BuzzMaster vs PollsLive
BuzzMaster
buzzmaster.nl
PollsLive
pollslive.comSide by side
| Figure | BuzzMaster | PollsLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 11 |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 7.1 (#106) | 9.1 (#7) |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands |
| Privacy | The privacy statement says participant names and other data are retained for up to two weeks, after which they are electronically destroyed. | The security page says voters do not need accounts, voter names are off by default, and vote deduplication uses a salted one-way hash rather than retaining IP addresses in vote records. |
| Quiz mode | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The company lists [email protected] and +31 (0)20 623 46 84 as contact details. | The Free plan includes community support, while Pro includes priority support. |
| What it does | Buzzmaster turns audience members’ smartphones into interactive platforms for asking and answering questions during events. | PollsLive is a browser service for live polls, quizzes, Q&A, surveys and audience responses. |
Plans
PollsLive
- FreeFree
- Pro$9 a month
- Premium$19 a month
- Event Pass Standard$49, paid once
- Event Pass Large$99, paid once
- Pro$8 a month
- Premium$16 a month
- Event Pass Small$19, paid once
- Event Pass Standard$49, paid once
- Event Pass Large$99, paid once
In their own words
BuzzMaster
BuzzMaster has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
PollsLive
PollsLive is a web and API service for live polls, quizzes and Q&A, showing responses to presenters in real time. People join in a browser through a link, QR code or six-digit PIN, without downloading an app or creating an account. Question formats include multiple choice, quizzes, scales, rankings, Planning Poker, open-ended prompts, Q&A and content slides. Polls can run live or asynchronously, and published polls can be embedded with an iframe or JavaScript widget. Presenters can use it with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex and Google Meet. Integrations include REST API access, OAuth 2.0, signed webhooks, Slack incoming webhooks and Zapier workflows through Webhooks by Zapier. PollsLive says its application, database and cache use EU infrastructure, with TLS and HSTS for encrypted traffic. The free plan costs nothing, billed with no card required, and includes three published polls, 500 responses per poll, 50 live participants, three live sessions per month and one presenter. Pro starts at $9 a month, or $96 a year, per presenter.