Free sli.do alternative — live polling without the price tag
sli.do (now Slido) is free for up to 100 participants and three polls per event, and its business plans start at $60 for one event or $210 a year. rifts.to gives you live polls, real-time results, and QR code sharing completely free. You don't need an account, a contract, or a sales call to get started.
| Feature | rifts.to | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | Free (100 participants, 3 polls per event) / business plans from $60 per event or $210/yr |
| Signup required | No | Yes |
| Audience size | Unlimited | 100 on free tier |
| Live results | Yes | Yes |
| Full-screen presenter view | Yes, free (Reveal on Pro) | Yes |
| QR code sharing | Yes (free) | Yes |
| Questions per event | Up to 100 per survey | 3 polls on the free plan |
| Setup time | Under 60 seconds | Account registration required |
| Contract to get started | No | No; paid plans are bought per event or per year |
Competitor details as of September 2026. Their plans and prices change, so check their current terms before you decide.
How it works
- 1.Create your poll — no Slido account or contract needed
- 2.Share the QR code or link with your audience
- 3.See live results update instantly as votes come in
sli.do is priced for events and teams, not the occasional poll
Slido (formerly sli.do) grew up around corporate meetings and events, and its pricing shows it. Paid plans are sold per event, from $60, or per year, from $210 to $2,400 on the business plans, with custom deals above that. The free plan allows 100 participants and three polls per event, which covers a lot of use cases, but only if you're willing to create an account and set up a slido for a simple classroom poll.
rifts.to is designed for exactly the use cases that sli.do's pricing structure doesn't serve: the professor who needs a quick poll for Tuesday's lecture, the speaker who wants to engage a room of 200 without an event tech budget, and the team lead running a 30-person all-hands who wants a live question at the end.
No account means no commitment
The zero-account model matters more than it might seem. When a tool requires account creation, it creates a barrier to first use that eliminates the spontaneous use case. The best polls happen in the moment — the question that comes up in the middle of a discussion, the check-in that wasn't planned but is clearly needed. rifts.to lets you build and launch a poll in under 60 seconds, with nothing to set up in advance. When the answers come in, press Present to show them one question at a time on the full screen, with the join QR code in the corner for latecomers.
Try it free — no signup needed
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