A free Slido alternative for live polls
LivePoll is a free Slido alternative when what you need is live polling. Slido's free plan allows a few polls per event for up to 100 participants; LivePoll lets you run as many polls as you like with unlimited voters. Slido is stronger for audience Q&A and enterprise event tools.
Create your free poll
Why people pick LivePoll
No per-event poll limit
Ask as many questions as your session needs.
Publish in seconds
You don't set up an event or an account first. You type the question and publish.
Cheaper for one event
$9 instead of a per-event plan priced for enterprises.
| LivePoll | Slido | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Unlimited polls and voters | 100 participants, 3 polls per event |
| Signup to create | Not required | Required |
| Paid plans from | $5 a month or $39 a year | $17.50 a month, billed $210 a year |
| One-time event option | $9 Event Pass | From $60 per event |
| Audience Q&A | Not offered | Yes, a core feature |
Prices and limits as published by each company, checked 2026-10-06.
Slido is excellent for audience Q&A and plugs into PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. If questions from the audience are your main need, Slido does that better.
The free-plan limit
Why people look for a Slido alternative
Slido is great at audience Q&A, and many big events run on it. For live polling, the free plan is tight: up to 100 participants and 3 polls per slido. Past that, you're looking at an annual plan or a one-time plan for your event.
The annual Engage plan is $17.50 a month, billed $210 a year, and Slido doesn't take monthly payments. A one-time plan starts at $60 per event. If you poll a few times a term, either one is a lot.
- 100 participantsOn the free plan, counted across the whole meeting
- 3 polls per slidoBefore you need to pay
- No monthly billingAn annual plan or a one-time event plan
Free on every poll
What you get with LivePoll for free
LivePoll is built for the polling part: ask, let the room vote, show the result. You can run as many polls as you want, and nobody gets turned away.
- 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
Need Pro for a single event? The Event Pass is $9 for 7 days of everything, with nothing to cancel.
An honest take
Where Slido is the better pick
Slido does a few things LivePoll doesn't try to do:
- Audience Q&AWith upvotes and moderation, Slido's strongest feature
- IntegrationsWith PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom and Microsoft Teams
- Large eventsWith up to 5,000 participants per slido on higher plans, plus SSO
If questions from the audience are your main need, Slido does that better. If you need polls the whole room can answer, as many as you want, LivePoll is 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
Does LivePoll do Q&A?
No. It focuses on live polls.
Can I brand polls for my event?
Yes, with Pro or the $9 Event Pass.
Can many people vote at once?
Yes, with no voter limit.