Slido vs Pigeonhole Live

Slido9.1Visit Pigeonhole Live8.8Visit

Higher score Slido #3 in Audience Response Systems 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Slido

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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

• Slido fits best

  Reliable presentations and events

• Pigeonhole Live fits best

  Events needing moderated Q&A

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Side by side

Feature	Slido 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Pigeonhole Live 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Audience Response Systems	#6 in Audience Response Systems
Best for	Reliable presentations and events	Events needing moderated Q&A
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$13/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Email, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	9 integrations	15 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Slido 5/5 · Pigeonhole Live 5/5
Live polling	✓	✓
Live Q&A	✓	✓
Quiz mode	✓	✓
Anonymous responses	✓	✓
Slide integrations	✓	✓
Specs
Audience limit	200 participants	250 participants (best)
Our review
Pros	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	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	The listed audience limit is 200 It is not open source Paid plans require evaluation for larger or more complex events	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	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… 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

• 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

• 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.

• Slido9.1/10 · Free plan

  A capable audience response platform with broad presentation and event 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 →