Belenios vs Lumi Elections
Belenios
belenios.orgLumi Elections
lumiglobal.comSide by side
| Figure | Belenios | Lumi Elections |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Online Voting Software | 8.0 (#11) | 7.2 (#23) |
| Purpose | Belenios is a verifiable online voting system for elections and referendums, including elections for scientific councils and sports associations. | Lumi Elections is an online voting platform for running elections that are simple for voters and straightforward to manage. |
| Support | The platform is provided as is, has no hotline, and directs users to its FAQ and discussion mailing list for questions. | The product offers a fully managed service, while its self-service option includes onboarding support when needed. |
Plans
Lumi Elections
- Subscription-based planPriced on request
- Time-limited event licensePriced on request
In their own words
Belenios
Belenios is a free, verifiable online voting system for elections and referendums, including scientific councils and sports associations. Its hosted web platform supports standard candidate selection and preferential elections using Condorcet, Single Transferable Vote, and Majority Judgment. Weighted votes are available for standard elections. Votes are encrypted to protect individual choices, subject to the election’s decryption-key setup. Voters can check that ballots appear in a public ballot box, and anyone can verify that the result matches those ballots. Authentication options include public accounts, Google login, and CAS. The hosted service supports up to 2,500 voters per election; larger elections are directed toward institutional hosting. Belenios is also self-hostable free software under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. Voters and email addresses cannot be changed after an election starts, and trustee key loss prevents tallying. The hosted plan is free.
Lumi Elections
Lumi Elections has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.