DirectPoll vs Mentimeter (2026): which should you pick?

Pick DirectPoll if

• Fits if you poll a room live, in a lesson or a talk
• Works for presenters who want a PowerPoint add-in and no sign-up

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want surveys people answer later, as it is for live polling
• Tight if your poll runs long, because polls expire 30 days after the last save
• Watch out: extending or renewing a poll is paid and the Plus page gives no prices
• Watch out: it uses WebSockets, which some school or company networks filter
• Not for you if you need a service guarantee, as it runs best-effort with no SLA

Pick Mentimeter if

• Fits if you teach or present and want the room answering from their own phones
• Works for a single big event, since the Conference plans sell 30 days of access from €350

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if it's just you presenting: Basic is €14 a month billed yearly, or €17.99 paid monthly
• Tight if you're staying free and speak to more than 50 people a month, apart from one open session
• Not for you if you need your own branding, a shared workspace or co-editing without Pro at €28 a month, billed yearly only
• Skip it if you want to import PowerPoint or Keynote slides or export results for free, as both need Basic
• Watch out: prices are listed in euros and exclude tax

DirectPoll

• Each poll is capped at 500 concurrent voters and runs best-effort with no service-level agreement.
• It is for live polling, not surveys that people answer at different times.
• Polls expire 30 days after the last save; extending, renewing or supporter status are paid, and the Plus page does not state prices.
• It uses WebSockets, which some school or company networks filter.

Mentimeter

• The Free plan is capped at 50 participants a month, apart from one session a month with unlimited participants.
• Importing slides and exporting results need Basic or higher, and custom branding, a shared workspace and co-editing need Pro.
• Pro is sold on yearly billing only; just the Basic plan can be paid monthly, at €17.99 against €14 a month billed yearly.
• Prices are listed in euros, as the plans page displayed them, and exclude tax.

DirectPoll

Vote, Result and Cockpit links

Voters use the Vote link, the big screen shows the Result link, and the presenter steers from the Cockpit link.

Restricted polls

Voters must enter a token, and each token gives one vote per question.

Classroom options

Mark correct answers and hide the vote distribution while voting is open.

PowerPoint add-in

Shows results on slides and moves the poll as the deck advances.

Excel export

Poll results can be exported to Excel.

Mentimeter

Live polls and word clouds

Participants join with a link or code and answer from their own device, with no account needed, and the results appear on screen as responses come in.

Quizzes

Quiz questions run as a competition: results from every quiz question in a presentation add up to one final winner. Ready-made quiz templates are included.

Q&A

The audience submits questions during a session. On Pro the presenter can moderate incoming questions and manage them from a phone with Mentimote.

AI Menti Creator

Menti AI drafts a full interactive presentation, suggests questions and groups live responses so that trends are easier to spot. It is included in the Free plan.

Slide import and results export

From the Basic plan, existing PowerPoint, Keynote or PDF slides can be uploaded and mixed with interactive questions, and results can be downloaded as Excel or PDF.

Meeting and LMS integrations

Mentimeter works inside PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and in the Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and Brightspace learning systems with optional gradebook sync.

DirectPoll

• Free$0

  All question types, live result screen, restricted polls with tokens, Excel export and up to 500 connected voters; polls expire 30 days after the last save.

Mentimeter

• Free€0

  50 participants per month, unlimited participants once a month, Menti AI, polls, word clouds and quizzes, and insights into results.

• Basic€14

  per presenter / month, billed yearly (€17.99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited participants, import of PowerPoint, Keynote or PDF slides, and export of results to Excel or PDF.

• Pro€28

  per presenter / month, billed yearly

  Adds custom branding and themes, a shared workspace, co-editing of presentations, and phone control of a live session with Q&A moderation.

• Small Conference€350

  one-time payment for 30 days of access

  Paid features with unlimited participants for a single event, for up to 4 presenters.

• Large Conference€750

  one-time payment for 30 days of access

  The same 30-day event access as Small Conference, for up to 20 presenters.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds single sign-on, SCIM, participant verification, tailored onboarding and workspace insights; recommended for 10 or more licenses.

DirectPoll

No public discounts listed.

Mentimeter

• Annual discount

  Save 23% on Basic with yearly billing

  Basic is €14 per presenter a month billed yearly (€168 a year) against €17.99 billed monthly. Mentimeter labels the yearly option a 23% saving.

• Education

  Lower prices for teachers and students

  Mentimeter's education price list puts Basic at €132 a year (€11 a month) and Pro at €204 a year (€17 a month) per presenter, against €168 and €336 on the standard list.