The Polly Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Polly in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Polly
The Insider’s Guide
Polls, surveys and standups inside Slack and Teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among team communication apps, read from Polly’s own pages.
Made by Polly · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Polly’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Polly’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 14 of the 50 other team communication apps we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Polly, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, but it runs inside the Slack or Teams account you already have, so there is little to set up.
- 1
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.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per license / month, billed annually.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 14 of 50
That is against the other team communication apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
Polly at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $19 per license / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Polly
- Category
- Team Communication
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Polls, surveys, standups, quizzes, Q&A and presentations in Slack and Teams. It only adds feedback to chat and is not a chat app. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but it runs inside the Slack or Teams account you already have, so there is little to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Slack, Teams, Google Chat, PowerPoint, Google Slides and Zoom, plus an API on Enterprise. No desktop or phone app of its own is listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- HR and people teams running pulse checks and engagement surveys in chat
- Hosts of town halls and all-hands who want live Q&A and polls in slides
- Agile teams that want standups and retros without 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Polly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per license / month, billed annually.
Free
$0
Unlimited responses, 3 poll types and 45 days of results history in Slack.
Basic
$19
per license / month, billed annually
Adds surveys, standups, trivia, scheduling, exports and unlimited results history. Billed $228 a year for 1 license.
Pro
$29
per license / month, billed annually
Adds presentations, quizzes, Q&A, anonymity options and custom branding. Billed $348 a year for 1 license.
Team
$249
per 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.
The free plan
Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history.
Trying it first
7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled
Read from polly.ai on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Education
Education 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Polls, surveys and standups inside Slack and Teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, workflow automation, surveys, team chat.
Polls, surveys, standups, quizzes, Q&A and presentations in Slack and Teams.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Chat
- PowerPoint
- Google Slides
- Zoom
- Jira Service Management
- Notion
Polly is made by Polly.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
14/50
Other team communication apps it is graded above
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
- BFree plan and trialAbove 29 of 50
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 50
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 50
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 team communication apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Polly is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Geekbot, Standuply, Dailybot, Slack and Microsoft Teams
The 5 tools Polly is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Geekbot
Free plan · from $2.50/mo
Async standups, polls and surveys in Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Polly also covers workflow automation and team chat.
- Geekbot also covers templates and reports.
- 3.0GPA
Standuply
Free plan · from $1.5/mo
Standup, retro and poll bot for Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Standuply also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
Dailybot
Free plan · from $2.40/mo
Async standups, check-ins and kudos inside your team chat.
- Only Dailybot lists a browser extension.
- Polly also covers surveys and team chat.
- Dailybot also covers templates, forms and reports.
- 2.8GPA
Slack
Free plan · from $7.25/mo
Channel-based team messaging with huddles, workflows and AI.
- Only Slack lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Polly also covers surveys.
- Slack also covers documents, video calls and file sharing.
- 3.0GPA
Microsoft Teams
Free plan · from $4.00/mo
Chat, video meetings and calling tied into Microsoft 365.
- Only Microsoft Teams lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Polly also covers workflow automation and surveys.
- Microsoft Teams also covers transcription, noise cancellation, whiteboard, video calls and file sharing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
16
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Polly free?
Polly has a free plan. Free plan for Slack: unlimited responses, polls sent to any channel, voting links, and 45 days of results history.
How much does Polly cost?
Polly lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Polly work on?
Polly is available on Web.
Does Polly offer any discounts?
Polly publicly lists the following: Education and nonprofit pricing on Teams.
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.
What does Polly integrate with?
Polly's listing names Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom, Jira Service Management and Notion.
Does Polly have a student discount?
Education 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.
Does Polly have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial on paid plans; the card is charged automatically unless cancelled.
Who makes Polly?
Polly is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Polly?
The closest alternatives to Polly in our directory are Geekbot, Standuply, Dailybot, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
How does Polly compare with other team communication apps?
Polly's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 14 of the 50 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 14.
Is Polly good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Polly D for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of Polly?
To replace Polly you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Polly’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Polly. Prices change, so check polly.ai before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
739
price changes on record
579
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Polly, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/polly
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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