Sphere Contest

Sphere Contest: Open-Source Contest Software for Competitions

Discover Sphere Contest, an open-source platform for running contests and competitions online, with features like category management, submission tracking, judging scoring, and automated result calculation.

What is Sphere Contest?

Sphere Contest is an open source web application designed specifically for running contests and competitions online. It provides a complete platform for contest organizers to set up contests, accept submissions from participants in various formats like text, images, audio, video, etc., have a panel of judges score the entries based on criteria, calculate scores to determine winners, and showcase winners.

Some key features of Sphere Contest include:

• Flexible and easy contest creation - Organizers can quickly set up contests with details like name, description, terms & conditions, start & end dates, allowed file types for submissions, scoring criteria, prizes, etc.
• Multiple submission categories - Contests can have different submission categories allowing participants to submit entries for specific types like essays, logos, t-shirt designs, mobile apps, etc.
• Custom judging criteria - Flexible criteria can be defined for judging submissions on parameters like relevance, originality, creativity, quality, or any custom aspects.
• Collaborative judging portal - The judging portal has commenting tools, rating & scoring interfaces allowing multiple judges to evaluate and discuss entries.
• Automated scoring and winner selection - Scoring algorithms automatically tally scores and select contest winners and runners up.
• Public and private contests - Contests can be made public allowing anyone to compete or private requiring registration.
• Entrant profile management - Participants can create accounts and manage profile with their contact details and submissions.
• SEO optimized contest showcases - Contest homepages are SEO optimized to help drive organic traffic and showcase winning entries publicly.

With its robust set of contest management tools, Sphere Contest can be used for organizing design contests, innovation challenges, talent hunts, photo competitions, film-making contests and more by companies, organizations, schools, colleges and just about anyone. The software is open source, customizable and available for self-hosting.

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