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Web App

Slido

Live polls, quizzes and Q&A for meetings, classes and events.

Visit Slido4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Slido?

Slido adds audience interaction to presentations and meetings with live polls, word clouds, quizzes and an upvoted Q&A, and it works with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom and Webex. The free Basic plan supports up to 100 participants per slido, with three polls and one quiz each.

Pros: what Slido does well

  • Unlimited Q&A questions
  • Works inside slides and video calls
  • Participants join without an account

Cons: where it falls short

  • Only three polls per slido for free
  • Capped at 100 participants on Basic

Who Slido is for

Presenters, teachers and team leads who want quick audience feedback during sessions.

Who can skip it

Hosts of large events who need hundreds of participants and unlimited polls.

Slido alternatives

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

All Meetings resources

Mentimeter

Focus: quizzes and audience engagement. Shares polls and presentations with Slido. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit

Zoho Cliq

Focus: team chat, channels and video meetings. Also in Communication and Team Productivity, like Slido. Rated 4.3 (Slido: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.3Visit

Fireflies.ai

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

AI ToolFree planWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Read AI

Focus: meetings, transcription and summaries. Also in Meetings and Team Productivity, like Slido. An AI tool, not a web app. Adds Chrome. Rated 4.4 (Slido: 4.5).

AI ToolFree planWeb, Chrome
4.4Visit

StrawPoll

Focus: voting, survey and meeting scheduling. Shares polls with Slido. Rated 4.4 (Slido: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit

Slidev

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

FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Slido

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

Jitsi Meet

Focus: video calls, open source and self-hosted. Also in Meetings and Communication, like Slido. Free (Slido: Freemium). Adds Android and iOS. Rated 4.3 (Slido: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Android
4.3Visit

Microsoft Teams (free)

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

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.0Visit

Framadate

Focus: scheduling, meetings and privacy. Shares polls with Slido. Free (Slido: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Slido: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

OpenVidu

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

FrameworkFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

Marp CLI

Focus: slides, markdown and pdf. Shares presentations with Slido. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Slido: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

open-slide

Focus: slides, ai agents and framework. Shares presentations with Slido. A framework, not a web app. Free (Slido: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Slido: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit
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