Zealous

Zealous is a cloud platform for collecting and judging creative submissions. It is a UK product, used for open calls and competitions.

What Zealous offers

• Application forms — customisable entries that accept images, video, text, documents and 3D models, with saved drafts.
• Fee collection — takes payments and raises invoices alongside submissions.
• Judging — judges score entries from any device, with anonymous judging, multiple rounds and criteria scoring.
• Automated emails — messages to applicants and judges at each step.
• Progress tracking — live insight into how a call is going.

Who it works with

Organisers of awards, exhibitions, residencies and grants. Named users include a UK city council arts team and a painting prize.

Key facts

• Compliance: described as GDPR compliant
• Access: works on laptops, tablets and phones