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Enter the Autumn Awards 2026

JIMSOevaluates your product against a serious, independent standard. Entering takes a signed-in account, a live product and the evidence to back your claims. This page explains what you’ll need and how to begin.

Autumn AwardsApplications openEntry deadline from $149
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The applicant portal is where entries are built. It opens after you sign in with a one-time link sent to your email — there is no password to create.

Before you start

What you’ll need to enter

Gather these before you begin. Drafts save as you go, so you can return to finish, but a complete entry is judged more fairly.

01

Product links

A live URL where the jury can reach your product, plus any supporting links — a demo, documentation, a short video or a press or launch page.

02

Evidence and metrics

Concrete proof of execution and value: usage or outcome figures, customer results, reliability signals. Every claim you make should be supportable if a reviewer asks.

03

Category fit

A clear sense of which category your product genuinely belongs in, and why. You may enter more than one only where the product truly fits each.

The application

Eight steps from company to confirmation

Once you sign in, the portal walks you through the entry in order. Payment comes last — it confirms the product goes to review; it never buys a result.

  1. Company

    Create or select the company entering the product.

  2. Cycle

    Choose the open awards cycle you are entering.

  3. Category

    Select the category your product fits — add a second only if it genuinely fits.

  4. Product

    Add product information and the links the jury will use.

  5. Evidence

    Attach the evidence, metrics and files that support your claims.

  6. Review

    Check every answer before you commit the entry.

  7. Pay

    Pay the entry fee to confirm the product goes to independent review.

  8. Confirmation

    Receive confirmation that your entry is in for the cycle.

Open categories

Choose the category your product fits

Three categories are open this cycle. Each is scored on its own weighted rubric — read the criteria before you choose.

Category

Best B2B Software Product

For products that solve a real operational problem for other businesses. Judged on execution, reliability and measurable value.

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Category

Best AI Product

For products where AI does meaningful work, not decoration. Judged on real capability, quality of output and value to users.

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Category

Best New Product

For recently released products that already show unusual clarity and quality. Judged on execution and evidence.

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The entry fee

One fee, per category, per cycle

Early entry
$149
Standard entry
$199
Late entry
$249
Additional category
$99

same product, same cycle

The price depends only on when you enter — earlier costs less. The fee covers an independent review of your product; it never buys a place on the shortlist. Full pricing.

In plain terms

What entering does and does not mean

  • Entering requires a signed-in account. Sign in with a one-time link, then build your entry in the portal.
  • Your fee pays for an independent review by a reviewer separate from the jury. It never buys a finalist place or a win.
  • Up to five finalists reach each category and one winner is named — or none, if no entry meets the standard.

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