ElectionBuddy vs Simply Voting
ElectionBuddy publishes per-election prices by voter count; Simply Voting prices self-administered elections through a calculator and quotes managed ones, and lists telephone voting as a premium feature.
ElectionBuddyPrice published
An organisation that wants to see a price by voter count and run the vote itself.
Simply VotingPrice not published
A body that needs telephone voting or a managed election.
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.
Simply Voting
- You need telephone voting — Simply Voting lists it as a premium feature.
- You need online nominations, weighted votes or voter segmentation — Simply Voting lists them as premium features.
- You want a managed election run for you — Simply Voting offers managed elections by quote.
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 Simply Voting’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.