Packages & Pricing

Affordable submissions management that scales with you

Our flexible monthly plans are based on submission volume, with unlimited programs, file storage, and draft entries baked in. Impress judges and entrants with modern, intuitive tools priced exactly for your needs.


We are expecting

X

submissions across the year

20 75 150 300 500 1k 2.5k

We are expecting

[su_tooltip text=”A submission is an entry completed by a candidate which can be scored and selected individually. A submission that includes multiple images/videos still count as a single submission. Draft entries are not counted.”] What we count as submissions[/su_tooltip]

Free

Try Zealous for free, upgrade when you’re ready.


£

0

/mo

Up to 20 submissions

Unlimited draft entries

Unlimited file storage

Unlimited judges

Unlimited categories

Branded webpage

Customisable entry process

One scoring round

Video streaming

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

And more: see below

Starter

A single beautiful place for entries, judging and selection.


£

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

Richer customizations and on-boarding for scaling programs.


£

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

Supercharge your program with deeper integration & account management.


£

0

/mo

All Pro features and

Up to Unlimited Submissions

Customize automated email content

Dedicated account manager

Zapier integration

Webhooks

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.


Contact us

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.

Frequently asked questions

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[su_spoiler title=”Why should I pay per year?” style=”fancy”] If the massive discount isn’t enough, there’s also less administration involved. One invoice once a year, instead of 12.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”Do I need to pay for each program I create?” style=”fancy”] No, you can create as many competitions as you would like with one subscription.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”Can I cancel my subscription?” style=”fancy”] 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.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”Are there any set up costs” style=”fancy”] No, you can register right away and have your opportunity opened within minutes.[/su_spoiler]

[su_spoiler title=”How many submissions should I buy?” style=”fancy”] 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.[/su_spoiler]

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su_spoiler title=”What does “Try Free” mean?” style=”fancy”] 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.[/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”What does this pricing include?” style=”fancy”] Everything above, unlike some of our competitors we don’t charge for any “extras”. No setup costs, training fees, hidden fees, storage fees…[/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”What counts as a submission?” style=”fancy”] 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. [/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”Are taxes included in these prices?” style=”fancy”] Yes, you can see a tax breakdown on all of your invoices.[/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”When do submissions reset?” style=”fancy”] 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.[/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”Do you provide invoices?” style=”fancy”] Absolutely, you can download your invoices at any time from your invoices page.[/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”Do you offer discounts?” style=”fancy”] 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. [/su_spoiler

su_spoiler title=”What happens when I stop paying?” style=”fancy”] 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. [/su_spoiler

Compare plans

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Overview

[su_tooltip text=”The number of awards, competitions, residencies, scholarships, etc. organised on Zealous.”]Programs[/su_tooltip]

1

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Your program will be valid for as long as your subscription is active.”]Program validity[/su_tooltip]

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Entries that haven’t been submitted yet.”]Draft Entries[/su_tooltip]

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Every completed submission for your programs across the year. These reset on the anniversary of your first subscription being created.”]Submissions[/su_tooltip]

up to
6

up to
300

up to
Unlimited

up to
Unlimited

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Website

[su_tooltip text=”Tailor your profile and program pages with simple, powerful tools.”]Dedicated page[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Make your brand shine on all your pages and communications. No code needed.”]Logo & Branding[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Give everyone a great experience on whatever device they are using.”]Any device (desktop, tablet, mobile)[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Showcase past programs to potential candidates to build credibility and show them what is expected from future submissions.”]Display past programs[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Publish a gallery of the results of any round with a single click.”]Results Gallery[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Set up your program, test it and edit it in all anonymity. Only make it public once you are ready.”]Draft Mode[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Application

[su_tooltip text=”Images, Videos, 3D models. Candidates can upload and embed almost any media to their submission.”]Accept (almost) any media[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Forms don’t tell the full story. Allow candidates to submit visual portfolios made up of images, music, videos, etc. to make better decisions.”]Visual Submissions[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Get the information you need as candidates submit. Add questions to the application form at any time allowing for multi-stage entries.”]Flexible application form[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Add as many fields as needed to collect the right information to make your program a success.”]Unlimited entry form fields[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”We don’t restrict the size of the files you can accept, however, our cloud provider does not accept files bigger than 4Gb.”]Max. upload size per file[/su_tooltip]

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Unlike our competitors, we don’t count the total file capacity for our clients.”]Unlimited File capacity[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Allow applicants to draft, edit and submit their work in their own time.

Zealous gives applicants access to all the entries they have made in one place, allowing them to review previous entries made to you.”]Applicant portal[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Save candidates time by allowing them to embed videos, music, 3D models and PDF files from the most popular services such as Vimeo, YouTube, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sketchfab and Slideshare. These will be embedded directly into their application to be experienced by you and your judges in your browser.”]Embedded media[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Accept privately hosted videos to stream directly within entries for you and your judges.”]Unlimited video[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Boost the number of submissions you receive. Allow candidates to submit the same entry to multiple categories in one go.”]Multi-category submissions[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Entries save as candidates fill them in, reducing the risks of entrants losing work.”]Form auto-save[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Choose to allow candidates to edit their entry once it is completed, up until the time submissions close.”]Allow / disallow edits[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Control how many times a candidate can submit to your program.”]Restrict entries per person[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Add questions to your application form at any time, and unlock the entry to allow candidates to submit additional information even once the program has ended.”]Resubmission[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Entry Fees

[su_tooltip text=”Limit dropouts and reduce admin. Accept payments directly within your application process. Display entries as completed only once payments have been completed.”]Charge entry fees[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Take payments in Stripe 135+ currencies”]Accept fees in any currency[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Get fees directly to your existing Stripe account, or easily create a new one to get started.”]Stripe Integration[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Automatically raise invoices for all payments made for your candidates including the tax value you have set for your account.”]Invoicing & Tax[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Inspire candidates to submit more with volume pricing (e.g. 3 for the price of 2).”]Special deals[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Create promotional codes to give specific candidates discounts. Restrict the amount available and the date at which they expire.”]Promocodes[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Refunds candidates directly within Zealous, and choose whether the entries should be kept or removed.”]Streamlined refunds[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Keep an eye on your income, and which packages are the most popular on Zealous, dig deeper directly on the Stripe platform”]Track your income[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Management

[su_tooltip text=”Break entries down by Category, assigning specific entries to specific judges automatically.”]Categories[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”View the progress of drafts, submissions and payments in real time with our incredible dashboard.”]Real-time dashboard[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Don’t stay up to open and close submissions, close rounds, etc. Automate it all within your schedule.”]Schedule key dates[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Quickly view entries made by the same candidate.”]Related entries[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Zealous keeps all your stakeholders updated across the life cycle of your program.”]Automated emails[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Customize every email sent to candidates and judges throughout your process.”]Custom Email Templates[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”All automated emails will be marked to come from you, with any replies going directly to your inbox.”]Emails from you[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Change your process based on candidate feedback even whilst your program is ongoing.”]Make edits as you go[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Identify where candidates are dropping out in your application process with our journey graph.”]Identify dropout rates[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Download a summary of candidates, works submitted, scores and payments as CSV files.”]Bulk download entries[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Duplicate programs at the click of a button.”]Quickly clone programs[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Allow candidates to edit their entries for a limited period even once submissions have closed. These will automatically lock once this period is complete.”]Lock/Unlock entries automatically[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Hide past programs on Zealous from future participants. We’ll store your data and files for later use should you need them.<br><br>Participants are given the right to remove their data at any point to stay in line with GDPR “”data deletion requests”]Archive programs[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Upon request, we can link your Google Analytics manually to your program. This can only be done once you have drafted your program.”]Google Analytics[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Streamline work by sending data from Zealous to your favourite apps with Zapier. This includes new submissions, payments, status changes and refunds.”]Connect 5000+ apps with Zapier[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Directly send data from key actions on Zealous to your own services. Including triggers such as submission made, payment made, submission action taken and refund. “]Webhooks[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Judging / Scoring

[su_tooltip text=”Invite as many people as you want to help you select those for your program.”]Judges / Evaluators[/su_tooltip]

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Let judges view and score content directly from the browser without the need to download files.”]Streamlined scoring[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Let Zealous assign judges to entries automatically based on categories, or manually assign entries in bulk to specific judges.”]Flexible judge assignment[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Keep your finger on the pulse and check how far along judges are in scoring entries.”]Monitor judging progress[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Save precious time by automatically navigating judges to the next entry once an entry has been scored.”]Auto-navigation[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Let judges leave comments and discuss entries in specific rounds.”]Round comments & chat[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Bring judges automatically to the next entry needing a score when they resume scoring. Speeding up the process of scoring in multiple sessions.”]Auto resume[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Give judges an overview of all their scores to make quick last-minute edits. Allow for rich filters and sort orders to allow them to find entries quickly.”]Search & Sort Overview[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Delve into the details by viewing the scores each judge has given an entry, and seeing the average score for each criterion that was set.”]View score breakdown[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Warn candidates from the moment they enter that entries will be scored anonymously ensuring they don’t include personal information in submitted works. Zealous will automatically hide personal detail fields from judges.”]Anonymous judging[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Connect Zealous to a big screen and navigate through entries as judges score on their devices.”]Live judging slideshow view[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Allow judges to download entries as PDFs to score offline”]Judge PDF downloads[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Focus the judge’s attention on specific elements of the entry when they score (e.g. Best Picture).”]Scoring criteria & weights[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Switch on public voting at the flick of a switch.”]Public voting[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Ask members to give public votes if they would like to sign up for your newsletter (GDPR compliant).”]Vote newsletter capture[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Evaluation

[su_tooltip text=”Filter through candidates by creating multiple evaluation rounds.”]Evaluation rounds[/su_tooltip]

1

1

Unlimited

Unlimited

[su_tooltip text=”Send entries to any round with a single click of the mouse.”]Quick “Send to round”[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Mass update entries through bulk updates. Includes unlocking entries, judge allocation, sending to rounds and more.”]Bulk updates[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”View scores and new comments as they come in.”]Real-time results & judging progress[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Quickly find entries with lightning-fast search, sort and filter functions.”]Rich filter & sort[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Put the calculator down. Zealous automatically calculates the average score for entries, showing them to you in order of best score for quick selection.”]Automated average scores[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

Security

[su_tooltip text=”Keep data safe with restricted access to your and your customer’s data, hosted on and monitored 24/7/365 by Google Cloud.”]Secure storage[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Keep downtimes to an absolute minimum. Our live database is duplicated across two locations maintaining high levels of uptime.<br><br>

To date, Zealous has successfully maintained an uptime of 99.98%.”]99.98% Uptime[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Zealous uses Google’s point-in-time backup system, as well as daily backup cycles saving data in multiple remote locations and storing it on an internal non-publicly visible network for extra protection.”]7-day point-in-time backups[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Zealous ensures the highest deliverability for your emails by using cutting-edge email servers maintained by Mailgun.”]Best-in-class email deliverability[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”All payments are managed through Stripe which is certified to PCI Service Provider Level 1 (the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry).<br><br>Zealous does not hold any sensitive payment information on behalf of clients.”]Bank security payments[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Zealous is fast, secure, and keeps a careful lookout for changes in regulations (e.g. the invalidation of Privacy Shield in 2020) so you can focus on growing your program.”]GDPR / Data Privacy Framework & SCCs[/su_tooltip]

Free

Starter

Pro

Enterprise

5 Star Support

[su_tooltip text=”We’ve been voted best in class for our support for years now. We want your success and do what we can to support you in achieving it.”]Unlimited 5-star support[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Give entrants that little additional support. Zealous will support your candidates with all technical enquiries on Live Chat during UK business hours.”]Candidate Live Chat support[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Get the help you need immediately with a comprehensive set of help files, videos, articles, and live chat support during workdays.”]Help centre, support articles and tutorials[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Our team will look at your program before you launch it to ensure you have the best possible experience.”]Pre-launch check[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Get a personalised onboarding experience to make the most of all the features available to you with a member of our team.”]1-hour onboarding[/su_tooltip]

[su_tooltip text=”Have a member of our team advising you throughout your program.”]Dedicated account manager[/su_tooltip]

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