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Post shifts only to the people who can actually do them

Zelos gives every member a profile with unlimited custom fields: skills, licences, clearances, anything you need. Target work on them. Free, on any plan.

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Recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, hour tracking, and reporting

Priced per coordinator seat, with unlimited volunteers.

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Open shifts, task dispatch, notice board, and team chat

Priced once, with unlimited coordinators and volunteers.

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How signup works in each app


Vome

Shifts after an onboarding sequence

Volunteers apply through a form, move through a guided onboarding sequence with waivers and checks, then reserve shifts from a branded recruitment page.

Zelos

A private team space with shift signup and chats

Members join your workspace once, fill in their own profile, then browse and claim what fits their skills and schedule, with a chat channel attached to every task.

What Vome is better at

If your workflow depends on the things below, Vome is the right pick. It's the most feature-complete tool in this category, and this list is longer than most.

Screening and credentialing

Onboarding sequences combining forms, fillable PDFs, e-signatures, training modules and checklists, with Sterling Volunteers and Verified First background checks triggered in-flow, SCORM e-learning, and auto-expiring certification renewals. Zelos has none of this and doesn't attempt it.

Attendance capture at the door

QR scan, tap-to-check-in, on-site kiosks, GPS proximity validation, and fully automatic check-in and check-out. Zelos calculates hours from the scheduled shift, not from an arrival, so if you need attendance integrity Vome is considerably stronger.

Compliance and enterprise security

HIPAA, SOC 2, PIPEDA, CCPA and PCI DSS, with SAML and Azure SSO, granular admin roles and multi-site segmentation. Zelos is GDPR-compliant by default but carries none of the other certifications.

Integrations that reach your stack

A native Salesforce package with two-way sync, Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate, Google Sheets two-way sync, and Double the Donation matching gifts, plus REST API and webhooks. Zelos exports CSV on every plan and offers an API on Enterprise only.

If these bullet points are non-negotiable, you're a Vome customer.

What Zelos is sharper at

If you don't need the screening layer, Zelos is a better fit.

Record anything, group by it, from the free plan

Say you need to know who's comfortable handling large dogs, who holds a driving licence, or who speaks Portuguese. In Zelos each is a custom profile field the member fills in themselves, and you group and target shifts on it, free, on any plan, with no limit on how many you add. Vome's own documentation states that custom fields can only be created, mapped and imported on Enterprise or Ultimate. On Pro your only option is a profile tag applied by hand, and answers to custom form questions don't reach the profile at all without the mapping feature.

Never per coordinator

Zelos gives you unlimited admins on every plan, including free. Vome Pro charges $35 for every activated admin seat, and the tiers above it carry three- and five-seat minimums. Every person who needs to post a shift is a line on the invoice.

A free plan that schedules

The Zelos free plan covers unlimited members, unlimited admins, full task and shift signup, built-in chat, push notifications and CSV export, permanently and without a card. Vome has a free Recruit tier, but it handles application forms and onboarding only. Scheduling begins on Pro, at a paid seat.

Live in five minutes, no demo

Sign up and post your first shift the same afternoon. Vome leads with a demo booking and unlocks onboarding sessions on upgrade, which is valuable if you want the walkthrough and an obstacle if you don't.

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$175 → $99

per month

Five coordinators, same scheduling work. Vome Pro bills you $175 a month. Zelos bills you $99, however many you have.

What you'll actually pay

Vome charges per admin seat rather than per volunteer, and the tier you need depends less on headcount than on what you need to record about your volunteers (USD, annual billing).

  Zelos Zelos Pro Vome Pro Vome Enterprise*
1 coordinator Free $99/mo $35/mo Not available
3 coordinators Free $99/mo $105/mo $165/mo
5 coordinators Free $99/mo $175/mo $275/mo
Custom profile fields Unlimited Unlimited Tags only Unlimited
Form answers land on profile Yes Yes No Yes

* Vome pricing from vomevolunteer.com/plans, August 2026, USD with annual billing: Pro $35 per admin seat per month, Enterprise $55 with a three-seat minimum, Ultimate $65 with a five-seat minimum. Unlimited volunteers on every plan. Vome's support documentation states that custom fields can only be created, mapped and imported on Enterprise or Ultimate, and that Pro offers profile tags as its only way to customise the database. Their free Recruit tier isn't in this comparison. It has no shift management.

For one coordinator recording standard details, Vome Pro is cheaper than Zelos Pro. What you need to record about people decides the rest. Nonprofits and education teams get additional discounts on Zelos Pro and Enterprise.

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Teams that pick Zelos over Vome

Nonprofits where several people coordinate

Per-seat pricing turns every extra coordinator into a budget conversation, and the tiers with custom fields and awards carry three- and five-seat minimums. Zelos gives every coordinator admin access on the free plan.

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Churches running weekly rotas

Sunday service, coffee, kids' ministry and the food bank each have their own lead, and each lead needs to post their own shifts. Five ministry leads on Vome Pro is $175 a month. On Zelos it's nothing.

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Sports clubs and leagues

A parent committee is a lot of coordinators and no budget. Every team manager can post match-day shifts without adding a seat, and parents claim from their phones.

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Grassroots and mutual aid groups

No budget line, no procurement, and organising shared across whoever is available that week. Zelos is free for unlimited people and unlimited organisers, with nothing to approve.

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Event staffing and festival crews

Event crews mix volunteers with paid staff and contractors, assemble in weeks, and need dispatch rather than screening sequences. Zelos treats everyone as a member who claims work, paid or not.

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Contractor pools and gig dispatch

Contractors are paid for the work and don't need onboarding sequences or background checks. Post the job, let the right people claim it, coordinate in the task chat.

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From teams who picked Zelos

What teams who picked Zelos say

Capterra
★★★★★

"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

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Capterra
★★★★★

"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

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★★★★★

"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

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

Doesn't Vome have a free plan?
It has a free tier called Recruit, but it isn't a scheduling plan. Recruit covers a recruitment page, one application form, one onboarding sequence and volunteer-submitted hour claims. There's no shift management, no reservations and no database export. If you want volunteers booking shifts, that starts on Vome Pro at $35 per admin seat per month. The Zelos free plan includes full shift signup, chat, push notifications and CSV export.
How is Vome priced?
Per activated admin seat, with unlimited volunteers on every plan. Pro is $35 per seat per month billed annually, Enterprise $55 with a three-seat minimum, and Ultimate $65 with a five-seat minimum. Zelos charges a flat $99/month for Pro regardless of how many admins or members you have, and the free plan has no limit on either.
Which one is cheaper?
For a single coordinator whose volunteer data fits Vome's 35 standard fields, Vome Pro at $35 is cheaper than Zelos Pro at $99, and the page won't pretend otherwise. Two things change that. Adding coordinators: three seats is $105, five is $175, while Zelos stays at $99 however many admins you have. And needing a custom field: that requires Enterprise at three seats minimum, so $165 a month. Zelos does both on the free plan.
How many admins do I get in Zelos?
Unlimited, on every plan including free. There's no seat to activate and no approval step. If someone needs to post a shift, you make them an admin.
Can Zelos handle background checks and waivers?
No. Vome has onboarding sequences with fillable PDFs, e-signatures, Sterling Volunteers and Verified First background checks, SCORM e-learning and auto-expiring credentials. Zelos assumes the people in your workspace have already been cleared. If screening is part of your process, that's a real reason to choose Vome.
Does Zelos have kiosk or QR check-in?
No. Vome offers QR scan, tap-to-check-in, on-site kiosks, GPS proximity validation and automatic check-in. Zelos logs the start and end of each shift and calculates hours from that, reporting planned against actual with the difference, but it records a scheduled shift, not an arrival at the door.
Can my volunteers chat in both?
Yes, and they're closer than most comparisons on this site. Vome has private chats, custom group chats and auto-generated chatrooms for every shift and opportunity, with rich media. Zelos has task channels, group chats and direct messages with push notifications, all with admin oversight by design. The practical difference is that Zelos includes the full set on the free plan.
Can I add custom fields to volunteer profiles?
In Zelos, unlimited custom fields on every plan including free, filled in by members themselves, with grouping and task targeting on any of them. Vome's support documentation states that custom fields can only be created, mapped and imported on the Enterprise or Ultimate plans, and that Pro offers profile tags as its only way to customise the database. Enterprise starts at three seats, so $165 a month.
What if I need to track something specific to my programme?
That's the question that usually decides this comparison. Standard details fit Vome's default fields: name, phone, date of birth, gender, occupation, address, emergency contact, start date. Anything particular to your work, like whether someone is comfortable handling large dogs or holds a current driving licence, isn't in that list. On Vome Pro you'd record it as a profile tag applied by hand; tags can't be imported and hold no value beyond the label. A proper field, with a type and a value you can filter and report on, needs Enterprise. In Zelos it's a field on the free plan, and members fill it in themselves.
What happens to my form answers on Vome Pro?
They stay with the submission. Vome's documentation for its map form fields to database fields feature explains that mapping is what links responses to custom form questions and attachments to a volunteer's profile, and mapping is Enterprise-only. So on Pro you can read what someone answered by opening their submission, but it isn't on their record, and you can't filter or group by it. In Zelos anything a member enters on their profile is immediately something you can group and target on, on any plan.
Does Zelos integrate with Salesforce or Zapier?
No. Vome has a native Salesforce package with two-way sync, plus Zapier, Power Automate and Google Sheets sync on its Ultimate plan. Zelos offers CSV export on every plan and a REST API with webhooks on Enterprise, with no Zapier support.
Is Vome available in French?
Yes, it's a bilingual English and French platform, which matters for Canadian and bilingual programmes. Zelos has a multi-language interface where each member sets their own language, so both cover this, differently.
What's the catch with the Zelos free plan?
There isn't one, but there are limits. The free plan includes unlimited members, unlimited admins, unlimited custom profile fields, full self-signup, built-in messaging, push notifications, gamification, smart targeting and CSV export. The caps are 25 concurrent active tasks, a 100-task archive and 10,000 chat messages. If you need more volume or features like CSV bulk upload, that's when Pro at $99/month makes sense.
Can I use both Zelos and Vome?
Rarely worth it. They overlap more than most pairs on this site. If you already run Vome for screening and compliance, it covers scheduling too. The realistic choice is one or the other, based on whether you need the screening layer and how many coordinators you're paying for.

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