StrawPoll review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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StrawPoll report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for quick polls with a share link
StrawPoll makes polls people vote on through a link or an embed, with unlimited polls and votes free. But free polls show ads to voters, only 10 votes a month are ad-free, and its branding stays until Pro.
Who StrawPoll is for
- 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
Who StrawPoll is not for
- 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
Why StrawPoll gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$4 a month billed yearly, under 60% of the forms category's cheapest quarter ($7.42). Pro is $14 a month.
- BFree plan and trialUnlimited 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.
- CFeaturesPolls 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.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You still build each poll yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only on the listing, with an API and webhooks but no integrations named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from StrawPoll's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/strawpoll#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/strawpoll.svg" alt="StrawPoll: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where StrawPoll stands among form and survey tools
StrawPoll's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 116 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 131 of 148) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 3 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 149 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. StrawPoll’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 131 of 148, level with 17
- BFree plan and trialAbove 111 of 148, level with 27
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 148, level with 90
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 148, level with 135
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 148, level with 45
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 121 form and survey tools. 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 StrawPoll, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of StrawPoll you could make: surveys and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 116 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade. It costs $48 a year.
What you could make
- Surveys and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. StrawPoll’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 StrawPoll?
StrawPoll is a web tool for making polls that people vote on through a link or an embed. Polls and votes are unlimited on the free plan, which shows ads to participants. Paid plans remove ads, add larger email and embed quotas, and add branding and workspace options. A meeting scheduler and a poll API are also offered.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
StrawPoll pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, StrawPoll has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4 per month, billed annually ($48 a year).
- Starts at
- $4 per month, billed annually ($48 a year)
- Free plan
- 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
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited polls and votes with ads, 10 ad-free votes a month, close dates, permissions and webhooks. |
| Basic | $4per 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 | $14per 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 | $26per month, billed annually ($312 a year) | 50,000 ad-free votes a month, 10 seats, custom logo and CSS. Page shows $624 crossed out. |
Read from strawpoll.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with StrawPoll before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsOne-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.
Stated on strawpoll.com
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Common questions
Does StrawPoll have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. StrawPoll is listed for Web.
Does StrawPoll have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. StrawPoll is listed for Web.
Is StrawPoll open source?
StrawPoll is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does StrawPoll have an API?
Yes. StrawPoll 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 13, 2026.