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title: "Zealous Pricing 2026 | Capterra"
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# Zealous Pricing

- Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5 from [60 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/203404/Zealous/reviews/)
- Starting at £26.00 per month
- Free trial: Available
- Free version: Available
- Credit card required: No

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## How much does Zealous cost?

Zealous has **5 different plans**. The pricing **starts at £26 flat rate per month** with a free plan available.

### Free Plan

- Price: £0.00
- Billing: Other

#### Free Plan plan includes:

- 20 entries
- Unlimited programs
- Unlimited draft entries
- Unlimited file storage
- Unlimited judges
- Unlimited categories
- HD Video Streaming

### Starter

- Price: £26.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### Starter plan includes:

- Up to 75 submissions
- Unlimited programs
- One scoring round
- Judge comments & chat
- Unlimited categories
- Invoicing & refunds
- 2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £2)

### Pro

- Price: £79.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### Pro plan includes:

- Up to 300 submissions
- Unlimited scoring rounds
- Multiple criteria scoring
- Public voting
- 1 hour onboarding
- 2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £2)

### Scale

- Price: £239.00
- Billing: Flat Rate, Per Month

#### Scale plan includes:

- Up to 1,000 submissions
- Customize automated email content
- Zapier integration
- Webhooks
- 2.2% + 20p commission on entry fees (capped at £2)

### Enterprise

- Price: Custom Quote
- Billing: Other

#### Enterprise plan includes:

- Larger annual submission numbers
- Application uptime SLA
- Procurement support
- Non-standard contract terms
- Dedicated account manager
- No commission on entry fees

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## How does Zealous compare to other alternatives?

Zealous starts at £26 flat rate per month. Explore how its pricing and plan options compare with top alternatives below.

Zealous pricing comparison

| Product | Plans | Starting price | Free version | Free trial | Value for Money |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zealous — 4.7 out of 5 ([60 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/203404/Zealous/reviews/)) | 5 plans | £26.00 /mo | Available | Available | 4.7 |
| [Submittable](https://www.capterra.com/p/158382/Submittable/) — 4.8 out of 5 ([398 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/158382/Submittable/reviews/)) | 3 plans | Not available | Not available | Not available | 4.6 |
| [OpenWater](https://www.capterra.com/p/140294/OpenWater-Awards/) — 4.6 out of 5 ([73 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/140294/OpenWater-Awards/reviews/)) | 1 plan | $5100.00 /yr | Not available | Not available | 4.3 |
| [Award Force](https://www.capterra.com/p/148148/Award-Force/) — 4.8 out of 5 ([193 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/148148/Award-Force/reviews/)) | 3 plans | €2625.00 /yr | Not available | Not available | 4.6 |
| [ShortStack](https://www.capterra.com/p/154791/ShortStack/) — 4.4 out of 5 ([156 reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/154791/ShortStack/reviews/)) | 5 plans | $49.00 /mo | Available | Not available | 4.2 |

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## Price & value in reviewers' words

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5 out of 5 stars

> "I've had experience in the past using Submittable as a contest organizer, and can say that Zealous offers everything a contest organizer could need at a much better price (and with the option of being able to pay for the service for only a few months rather than a full year!)"

Reviewer: Kimberly R.

Role: Contest Chairperson for a Nonprofit Organization

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4 out of 5 stars

> "The payments side of things with the Stripe integration made for easy payment and commerce."

Reviewer: Alasdair H.

Role: Global Director

[Check all reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/203404/Zealous/reviews/)