Poll Everywhere Alternatives: 7 Free Options Compared (2026)
2026-02-17 · Updated 2026-09-25
Why people look for a Poll Everywhere alternative
Poll Everywhere is one of the oldest tools in this category, and many universities license it. Its free plan, now called Intro, lets up to 40 people respond to a poll and includes every question type. That covers a seminar or a team meeting. It does not cover a 120-person lecture, an all-hands or a conference session, and the paid plans (from $108 a year for education, $120 for business) are billed annually only.
So the usual reasons to look elsewhere are an audience bigger than 40, a one-off event that does not justify a yearly plan, or wanting to skip presenter sign-up entirely. The seven tools below all run live polls in a browser with no app for the audience. They differ mostly in where their free plan draws the line.
Quick comparison
Free-plan limits and prices as published on each vendor's pricing page in September 2026. Vendors change these often, so check before you commit.
| Tool | Free plan audience | Free plan limits | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poll Everywhere | 40 per poll | All question types | $108/year education, $120/year business (annual only) |
| rifts.to | No cap | Up to 100 questions; a survey takes answers for 7 days | Pro, monthly |
| Slido | 100 per event | 3 polls and 1 quiz per event | $210/year, or $60 for one event |
| Vevox | 100 per session | Multiple choice polls, quizzes and Q&A; open text is paid | $143.40/year |
| Pigeonhole Live | 100 | Q&A, polls and surveys; data kept 60 days | $156/year |
| Mentimeter | 50 per month | Almost all question types | About $12 to $14/month, billed yearly |
| AhaSlides | 50 per month | Polls, quizzes and word clouds | $7.95/month, billed yearly |
| ClassPoint | 25 per class | 5 questions per PowerPoint file | $96/year |
1. rifts.to: no audience cap, no sign-up
rifts.to is the closest match if your problem with Poll Everywhere is the 40-person limit. There is no cap on respondents, and neither you nor your audience needs an account: you write the questions, share the link or QR code, and results update live as answers arrive. Present mode puts one question's results on the projector at a time.
The free plan's limit is time rather than people. A free survey stops taking answers 7 days after you create it, and the answers it collected stay readable. Question types are multiple choice, rating scales and free text, up to 100 questions per survey. There is no moderated audience Q&A, word cloud or scored quiz, so if those matter, look at Slido or Mentimeter. Pro removes the 7-day window and adds spreadsheet export.
Best for: large lectures, all-hands meetings and one-off events where the audience is bigger than 40.
2. Slido: best for audience Q&A
Slido's free Basic plan allows 100 participants per event, counted as every device that joins, plus 3 polls and 1 quiz. Its strength is Q&A: the audience submits and upvotes questions, and the most popular rise to the top. If you poll a lot, 3 polls per event runs out quickly. Paid plans are yearly, but Slido also sells a one-time plan for a single event of up to 7 days.
Best for: talks and panels where collecting audience questions matters more than polling.
3. Vevox: free polls and Q&A for up to 100
Vevox allows up to 100 participants per session on its free plan, with unlimited multiple choice polls, quizzes and Q&A. Participants join in a browser with no download. Open-text polls and word clouds are paid features, which matters if you want written feedback rather than votes.
Best for: internal meetings and training with up to 100 people and mostly multiple choice questions.
4. Pigeonhole Live: most generous free feature set
Pigeonhole Live's free plan covers 100 participants with Q&A, polls, chat and surveys, and no audience account. The catch is retention: free data is kept for 60 days. Month-to-month paid billing is expensive compared with paying yearly.
Best for: events that need Q&A and polls together, run on a known date.
5. Mentimeter: best-looking results
Mentimeter's free plan no longer limits the number of questions. It limits people instead: 50 participants per month across all your presentations, resetting on your sign-up date. A presentation that is already running is not cut off. The results slides look better than anything else on this list, and word clouds and quizzes are included. For a comparison with its main rival, see Slido vs Mentimeter.
Best for: occasional presentations to small groups where the visuals matter.
6. AhaSlides: slides and polls in one tool
AhaSlides combines slide-building with polls, quizzes and word clouds, so you can build the whole deck inside it. The free plan allows 50 participants a month. The yearly price is low; the month-to-month price is several times higher.
Best for: presenters who want to build the whole deck in the polling tool.
7. ClassPoint: polls inside PowerPoint for teachers
ClassPoint is a PowerPoint add-in for Windows. Questions sit on your slides, and students answer at a web address with a class code and no account. The free plan allows 25 students per class and 5 questions per PowerPoint file, so it suits small classes. For larger groups, the classroom tools in our classroom audience response roundup go further.
Best for: teachers of small classes who present from PowerPoint on Windows.
How to choose
- More than 100 people: rifts.to is the only option here with no audience cap on its free plan.
- Audience Q&A is the main need: Slido or Pigeonhole Live.
- Small group, polished visuals: Mentimeter or AhaSlides.
- Your institution already pays for Poll Everywhere: keep using it. The paid plans are good and your students may already know it.
Common questions
Is Poll Everywhere free?
Yes, with limits. The free Intro plan allows up to 40 responses per poll and includes every question type. Larger audiences need a paid plan.
What is the best free alternative to Poll Everywhere for a classroom?
For a class of more than 40 students, a tool with no audience cap, such as rifts.to, avoids the problem outright. For small classes taught from PowerPoint, ClassPoint keeps questions on your slides.
Do students or attendees need an account?
Not for any tool on this list. Everyone answers in a browser by link, QR code or event code. Most of them ask the presenter to sign up; rifts.to does not.
