Assembley vs SnapBallot

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.

SnapBallot is a self-service online voting platform for member organizations. Administrators can create ballots, invite voters, track participation, and view results for board elections, bylaw amendments, contract ratifications, special votes, referendums, and run-offs. Vote weighting can reflect ownership, membership class, proxy assignments, or other organizational rules. Administrators can set minimum and maximum voting requirements for ballot items. Ballots are anonymous in a specific sense: administrators can see who voted, but not individual selections. Reports include daily participation, voter logs, and email recaps. Each election includes one invitation email and two reminders; more reminders cost extra. The maker describes end-to-end encryption, single-use magic-link authentication, and audit trails, and says the platform runs on Microsoft Azure. It works on Android, iOS, and the web. The free election plan covers up to 15 voters; paid elections start at $49 for 16–250 voters. Voters who need paper ballots or lack email must be handled separately, with their results combined afterward.