Polly review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Polls, surveys and standups inside Slack and Teams
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for polls and standups inside Slack and Teams
Polly runs polls, surveys, standups and quizzes from inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, with a web dashboard for results. Free covers 3 poll types and 45 days of history, but surveys and standups start at $19 per licence a month and the card is charged after a 7-day trial.
Who Polly is for
- Fits if you want quick polls in Slack without leaving the channel
- Works for HR and internal comms teams that run regular pulse surveys
Who Polly is not for
- Pricey if you want surveys or standups, as they start at $19 per licence a month
- Tight if you stay free, since history stops at 45 days and some poll types are paid
- Skip it if you don't use Slack or Teams, as it runs inside them
- Watch out: the 7-day trial charges your card unless you cancel
- Watch out: the Teams version lists only Free, Pro and Enterprise, and the API and admin controls need Enterprise
Why Polly gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyBasic is $19 per licence a month billed annually, above the $16.20 that marks the dearer quarter of team-chat tools. Pro is $29 and Team is $249 a month for 5 users.
- BFree plan and trialFree in Slack gives unlimited responses, 3 poll types and 45 days of results history. Paid plans have a 7-day trial that charges the card automatically unless you cancel.
- CFeaturesPolls, surveys, standups, quizzes, Q&A and presentations in Slack and Teams. It only adds feedback to chat and is not a chat app.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but it runs inside the Slack or Teams account you already have, so there is little to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsSlack, Teams, Google Chat, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Zoom, plus an API on Enterprise. No desktop or phone app of its own is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Polly's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Polly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 14 of the 50 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 37 of 50) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month for each person, against a middle price of $7 for the category: 30 of the 38 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Polly’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 50, level with 4
- BFree plan and trialAbove 29 of 50, level with 13
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 50, level with 38
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 50, level with 7
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 50, level with 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 team communication apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Polly, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Polly you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 22 of the 50 other team communication apps grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Surveys: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Polly’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Polly?
Polly is a participation tool that runs polls, surveys, standups, quizzes, Q&A and trivia from inside Slack and Microsoft Teams, and in slide decks through PowerPoint and Google Slides add-ins. Results can be reviewed in a web dashboard. It is aimed at HR, internal communications and engineering teams that want regular feedback without sending people to another site.
Worth knowing
- It runs inside Slack or Microsoft Teams and is not a standalone chat app; plans and features differ between the two versions.
- The Teams version lists only Free, Pro and Enterprise, and the Pro price there is $19 a month, billed $228 annually.
- Pairings is a $24 a month add-on, billed annually, and admin controls, API and IP access limits need Enterprise.
- The pricing page shows annual billing figures; no monthly-billed price is stated.
Key features
- Polls and surveys in chat
- Polls are posted to any Slack channel, and surveys, pulse checks and standups can be scheduled, with results exported on paid plans.
- Presentations and live Q&A
- Polls, quizzes and Q&A can run inside PowerPoint and Google Slides, which the pricing page lists on the Pro plan.
- Quizzes and trivia
- Multiple-choice quizzes score automatically in Slack or on the web, and trivia games and team trivia are included on Basic and above.
- Anonymity and delivery options
- Pro adds anonymous responses, privacy settings and delivery by direct message.
- Workflows, API and MCP server
- Workflows are limited on Team and unlimited on Enterprise, which also adds an API with webhooks; the site lists an MCP server for AI assistants.
- Slack and Microsoft Teams versions
- Polly has separate apps and price lists for Slack and Microsoft Teams, and lists Google Chat and Zoom among its integrations.
Polly pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Polly has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19 per license / month, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $19 per license / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited responses, 3 poll types and 45 days of results history in Slack. |
| Basic | $19per license / month, billed annually | Adds surveys, standups, trivia, scheduling, exports and unlimited results history. Billed $228 a year for 1 license. |
| Pro | $29per license / month, billed annually | Adds presentations, quizzes, Q&A, anonymity options and custom branding. Billed $348 a year for 1 license. |
| Team | $249per month for 5 users, billed annually | Pro plus demographic filters, audience by email and 1 workflow for up to 100 users. Invoice payment is available. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Priced on team size or active usage, with admin dashboard, unlimited workflows, API and webhooks, and a dedicated CSM. |
Read from polly.ai on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Polly before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationEducation and nonprofit pricing on Teams
The Polly for Microsoft Teams pricing page shows a $10 a month Pro price for education and nonprofit organizations, billed annually.
Stated on polly.ai
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Common questions
Does Polly have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Polly is listed for Web.
Does Polly have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Polly is listed for Web.
Is Polly open source?
Polly is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Polly have an API?
Yes. Polly offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.