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Head-to-head · Audience Response Systems

Poll Everywhere vs Slido

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 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
Slido #3 in Audience Response Systems 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Slido

Poll Everywhere leads on 1 check, Slido on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 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

Poll Everywhere scores higher on our rubric for audience response systems: 9.4 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

Poll Everywhere leads on audience limit: 700 participants versus 200 participants.

Poll Everywhere is the better fit for broad, polished audience engagement. Slido is the better fit for reliable presentations and events.

  • Poll Everywhere fits best

    Broad, polished audience engagement

  • Slido fits best

    Reliable presentations and events

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Side by side

Feature Poll Everywhere 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Slido 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.1
Ranking #1 in Audience Response Systems #3 in Audience Response Systems
Best for Broad, polished audience engagement Reliable presentations and events
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $120/yr —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Phone, Docs, Community Live chat, Email, Community, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations 8 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Poll Everywhere 5/5 · Slido 5/5
Live polling ✓ ✓
Live Q&A ✓ ✓
Quiz mode ✓ ✓
Anonymous responses ✓ ✓
Slide integrations ✓ ✓
Specs
Audience limit 700 participants (best) 200 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
  • Live polls, Q&A, quizzes and real-time result display
  • PowerPoint, Google Slides, Webex, Teams and Zoom integrations
  • Anonymous questions, voting, analytics and data 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 listed audience limit is 200
  • It is not open source
  • Paid plans require evaluation for larger or more complex events
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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Slido is an audience response platform for meetings, training sessions, webinars, presentations and events. Hosts can run live polls, surveys, quizzes and Q&A sessions, while participants respond or submit questions from their devices…

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  1. Poll EverywhereAudience Response Systems 9.4Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. SlidoAudience Response Systems 9.1Free 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

  • Slido — where it wins

    • Live polls, Q&A, quizzes and real-time result display
    • PowerPoint, Google Slides, Webex, Teams and Zoom integrations
    • Anonymous questions, voting, analytics and data exports

    Where it doesn't

    • The listed audience limit is 200
    • It is not open source
    • Paid plans require evaluation for larger or more complex events
  • 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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  • Slido9.1/10 · Free plan

    A capable audience response platform with broad presentation and event integrations.

    Visit SlidoFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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