Assembley vs ElectIQ

Assembley is web software for organisations running general assemblies and member votes. It covers invitations, attendance registration, agenda management, and vote recording for online, in-person, and hybrid meetings. Organisers can offer Yes, No, or Abstain voting, secret ballots, board elections, and split voting, while tracking live results and quorum. Voters receive single-use ballot links and can participate without an account, password, or app. Organisations can upload shareholder or member registers as CSV files; Assembley checks them for duplicates and errors. Its evidence package brings together the event chain, Merkle roots, attendance, and results for independent verification. Assembley says votes are write-once at the database level, with hash-chained event logs and Merkle roots supporting auditability. Its database and application run in Frankfurt, Germany, while transactional mail is sent from Ireland; two sub-processor agreements specify primary processing in the United States. It says it processes data under GDPR and provides a Data Processing Agreement on paid plans, but holds no third-party security certification. Starter is free forever; Basic costs €149/ yr.

ElectIQ is an online voting platform for organizations running elections. Organizers can select an election modality and security level, add candidates and design ballots, then send invitations, notices and reminders by email or SMS. The platform can tally votes automatically, publish results and provide live monitoring during voting. ElectIQ describes cryptographic protocols that keep voters anonymous while allowing verification, an append-only audit ledger for independent checking, and repeat voting as protection against coercion. Templates cover common election types: the Free plan has basic templates and Pro has advanced ones. Free supports up to 30 voters; Pro adds custom branding and priority support. Enterprise lists voter certificates, SAML/SSO integration, dedicated legal support, SLA guarantees and on-premise deployment. Assisted setup and fully managed service are also offered. ElectIQ identifies school boards, private associations, professional associations and sports clubs as use cases. It is available on web, Android and iOS. The project is by Mannes Technology, which describes itself as a software company with more than 25 years of experience. Free costs nothing; Pro costs €1, paid once.