ZESTEcology Survey Toolkit

One price. No seat you don’t use.

Every feature is in every plan. An individual pays the same as a business — a business account simply carries your organisation’s name and lets colleagues share projects.

Individual

For a sole consultant working under their own name.

£25 / month
or £250 a year — two months free
Start free trial
  • One user
  • Unlimited projects and surveys
  • Every survey type and export

Business

For a practice or consultancy with a team in the field.

£25 / user / month
or £250 per user a year — two months free
Start free trial
  • Named organisation account
  • Invite as many colleagues as you have seats
  • Everyone sees the organisation’s projects
  • Add or remove seats as the team changes

All prices are in pounds sterling [and exclude VAT / VAT is not currently charged – confirm]. Billing is by invoice; payment terms are agreed when your trial ends.

What is included

 IndividualBusiness
Every survey type, including UKHab and BNG unitsYesYes
Offline recording on unlimited devicesYesYes
Cloud sync and backupYesYes
GeoPackage, GeoJSON and KML exportYesYes
Branded A4 PDF reportsYesYes
Live QGIS / PostGIS connectionYesYes
Projects visible to your whole organisation–Yes
Invite and remove colleagues yourself–Yes
Organisation name on the account–Yes
Export your data even after a plan endsYesYes

Questions

What happens during the free trial?

A new organisation gets 30 days with up to three seats, with every feature switched on. No card is needed and nothing starts automatically at the end.

And when the trial or a plan ends?

The account becomes read-only rather than closing. You can still sign in, look at everything and export it — you just cannot add or change records in the cloud until a plan starts. Nothing is deleted while you decide.

How do I pay?

By invoice at the moment, monthly or annually. Card payment is coming; for now a short email sets it up.

Can I change the number of seats?

Yes. Email us and we will adjust it. Each user and each unaccepted invitation takes one seat.

Does it need an app store?

No. ZEST runs in the browser. On a phone, “Add to Home Screen” makes it behave like an installed app, with a full-screen window and offline working.

Who owns the survey data?

You do. We store and back it up so you can use the service, and you can export all of it whenever you like. The Terms and Privacy Policy set this out in full.

Can I try it on a real site before committing?

That is exactly what the trial is for. If you would like a walkthrough first, get in touch and we will book half an hour.