A signup app for teams and ongoing projects
Zelos keeps the roster, the chat and the history between events, so you're not building a new form every time.
AI-built signup forms, time slots, and email reminders
Fits a one-off event and a link you share around.
Open shifts, task dispatch, notice board, and team chat
Built for a team that comes back.
No credit card · Unlimited members on every plan · Set up in under 5 minutes
How signup works in each app
A form you share by link
Describe your event to the AI assistant, get a form with time slots, and send the link. People sign up with a name and an email.
Open shifts as the whole product
Admins post shifts and tasks; team members browse and claim what fits their skills and schedule.
What Grasshopper Signup is better at
If your workflow depends on the things below, Grasshopper is the right pick.
Building a form in seconds
Describe what you need and the AI assistant lays out the slots for you. There's no project to configure and nothing to learn, and Zelos has no equivalent. It asks more of you upfront because it's holding more afterwards.
Nothing to join
Participants sign up with a name and an email, with no account and no app to download. For a one-off event that's about as frictionless as it gets, and it's the one thing Zelos deliberately trades away.
Payments, kiosk mode, and QR codes
Collect money through Stripe, PayPal, Venmo or Cash App, run a walk-up kiosk that resets after each entry, print forms, and generate QR codes. Zelos does none of this.
Syncing to Google and beyond
Real-time sync to Google Sheets and Google Calendar, plus webhooks to push responses anywhere. Zelos offers CSV export on every plan and an API only on Enterprise.
If these bullet points are non-negotiable, you're a Grasshopper user.
What Zelos is sharper at
If you coordinate the same people repeatedly, Zelos is a better fit.
Built for a team, not a form
Grasshopper starts blank every time; Zelos keeps the team. Members have profiles, skills, and task history, so the next shift goes to the right people without rebuilding the list from scratch.
Apps and push notifications
Zelos has native iOS and Android apps, and push notifications for new tasks, updates, and messages. Grasshopper runs in a mobile browser and reaches people by email, or by SMS on the Boost plan in the US only.
Chat that goes both ways
A form gives you no way to answer "can I swap Saturday?" without starting an email thread. Zelos gives each task its own chat channel, plus group chats and direct messages, so it happens in context.
See everyone on the free plan
Grasshopper's free plan collects unlimited responses but only lets you view thirty per form. Beyond that you need Premium to see who signed up. The Zelos free plan has no member limit and no viewing cap.
If you're drawn to this kind of simplicity, you should spin up a free project in Zelos right away.
visible signups, free plan
Grasshopper's free plan shows thirty responses per form. Zelos's free plan has no member limit.
What each one actually gives your team
Both start free, so the question is what each one gives you.
| What you're checking | Zelos | Zelos Pro | Grasshopper free* | Grasshopper paid* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $99/mo | Free | $5–8/mo |
| Member accounts | Unlimited | Unlimited | None, link only | None, link only |
| Number of signups | Unlimited | Unlimited | 30 per form | Unlimited |
| Mobile apps | iOS and Android | iOS and Android | Browser only | Browser only |
| Communication | Push and email | Push and email | Email and SMS | |
| Team chat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
* Grasshopper Signup pricing from grasshoppersignup.com/premium, August 2026. Premium is $5/month or $50/year and lifts the thirty-response viewing limit; Boost is $8/month or $80/year and adds contacts, SMS reminders, waitlist notifications and white-labelling. Organisation licensing is quoted separately.
If you're running one event, simple and frictionless wins. If you're running the same team every week, the account is the point. Nonprofits and education teams get additional discounts on Zelos Pro and Enterprise.
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Teams that pick Zelos over Grasshopper Signup
Volunteer-led nonprofits with ongoing programmes
A form works for the annual gala. It's heavier going when you post work every week and want to know who turned up last month. Zelos keeps volunteer profiles, skills, and task history between events, so you're not starting from a blank form each time.
Learn more →Churches running weekly rotas
Sunday service, coffee, kids' ministry, and the food bank all repeat. A coordinator posts the week's slots once and the congregation claims what suits them, from their phones. Unlimited admins means every ministry lead gets access without an upgrade.
Learn more →Youth sports clubs and leagues
Match-day volunteers, kit runs, and canteen shifts across a whole season. Parents get push notifications rather than another email, and points and leaderboards keep older juniors involved.
Learn more →Event staffing and on-demand crews
Paid crews and contractors need targeted dispatch and a chat channel per shift, not a public form anyone with the link can open and read.
Learn more →Contractor pools and gig dispatch
Contractors set their own availability and aren't volunteers at all. Post the job, let the right people claim it, coordinate in the task chat.
Learn more →Disaster response and mutual aid
When a response scales to thousands in days, a single form stops working. Zelos handles smart targeting by skill and location, with chat attached to each task.
Learn more →From teams who picked Zelos
What teams who picked Zelos say
"It helped us a lot reducing the planning overhead. It is way more motivating for staff to pick their task than just getting assigned!"
Manuel W.
Coordinator, Events Services
Full review → "We were looking for a system to handle our concert staff. Zelos is really easy to access both for the administrator and the users!"
Niels Peter H.
Board member, Music
Full review → "The overall experience has been great, the customer service is amazing and I can't wait for all the new changes coming up in the app!"
Celia D.
Coordinator, Motion Pictures and Film
Full review →Free for teams of any size
No credit card, no trial expiration.
Pro starts at $99/month, never per person.
Nonprofit and education discounts on Pro and Enterprise.
Frequently asked questions
Isn't Grasshopper Signup much cheaper than Zelos?
Is Zelos free like Grasshopper?
What is Grasshopper's thirty-response limit?
Do people need an account to use Zelos?
Does Zelos have a mobile app?
Can my volunteers chat in Zelos?
Can Zelos collect payments?
Does Zelos sync to Google Sheets or Google Calendar?
Can Zelos target tasks to specific people?
Is Grasshopper Signup better than Zelos?
Can I use both Zelos and Grasshopper Signup?
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