OpaVote vs VoteAlly

OpaVote runs online elections and public polls, and can count ranked ballots gathered elsewhere. Election ballots use secret, single-use voter links, while supported methods include checkbox, ranked-choice, STV, Condorcet, Borda and approval voting. It also supports weighted voting based on factors such as shares or property surface. Managers can track email and ballot opens, submissions and delivery problems, then remind people who have not voted. Results can include charts, text, CSV and JSON, along with downloadable ballots and a recount link. Its API lets customers manage elections from their own servers and returns JSON. Interfaces and notifications support English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Slovenian and Finnish; voters can use phones, tablets, laptops or desktops. The service supports up to one million voters per election. The free plan allows three simultaneous elections, each with up to 25 voters and 10 candidates. Pay as you go costs $10, paid once for every 125 voters or 20 candidates. Polls rely on low-security cookie controls to discourage repeat voting, so the service recommends an election where higher security is needed.

VoteAlly provides online voting for HOAs, condo associations, nonprofits, boards, unions, co-ops and other membership organizations. Administrators can run a Live Meeting session by opening and closing questions individually, or schedule questions to open at a configured time. Voters receive personalized passwordless email links and can vote from a phone, tablet or computer without an app or account. Ballots include weighted voting, motion pass rules, multi-candidate and cumulative elections, randomized candidate order, and candidate profiles with photos and bios. Administrators can export participation records, final tallies and anonymous ballots, and search an administrative action log. VoteAlly says data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.3 and at rest with AES-256, with ballot choices additionally encrypted at the application layer. It describes its hosting as SOC 2 Type II compliant infrastructure with DDoS mitigation and web application firewalls. Available on Android, iOS and the web, VoteAlly has a forever-free plan limited to 50 eligible voters per session, two active sessions and one admin seat. Pro Association costs $220 a year and permits 120 voters per session, five active sessions and two admin seats.