Poll Everywhere vs. Slido

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Poll Everywhere
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Poll Everywhere is an event management software system offered by Poll Everywhere.
$42
per month
Slido
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Slido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…
$49
Pricing
Poll EverywhereSlido
Editions & Modules
Engage
$42
per month
Teams
$84
per month
Present
$120
per year
Enterprise
9,999+
Intro
Free
Engage (one-time)
$49.00
Engage (EDU annual)
$72.00
Professional (EDU annual)
$120.00
Engage (annual)
$144.00
Professional (one-time)
$199.00
Professional (annual)
$720.00
Institution (EDU annual)
$720.00
Premium (one-time)
$999.00
Enterprise (annual)
$2400.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Poll EverywhereSlido
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$144 per year
Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Poll EverywhereSlido
Features
Poll EverywhereSlido
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Poll Everywhere
-
Ratings
Slido
8.2
Ratings
2% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Poll Everywhere
-
Ratings
Slido
8.6
Ratings
2% below category average
Integrates with social media00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Poll Everywhere
-
Ratings
Slido
8.6
Ratings
4% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Presentation Streaming00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Poll Everywhere
-
Ratings
Slido
8.0
Ratings
5% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Audience Engagement
Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Poll Everywhere
-
Ratings
Slido
8.6
Ratings
4% below category average
Quizzes00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Survey Features00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Gamification Features00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Engagement Tracking Tools00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
User Ratings
Poll EverywhereSlido
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.7
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Poll EverywhereSlido
Likelihood to Recommend
It's very handy in a classroom style setting. I'm interested in playing around with other features such as word clouds and other voting methods in order to catalyze more webinar discussion and participation. I think that it is a useful tool in enhancing and supplementing presentations, though with that said, it's only really handy when presenting new information or making a point in real time. Some business-related scenarios don't really lend themselves well to live response and too much of this I think could get distracting from an actual lecture or presentation (since you're ENCOURAGING attendees to be on their phones/computers).
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It’s particularly suitable for large meetings and town halls, where it can run live polls and make the meeting more interactive. For less formal scenarios, such as small meetings and quick calls, or when the public is not particularly tech-savvy. All in all, it’s a great tool that can fit in a bunch of scenarios.
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Pros
  • Easy to use and get up and running. You can quickly set up a poll everywhere question or survey in a matter of minutes.
  • Fun and creative. Poll Everywhere allows users to interact via text message on their phone or through the web app/site. Great for student engagement.
  • Saves the results. One of the best features is that you can take the results from the poll or survey away with you to check back on at a later date. This is perfect for teachers to be able to assess and modify their lessons.
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  • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
  • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
  • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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Cons
  • Free option needs to add more options
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  • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
  • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
  • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
The ease of use above everything else@ The power of questions used in such a user-friendly way. The fact that everybody now has a cell phone allows this tool to be used everywhere and in all kinds of group interactions. The sheer joy of seeing the results on your phone right away! Transparency rules!
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Usability
No answers on this topic
The one reason I choose a tool for my workshop over other tools is their usability. I need a tool that my audience will be able to use adequately very rapidly. The learning curve has to be very steep. I never have the time to "train" my client on a new tool. They are always in a rush and there should not be anytime wasted in learning how to use a new tool. Slido provides me with great functionalities that are easyly learned in a live environment , be it virtual or in a face to face situation.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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Alternatives Considered
Qualtrics - Great data collection tool for emails or websites with a lot of question logic and back end analytics. But it takes time and planning to set up, the UI is not particularly strong, especially on the back end data. It is better for people who understand excel and parsing large quantities of data. No PPT or LMS integration. Google Polls - Pretty basic tool, not very engaging or fun. Doesn't have any of the features like Word Clouds or Competitions. Lack of LMS integration. Top Hat - Not as good in really any way. The student pay subscription model was a deal-breaker for me.
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The real-time polling and Q&A features are seamless.
Participants can ask questions and vote on them, allowing for dynamic
interaction during presentations. Plus, Slido integrates well with popular presentation tools like
PowerPoint and Google Slides, and the Interface is awesome for both me as a host and for my participants to navigate.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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Return on Investment
  • We were facing an unplanned $20k yearly expense if we had stayed with our previous clicker provider
  • Poll Everywhere made it so we did not have to increase student fees or find another way to fund the initiative; we had enough in current fees to cover the usage
  • In pilots, students preferred using Poll Everywhere to clickers
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  • Slido helped us increase student engagement which resulted in improved academic results for our students
  • The Q&A feature helped us answer questions we received from parents and audeince during live events which resulted in increased admissions in our educational institution
  • The gamification of polls and surveys helped us attract a lot of audience and made the meetings interactive
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ScreenShots

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