DialogLoop Engage vs PollsLive

DialogLoop Engage adds interactive activities to PowerPoint and supports video calls, events, lectures and training sessions. It provides live Q&A, polls, quizzes, word clouds and surveys, with anonymous responses and slide integrations. Presenters, Zoom users, Microsoft Teams users, trainers and teachers are listed as intended users. Attendees join through a session URL or QR code, including alongside video conferencing. A free DialogLoop Engage add-in is available from the Microsoft Store and can also be used with Microsoft Excel and OneNote. Organizers can export collected data in CSV or XLS format and choose event-data storage in the United States, Canada or France when purchasing an event. The service runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. It is free for up to 10 attendees; larger events require payment. Organizers can buy events, select duration, team seats and expected participants, with no subscription required. The maker, DialogLoop Engage, is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was incorporated in 2017.

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.