PollsLive vs PollUnit
PollsLive
pollslive.com
PollUnit
pollunit.comSide by side
| Figure | PollsLive | PollUnit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8/mo | $0.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 11 |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 9.1 (#7) | 8.9 (#14) |
| Anonymous responses | Yes | Yes |
| Audience limit | 100 | 200 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | Herrsching, Germany |
| Integrations | The integrations documentation describes iframe or JavaScript embeds, Slack incoming webhooks and REST API connections. | PollUnit supports calendar synchronization, and participants can share poll links through services including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter. |
| Intended users | The About page identifies educators, event producers and team leads as users, with examples including classroom exit tickets, event icebreakers and weekly retrospectives. | PollUnit describes its tools for collaboration within teams and with large crowds. |
| Product | PollsLive provides live polls, quizzes and Q&A, with responses shown to the presenter in real time. | PollUnit provides online polls, surveys, contests, and collaborative tools for prioritizing ideas and collecting feedback. |
| Paid from | 5 | 5 |
| Support | The Free plan includes community support, while Pro includes priority support. | Support is available by email and through the support forum, and response times depend on workload. |
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
PollUnit
- FreeFree
- Premium$11 a month
- Business$36 a month
- Enterprise$105 a month
- FreeFree
- Premium$5 a year
- Premium$11 a month
- Business$15 a year
- Business$36 a month
- Enterprise$46 a year
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, 50 live participants, three live sessions per month and one presenter. Pro starts at $9 a month, or $96 a year, per presenter.