ShortStack vs Woobox Comparison 2026
ShortStack builds a contest with defined entry rules and a defensible random draw, hosted end to end, free forever with view limits, then $24 a month billed annually. Woobox covers a wider range of campaign types from one account, sweepstakes, photo and video contests, quizzes, polls and coupon giveaways, with a free plan that runs a real small campaign, 100 entries and 1,000 views a month, rather than only a preview, then $29 a month for the next step up. ShortStack is the rules specialist. Woobox is the wider format library.
Contests and giveaways with entry rules
Giveaways, quizzes and polls with entry rules
At a glance
- ShortStack starts cheaper, at $24.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
ShortStack | Woobox | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $24 | From $29 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | None |
| API | Yes |
ShortStack
Contests and giveaways with entry rules
ShortStack builds the contest itself, not only the widget: a landing page, the entry form, the rules that decide what counts as an entry, and the random draw at the end. Emails to entrants go out from the same place. Pricing is by page views rather than by entries, and overage is charged per thousand once a campaign catches on.
Only on this side
- Covers landing pages & funnels
Woobox
Giveaways, quizzes and polls with entry rules
Woobox builds the campaign types a giveaway actually needs: sweepstakes with entry rules, photo and video contests, quizzes, polls and coupon giveaways, each on a hosted page you can embed. Entries can be tied to actions on the networks you care about. The free plan runs a real campaign rather than a preview.
Our note
Woobox is the one to reach for when the campaign is a contest or a quiz rather than a referral loop. Gleam is the closer comparison, and Woobox wins on how far its free plan goes.
Why people weigh these two
- Woobox instead of ShortStack
- Woobox also enforces entry rules across giveaways, quizzes and polls, with a free tier and a $29 plan, built on the same rules-matter premise ShortStack leads with.
- ShortStack instead of Woobox
- ShortStack runs contests and giveaways with entry rules too, with a free tier and plans from $24, a few dollars under Woobox's $29 start.
Which one should you pick
Choose ShortStack if the entry rules and a defensible draw are what the campaign actually needs: the whole thing, landing page, entry form, random draw and follow-up email, runs inside the tool. Launch is $24 a month billed annually, and nonprofits get 50 percent off every tier, a discount Woobox does not offer.
Choose Woobox if the campaign is a quiz, a poll or a photo contest rather than a straight sweepstakes, since those formats are built in rather than approximated with custom rules. The free plan runs a genuine small campaign, 100 entries and 1,000 views a month, and $29 a month steps up to 1,000 entries. Agencies running campaigns for several clients want the tiers with multiple live sites, since a growing entry count is what moves a plan up rather than a feature gate.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, ShortStack or Woobox?
- ShortStack's $24 a month is the annual-billed rate; Woobox's $29 a month is its standard rate. They are close either way, and both have usable free plans below that, so the campaign format matters more than the few dollars of difference.
- Can Woobox build quizzes and polls, not just sweepstakes?
- Yes, that is one of its main advantages: sweepstakes, photo and video contests, quizzes, polls and coupon giveaways all come from the same account. ShortStack is more narrowly built around contests with defined entry rules and a random draw.
- Is either free plan a real, usable campaign rather than a demo?
- Woobox's is explicitly stated as one: 100 entries and 1,000 views a month with no card required. ShortStack's free plan is also free forever with view limits, usable for a small campaign, though the exact view ceiling is not stated as precisely.
- Do nonprofits get a discount on either one?
- ShortStack offers 50 percent off every tier for nonprofits. Woobox does not list a comparable nonprofit discount in its own pricing materials.
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