OpenPoll vs PollsLive
OpenPoll
openpoll.app
PollsLive
pollslive.comSide by side
| Figure | OpenPoll | PollsLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 11 |
| Spec score · Polling Software | 8.2 (#15) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 7.7 (#83) | 9.1 (#7) |
| API rate limit | The API documentation states a limit of 10 requests per hour per API key. | The API permits 120 requests per minute per key, with media ingestion separately limited to 30 requests per minute. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The About page says users can use the API to create custom integrations. | The integrations documentation describes iframe or JavaScript embeds, Slack incoming webhooks and REST API connections. |
| Question types | Polls support multiple options with single or multiple selections. | Documentation lists choice, quiz, scale, ranking, open-ended, Q&A, Planning Poker and content question types. |
| Self-hosting | The project README says OpenPoll can be self-hosted with SQLite backed by Litestream or with Turso. | The published documentation describes PollsLive as hosted infrastructure and does not provide a self-hosting package. |
Plans
PollsLive
- FreeFree
- Pro$5 a month
- Premium$15 a month
- Event Pass Standard$29 a month
- Event Pass Large$79 a month
- Pro$4.17 a month
- Premium$12 a month
- Event Pass Standard$29, paid once
- Event Pass Large$79, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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, three live participants, three live sessions per month and one presenter. Pro starts at $5 a month, billed monthly.