AhaSlides vs SlideLizard (2026): which should you pick?

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 SlideLizard if

• Fits if you present from PowerPoint on a Windows laptop and want live polls in it
• Works for companies that want the Enterprise Suite hosted on their own servers

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you use a Mac, as the Mac version is listed as not yet available
• Not for you if you present from Google Slides or Keynote, as it needs PowerPoint
• Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none is published
• Watch out: the page does not say what happens when the 30-day PRO trial ends

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.

SlideLizard

• No plan prices are published; the pricing page offers demos and quotes for LIZ AI and the Enterprise Suite.
• The presenter plugin installs on Windows 7-11 with PowerPoint 2016-2024 or Office 365; the Mac version is listed as not yet available.
• Attendees join in a web browser, but presenting needs the PowerPoint plugin, so it does not run in Google Slides or Keynote.
• A free 30-day PRO trial is advertised; what happens after it was not stated on the pages read.

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.

SlideLizard

Live polls and quizzes in PowerPoint

SlideLizard LIVE adds polls, word clouds, quiz competitions and feedback to a deck from inside PowerPoint, with results shown live.

Audience Q&A and slide sharing

Attendees use a smartphone browser to view slides, vote, ask questions, give feedback and open shared documents. Questions can be moderated.

Central slide library

SlideLizard CREATOR stores slides, images, icons and templates in one place inside PowerPoint, with access control, approvals and central updates.

Corporate design check

The CREATOR product lists an automatic check that flags slides that break a company's design rules.

LIZ AI automation

LIZ AI is the vendor's AI layer for generating slides and updating existing decks from connected data sources such as CRM, ERP and BI systems.

On-premises hosting

The vendor says CREATOR can run on a company's own servers, and describes its hosting as GDPR-compliant.

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.

SlideLizard

Pricing could not be confirmed. See slidelizard.com.

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.

SlideLizard

No public discounts listed.