social networks
- Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 240 /mo
- Campaign types
- 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
- Entry methods
- Photo, video, audio and text uploads; Instagram hashtags; signup forms; code and unique-code validation; refer-a-friend sharing; polls and quizzes
- Social networks
- Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
- Voting tools
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
- Campaign types
- sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, referral campaigns, rewards, viral waiting lists
- Entry methods
- email opt-in, referrals, social sharing, custom actions, Facebook login, embeddable HTML forms
- Social networks
- Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Telegram, Instagram
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Campaign types
- Scratch & Win; Twitter contests
- Entry methods
- Facebook Connect; Twitter login; name and email; Twitter follow; Twitter retweet; referral links
- Social networks
- Facebook; Twitter
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which social media contest software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
SweepWidget is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 7.2. Socialman is second and Gleam Competitions 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.
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