Crowdsignal vs PollUnit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PollUnit grades higher than Crowdsignal: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
PollUnit 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.
Crowdsignal
Polls, surveys and quizzes from the makers of WordPress.com
PollUnit
Online polls, surveys and contests with a free tier
Which one is for you
Pick Crowdsignal if
- Fits if you run a WordPress site and want a poll inside a post
- Works for one-off quizzes or surveys with small audiences
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you run long surveys, because each answer counts as a signal and 2,500 goes fast
- Watch out: over the free limit, extra answers are collected but hidden until you upgrade
- Skip it if you want no branding or your own domain, as both need Business at $45 a month
- Not for you if you need a long list of integrations, as only Sheets and WordPress are named
Pick PollUnit if
- Fits if your polls are for groups under 40 people
- Works for date polls and photo contests among friends or a club
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you run bigger polls: 40 participants a poll on the free plan
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $11 against $5 billed yearly
- Watch out: paid plans are sold as expiring one-time purchases or renewing subscriptions
- Skip it if you need a form builder, as this is a polling tool
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACrowdsignalFair | 2.4GPAPollUnitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $15 a month billed yearly, in the ordinary band for form and survey tools. Business is $45. | BPremium is $5 a month billed yearly, in the forms category's cheapest quarter. Billed monthly it's $11. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives unlimited surveys but only 2,500 signals, with branding and limited export. A five-question survey answered once uses five signals. | BFree for unlimited polls, with 40 participants and 20 files per poll and 1 GB of storage. A small group can live on it. |
| Features | CBranching, embedding, email surveys and team workspaces cover the basics. Past 2,500 signals answers are collected but hidden until you pay. | CSeveral poll types, access controls, embedding, exports and an API. A smaller job than a form builder, and it has no logic-heavy workflows. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build each poll or survey yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You build each poll yourself, though the creation steps are guided. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Google Sheets and WordPress named as connections. | CWeb only on the listing. It has an API and AI assistant connections, but no integration list. |
| Best for | polls and quizzes on a WordPress site | group votes and date polls |
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: Crowdsignal and PollUnit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Crowdsignal starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PollUnit starts at $5 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and PollUnit starts $10 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 29 score higher than Crowdsignal for less, and 9 score higher than PollUnit 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
- Crowdsignal also covers templates and reports.
At a glance
| Crowdsignal | PollUnit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly) | $5 per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited questions, surveys, polls and ratings, collecting up to 2,500 signals, with Crowdsignal branding and limited data export. | 40 participants and 20 files per poll, 1 GB storage and an unlimited number of polls. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Automattic | PollUnit UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Price read from | crowdsignal.com | pollunit.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Crowdsignal
- A signal is one answer: a five-question survey completed once counts as five signals, so the free 2,500 goes quickly.
- Past 2,500 signals the free plan keeps collecting but hides the extra answers until you upgrade.
- Branding removal, custom domain and the advanced API need Business at $45 a month billed annually.
- Premium and Business are shown with a 40% and 25% discount against their monthly price when billed annually.
PollUnit
- The free plan caps a poll at 40 participants; larger groups need a paid plan.
- Each paid plan can be bought as a one-time purchase that expires, or as a subscription that renews.
- Prices above are the annual rate per month; the monthly rate is two to three times higher.
- It is a polling tool, not a full form builder with logic-heavy workflows.
Key features
Crowdsignal
- Polls, surveys and quizzes
- Unlimited questions, surveys, polls, ratings and quizzes on every plan; the free plan stops at 2,500 signals.
- Branching logic
- Premium and above support branching and logic trees so respondents see only the questions that apply.
- Embedding
- Polls and media can be embedded in a website, and the company also offers a WordPress plugin.
- Data sync and export
- Premium connects to Google Sheets and exports responses; Business adds other services and an advanced API.
- Email surveys
- Business can send surveys by email, up to 50,000 a month.
- Team workspace
- The Team plan lets several users edit surveys together and share themes, templates and assets, with a 3-user team limit.
PollUnit
- Several poll types
- The same tool covers votes, date finding, surveys, task distribution, photo, video and music contests and a free-form table.
- Participant limits by plan
- A single poll holds 40 participants on Free, 200 on Premium, 2,000 on Business and 20,000 on Enterprise.
- Access controls
- Paid plans can restrict access and block repeat votes; Enterprise adds an AI-based fraud check and device and browser analysis.
- Embedding and branding
- Polls can be embedded on a website, and higher plans add own logos, custom themes and a custom poll URL.
- Exports and payments
- Excel and CSV export is a paid feature. Polls can accept payments, with a transaction fee of 4.9% on Premium and 2.9% on higher plans.
- API and AI assistants
- A public API is documented, and an MCP connection lets assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude create and manage polls.
Plans
Crowdsignal
Free$0
Unlimited surveys, polls and ratings, up to 2,500 signals, Crowdsignal branding, limited export and 1 MB uploads.
Premium$15
per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Unlimited signals, branching logic, Google Sheets sync, export, priority email support and 5 MB uploads.
Business$45
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
No Crowdsignal branding, custom CSS and domain, email surveys up to 50k a month, advanced API access.
Team$29
per user / month, billed annually
Business features plus shared accounts for up to 3 users, shared themes and templates, and 10 MB uploads.
PollUnit
Free$0
40 participants and 20 files per poll, 1 GB storage, unlimited polls.
Premium$5
per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly)
200 participants and 100 files per poll, 10 GB storage and ad-free polls.
Business$15
per month, billed annually ($36 billed monthly)
2,000 participants and 500 files per poll, 30 GB storage, plus the Business feature set.
Enterprise$46
per month, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)
20,000 participants and 1,000 files per poll, 100 GB storage, plus the Enterprise feature set.
Ways to pay less
Crowdsignal
- Annual discount
Save with annual billing
The pricing page shows Premium at $15 a month billed annually against $25 monthly, and Business at $45 against $59.
PollUnit
- Annual discount
Save up to 75% with annual payment
PollUnit's pricing page shows lower per-month prices for annual payment than for monthly payment, and its FAQ says the annual plan saves up to 75%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Crowdsignal or PollUnit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PollUnit is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $15 a month for Crowdsignal. Crowdsignal starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly), and PollUnit starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Crowdsignal or PollUnit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Crowdsignal and PollUnit 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.