Mentimeter vs Sendsteps (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sendsteps grades higher than Mentimeter: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sendsteps 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.
Mentimeter
Interactive presentations with live polls, quizzes and Q&A
Sendsteps
Interactive lessons, polls and quizzes for classrooms and training
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sendsteps if
- Fits if you want audience questions with no cap on how many people join
- Works for trainers who import a PowerPoint and add polls to it
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you lean on AI on the free plan: 2 creations and 2 imports every 30 days
- Skip it if you need team folders or moderator mode, as those start at Professional, $13.50 a month
- Watch out: SSO and the LMS connection need Campus/Enterprise, which is sold through sales
- Watch out: the monthly-billing prices were not read, and Research Survey is separate and on request
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAMentimeterFair | 2.6GPASendstepsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is €14 a presenter a month billed yearly, and the dearest tenth of this category starts at $14.99, so that's where it sits. Your own branding, a shared workspace and co-editing need Pro at €28, nearly three times the $9.99 middle, and Pro is yearly billing only. | BStarter is $6.50 a month billed yearly, inside the cheaper quarter of $7. Professional is $13.50. Prices exclude VAT. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree with no time limit, with Menti AI and 23 slide types, but capped at 50 participants a month plus one session a month with no limit. Two classes of 30 and you're past it. | BFree forever, with 20+ question types and unlimited participants. The caps are 2 AI creations and 2 PowerPoint imports per 30 days and 1 survey, which one person can live with. |
| Features | CLive polls, word clouds, Q&A, surveys and quizzes that add up to one winner, with an AI that drafts the whole thing, and it covers that audience job completely. It's a smaller job than building decks, though, and importing your PowerPoint or Keynote slides needs Basic. | CLive questions, AI creation, PowerPoint import, surveys and self-paced sessions. Team folders and moderator mode need Professional, and a Learning Signals feature is listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and you still write every question and build the deck before the session. The audience joins with a link or a code and needs no account. | CNo store rating on record. You build question sets and link them to a deck before a session. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with nothing of its own to install. It connects to PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Slides, plus Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and Brightspace with optional gradebook sync. | BWeb, with PowerPoint, an LMS connection and SSO on the sales-only plan. No app is listed. |
| Best for | getting a whole room to answer live | live audience questions inside PowerPoint |
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: Mentimeter and Sendsteps. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mentimeter starts at about $15.64 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sendsteps starts at $6.50 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Sendsteps starts $9.14 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 11 score higher than Mentimeter for less, and 2 score higher than Sendsteps 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
- Mentimeter also covers templates.
At a glance
| Mentimeter | Sendsteps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €14 per presenter / month, billed yearly (Basic) | $6.50 per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT) |
| Free plan | 50 participants per month, plus unlimited participants once a month, with Menti AI, 23 slide types and results insights. | Free forever: 20+ question types, unlimited participants, 2 AI creations and 2 PowerPoint imports per 30 days, 1 survey, 2 themes. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mentimeter | Sendsteps |
| Price read from | mentimeter.com | sendsteps.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sendsteps
- Prices shown are in US dollars and exclude VAT. They were read from the rendered page showing annual billing, and the monthly-billing prices were not read.
- The free plan limits AI creation and PowerPoint import to 2 each per 30 days and includes one survey.
- Team features such as shared folders and moderator mode need Professional, and SSO or an LMS connection needs the sales-only Campus/Enterprise plan.
- Research Survey (experiments, quotas, conjoint analysis) is separate and available on request, and the pricing page lists a Learning Signals feature as coming soon.
Key features
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.
Sendsteps
- Live questions
- 20+ question types, including polls and quizzes, with live results and no cap on participants on any plan.
- AI lesson creation
- AI builds lessons, presentations and quizzes. The free plan allows 2 per 30 days and paid plans lift the limit.
- PowerPoint import
- Existing decks can be imported, and on Professional the AI suggests questions for the deck you bring in.
- Surveys
- Everyday surveys for feedback, evaluations and pulse checks: 1 on Free, 10 on Starter and unlimited on Professional.
- Self-paced sessions
- Starter and above let students take part before and after a live session.
- Institution controls
- The Campus/Enterprise plan adds SSO, role management, an LMS connection and an option to switch AI off for the whole license.
Plans
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.
Sendsteps
Free$0
Live presenting with unlimited participants and 20+ question types. AI creation limited to 2 per 30 days, plus 2 PowerPoint imports and 1 everyday survey.
Starter$6.50
per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT)
Unlimited AI creation and PowerPoint import, no Sendsteps branding, premium themes, PDF and Excel export of results, self-paced sessions and 10 surveys.
Professional$13.50
per month, billed annually ($162.00 a year, excluding VAT)
Adds team collaboration with shared folders, a team dashboard and moderator mode, unlimited surveys, voice-over with transcript, and AI-assisted PowerPoint import.
Campus/EnterpriseCustom
For institutions: SSO, role management, an LMS connection, custom branding, institutional analytics and a dedicated account manager. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
Sendsteps
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves about 32%
The pricing page says annual billing saves roughly 32% against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mentimeter or Sendsteps?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sendsteps is cheaper to start with: $6.50 a month, against about $15.64 a month for Mentimeter. Mentimeter starts at €14 per presenter / month, billed yearly (Basic), and Sendsteps starts at $6.50 per month, billed annually ($78.00 a year, excluding VAT).
Which has a free plan, Mentimeter or Sendsteps?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Mentimeter and Sendsteps 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.