Belenios vs VoteHost Elections

Belenios9.0Visit VoteHost Elections8.7Visit

Higher score Belenios #3 in Online Voting Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Belenios

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VoteHost Elections #5 in Online Voting Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit VoteHost

• Belenios fits best

  Technical teams wanting verifiable open source

• VoteHost Elections fits best

  Self-hosted elections with strong audit exports

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Side by side

Feature	Belenios 9.0/10 Visit ↗	VoteHost Elections 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Online Voting Software	#5 in Online Voting Software
Best for	Technical teams wanting verifiable open source	Self-hosted elections with strong audit exports
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market
Features Belenios 2/2 · VoteHost Elections 2/2
Anonymous ballots	✓	✓
Audit trail	✓	✓
Specs
Voter authentication	Sso	Basic
Ballot types	Ranked_choice	Ranked_choice
Voter limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Election limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Result export	Not checked yet	Csv
Our review
Pros	End-to-end verifiability with encrypted, signed ballots Supports ranked-choice, score, single-choice, and multi-choice voting Self-hosting under AGPLv3 with Google, CAS, and OpenID Connect support	Secret ballots separate voter identity from submitted ballots Supports IRV, STV, weighted voting, quorum tracking, and write-ins Exports CSV, XLSX, PDF, and anonymized JSON audit packages
Cons	Hosted elections are limited to 2,500 voters each The hosted service has no availability guarantee Less verified export and integration coverage than leading options	Voter authentication is limited to single-use email magic links Requires Linux-based self-hosted deployment and administration Platform integrations focus on hosting, networking, and email delivery
Our verdict	Belenios is an online voting system for elections and referendums, designed for scientific councils, associations, and other organizations. It is aimed at teams that need verifiable elections and are comfortable with an open-source… Read the review →	VoteHost Elections is a self-hosted, open-source voting platform for organizations running board elections, member votes, referendums, and similar ballots. Administrators manage elections and voter rosters through a web interface, while… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Belenios — where it wins

  • End-to-end verifiability with encrypted, signed ballots
  • Supports ranked-choice, score, single-choice, and multi-choice voting
  • Self-hosting under AGPLv3 with Google, CAS, and OpenID Connect support

  Where it doesn't

  • Hosted elections are limited to 2,500 voters each
  • The hosted service has no availability guarantee
  • Less verified export and integration coverage than leading options

• VoteHost Elections — where it wins

  • Secret ballots separate voter identity from submitted ballots
  • Supports IRV, STV, weighted voting, quorum tracking, and write-ins
  • Exports CSV, XLSX, PDF, and anonymized JSON audit packages

  Where it doesn't

  • Voter authentication is limited to single-use email magic links
  • Requires Linux-based self-hosted deployment and administration
  • Platform integrations focus on hosting, networking, and email delivery

• Belenios9.0/10 · Free plan

  A free, self-hostable voting system with strong verification and a technical focus.

  Visit BeleniosFull verdict →
• VoteHost Elections8.7/10 · Free plan

  A flexible election platform with strong ballot secrecy and audit exports.

  Visit VoteHostFull verdict →