A free Mentimeter alternative for live polls
If you need a live poll rather than a full interactive presentation, LivePoll is a free Mentimeter alternative with no voter cap. Mentimeter's free plan counts participants per month; here every poll takes unlimited voters at no cost. Mentimeter is the better choice if you want quizzes, word clouds and slide decks.
Create your free poll
Why people pick LivePoll
No monthly participant count
Run one poll for a thousand people and another the next day, free.
One question, no deck
Publish a single poll in seconds without building a presentation.
$9 for a single event
The $9 Event Pass covers branding and controls for one event.
| LivePoll | Mentimeter | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan voters | Unlimited | 50 participants a month |
| Signup to create | Not required | Required |
| Paid plans from | $5 a month | $14 a month per presenter, billed yearly |
| One-time option | $9 Event Pass for 7 days | Conference deals, price on request |
| Question types | Polls (single or multiple answers) | Polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&A and more |
Prices and limits as published by each company, checked 2026-10-06.
Mentimeter does far more than polls: quizzes, word clouds, Q&A and full presentations. If you build whole interactive decks, it is a strong tool.
The free-plan limit
Why people look for a Mentimeter alternative
Mentimeter is a full presentation tool, and it's very good at that. The trouble starts when all you need is one live poll. The free plan allows 50 participants a month, counted across every presentation you give, and the count only resets on your signup date. One busy week can use it up.
Paid plans start at $14 a month per presenter, billed yearly. That's a fair price for a team that builds interactive decks every week. It's a lot for someone who runs a poll at the start of a meeting.
- 50 participants a monthOn the free plan, shared across all your presentations
- Yearly billingOn the paid plans, with monthly billing only on Basic
- A full slide editorTo learn when you only wanted to ask one question
Free on every poll
What you get with LivePoll for free
LivePoll does one thing: a question on a screen that the whole room answers from their phones. Everything that needs is free, and there's no monthly count to watch.
- Unlimited votersOn every free poll
- No signup to createType a question, add answers, publish
- A QR code and a 6-digit codeOn the big screen, so people join with the phone camera or by typing the code
- Live resultsAs bars that grow with each vote, readable from the back row
- Controls on your phoneTo close, reopen or reset voting
- No adsFor you or your voters
- Six languagesAnd the voting page follows each phone's language
Voters never install an app or make an account. The poll opens in the phone's browser and takes one tap.
An honest take
Where Mentimeter is the better pick
Mentimeter does far more than polls, and for some people that matters:
- Quizzes, word clouds, Q&A and open questionsWith 23 slide types on the free plan
- Whole interactive presentationsBuilt and shown in one place
- Team plansFor organizations that present together
If you build full interactive decks, Mentimeter is worth paying for. If you want a fast poll that a room of any size can answer, LivePoll gets you there in seconds, for free.
Switching
How to switch in three steps
There's nothing to migrate. A poll takes about ten seconds to make.
- Create the poll at FreeLivePoll.com. Type the question and the answers, or paste a whole list
- Put it on screen. Click Publish, and the big-screen view opens with the QR code
- Let the room vote. Results move live, and you can close voting from your phone when you're done
Polls stay open for 24 hours, or 7 days with a free account. A free account also keeps your results for a year.
Pro and the Event Pass
When the paid plans make sense
Most people never pay. If you want more control, Pro is $5 a month or $39 a year, and the Event Pass gives you all of Pro for 7 days for $9, with nothing to cancel.
- Your logo and colors on the big screen
- Your own poll link and password protection
- Hide results until you reveal them, or show percentages only
- One vote per device, scheduling, and CSV and image export
Questions
Is LivePoll a full replacement for Mentimeter?
For live polls, yes. For quizzes, word clouds and slide decks, no.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many presenters keep their deck tool and use LivePoll for quick audience polls.
Do voters need an account?
No, on either tool.