Poll Everywhere vs SlideLizard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Poll Everywhere grades higher than SlideLizard: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Poll Everywhere grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Poll Everywhere
Live audience polling that works inside slide decks
SlideLizard
PowerPoint add-ins for live polls, slide libraries and AI updates
Which one is for you
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 SlideLizard if
- Fits if you present from PowerPoint on a Windows laptop and want live polls in it
- Works for companies that want the Enterprise Suite hosted on their own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use a Mac, as the Mac version is listed as not yet available
- Not for you if you present from Google Slides or Keynote, as it needs PowerPoint
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none is published
- Watch out: the page does not say what happens when the 30-day PRO trial ends
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPoll EverywhereFair | 1.6GPASlideLizardWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPresent is $10 a month for one seat, billed yearly, which is the category's middle. Engage is $49 and Teams $84, each for 2 seats, and extra seats cost $120 to $499 a year. | CNo plan prices are published; the pricing page offers demos and quotes, so it sits in the middle by default. |
| Free plan and trial | CIntro is free with unlimited questions, but the audience stops at 40 and AI prompts at 10 a month. | CA 30-day trial of the PRO version starts after you register in PowerPoint. The pages do not say what happens after it. |
| Features | CMany question types, slide integrations, AI prompts, reporting and attendance. Archived results and attendance management are on Engage. | DPolls, Q&A, slide sharing, a slide library and a design check, all inside a PowerPoint plugin. It does nothing without PowerPoint. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build questions and link them into your slide software before you present. | CNo store rating on record. You install a plugin, then build polls inside your deck. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with PowerPoint, Google Slides and Canva connections. No desktop or phone app is listed. | DWindows only, with PowerPoint 2016 to 2024 or Office 365. The Mac version is listed as not yet available. |
| Best for | live polls inside PowerPoint and Slides | live polls and Q&A inside PowerPoint on Windows |
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: Poll Everywhere and SlideLizard. How we grade
Where they differ
- Poll Everywhere also covers reports.
At a glance
| Poll Everywhere | SlideLizard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free; Present $10 per month, billed annually ($120) | Not published |
| Free plan | Intro plan: all basic features, a 40-person audience, 10 AI prompts a month and unlimited questions. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial of the PRO version starts after registering in PowerPoint. |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Poll Everywhere | SlideLizard Software GmbH |
| Price read from | polleverywhere.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SlideLizard
- No plan prices are published; the pricing page offers demos and quotes for LIZ AI and the Enterprise Suite.
- The presenter plugin installs on Windows 7-11 with PowerPoint 2016-2024 or Office 365; the Mac version is listed as not yet available.
- Attendees join in a web browser, but presenting needs the PowerPoint plugin, so it does not run in Google Slides or Keynote.
- A free 30-day PRO trial is advertised; what happens after it was not stated on the pages read.
Key features
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.
SlideLizard
- Live polls and quizzes in PowerPoint
- SlideLizard LIVE adds polls, word clouds, quiz competitions and feedback to a deck from inside PowerPoint, with results shown live.
- Audience Q&A and slide sharing
- Attendees use a smartphone browser to view slides, vote, ask questions, give feedback and open shared documents. Questions can be moderated.
- Central slide library
- SlideLizard CREATOR stores slides, images, icons and templates in one place inside PowerPoint, with access control, approvals and central updates.
- Corporate design check
- The CREATOR product lists an automatic check that flags slides that break a company's design rules.
- LIZ AI automation
- LIZ AI is the vendor's AI layer for generating slides and updating existing decks from connected data sources such as CRM, ERP and BI systems.
- On-premises hosting
- The vendor says CREATOR can run on a company's own servers, and describes its hosting as GDPR-compliant.
Plans
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.
SlideLizard
Pricing could not be confirmed. See slidelizard.com.
Ways to pay less
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.
SlideLizard
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Poll Everywhere or SlideLizard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Poll Everywhere starts at Free; Present $10 per month, billed annually ($120), and SlideLizard has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Poll Everywhere or SlideLizard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Poll Everywhere has a free plan. SlideLizard does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Poll Everywhere and SlideLizard run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Poll Everywhere lists a web app and only SlideLizard lists a Windows app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.