Pricing

Our plans are based on the number of submissions you take in a year. No hidden ‘extras’. No setup costs. No onboarding fees. Try for free. Cancel at any time.


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submissions across the year

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What we count as submissions

Free

Try Zealous for free and begin taking submissions without fees.


£

0

/mo

Up to 6 submissions

One program

Unlimited draft entries

Unlimited file storage

Unlimited judges

Unlimited categories

Branded webpage

Customisable entry process

One scoring round

Streaming hosted video

2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £5)

And more: see below

Starter

Automate your programs, customize your forms and streamline judging and selection process.


£

0

/mo

All Free features and

Up to 300 submissions

Unlimited programs

One scoring round

Judge comments & chat

Unlimited categories

Invoicing & refunds

2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £5)

And more: see below

Pro

Scale entries and make better decisions with public votes and selection across multiple rounds.


£

0

/mo

All Starter features and

Up to Unlimited submissions

Unlimited scoring rounds

Multiple criteria scoring

Public voting

1 hour onboarding

2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £5)

And more: see below

Enterprise

Run complex programs with the support of an account manager & integrate Zealous with other platforms.


£

0

/mo

All Pro features and

Up to Unlimited Submissions

Zapier Integration

Webhooks

Dedicated account manager

2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £5)

And more: see below

Enterprise Plus

The same perks as Enterprise without Zealous taking any charges on your entry fees.


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All Enterprise features and

No commission on entry fees

* This does not include the Stripe payment gateway costs which are based on how your candidates pay you.

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Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Overview

Programs

1

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Program validity

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Draft Entries

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Submissions

up to
6

up to
300

up to
Unlimited

up to
Unlimited

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Website

Dedicated page

Logo & Branding

Any device (desktop, tablet, mobile)

Display past programs

Results Gallery

Draft Mode

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Application

Accept (almost) any media

Visual Submissions

Flexible application form

Unlimited entry form fields

Max. upload size per file

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited File capacity

Applicant portal

Embedded media

Unlimited video

Multi-category submissions

Form auto-save

Allow / disallow edits

Restrict entries per person

Resubmission

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Entry Fees

Charge entry fees

Accept fees in any currency

Stripe Integration

Invoicing & Tax

Special deals

Promocodes

Streamlined refunds

Track your income

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Management

Categories

Real-time dashboard

Schedule key dates

Related entries

Automated emails

Emails from you

Make edits as you go

Identify dropout rates

Bulk download entries

Quickly clone programs

Lock/Unlock entries automatically

Archive programs

Google Analytics

Connect 5000+ apps with Zapier

Webhooks

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Judging / Scoring

Judges / Evaluators

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Streamlined scoring

Flexible judge assignment

Monitor judging progress

Auto-navigation

Round comments & chat

Auto resume

Search & Sort Overview

View score breakdown

Anonymous judging

Live judging slideshow view

Judge PDF downloads

Scoring criteria & weights

Public voting

Vote newsletter capture

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Evaluation

Evaluation rounds

1

1

Unlimited

Unlimited

Quick “Send to round”

Bulk updates

Real-time results & judging progress

Rich filter & sort

Automated average scores

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Security

Secure storage

99.98% Uptime

7-day point-in-time backups

Best-in-class email deliverability

Bank security payments

GDPR / Data Privacy Framework & SCCs

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

5 Star Support

Unlimited 5-star support

Candidate Live Chat support

Help centre, support articles and tutorials

Pre-launch check

1-hour onboarding

Dedicated account manager

Frequently asked questions


What does “Try Free” mean?
You can draft, create and test your opportunity absolutely for free. You’ll even be able to take up to 6 submissions before we ask you to upgrade to a paid subscription.
Are there any setup costs
No, you can register right away and have your opportunity opened within minutes.
What does this pricing include?
Everything above, unlike some of our competitors we don’t charge for any “extras”. No setup costs, training fees, hidden fees, storage fees…
Why should I pay per year?
If the massive discount isn’t enough, there’s also less administration involved. One invoice once a year, instead of 12.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time.

To protect candidates, we will require you to manually close all on-going opportunities to cancel your subscription.
How many submissions should I buy?
If you don’t know how many submissions you will be receiving, select the amount you are expecting. We’ll let you know when you start running out of submissions so you can upgrade.

Do I need to pay for each program I create?
No, you can create as many competitions as you would like with one subscription.
What counts as a submission?
A submission is counted once a candidate completes an entry for one of your opportunities. Draft submissions and submissions removed by candidates are not counted.

However, we count submission you, as an administrator, delete.
Are taxes included in these prices?
Yes, you can see a tax breakdown on all of your invoices.
When do submissions reset?
Submission reset a year after your subscription began. This date will be reset to the current date if you switch to an annual subscription from a free or monthly one.
Do you provide invoices?
Absolutely, you can download your invoices at any time from your invoices page.
Do you offer discounts?
Our pricing structure was created to allow our services to be affordable to individuals, charities and for-profit organisations alike. For that reason we rarely offer discounts.
What happens when I stop paying?
Zealous will freeze any ongoing submissions, stop judges from scoring entries and restrict actions you can perform on entries as soon as the period you have paid for runs out (e.g. at the end of the paid year/month).

You will still have access to your dashboard and be able to download the data for your programs collected to date.

You can unfreeze your account at any point by buying a new subscription.

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