Opinion Stage vs StrawPoll (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StrawPoll grades higher than Opinion Stage: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Opinion Stage grades higher on platforms. StrawPoll grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Opinion Stage
Quiz, poll, survey and form maker for lead capture
StrawPoll
Free online poll maker with a meeting scheduler
Which one is for you
Pick Opinion Stage if
- Fits if you want a quiz on a landing page that captures emails
- Works for marketers who send leads to Mailchimp or Klaviyo
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 25 responses a month
- Watch out: every plan is capped by responses a month, and Pro goes from $25 to $39 for 2,500
- Pricey if you want your own look, since Opinion Stage branding comes off only on Business and above
- Skip it if you want a trial, because the page offers none, only the free plan or a contact
Pick StrawPoll if
- Fits if you want a poll people vote on from a link, cheaply
- Works for class, club or office votes that don't need an account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if voters mustn't see ads, because free polls show them
- Tight if you stay free: 10 ad-free votes, 50 email invites and 1,000 embed views a month
- Watch out: StrawPoll branding is only removed on Pro and Business
- Watch out: a banner says a new StrawPoll is coming soon, so the product may change
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAOpinion StageFair | 2.6GPAStrawPollGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $25 a month billed yearly for 1,000 responses, in the ordinary band. It rises to $39 for 2,500. | A$4 a month billed yearly, under 60% of the forms category's cheapest quarter ($7.42). Pro is $14 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree allows 25 responses a month, 2 users, unlimited items and questions, AI creation and lead capture. | BUnlimited polls and votes free, with ads, and 1,000 embed views a month. One person can live on it, though only 10 votes a month are ad-free. |
| Features | CQuizzes, polls, surveys, branching, embedding and reports do the job. Every plan is capped by responses, and branding stays on until Business. | CPolls with close dates, permissions, email invites, embeds and a poll API. It does polls fully, but polls only, a smaller job than a form builder. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build each quiz or poll yourself. | CNo store rating on record. You still build each poll yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier, Mailchimp, Brevo, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Pipedrive, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel. | CWeb only on the listing, with an API and webhooks but no integrations named. |
| Best for | quizzes and polls for lead capture | quick polls with a share link |
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: Opinion Stage and StrawPoll. How we grade
Price against what you get
Opinion Stage starts at $25 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. StrawPoll starts at $4 a month and scores 2.0.
Opinion Stage scores higher, and starts $21 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 24 score higher than Opinion Stage for less, and 3 score higher than StrawPoll 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
- Opinion Stage also covers templates.
At a glance
| Opinion Stage | StrawPoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month for 1,000 responses, billed yearly ($32 billed monthly) | $4 per month, billed annually ($48 a year) |
| Free plan | 25 responses a month, 2 users, unlimited items and questions, AI creation and lead and email capture. | Free: unlimited polls and votes with ads, 10 ad-free votes a month, 50 email invites and 1,000 embed views a month. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Opinion Stage | StrawPoll |
| Price read from | opinionstage.com | strawpoll.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Opinion Stage
- Every plan is capped by responses a month; the free plan allows only 25.
- Opinion Stage branding comes off only on Business and above.
- The Pro price rises from $25 to $39 yearly when moving from 1,000 to 2,500 responses a month.
- The page offers no trial; it points to the free plan, or a contact for a full evaluation.
StrawPoll
- Free polls show ads to participants, and only 10 votes a month are ad-free.
- Paid plans are also sold as one-time purchases for a chosen number of months at $8 (Basic), $28 (Pro) or $52 (Business) per month.
- StrawPoll branding is removed only on Pro and Business.
- A banner on the pricing page says a new StrawPoll is coming soon.
Key features
Opinion Stage
- Quizzes, polls, surveys and forms
- One account can build quizzes, polls, surveys, forms, assessments and calculators, starting from templates or AI creation.
- Skip and branch logic
- Questions can branch on earlier answers, and the pricing table lists skip and branch logic across plans.
- Lead and email capture
- Items can collect contact details and pass them to email marketing, CRM and other tools.
- Embedding and landing pages
- Items embed on a site, run from a hosted landing page, and a WordPress plugin is listed.
- Reports
- Answer and response reports can be downloaded, and Business adds a drop-off report and conversion tracking.
- Integrations
- The integrations page lists 106 connections, including Zapier, Mailchimp, Brevo, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign and webhooks.
StrawPoll
- Unlimited polls and votes
- The free plan has no cap on polls or participants; participants see ads, and 1,000 participants is the limit for unlimited votes per user.
- Poll controls
- Close dates, custom limits per option, email notifications, a permissions system and webhooks are on the free plan.
- Email invites and embeds
- Monthly quotas for email invitations and embedded poll views rise from 50 and 1,000 on Free to 50,000 and 100,000 on Business.
- Branding options
- Pro removes StrawPoll branding and adds custom themes; Business adds a custom header logo and custom CSS.
- Meeting scheduler and Poll API
- The site links a meeting scheduler for finding a time and a Poll API for creating polls from code.
Plans
Opinion Stage
Free$0
25 responses a month, 2 users, unlimited items and questions, create with AI, and lead and email capture.
Pro$25
per month for 1,000 responses, billed yearly ($32 monthly)
Adds 3 users and priority chat support with an onboarding call. 2,500 responses a month is $39 yearly ($49 monthly).
Business$79
per month for 10,000 responses, billed yearly ($99 monthly)
5 users, branding removal, conversion tracking and drop-off report. 25,000 responses is $199 yearly; 50,000 is $400.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited responses and users, custom CSS branding, a dedicated success manager and legal, infosec and GDPR contracts.
StrawPoll
Free$0
Unlimited polls and votes with ads, 10 ad-free votes a month, close dates, permissions and webhooks.
Basic$4
per month, billed annually ($48 a year)
No ads for you, 500 ad-free votes and 500 email invites a month, custom poll links. Page shows $96 crossed out.
Pro$14
per month, billed annually ($168 a year)
5,000 ad-free votes a month, 3 shared seats, no StrawPoll branding, themes, CAPTCHA. Page shows $336 crossed out.
Business$26
per month, billed annually ($312 a year)
50,000 ad-free votes a month, 10 seats, custom logo and CSS. Page shows $624 crossed out.
Ways to pay less
Opinion Stage
- Annual discount
20% off yearly plans
The pricing page says yearly billing is discounted by 20% against paying monthly.
- Education
Discounts for students, teachers and NGOs
The pricing FAQ says discounts exist for students, teachers and NGOs, with details on request from the company.
StrawPoll
- Other savings
One-time purchase instead of a subscription
The pricing page offers one-time payments for a chosen number of months: $8, $28 or $52 a month for Basic, Pro or Business.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Opinion Stage or StrawPoll?
As of Nov 13, 2026, StrawPoll is cheaper to start with: $4 a month, against $25 a month for Opinion Stage. Opinion Stage starts at $25 per month for 1,000 responses, billed yearly ($32 billed monthly), and StrawPoll starts at $4 per month, billed annually ($48 a year).
Which has a free plan, Opinion Stage or StrawPoll?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Opinion Stage and StrawPoll 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.