What it is
ShortStack provides templates, entry forms and winner-picking tools for sweepstakes, voting contests and referral giveaways.2 Its sweepstakes collect entries, then pick a winner at random.2 Points for actions such as shares and referrals convert to bonus entries automatically.3
What people pay
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 forever1 | 500 views per month, 200 entries stored, 1 connected site, ShortStack footer |
| Launch | $24 per month billed annually ($290 per year); $29 billed month to month1 | 25,000 views per month, 5,000 entries stored, public voting contest |
| Build | $49 per month billed annually ($590 per year); $59 billed month to month1 | 100,000 views per month, 20,000 entries stored, Refer-a-Friend sweepstakes |
| Scale | $99 per month billed annually ($1,190 per year); $119 billed month to month1 | 300,000 views per month, 60,000 entries stored, anti-fraud suite, 1 team seat |
| Max | $166 per month billed annually ($1,990 per year); $199 billed month to month1 | 750,000 views per month, 150,000 entries stored, full white-label with no footer, entry API |
Prices as listed on the official pages on 2026-10-07. Prices change, so check the sources below.
What the paid plans add
The Free plan stores 200 entries and caps at 500 views per month.1 Refer-a-Friend sweepstakes start on the Build plan.1 The ShortStack footer shows on every plan except Max.1 Max costs $166 per month billed annually, or $199 billed month to month.1
What a copy needs to do
- Giveaway page with prize, rules and end date
- Entry by email, one per address
- A referral link for every entrant
- Bonus entries for each referred friend
- Random winner drawn by entries
- No footer branding and no entry cap
How to build it yourself
- Each entry is appended as a row in Google Sheets with email, referral code and referrer.4
- A Next.js route handler rejects a second entry from the same email.5
- The Node.js crypto module creates referral codes and draws the winner with crypto.randomInt.6
- A daily Vercel Cron job runs the draw on its first run after the end date.7
- The buyer connects Google Sheets through their own Composio account.8
What a copy leaves out
- Comment imports from Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Instant win games and photo contests
- ShortStack's name, templates and screens
Or order it built
$100, ready in 24 hours, 3 revisions. You pay only after we say yes, and a full refund if it does not work for you.
The wish, ready to sendBuild me my own giveaway page for my shop's customers, with no footer branding and no entry cap. Keep: entry by email, 2 bonus entries per referred friend, a countdown to the end date, a random winner drawn by entries.Check this wish, $100
References
- ShortStack. Pricing. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- ShortStack. Contests and sweepstakes. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- ShortStack. Refer-a-Friend and Points for Actions. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- Google for Developers. Method: spreadsheets.values.append. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- Next.js. Getting Started: Route Handlers. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- Node.js. Crypto. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- Vercel. Cron Jobs. Accessed 2026-10-07.
- Composio. Google Sheets toolkit. Accessed 2026-10-07.
ShortStack is a trademark of its owner. HundredBucks is not affiliated with ShortStack. A copy does what the product does, with its own name and design.