Comparison

Poll Everywhere vs Kahoot!

Poll Everywhere lands on Depends, and Kahoot! lands on Worth it.

Poll Everywhere

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you run live lectures, trainings, or events and want real-time audience response inside PowerPoint or Teams.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you want free, proven live quiz games for classrooms, training sessions, or events.

Poll Everywhere versus Kahoot!
Compare	Poll Everywhere	Kahoot!
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Professors running large lectures	Teachers running live review games
Who it's not for	Async surveys and forms . use free tools	Untimed, mastery-focused assessment
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁵	Vendor publishes a trust center and whitepaper; one disclosed issue was patched; academics flag edtech privacy gaps.
Support quality	No support-quality evidence found	No reliable evidence on support responsiveness
Public sentiment	Individual presenters and professors praise it for live engagement, though some organizations report switching away.^⁹	Users broadly praise Kahoot's engagement and ease of use, but a loud minority of teachers report student fatigue and question subscription value.
Biggest gotcha	Annual billing is standard; third-party analysis flags pricing escalation concerns¹²	Free plan limits push larger groups and advanced features to paid tiers quickly.