ElectionBuddy vs SnapBallot

ElectionBuddy helps organizations run virtual and in-person elections, votes, and meetings, from notifying voters through recording ballots, calculating outcomes, and announcing winners. Voters can participate remotely or during a meeting using a cellphone, computer, tablet, or mail. Supported systems include first past the post, cumulative, preferential ballot, STV, scored voting, rating scale, and approval voting. Organizers can customize ballots with multiple vacancies, randomized candidate or question order, edited descriptions, amendments, documents, and website links. Notifications can use email, mail, text, or an organization's existing channels. Listed integrations include Microsoft Azure SSO, WordPress, Zapier, and Zoom; APIs and webhooks connect voter lists and voting or registration activity with other systems. Results and voting processes can be independently reviewed and downloaded for inquiries or recounts while preserving voter anonymity. ElectionBuddy requires HTTPS with TLS and HSTS and encrypts payment data before sending it to Stripe. Customers own account data and can export it in XML, CSV, and Microsoft Excel formats. It supports Android, iOS, and web. Free options allow up to 20 voters; paid options include pay-per-use elections and meetings and annual subscriptions.

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.