AhaSlides vs Slido (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 Slido if

• Fits if you run town halls or meetings and want anonymous audience questions
• Works for events that can use a one-off plan for up to 7 days

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 100 participants and 3 polls per slido
• Pricey if you want question moderation or branding, as those start at Professional, $600 a year for 2 users
• Skip it if you want monthly billing, as there is none: it is a one-off event plan or an annual one
• Watch out: annual plans do not renew on their own, and one-off plan prices were not read

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.

Slido

• The page says it takes no monthly payments: you buy a one-time plan for an event of up to 7 days, or an annual plan.
• Annual plans do not renew automatically; the vendor emails a reminder 30 days before they expire.
• Participant caps differ by plan: 100 on Basic, 200 on Engage, 1,000 on Professional, 5,000 on Enterprise.
• Prices shown exclude VAT, and one-time plan prices were not 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.

Slido

Live polls and quizzes

Poll an audience in real time or run quizzes. Basic allows 3 polls per slido; Engage and up are unlimited.

Audience Q&A

Participants ask questions from their own devices and vote on them. Moderation of questions starts at Professional.

Word clouds, ideas and surveys

Also lists word clouds and idea collection; surveys are in Engage and above.

Slide and meeting integrations

The site lists integrations with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex.

Slido AI

Suggests polls and refines their wording, according to the product menu.

Analytics

Data exports start at Engage; organization-wide analytics start at Professional.

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.

Slido

• Basic$0

  Up to 100 participants, basic audience Q&A and 3 polls per slido.

• Engage$12.50

  per month for 1 user, billed $150 annually

  Up to 200 participants, unlimited polls and quizzes, surveys and data exports.

• Professional$50

  per month for 2 users, billed $600 annually

  Up to 1,000 participants, moderation of questions, branding, advanced privacy options and organization analytics.

• Enterprise$150

  per month for 3 users, billed $1,800 annually

  Up to 5,000 participants, SSO for members and participants, member provisioning and spaces.

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.

Slido

• Education

  Discounted education plans

  Slido lists discounted plans for schools and universities, starting at up to 500 students, for people with an academic email address.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount

  The pricing FAQ says nonprofit organizations can apply for a discount, with eligibility criteria on its site.