AhaSlides vs Sendsteps (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sendsteps grades higher than AhaSlides: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sendsteps grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AhaSlides
Interactive presentations with live quizzes, polls and word clouds
Sendsteps
Interactive lessons, polls and quizzes for classrooms and training
Which one is for you
Pick AhaSlides if
- Fits if you train, teach or run meetings and want people answering on their phones
- Works for dropping polls into a PowerPoint or Google Slides deck you already have
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free and running a proper quiz, with 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions a presentation
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $23.95 for Essential against $7.95 on the yearly plan
- Skip it if your crowd is over 100 and you're on Essential, because that plan is capped at 100 participants
- Watch out: AI, custom branding and Q&A moderation need Pro at $15.95, and SSO needs Enterprise
- Not for you if you want a refund after trying it live, as the 14-day refund only applies before any live event
Pick Sendsteps if
- Fits if you want audience questions with no cap on how many people join
- Works for trainers who import a PowerPoint and add polls to it
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you lean on AI on the free plan: 2 creations and 2 imports every 30 days
- Skip it if you need team folders or moderator mode, as those start at Professional, $13.50 a month
- Watch out: SSO and the LMS connection need Campus/Enterprise, which is sold through sales
- Watch out: the monthly-billing prices were not read, and Research Survey is separate and on request
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAhaSlidesFair | 2.6GPASendstepsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssential is $7.95 a month billed yearly, which lands between the $5.83 lower quarter and the $12.99 upper quarter for presentation tools. Ordinary, in other words. AI features and custom branding wait for Pro at $15.95, and monthly billing is $23.95. | BStarter is $6.50 a month billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter of $7. Professional is $13.50. Prices exclude VAT. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree holds 50 participants, every slide type and unlimited presentations, but you will hit the cap: 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions in a single presentation. Analytics and exports start on Essential. | BFree forever, with 20+ question types and unlimited participants. The caps are 2 AI creations and 2 PowerPoint imports per 30 days and 1 survey, which one person can live with. |
| Features | CIt does audience participation fully: quizzes, polls, word clouds, live Q&A, ranking, pin-on-image and a spinner wheel, with add-ins that drop the lot into PowerPoint. That's a smaller job than building decks, and its own listing puts AI, custom branding and Q&A moderation on Pro. | CLive questions, AI creation, PowerPoint import, surveys and self-paced sessions. Team folders and moderator mode need Professional, and a Learning Signals feature is listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and the work is writing the slides and the questions yourself before anyone joins. On the day it's easier: everything runs in a browser and the audience needs no app and no account. | CNo store rating on record. You build question sets and link them to a deck before a session. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with no phone or desktop app of its own. What lifts it is the list it plugs into: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Slack, Google Drive and ChatGPT, and AhaSlides says every integration is on every plan, Free included. | BWeb, with PowerPoint, an LMS connection and SSO on the sales-only plan. No app is listed. |
| Best for | getting the room to join in with quizzes and polls | live audience questions inside PowerPoint |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AhaSlides and Sendsteps. How we grade
Price against what you get
AhaSlides starts at $7.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sendsteps starts at $6.50 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Sendsteps starts $1.45 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 5 score higher than AhaSlides for less, and 2 score higher than Sendsteps for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- AhaSlides also covers templates.
At a glance
| AhaSlides | Sendsteps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.95 per month, billed yearly ($95.40) | $6.50 per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT) |
| Free plan | Up to 50 participants, all slide types, unlimited presentations, and up to 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions in a single presentation. | Free forever: 20+ question types, unlimited participants, 2 AI creations and 2 PowerPoint imports per 30 days, 1 survey, 2 themes. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AhaSlides Pte Ltd | Sendsteps |
| Price read from | ahaslides.com | sendsteps.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AhaSlides
- The Free plan allows 50 participants and at most 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions per presentation.
- Essential is capped at 100 participants; AI features, custom branding and Q&A moderation start at Pro.
- SSO and SCIM user management are available only on the Enterprise plan.
- A full refund within 14 days is offered only if the subscription has not been used at a live event.
Sendsteps
- Prices shown are in US dollars and exclude VAT. They were read from the rendered page showing annual billing, and the monthly-billing prices were not read.
- The free plan limits AI creation and PowerPoint import to 2 each per 30 days and includes one survey.
- Team features such as shared folders and moderator mode need Professional, and SSO or an LMS connection needs the sales-only Campus/Enterprise plan.
- Research Survey (experiments, quotas, conjoint analysis) is separate and available on request, and the pricing page lists a Learning Signals feature as coming soon.
Key features
AhaSlides
- Interactive slide types
- Presentations mix content slides with quizzes, polls, word clouds, live Q&A, ranking, pin-on-image questions and a spinner wheel. Every slide type is available on the Free plan.
- Join by QR code or link
- The presenter works in a web browser and the audience joins on their own devices through a QR code or link, with nothing to download and no account to create.
- AI tools
- An AI slides generator drafts a presentation from a prompt, a generator turns a PDF or PowerPoint file into quiz questions, and smart grouping clusters audience responses.
- PowerPoint and Google Slides add-ins
- Add-ins place polls, quizzes and Q&A inside existing PowerPoint or Google Slides decks, and PPT, PPTX and PDF files can be imported into AhaSlides instead.
- Video-call integrations
- Zoom, Microsoft Teams and RingCentral integrations run activities inside a call. The vendor says all integrations are included on every plan, including Free.
- Reports and analytics
- After a session, event analytics and participant reports show how people responded, with exports to PDF, JPG and Excel. Analytics and exports start at the Essential plan.
Sendsteps
- Live questions
- 20+ question types, including polls and quizzes, with live results and no cap on participants on any plan.
- AI lesson creation
- AI builds lessons, presentations and quizzes. The free plan allows 2 per 30 days and paid plans lift the limit.
- PowerPoint import
- Existing decks can be imported, and on Professional the AI suggests questions for the deck you bring in.
- Surveys
- Everyday surveys for feedback, evaluations and pulse checks: 1 on Free, 10 on Starter and unlimited on Professional.
- Self-paced sessions
- Starter and above let students take part before and after a live session.
- Institution controls
- The Campus/Enterprise plan adds SSO, role management, an LMS connection and an option to switch AI off for the whole license.
Plans
AhaSlides
Free$0
Up to 50 participants, all slide types and unlimited events, limited to 5 quiz questions and 3 poll questions per presentation.
Essential$7.95
per month, billed yearly ($95.40); $23.95 billed monthly
Up to 100 participants, unlimited interactive slides, analytics and exports, and folder management.
Pro$15.95
per month, billed yearly ($191.40)
Up to 2,500 participants, AI features, custom branding, Q&A moderation and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Up to 100,000 participants, with SSO, SCIM user management, custom features and a dedicated account manager.
Sendsteps
Free$0
Live presenting with unlimited participants and 20+ question types. AI creation limited to 2 per 30 days, plus 2 PowerPoint imports and 1 everyday survey.
Starter$6.50
per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT)
Unlimited AI creation and PowerPoint import, no Sendsteps branding, premium themes, PDF and Excel export of results, self-paced sessions and 10 surveys.
Professional$13.50
per month, billed annually ($162.00 a year, excluding VAT)
Adds team collaboration with shared folders, a team dashboard and moderator mode, unlimited surveys, voice-over with transcript, and AI-assisted PowerPoint import.
Campus/EnterpriseCustom
For institutions: SSO, role management, an LMS connection, custom branding, institutional analytics and a dedicated account manager. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
AhaSlides
- Annual discount
Save 67% with yearly billing
The pricing page toggle advertises a 67% saving for yearly billing. Essential is $95.40 a year, or $7.95 a month, against $23.95 a month on monthly billing.
- Other savings
Team plans save up to 20%
Buying several yearly licences lowers the bill by up to 20%. The page's example prices 3 Pro Yearly licences at $516.78 instead of $574.20, a 10% saving.
- Education
Edu plans for teachers and nonprofits
Separate Edu plans carry special rates for teachers, students and nonprofit organisations. AhaSlides' comparison page lists Edu Small for educators at $35.40 a year.
Sendsteps
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves about 32%
The pricing page says annual billing saves roughly 32% against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AhaSlides or Sendsteps?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sendsteps is cheaper to start with: $6.50 a month, against $7.95 a month for AhaSlides. AhaSlides starts at $7.95 per month, billed yearly ($95.40), and Sendsteps starts at $6.50 per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT).
Which has a free plan, AhaSlides or Sendsteps?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both AhaSlides and Sendsteps have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.