ARSnova vs OpenPoll
ARSnova
arsnova.euOpenPoll
openpoll.appSide by side
| Figure | ARSnova | OpenPoll |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Polling Software | 8.7 (#6) | 8.2 (#15) |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 8.4 (#36) | 7.7 (#83) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | ARSnova provides live quizzes, numeric estimation questions, Q&A, word-cloud analysis, and Pulse Check feedback for education and organisations. | OpenPoll is a free, open-source platform for creating and sharing interactive polls for live events, meetings, and audience feedback. |
| Self-hosting | The open-source platform can run on the user’s own infrastructure with Docker, PostgreSQL, and Redis. | The project README says OpenPoll can be self-hosted with SQLite backed by Litestream or with Turso. |
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In their own words
ARSnova
ARSnova provides live quizzes, numeric estimation questions, Q&A, word-cloud analysis, and Pulse Check feedback for education and organizations. Sessions can include up to 500 participants. Hosts can start without an account, and participants join with a code or QR without signing up. Question types include short answers, estimates, matching, ordering, categorization, multiple choice, and ratings. The Q&A wall supports moderation before posting, pinning, archiving, voting, and sorting by support, quality, or controversy. Hosts can create quizzes and run sessions on a phone, with an option to pair a second device for presenting. After a session, results are available in a PDF report, and tabular data can be exported as CSV. Quiz content remains on the host’s device while live sessions process data needed for interaction. The open-source platform is licensed under MIT and can be self-hosted with Docker, PostgreSQL, and Redis. The site states WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance and PDF/UA-1 validation for its results report. Matching, ordering, and categorization questions do not award partial credit.