Poll Everywhere vs iClicker

Poll Everywhere9.4Visit iClicker8.6Visit

Higher score Poll Everywhere #1 in Audience Response Systems 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Try Poll Everywhere

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iClicker #8 in Audience Response Systems 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit iClicker

• Poll Everywhere fits best

  Broad, polished audience engagement

• iClicker fits best

  Higher-education classroom response

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Side by side

Feature	Poll Everywhere 9.4/10 Visit ↗	iClicker 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Audience Response Systems	#8 in Audience Response Systems
Best for	Broad, polished audience engagement	Higher-education classroom response
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$120/yr	$4.99/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations	8 integrations	5 integrations
Features Poll Everywhere 5/5 · iClicker 4/5
Live polling	✓	✓
Live Q&A	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Quiz mode	✓	✓
Anonymous responses	✓	✓
Slide integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Audience limit	700 participants	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Live polling, Q&A, quizzes, surveys, and word clouds PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides integration Web, SMS, mobile-app responses plus reporting and AI	Supports live polls, quizzes, attendance, and confidence ratings Synchronizes rosters, grades, and attendance with major LMS platforms Works across web, desktop, mobile devices, and physical remotes
Cons	Intro limits each poll or activity to 40 responses Present, Engage, and Teams prices shown on annual billing Advanced branding and SAML single sign-on require higher tiers	Advanced LMS synchronization starts with the Pro plans Institutional pricing is custom Physical remotes are an additional participation option to manage
Our verdict	Poll Everywhere is a web-based audience response system for presenters, educators, trainers, meeting leaders, and event organizers. It supports live multiple-choice polling, audience Q&A with upvoting and downvoting, open-ended questions,… Read the review →	iClicker is an audience response and classroom engagement platform from Macmillan Learning for instructors and students. It supports in-person, online, flipped, and asynchronous teaching through live polling, self-paced quizzing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Poll Everywhere — where it wins

  • Live polling, Q&A, quizzes, surveys, and word clouds
  • PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides integration
  • Web, SMS, mobile-app responses plus reporting and AI

  Where it doesn't

  • Intro limits each poll or activity to 40 responses
  • Present, Engage, and Teams prices shown on annual billing
  • Advanced branding and SAML single sign-on require higher tiers

• iClicker — where it wins

  • Supports live polls, quizzes, attendance, and confidence ratings
  • Synchronizes rosters, grades, and attendance with major LMS platforms
  • Works across web, desktop, mobile devices, and physical remotes

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced LMS synchronization starts with the Pro plans
  • Institutional pricing is custom
  • Physical remotes are an additional participation option to manage

• Poll Everywhere9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad audience engagement platform with polling, Q&A, quizzes, surveys, AI, and integrations.

  Try Poll EverywhereFull verdict →
• iClicker8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible classroom polling and assessment platform with LMS synchronization.

  Visit iClickerFull verdict →