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ElectionBuddy vs OpaVote

OpaVote prices in steps — $10 for 125 voters, $80 for 1,000 — while ElectionBuddy lists $99 for 1,000 voters (ElectionVote) or $397 for 350 (MeetingVote). Both list STV among their voting methods.

ElectionBuddy
Price published

Starting price
Free (up to 20 voters) · ElectionVote: $29 (350 voters), $99 (1,000), from $299 (up to 100,000) · MeetingVote: $197 (75), $397 (350), from $797 (up to 20,000)
Per-entry or per-vote fee
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Best suited to

An organisation that wants a choice between election and meeting-vote products with published tiers.

ElectionBuddy

OpaVote
Price published

Starting price
Free (25 voters, 10 candidates) · $10 (125 voters) · $80 (1,000) · $800 (10,000)
Per-entry or per-vote fee
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Best suited to

A group that wants the lowest listed price per voter and a long list of counting methods.

OpaVote

Where each one is strongest

ElectionBuddy

  • Price matters most — ElectionBuddy lists ElectionVote at $99 for up to 1,000 voters; Ballotis Standard is $149 for up to 1,000 voters.
  • You need counting methods Ballotis does not create, such as STV or cumulative voting — ElectionBuddy lists both.
  • Your electorate is above 5,000 — ElectionBuddy lists ElectionVote from $299 up to 100,000 voters; Ballotis publishes up to 5,000 and quotes larger.

OpaVote

  • You need Borda, Condorcet or STV counts — OpaVote lists them; Ballotis does not create them.
  • You need weighted voting — OpaVote lists it.
  • You are running a small vote and price decides: OpaVote lists $10 for 125 voters and $80 for 1,000; Ballotis lists $49 for 250 and $149 for 1,000.

These are the same points we make on each product’s own comparison page, unchanged. Competitor details checked on 5 Oct 2026 against ElectionBuddy’s and OpaVote’s own sites; where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.

If you are still shortlisting

Ballotis is ours, so treat this paragraph accordingly. It publishes every price, charges a 0% platform fee today, and each of our comparison pages says plainly where the other product is the better choice — including the two above. If your RFP turns on named references, ask us what we can supply.