Ranked choice voting finds the option with the broadest support — not just the one with the most passionate minority. But most tools that call themselves 'ranked choice' still make you calculate the elimination rounds manually. We ranked five tools by whether they actually automate IRV, support anonymity, and are accessible to everyday teams.
Chooseday is the only ranked choice tool built for everyday team decisions
OpaVote is excellent for formal governance elections but prohibitively expensive for weekly team use. RankedVote is fast but lacks privacy and team features. Google Forms requires manual IRV calculation — which defeats the purpose. Mentimeter collects rankings but doesn't run true instant-runoff voting. Chooseday is the only tool that does it all: automated IRV rounds, anonymous voting, async participation, and a permanent record — all on a free plan.
Questions about choosing the right tool for your team.
Chooseday is the best ranked choice voting tool for teams — it automates all instant-runoff voting rounds, supports anonymous ranked choice, and is free for small teams. RankedVote and OpaVote are good for public elections but overkill for team decisions.
Yes. Online ranked choice voting tools like Chooseday let participants rank options by drag-and-drop. The tool then handles the elimination rounds automatically and shows a full breakdown of how the winner emerged.
Yes. Ranked choice voting is available on all Chooseday plans including the free tier. You can run instant-runoff voting rounds with up to 5 active decisions on the free plan.
Use ranked choice voting when you have 4 or more options and want to find the option with the broadest support — not just the one with the most passionate minority. It's especially useful when multiple strong options might split the vote.
Run ranked choice votes with your team — free
Automatic IRV rounds, anonymous voting, and a full elimination breakdown. Free forever for small teams.