OpaVote review
Flexible voting methods and usage-based pricing suit smaller organizations and varied elections.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
OpaVote is a web-based platform for organizations running online elections, public polls, and ranked-ballot counts. It is positioned for associations, companies, schools, universities, nonprofits, political parties, and other organizations. Election managers can use secure single-use voting links, anonymous ballots, customizable pages, voter notices, reminders, activity monitoring, and online results. Public polls can be accessed by anyone with the voting-page address, while ranked-ballot counting also supports ballots collected elsewhere.
Pricing is centered on a free plan and usage-based paid access rather than a monthly or annual subscription. The Free plan allows up to 3 simultaneous elections, with up to 25 voters and 10 candidates per election; it includes email notices and retains election data for up to 10 weeks. Pay as you go costs $10 per 125 voters or 20 candidates, provides unlimited elections, and includes three months of free election-data retention. Custom plans offer bespoke arrangements for high-volume customers and priority support. This structure fits organizations with occasional or variable election volume, while the free tier is most suitable for small ballots.
The product’s main distinction is breadth of voting methods: alongside single-choice and ranked-choice voting, it supports approval, STV, Condorcet, and other methods. Results pages can include charts, CSV and JSON results, downloadable ballots, and recounts, and an API can manage elections from external servers. Organizations needing a narrow, simple poll may not need this range, while groups that require varied ballot designs or programmatic administration have more reason to choose OpaVote. Its strongest fit is for buyers who value flexible election formats and straightforward usage-based pricing over a conventional subscription structure.
Questions about OpaVote
Does OpaVote have a free plan? Yes, there is a free plan.
What does OpaVote run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
Who is OpaVote built for? Small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises (our editorial estimate).
OpaVote pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan supports up to 3 simultaneous elections
- Supports single-choice, ranked-choice, approval, STV, and Condorcet
- Exports results in CSV and JSON, with recounts and downloadable ballots
- Where it doesn't
- Free elections are limited to 25 voters and 10 candidates each
- The paid unit covers up to 125 voters or 20 candidates
- Pay-as-you-go payments are non-refundable
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