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Poll Everywhere vs Slido

Poll Everywhere lands on Depends, and Slido lands on Worth it.

Poll Everywhere versus Slido
ComparePoll EverywhereSlido
VerdictDependsWorth it
Best forProfessors running large lecturesConference and event organizers
Who it's not forAsync surveys and forms . use free toolsOne-off surveys . Google Forms is free
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵Cisco-owned, UpGuard grade A (893/950), Microsoft 365 certified; one medium-severity REST API vulnerability (CVE-2026-20219) disclosed.
Support qualityNo support-quality evidence foundNo support evidence in sources reviewed
Public sentimentIndividual presenters and professors praise it for live engagement, though some organizations report switching away.⁹Users praise Slido's ease of use and anonymous Q&A; trade-offs appear around customization and pricing.
Biggest gotchaAnnual billing is standard; third-party analysis flags pricing escalation concerns12Five pricing editions and multiple annual license models . confirm participant caps before committing

Pick Poll Everywhere when

  • Professors running large lectures
  • Corporate trainers and facilitators
  • Event presenters wanting live audience response
  • Teams presenting from PowerPoint or Teams

When Poll Everywhere is not a fit

  • Async surveys and forms . use free tools
  • Occasional pollers unwilling to pay
  • Buyers needing month-to-month billing only
  • Classrooms already standardized on Top Hat

Pick Slido when

  • Conference and event organizers
  • Hybrid all-hands and town halls
  • Educators running interactive lectures
  • Cisco/Microsoft-centric workplaces

When Slido is not a fit

  • One-off surveys . Google Forms is free
  • Presenters needing heavy visual customization
  • Teams that never run live meetings or events
  • Buyers who refuse annual license commitments

Sources

  1. Poll Everywhere homepagepolleverywhere.com
    official
  2. Business & non-profit planspolleverywhere.com
    official
  3. Events pricing planspolleverywhere.com
    official
  4. Education planspolleverywhere.com
    official
  5. Poll Everywhere security pagepolleverywhere.com
    security
  6. Nudge Security profilenudgesecurity.com
    security
  7. MIT Sloan EdTech quick start guidemitsloanedtech.mit.edu
    review
  8. UVA Learning Tech reviewlearningtech.virginia.edu
    review
  9. App Store reviewsapps.apple.com
    review
  10. Gartner Peer Community post on moving off Poll Everywheregartner.com
    review
  11. r/Professors polling software threadreddit.com
    review
  12. Airframe pricing/usage analysisairframe.ai
    news
  13. Poll Everywhere vs Slido comparisonpolleverywhere.com
    official
  14. Poll Everywhere vs Mentimeter comparisonpolleverywhere.com
    official
  15. Slido homepageslido.com
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  16. Slido pricing pageslido.com
    official