--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Zealous. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Zealous Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Competition Software](/directory/30801/contest/software) > [Zealous](/software/203404/zealous) # Zealous Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/203404/zealous Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/203404/zealous?page=2) > Zealous: UK's top competition \& awards software with live support. Start from £29/month. Get started for free\! > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 53 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Zealous? Competition \& Awards organisers based in the UK who wish to save time, have live local support and grow their number of submissions. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 53 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Zealous Solutions - **Founded**: 2011 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £29.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: First 6 submissions are free (no credit card required). Save 25% when paid annually - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Gibraltar, Ireland, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Awards Management - Entry Management - Forms Management - Judging Management - Landing Pages/Web Forms - Polls/Voting - Promotions Management - Scoring - Social Promotion ## Integrations (1 total) - Stripe ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Competition Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30801/contest/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Award Force](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/148148/award-force) — 4.8/5 (193 reviews) 2. [Submittable](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/158382/submittable) — 4.8/5 (398 reviews) 3. [OpenWater](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/140294/openwater-awards) — 4.6/5 (73 reviews) 4. [Awardify](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1030477/awardify) — 4.7/5 (18 reviews) 5. [Woorise](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/161265/woorise) — 4.7/5 (58 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Brilliant submissions management platform" — 5.0/5 > **Alisa** | *8 October 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Brilliant customer service - the team is always happy to help and goes above and beyond to provide support throughout. Their product is constantly evolving and improving to meet the needs of its users (e.g., we can now collect judge comments). > > **Cons**: At times, the platform can be a little slow to load entries. Despite this, it has still greatly improved the way we manage our competitions. > > We’ve used Zealous to manage our international Poetry and Art Competitions for several years now. It’s a brilliant platform that has streamlined our processes, freed up capacity, and allowed us to scale. Huge thanks to the team at Zealous for their ongoing support\! ----- ### "Great software for managing large open calls" — 4.0/5 > **Sophie** | *14 May 2024* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Zealous made the management of our art prize so much easier - the platform enabled judges to view admissions individually as well as collectively and made our administration of the entries so much easier. Would definitely use again. > > **Cons**: The pricing structure for paid entrants, this is very high compared to other options our there, especially as you're also paying a monthly fee. ----- ### "Zealous is a labor of love, and it shows." — 5.0/5 > **Kimberly** | *8 August 2025* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I loved so much about Zealous. The way it organizes entries, the way I can fully customize my opportunity to best represent my organization, and the data that I had access to during the duration of my organization's writing contest were all fantastic. The BEST part, though, was the amount of support and guidance I received from our contact there, \[sensitive content hidden\]. She was invaluable and so helpful at answering my many questions and providing guidance on how to use Zealous. > > **Cons**: I found the process of creating private chat channels for each of my judges to leave private comments on entries was the most tedious part of my experience using Zealous, though the fact that I could create such a thing was greatly appreciated. > > My organization sought out Zealous after many years of running a contest using Excel spreadsheets and thousands of emails back and forth between the contest chairperson, the office staff, judges and entrants. Our old system was inefficient and, frankly, terrible. Zealous was a blessing to me (this year's contest chair), our office staff, and our judges. I'm not sure that our entrants had too different of an experience, but last year's contest chair told me running the contest felt like a full-time job. This year, using Zealous, putting the contest together was easy. The user-interface as an Opportunity organizer was very easy to understand, and provided me with some structure to organize information the way I liked. The reports I was able to pull at the end of the contest about entrant data are incredible and provide my organization with way more insight than we've ever had before. Beyond all of that, the woman who worked with me to train me in the software and ensure my contest was set up appropriately was incredibly helpful, nice, and made it very clear that Zealous is a labor of love that is constantly seeking ways to improve its service. 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\!) than other similar services. Truly I had a fantastic experience using Zealous and I urge anyone considering running a contest using Zealous to do so. ----- ### "Easy to use and excellent customer support" — 5.0/5 > **Juliet** | *16 March 2026* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Zealous is the perfect platform from which to set up and run an international arts competition. It is visually driven and well designed making it appealing to applicants and judges alike. As someone who is not very technically competent I found it surprisingly easy to set up the competition and whenever I did have any queries the customer support was amazing - a super quick response rate with very tailored advice. \[sensitive content hidden\] from Zealous was incredibly helpful; proactively reaching out and checking in with me throughout. The judging process was also very clear and easy to use - we even had a 94 year old judge who managed very ably to navigate the site\! > > **Cons**: The only suggestion I would make is relating to the design of the Competition details section. I would have liked the option to divide the text into chapters or boxes rather than reading as one long section of text over several pages. > > I can't fault the service I had with Zealous and would highly recommend them to others - their customer service is exceptional, they represent great value for money and offer a number of options to suit everyone's needs. Thank you for making this such a smooth and enjoyable experience\! ----- ### "Great Zealous Experience\!" — 5.0/5 > **Lia** | *13 November 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is very organized for submissions and the judge feature is very useful\! Easy to navigate user interface and amazing customer support anytime we had a question. > > **Cons**: There were some minor glitches, sometimes with the email permissions, but we reached out to customer support and were greeted with a quick solution each time\! > > This is our second year using Zealous for our competition and we will be using it again next year as well\! The customer support is wonderful and the actual platform for submissions is exactly what we need. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/203404/zealous?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/203404/zealous) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | ----- ## Structured Data