PollsLive vs Slidea

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.

Slidea is an interactive presentation platform for educators, speakers, trainers, and managers who want audience participation during sessions. It offers live polls, Q&A, word clouds, quizzes, surveys, and analytics, while its AI presentation maker creates an interactive presentation from a prompt. Attendees can join from any device through a link or QR code without downloading software. The platform is listed for web and extension use and integrates with Hopin, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom, Webex, and Microsoft Teams. Its PowerPoint add-in places polls, quizzes, and word clouds directly in slides. Live Q&A supports audiences of up to 500. A free plan is available; paid plans start at $6/user/mo (annual), with a 30-day trial. Slidea says it uses encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, firewalls, monitoring, and intrusion detection and prevention. It also says the service is not intended for children under 13.