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9 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Giveaways with entry methods on 30 platforms
SweepWidget covers entry methods on 30 platforms rather than Gleam's eight, at the same $29 starting price with a free tier, the wider net when a giveaway needs to run somewhere Gleam does not support.
Works with Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Kick, Discord
Giveaways, quizzes and polls with entry rules
Woobox adds quizzes and polls alongside giveaways, same $29 starting price and a free tier, useful when the campaign needs more than one entry mechanic.
Works with Instagram, Facebook
Dozens of contest formats, one subscription
Easypromos runs at the same $29 a month but with no free tier, offering dozens of contest formats in one subscription rather than Gleam's separate apps priced apart.
Works with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
Contests and giveaways with entry rules
ShortStack from $24 with a free tier runs contests with entry rules and its own landing pages, closer to a campaign builder than a widget.
Works with Instagram, Facebook
Giveaways, forms and quizzes on one builder
Woorise from $23 with a free tier builds giveaways, forms and quizzes on one builder, wider than the giveaway mechanic alone.
Works with Instagram, Facebook
Giveaways with a lifetime price tag
KingSumo charges a lifetime price instead of a recurring bill, with a free tier below its $49 tier, built more for growing an email list than enforcing entry rules across eight platforms.
Giveaways with the legal wording generated
PromoSimple starts cheaper at $14 a month and generates the legal wording a giveaway needs, no free tier though, the pick when official rules text is the part that is missing.
Works with Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, X
Sweepstakes and contests that stay compliant
ViralSweep at $49 generates the official rules and keeps the entry log, which matters once a prize is worth questioning.
Referral contests that pay out in prizes
UpViral at $79 runs referral contests that pay out in prizes, aimed at the sharing loop rather than at the draw itself.