Qlicker
Qlicker: A focused, open-source web tool for polling, quizzes, practice, and grading. Ranked #95 of 118 in Audience Response Systems by our editors (6.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for open-source education polling and assessment.
At a glance
- Editor score6.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forOpen-source education polling and assessment
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Live pollingYes
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Supports live polls, asynchronous quizzes, and practice sessions
- Includes grade management, exports, statistics, and response reporting
- Open-source deployment with web and mobile-capable participation
Where it doesn't
- No slide integrations
- No dedicated Q&A feature
- Focused on education rather than broader audience-response use cases
Our verdict on Qlicker
Qlicker is a mobile-capable web application for classroom participation and audience response. It is designed primarily for professors, instructors, and educational institutions that need in-class polling, asynchronous quizzes, student practice sessions, grade management, and response reporting. Students participate from their own devices instead of using dedicated clicker hardware. The feature set also includes question libraries, single sign-on login, grade export, and statistics for reviewing responses.
Its open-source model gives institutions two operating options: use the hosted Queen’s University instance or deploy Qlicker independently from its open-source codebase. A free plan is available, making the product suited to education teams seeking polling and assessment capabilities without a commercial subscription structure. The web platform supports mobile-capable participation, while single sign-on can fit institutions that want an existing login process for access. Qlicker’s strongest fit is a classroom workflow centered on questions, quizzes, practice, and grades rather than presentation-led audience engagement.
Qlicker covers a useful range of teaching activities, from live polling through asynchronous assessment and grade management. Its reporting and question-library features support repeatable course workflows, while independent deployment may appeal to institutions that want control over how the software is operated. The narrower focus is also clear: Qlicker does not include slide integrations or a dedicated Q&A feature. Organizations looking for open-source classroom polling, quiz delivery, practice sessions, and grade exports should consider Qlicker. Teams that need presentation integration, audience Q&A, or a broader event-response toolkit should choose an alternative.
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Qlicker pricing
Qlicker fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Live polling | Yes |
| Live Q&A | Not verified |
| Quiz mode | Yes |
| Audience limit | Not verified |
| Anonymous responses | Not verified |
| Slide integrations | No |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 1 integrations: Single sign-on |
| Pricing | Free plan |
| Website | qlicker.queensu.ca |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Qlicker integrations
Qlicker lists 1 integrations on its own site.
- Single sign-on
Alternatives to Qlicker
- Poll EverywhereA broad audience engagement platform with polling, Q&A, quizzes, surveys, AI, and integrations.9.4
- MentimeterA presentation-led engagement tool with broad response types and collaboration tiers.9.2
- SlidoA capable audience response platform with broad presentation and event integrations.9.1
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