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Mentimeter

Add live polls, quizzes, word clouds and Q&A to your presentations.

Visit Mentimeter4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Mentimeter?

Mentimeter lets audiences answer polls, quizzes, word clouds and questions from their phones while results appear live on screen. The free plan includes interactive slides, Q&A and AI help for up to 50 participants a month, and paid plans add unlimited participants and exports.

Pros: what Mentimeter does well

  • Very easy for audiences to join
  • Live results on screen
  • Lots of question types

Cons: where it falls short

  • Free plan is capped at 50 participants a month
  • Exports need a paid plan

Who Mentimeter is for

Teachers, trainers and meeting hosts who want more audience input during sessions.

Who can skip it

People who rarely present or run workshops.

Mentimeter alternatives

Not sold on Mentimeter? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Slido

Focus: q&a and audience. Shares polls and presentations with Mentimeter. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit

Loom

Focus: async, screen recording and video. Also in Communication and Meetings, like Mentimeter. Adds macOS, Windows and Chrome. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.5Visit

Otter.ai

Focus: transcription, speaker labels and summaries. Also in Meetings and Communication, like Mentimeter. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.2 (Mentimeter: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.2Visit

Microsoft Teams (free)

Focus: chat, video meetings and microsoft. Also in Communication and Meetings, like Mentimeter. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and iOS. Rated 4.0 (Mentimeter: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.0Visit

Fireflies.ai

Focus: transcription, meeting notes and summaries. Also in Meetings and Communication, like Mentimeter. An AI tool, not a web app. Adds Chrome, iOS and Android. Same 4.5 rating.

AI ToolFree planWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Rallly

Focus: group scheduling, open source and self-hosted. Shares polls with Mentimeter. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Mentimeter

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

OpenVidu

Focus: video calls, webrtc and self-hosted. Also in Communication and Meetings, like Mentimeter. A framework, not a web app. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Mentimeter: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

Slidev

Focus: markdown slides, developer tool and open source. Shares presentations with Mentimeter. A framework, not a web app. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Mentimeter: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

Crab Fit

Focus: group scheduling, availability and meetings. Also in Meetings and Collaboration, like Mentimeter. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

FilePizza

Focus: file transfer, peer to peer and webrtc. Also in Collaboration and Communication, like Mentimeter. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

LettuceMeet

Focus: group scheduling, availability and meeting poll. Also in Meetings and Collaboration, like Mentimeter. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Annotely

Focus: annotation, screenshots and markup. Also in Communication and Collaboration, like Mentimeter. Free (Mentimeter: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Mentimeter: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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