AhaSlides vs Crowdpurr
AhaSlides
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| Figure | AhaSlides | Crowdpurr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | $25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 14 |
| Spec score · Student Response Systems | 9.3 (#1) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Spec score · Polling Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.9 (#5) |
| Spec score · Interactive Presentation Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.9 (#7) |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 9.2 (#6) | 8.6 (#27) |
| Anonymous responses | Yes | Yes |
| Audience limit | 100 | 100 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Live polling | Yes | Yes |
| Live Q&A | Yes | No |
| Quiz mode | Yes | Yes |
| Slide integrations | Yes | No |
| Paid from | 7.95 | 24.99 |
| Support | AhaSlides describes a 24/7 support line and lists priority support on its Pro plan. | The Classroom Plan and above include customer support via phone and chat, and Crowdpurr offers a free demo. |
Plans
AhaSlides
- FreeFree
- Essential$23.95 a month
- Pro$49.95 a month
- Edu Small$2.95 a year
- Edu Medium$5.45 a year
- Edu Large$7.65 a year
- Essential$95.40 a year
- Pro$191.40 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
Crowdpurr
- BasicFree
- Classroom$49.99 a month
- Classroom$299.94 a year
- Seminar$149.99 a month
- Seminar$899.94 a year
- Conference$249.99 a month
- Basic PlanFree
- Classroom Plan$49.99 a month
- Seminar Plan$149.99 a month
- Conference Plan$249.99 a month
In their own words
AhaSlides
AhaSlides is interactive presentation software for running live polls, quizzes, word clouds, and Q&A with an audience. Participants can join on a phone using a code or QR code without downloading an app, and responses can be anonymous. Reports show engagement rates and participant performance, with response data exportable to Excel. The product range also includes an AI presentation maker, survey creator, poll maker, quiz generator, and online course platform. Integrations include PowerPoint, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack, Google Drive, ChatGPT, and an MCP server; AhaSlides says these are included on the Free plan. That plan costs nothing and allows up to 50 participants, 5 quiz questions, and 3 poll questions, with unlimited presentations per month. Essential costs $23.95 a month and supports up to 100 participants; Pro costs $49.95 a month and supports up to 2,500 participants. AhaSlides runs on the web, macOS, and Windows. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Crowdpurr
Crowdpurr creates interactive experiences for live, virtual and hybrid events, including polls, trivia games, social walls and bingo. Participants join through a browser, with no native app download required. Hosts can show Presentation View on a projector or TV, stream it on YouTube Live or OBS, or share it in Zoom or Webex. A Webex Embedded App can launch Crowdpurr inside a Webex meeting. The trivia library contains over 2,000 games, and Crowdpurr AI can generate games, add questions, create notes and rewrite questions. Social Walls can collect hashtag posts from X (Twitter) and Instagram, while participants can upload photos. Responses, results, lead capture and rankings can be exported to Excel or Google Sheets. The free Basic Plan allows 20 participants and 15 questions per experience, three simultaneous experiences and 15 minutes of host live streaming. Paid plans start at $24.99/mo; Classroom is listed at $49.99 a month and includes 100 participants per experience, 100 questions and 10 simultaneous experiences. Crowdpurr says it hosts on Amazon Web Services and uses SHA-256 AES/CBC encryption across SSL protocols.