Slido

Score8.8 out of 10

114 Reviews and Ratings

What is Slido?

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 Teams, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.

Since its foundation in 2012, Slido boasts having been used at over 1.2 million events and engaged 55 million active participants. Slido has been adopted by high-profile clients including Asana, BBC, Oracle, and conferences such as SXSW, Web Summit, and Money20/20. Slido was acquired by Cisco May, 2021, to enhance Webex interactivity.

Categories & Use Cases

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Screenshot of Slido Live polls

Record meetings / events
Meetings and webinars can be recorded for playback.
Category average: 9.1
Live chat
Participants can use one-on-one and group instant messaging to communicate privately or selectively during meetings.
Category average: 9.2
Quizzes
Assign assessments to determine audience metrics based on knowledge and skill set
Category average: 9.2

Responsive Design for Web Access
Web design aimed at producing easy-to-read sites across a range of different devices.
Category average: 8.3
Mobile Application
A dedicated app for iOS and/or Android.
Category average: 8.3
User authentication
Administrators can require users to authenticate their identities before joining a meeting.
Category average: 8.3

#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

18.1%

39 installations of 215

“We used Slido to interact with our incoming sales rep groups for training. We used it for ice breakers, quizzes, and surveys.”
— Marketing Coordinator, Globe Food Equipment (51-200 employees)

#2 most frequent

Information

14.9%

32 installations of 215

“We use Slido to interact with TV and Radio audiences: the host sometimes invites people to ask questions, give feedback, and participate in a quiz. Occasionally we would also conduct UX surveys as it is a platform that the audience already knows.”
— Assistant Director, RTV Slovenija (1001-5000 employees)

#3 most frequent

Other Services (except Public Administration)

9.8%

21 installations of 215

Kinjal Mehta

Training Placement Officer at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our corporate events we use Slido to allow audience interaction and collect feedback. We address the problem concerning the lack of audience interest in big places through the hosting of live polls and Q&A sessions. This strategy has changed our events to more participatory experiences.

Pros

With Slido’s interoperability to different platforms of presentation possible, it is easy to include interactive components.
The real time display of poll results and questions helps to engage the audience and brings them real life insights about their stand on the issue.

Cons

The data export capabilities of the platform have to be enhanced. Better exporting and analysis of the audience reaction would facilitate post event assessments.
The customization of the platform in more branding would help align with our corporate identity.

Return on Investment

Slido has resulted in a more dynamic and interactive corporate event.
The capacity to capture audience input and provide response in real-time has imposed increased values of outcomes and satisfaction of attendees.

Arushi Batra View profile

Senior Technical Analyst in Information Technology at GlobalLogic (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Slido is a real-time interaction platform that seamlessly integrates with business messaging apps, such as Zoom and Webex meetings. It boosts audience engagement by simply conducting polls & Q&A. It helps in getting honest feedback because it hides the identity of the submitter. It gives real-time insights and reports for better decision-making. It offers various customization options built into it.

Pros

Boost audience or participants engagement.
Makes session more interactive and beautiful.
Seamless Integration with Webex Meetings.

Cons

It needs fast internet bandwidth.
Auto flagging needs to be added in case wrong or inaccurate questions.
Sometime tracking is challenging sure to dashboard has limited option for analysis.

Return on Investment

Slide improves our training sessions quality.
It saves resources money and time in getting the feedbacks.

Surbhi Katyal View profile

Senior Business Analyst in Information Technology at GlobalLogic (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Slido helps a lot in improving business problems by enhancing meeting engagement and productivity by simple adding polls, Q&A and quizzes. It gives transparency and build trust by giving every participant. It saves time in getting quick feedback. faster decision making and easy to identifying knowledge gap. it increase connections and transparency. It ensure for faster communication as well.

Pros

Quicker decision making and analysis.
Live polls and Q&A.
Increase audience participation.
Quickly integrate with other Webex products.

Cons

Poor internet speed shows delays in response of the app.
Limited customisation option, needs to be added more.

Return on Investment

Easily identify the audience sentiments.
Boost audience participation and interest.
Saves maintenance cost as well as time.

Ruhan Beha

Head of Unit for Contract Implementation at KOSTT J.S.C (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I make use of Slido in virtual workshops to hold participants' attention and see if they understand the content. Real-time quizzes and live polls keep online sessions engaging and lead to better learning outcomes. The Slido team gave great assistance early on, providing valuable tutorials that sped up the adoption process for the platform.

Pros

It is helpful to use the word cloud feature in brainstorming sessions, as it shows everyone’s ideas in real time.
The feature lets people ask questions anonymously, so everyone has a chance to have their concerns heard.
Assessments in training work well with the quiz mode, as scores are provided instantly. It is easy to use Slido together with Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Cons

A key issue I’ve noticed is that not having a mobile app means some users may not be able to join in if they’re away from their computer.
Offering a mobile-friendly design would increase ease of use for all participants.
Some users have problems keeping track of several polls that are open at the same time.

Return on Investment

Bringing Slido into training programs has increased how much content is retained and has also made participation more active.
Slido’s quick feedback system helps instructors make necessary changes right away, making sure that the learning goals are achieved.
Technical problems have been resolved easily because they are always available to help.

Akash Singh

Founder in Information Technology at Revenue Riots (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I'm use Slido to engage with my audience during meeting, presentations and events. It helps me to get live polls, questions and answers etc. Anonymity feature is the best thing which make users to contribute without hesitation.

Pros

Live Polls feature is the best thing in slido
Anonymous Q&A functionality
Real-Time Analytics

Cons

Mobile app experience in glitchy and not optimized
Limited logics in polls and interactivity
Starting plans has limited functionality

Return on Investment

Pricing is a major factor because in Starter plan it has limited featuress
Lack of custom reporting feature
Not always but sometimes struggling with the interface.

Alternatives Considered

ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Brevo, Amazon Web Services, Asana, Basecamp and Trello

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ChatGPT, Brevo, Asana

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