Poll Everywhere vs Pigeonhole Live

Poll Everywhere9.4Visit Pigeonhole Live8.8Visit

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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Pigeonhole Live #6 in Audience Response Systems 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Try Pigeonhole Live

• Poll Everywhere fits best

  Broad, polished audience engagement

• Pigeonhole Live fits best

  Events needing moderated Q&A

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Side by side

Feature	Poll Everywhere 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Pigeonhole Live 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Audience Response Systems	#6 in Audience Response Systems
Best for	Broad, polished audience engagement	Events needing moderated Q&A
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$120/yr	$13/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs, Community	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Poll Everywhere 5/5 · Pigeonhole Live 5/5
Live polling	✓	✓
Live Q&A	✓	✓
Quiz mode	✓	✓
Anonymous responses	✓	✓
Slide integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Audience limit	700 participants (best)	250 participants
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	Moderated Q&A supports submissions, voting, answers, and projector display. Supports polls, quizzes, surveys, assessments, word clouds, and chat. Joins through browser links or QR codes without an app download.
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	Starter is limited to 100 participants. Presenter includes up to 250 participants and costs $13 per month. Advanced features such as SSO and API access 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,… Read the review →	Pigeonhole Live is a web-based audience engagement platform for presenters, educators, internal communications teams, conference organisers, and event teams. It combines live Q&A, polls, quizzes, assessments, surveys, word clouds,… 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

• Pigeonhole Live — where it wins

  • Moderated Q&A supports submissions, voting, answers, and projector display.
  • Supports polls, quizzes, surveys, assessments, word clouds, and chat.
  • Joins through browser links or QR codes without an app download.

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to 100 participants.
  • Presenter includes up to 250 participants and costs $13 per month.
  • Advanced features such as SSO and API access require Enterprise.

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

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

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• Pigeonhole Live8.8/10 · Free plan

  A strong choice for moderated Q&A, live polling, quizzes, and event participation.

  Try Pigeonhole LiveFull verdict →