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Zealous

Competition software that gets entries judged and winners announced on time·zealous.co

Zealous is submissions management software for running awards, competitions, grants, open calls, residencies and fairs. It lets organisers collect entries in any media format, assign and track judges, score submissions with configurable criteria, run anonymous judging and public voting, and publish results, all from a single web platform.

What it's for

Collecting entries for awards, competitions, grants, residencies, fairs and open callsAssigning judges to specific categoriesCriteria-based and multi-round scoringAnonymous judging to hide entrant identityRunning public voting alongside expert judgingCollecting entry fees and payments via StripePublishing winner galleries and resultsCloning past programmes for new editions

Features 20

Anonymous judging mode (hides entrant identity)
Automated entry collection forms with templates
Automated reminder emails to judges and entrants
Branded programme pages with logo and colours
Criteria-based scoring with configurable score ranges per round or category
Embedded media from YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Spotify, Sketchfab and Slideshare
Entry fee collection via Stripe with promo codes and early-bird pricing
Entry unlock for resubmission and late-comer links
Form auto-save for entrants
Invoicing and refunds
Judge assignment by category
Lossless image compression
Multi-round judging workflows
PDF export packs for offline judge review
Programme cloning between editions
Public voting with built-in fraud detection
Real-time submission, revenue and judging progress dashboards
Supports images, video (up to 4GB), audio, documents and 3D models (.obj, .stl)
Winner galleries published automatically
Zapier integration and webhooks (Pro+/Scale plans)

At a glance

free tierfree trial

TypeWeb app

DeploymentCloud

PlatformsWeb

Foraward organisers, competition organisers, grant administrators, residency programme managers, open call hosts, corporate award programmes, academic institutions

CompanyZealous

Integrations

VimeoZapierSketchfabSlideshareSpotifyStripeGoogle AnalyticsYouTubeSoundCloud

Complianceself-reported

GDPRSOC 3SOC 1ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27018ISO/IEC 27701SOC 2PCI DSSCCPAHIPAAISO/IEC 27017

Pricing

All prices are shown in GBP (inc. VAT) with a currency selector for GBP, USD, AUD, CAD, EUR, HKD and SGD, but exact converted amounts for non-GBP currencies are not given on the page. The pricing page shows per-month figures that apply when billed annually (33% cheaper than monthly billing); the separate monthly-billing rate is not shown in the extracted text. Site metadata also lists older/alternate tier names and monthly rates (Starter 75 = £39/mo, Starter 150 = £59/mo, Starter 300 = £89/mo, Pro 300 = £119/mo, Pro 500 = £179/mo) which may represent legacy sub-tiers by submission cap; these are not reflected in the current Starter/Pro/Scale naming shown on the live pricing page. A commission of 2.2% + 20p (capped at £2) applies to paid entry fees on all plans except Enterprise.

FreeFree

No credit card required; best for niche programmes or testing Zealous.

20 entries absolutely free

Starter£26/mo · billed annually

£26/mo inc. VAT, price shown when billed annually; commission of 2.2% + 20p on entry fees (capped at £2). Monthly billing is also offered via a toggle but its exact rate is not shown in the extracted text.

Up to 300 submissions

Pro£79/mo · billed annually

£79/mo inc. VAT, price shown when billed annually; most popular plan; commission of 2.2% + 20p on entry fees (capped at £2).

Plan card states 'Up to Unlimited submissions'; comparison table states up to 10,000 submissions

Scale£239/mo · billed annually

£239/mo inc. VAT, price shown when billed annually; commission of 2.2% + 20p on entry fees (capped at £2).

Up to 10,000 submissions

EnterpriseQuote

Custom/quote-based pricing — contact required.

Larger annual submission numbers (custom)

33% discount for paying yearly instead of monthly, billed as one invoice per year.