POLYAS provides online and live voting for elections, meetings, and organizational decisions. Its Online Voting Manager supports ballot creation, electoral-roll management, election scheduling, and real-time turnout monitoring. Organizers can run a free test election with up to five test voters before an actual election. Live Voting supports remote participation, with results displayed after voting closes. Self-service features include custom logos, voter groups, ballot weighting, email reminders, and iFrame embedding of Live Voting or CORE 3 online voting into a website, event portal, or other system. POLYAS says voting data is stored and processed within the European Union. It describes an architecture that separates identifying information from ballots and anonymizes vote counting; the company says CORE 2.5.0 meets Common Criteria protection profile requirements. The free Standard online voting plan covers up to 50 voters with CORE 3 Base, excluding features and service. Paid online and live voting options list a €50 base price, with voter-count pricing applying. Projects above 20,000 people require contacting service. POLYAS is headquartered in Kassel, Germany, and was established as a corporate spin-off in 2012.
Who it is for
POLYAS suits organizations running elections or meeting votes that need online participation, including remote voters. Organizers can choose self-service tools or a personal Election Manager for large or complex projects.
What is good
- Free test election allows up to five test voters.
- Live Voting supports remote participation.
- iFrame can embed voting in websites or event portals.
- Voting data is stated to remain within the European Union.
What to know first
- Free Standard plan covers up to 50 voters.
- Listed €50 base prices exclude voter-count pricing.
- Projects above 20,000 people require contacting service.
- Self-service features and service are excluded from the free plan.
Verdict
POLYAS combines online elections with live meeting votes and offers a small test election before going live. Check voter-count pricing and plan exclusions when estimating project costs.
POLYAS plans and pricing
All plansCompared on online voting software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Voter authentication
- 2fa
- Anonymous ballots
- Yes
- Audit trail
- Yes
- Result export
