Poll Everywhere vs Sendsteps (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Poll Everywhere if

• Fits if you ask a room of up to 40 questions from inside your slides
• Works for presenters who need 700 people on one poll, on Present

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 40 people in the audience and 10 AI prompts a month
• Pricey if you want to drop the Poll Everywhere logo, as that starts at Teams, $84 a month for 2 seats
• Skip it if you want monthly billing at the low end, as Present is annual only
• Watch out: these are business prices, and the Education tab has its own list that we did not read

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

Poll Everywhere

• The free Intro plan caps the audience at 40.
• Additional seats cost extra: $120, $294 and $499 a year on Present, Engage and Teams.
• These are the Business & non-profit prices; the page has a separate Education tab whose prices were not read.
• Present is sold annually only, and the Teams plan is the first to remove Poll Everywhere branding.

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.

Poll Everywhere

Every question type

All plans list every question and poll type, folders for organizing polls, and worldwide response coverage.

Slide integrations

The homepage says live polls embed into PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva and PDFs. PowerPoint integration is listed on every plan.

AI prompts

Monthly AI prompts: 10 on Intro, 100 on Present, unlimited from Engage.

Reporting and attendance

Reporting starts at Present; attendance management and importing participant groups start at Engage.

Branding

Removing the Poll Everywhere logo, custom themes and custom usernames start at Teams.

Two experiences

The site offers both the classic Poll Everywhere and a refreshed Poll Everywhere 2.0, each with its own join address.

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.

Poll Everywhere

• Intro$0

  Basic polling for up to 40 audience members, 10 AI prompts a month, unlimited questions.

• Present$10

  per month for 1 seat, billed annually ($120, annual only)

  Up to 700 audience members, 100 AI prompts a month, reporting and full email support.

• Engage$49

  per month for 2 seats, billed annually ($588; $99 billed monthly)

  Audience up to 700, unlimited AI prompts, attendance management and access to archived results.

• Teams$84

  per month for 2 seats, billed annually ($999; $249 billed monthly)

  Everything in Engage plus removal of the Poll Everywhere logo, custom branding, custom username and URL, phone support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom audience size, shared polls, single sign-on (SAML) and a dedicated success manager. Sold through sales.

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.

Poll Everywhere

• Annual discount

  Save up to 50% with annual billing

  The plans page says paying annually saves up to 50%, for example $588 a year on Engage against $99 billed monthly.

Sendsteps

• Annual discount

  Annual billing saves about 32%

  The pricing page says annual billing saves roughly 32% against monthly billing.