This category recognizes standout software, including platforms, applications, and tools solving genuine problems at any scale.
SaaS platforms, developer tools, applications across every industry, and software-first businesses of any size.
Software is often judged by its size, such as how much funding it has raised or how many people use it. But great software doesn't have to come from a big company or reach millions of users. The Edison Awards judges Software Solutions on Concept, Value, and Impact, so a small team solving a real problem with a well-designed product can be just as innovative as a big one.
Whether you're an established software company or a small team with a new idea, if your product makes a meaningful difference, it belongs in the conversation. Submit your software innovation for an Edison Award!
How did the idea come to life? What factors, collaboration, iteration, and prototyping took it from genesis to market availability.
This is the elevator pitch — concise evidence for how the product or service is unique and benefits the people who use it.
The immediate effect on the environment or community served, and its predicted long-term effect on society at large.
If your work sounds like what's described above, this is where you belong. Every entry is reviewed by an independent panel and judged on Concept, Value, and Impact, not company size, funding stage, or how new the idea is to the world.
Nominations are reviewed on a rolling basis ahead of the annual deadline. Entry fees increase as the deadline approaches. Submitting early costs less and maximizes exposure.
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