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How to Enter a Cloud Awards Program

  • Download the entry form. Each program (Cloud, SaaS, Security, A.I., FinTech) has its own entry form. All are provided in the form download pack.

    Forms are provided as a simple Word document, enabling you to share it internally and externally for contributions and approvals without needing to worry about login details or conflicting versioning.

  • Complete one form per awards program, no matter how many categories you enter. The exception is if you are entering more than one project, product, or service – in which case each one needs its own entry form.

    The Best UX/UI Design category in The SaaS Awards also has its own form.

  • Be mindful of the deadlines. Most awards programs have an Early-Bird Deadline, a Standard Deadline, and a Late Deadline, with rising fees at each stage. Deadlines are displayed at the top of the website, in our email communications, and on our social media channels.

  • Head to the website and submit your form. Complete your organization’s details on the “Enter Now” submissions page, making sure the correct product/service names are supplied. Upload your completed form, and any supplementary materials. If entering multiple awards programs (eg. The SaaS Awards, and The A.I. Awards), you must submit each entry, and process the appropriate fees, separately.

  • Submit your entry payment. The final step is to complete online payment of the submissions fee. If your submission is successful at any stage (Shortlist, Finalist, Winner), all of the benefits are included: there are no additional fees for article submission, marketing materials, or trophies.

Submissions Deadlines

Please note that the entry deadlines for the The Cloud Awards, The SaaS Awards, The Cloud Security Awards, The A.I. Awards and The FinTech Awards are unique. All five programs are held annually.

  • The standard entry deadline for The FinTech Awards is the penultimate (second-to-last) Friday in January.

  • The standard entry deadline for The Cloud Security Awards is the penultimate (second-to-last) Friday in March.

  • The standard entry deadline for The SaaS Awards is the penultimate (second-to-last) Friday in May.

  • The standard entry deadline for The A.I. Awards is the penultimate (second-to-last) Friday in July.

  • The standard entry deadline for The Cloud Awards is the penultimate (second-to-last) Friday in October.

For the exact dates, please see our programs page. Please also check your email correspondence in the event of any deadline extensions. Typically, deadline extensions of up to two weeks are offered, although they will incur a late entry charge. “Early-bird” reduced fees are also available for some programs.

Costs for Cloud Awards programs

Below are the entry fees for each awards program.

Each program has a ‘Standard Deadline’ and an ‘Extended Deadline’, with fees rising at each stage. Some programs have a discounted ‘Earlybird’ deadline if you’re able to submit your entry sufficiently ahead of the Standard Deadline.

Fees are per program, and per product/service/project entered.

Services, products and projects may be entered into more than one category in a program as appropriate, but two or more substantively different products/initiatives/services will each incur their own discrete set of fees, even if submitted on behalf of the same organization.

Program Earlybird Entry Standard Deadline Late Entry
The Cloud Awards Unlimited Categories = $695

Success Suite = $1,295

 Unlimited Categories = $795

Success Suite = $1,295

Unlimited Categories = $895

Success Suite = $1,295
The SaaS Awards

Single Category = $595

Unlimited Categories = $695

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $695

Unlimited Categories = $795

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $795

Unlimited Categories = $895

Success Suite = $1,295
The Security Awards

Single Category = $595

Unlimited Categories = $695

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $695

Unlimited Categories = $795

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $795

Unlimited Categories = $895

Success Suite = $1,295
The A.I. Awards Single Category = $595

Unlimited Categories = $695

Success Suite = $1,295

 Single Category = $695

Unlimited Category = $795

Success Suite = $1,295

 Single Category = $795

Unlimited Categories = $895

Success Suite = $1,295
The FinTech Awards Single Category = $595

Unlimited Categories = $695

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $695

Unlimited Categories = $795

Success Suite = $1,295

Single Category = $795

Unlimited Categories = $895

Success Suite = $1,295

Since there is a flat submissions fee for unlimited category entries, and no other cost barriers to entering multiple categories (only one form submission is required), the per-category cost of entering any Cloud Awards program represents industry-leading value. Moreover, organizations which enter multiple categories are 95% more likely to be shortlisted for an award. (This data was taken from submissions to The Cloud Awards and The SaaS Awards for 2020 and 2021.)

Rules of entry for Cloud Awards programs

Please see our full terms and conditions HERE