Genially vs Mentimeter

Genially

• Teachers and trainers building interactive lessons, quizzes and games
• Presentations that viewers explore by clicking rather than watching slide by slide
• eLearning teams publishing courses to an LMS through SCORM, xAPI or LTI

Mentimeter

• Presenters and teachers who want the whole room to respond
• Occasional use with small groups on the free plan
• One-off conferences, through the 30-day Conference plans

Genially

• The Free plan has no downloads: PDF, JPG and video start at Pro, HTML at Master, and SCORM or xAPI packages at Author.
• Brand kit, metrics, surveys, quizzes and tests need Master or higher, and Master and Author are billed annually only.
• Prices show in euros by default and vary by country; an archived September 2026 copy of Genially's price file lists US prices of $120, $300 and $600 a year for the paid plans.
• Single sign-on, groups, domain restriction and activity history are limited to the Enterprise plan.

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.

Genially

Interactions and animations

Any element can be made clickable or animated without code, and every plan includes all interactions, effects and animations, plus games, challenges and branching scenarios.

Genially AI

AI Builder drafts a creation from a prompt, and other tools write text and questions. Use is metered in credits: 500 a year on Free, 2,000 on Pro. Image and voiceover generation start at Master.

Live sessions

Content can be projected in a live session with questions and polls answered in real time. Sessions hold 50 participants on Free and Pro and 200 on Master and Author.

Quizzes, surveys and tracking

Master adds surveys, open-ended questions, tests, quizzes and competitions, with metrics on each creation, individual tracking and a view of responses.

Import, download and LMS export

PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides files import on every plan. Pro downloads PDF, JPG and video, Master adds HTML, and Author adds SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004 and xAPI packages.

Collaboration and brand kit

Real-time collaborative editing and comments are on every plan. Master adds a brand kit with logo variations and palettes, team templates, spaces, and roles and permissions.

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.

Genially

• Free€0

  2 GB of storage, 500 AI credits a year, free templates, all interactions and animations, and import of PDF, PowerPoint and Google Slides files.

• Pro€6

  per month, billed annually (€72); €10 billed monthly

  Individual plan: 7.5 GB, 2,000 AI credits a year, premium templates, PDF, JPG and video downloads, private sharing, password protection and folders.

• Master€20

  per member / month, billed annually (€240)

  25 GB and 5,000 AI credits per seat, brand kit, team spaces, metrics and responses, surveys, quizzes and tests, and live sessions of up to 200 people.

• Author€40

  per member / month, billed annually (€480)

  50 GB and 10,000 AI credits per seat, SCORM and xAPI downloads, LTI connection to a learning platform, video upload, AI translation and version recovery.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Single sign-on, a custom subdomain, groups, domain restriction, activity history, a team library and a dedicated success manager.

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.

Genially

• Annual discount

  Pro is 40% cheaper on annual billing

  Pro is €72 a year (€6 a month) on annual billing. The monthly price in the plans page's price data is €10, which makes annual billing 40% cheaper.

• Education

  Education plans for teachers and schools

  Teacher plans run from EduPro at €4.99 a month to Edu360 at €25 per teacher a month, billed annually, with unlimited students invited free. A Campus plan is quoted on request.

• Education

  StudentPro plan for students

  A students-only StudentPro plan costs €1.25 a month, billed annually (€15), with 2,000 AI credits, premium templates and downloads.

• Nonprofit

  Up to 50% off for nonprofits

  Genially's plans FAQ offers non-profit organizations up to 50% off the Master, Author or Enterprise plan after they send proof of NGO status to support.

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.