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Head-to-head · Audience Response Systems

Poll Everywhere vs Mentimeter

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
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
Mentimeter #2 in Audience Response Systems 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Mentimeter

Poll Everywhere leads on 0 checks, Mentimeter on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePoll Everywhere · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Poll Everywhere
  • Most featuresPoll Everywhere · 5 of 5

Poll Everywhere scores higher on our rubric for audience response systems: 9.4 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Poll Everywhere is the better fit for broad, polished audience engagement. Mentimeter is the better fit for presentation-led audience engagement.

  • Poll Everywhere fits best

    Broad, polished audience engagement

  • Mentimeter fits best

    Presentation-led audience engagement

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Side by side

Feature Poll Everywhere 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Mentimeter 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.2
Ranking #1 in Audience Response Systems #2 in Audience Response Systems
Best for Broad, polished audience engagement Presentation-led audience engagement
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $120/yr —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Mobile Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Web, Windows, macOS
Support Email, Phone, Docs, Community Email, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations 8 integrations 11 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Poll Everywhere 5/5 · Mentimeter 0/5
Live polling ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Live Q&A ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Quiz mode ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Anonymous responses ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Slide integrations ✓ (best) Not checked yet
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
  • Live polls, quizzes, surveys, word clouds, and Q&A
  • Imports PowerPoint, Keynote, and PDF presentations
  • AI assistance, collaboration, moderation, and result exports
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
  • The Free plan allows 50 participants per month
  • Presenting with PowerPoint requires an internet connection
  • SSO, SCIM, and participant verification require Enterprise
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,…

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Mentimeter is a web-based presentation and audience-engagement platform for businesses, educators, trainers, and event presenters. It adds live polls, quizzes, word clouds, surveys, and Q&A to presentations, collecting audience responses…

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  1. Poll EverywhereAudience Response Systems 9.4Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. MentimeterAudience Response Systems 9.2Free plan

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

  • Mentimeter — where it wins

    • Live polls, quizzes, surveys, word clouds, and Q&A
    • Imports PowerPoint, Keynote, and PDF presentations
    • AI assistance, collaboration, moderation, and result exports

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan allows 50 participants per month
    • Presenting with PowerPoint requires an internet connection
    • SSO, SCIM, and participant verification require Enterprise

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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