Questions.now vs StreamAlive
Questions.now
questions.nowStreamAlive
streamalive.comSide by side
| Figure | Questions.now | StreamAlive |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 11 |
| Spec score · Virtual Town Hall Software | 8.1 (#16) | 8.4 (#12) |
| Spec score · Audience Response Systems | 8.0 (#64) | 8.8 (#17) |
| AI features | AI features include question summaries, automatic topic clustering, and suggestions for which question to answer next. | StreamAlive describes AI features for creating interactions, summarizing responses, and identifying and categorizing questions from chat. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Live Q&A | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Questions.now provides live Q&A, polls, and audience engagement for events and presentations. | StreamAlive turns audience chat responses into live visual interactions during presentations, meetings, and streams. |
Plans
StreamAlive
- FreeFree
- Starter$20 a month
- Pro$60 a month
- Scale$150 a month
- Starter (annual)$20 a month
- Starter (monthly)$50 a month
- Pro (annual)$60 a month
- Pro (monthly)$150 a month
- Scale (annual)$150 a month
- Scale (monthly)$375 a month
In their own words
Questions.now
Questions.now has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
StreamAlive
StreamAlive turns audience chat into visual interactions during presentations, meetings and streams. Its formats include polls, word clouds, maps, tiles, spinner wheels, quizzes, Q&A and emoji interactions. On supported virtual platforms, participants respond through meeting or stream chat. Apps or add-ins are available for PowerPoint and Google Slides, with apps for Teams, Zoom, Miro and StreamDeck. Listed integrations include Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, Restream, StreamYard, LinkedIn Live, Webex, Vimeo and Airmeet. Some integrations, including LinkedIn Live and Webex, use a free Chrome extension to read chat. AI features can create interactions, summarize responses and identify and categorize questions. Post-session analytics are included on the Free plan. The free option allows unlimited sessions for up to five participants per session. Starter costs $20 a month billed annually and allows ten sessions monthly; Pro costs $60 a month billed annually, and Scale costs $150 a month billed annually. The company says it encrypts data in transit and at rest and monitors systems around the clock.