Comparison · June 2026
7 Best Mentimeter Alternatives in 2026
Mentimeter is the best-known live audience polling tool — and one of the most expensive. We’ve worked with most of its serious competitors and ranked the seven that are worth considering in 2026. Honest pros and cons, real pricing (as of June 2026), and which tool fits which use case. Yes, we make one of them. We’ve still tried to write this so you can pick the right tool — including when that’s not us.
At a glance — pricing
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| ColligoLabs | Forever. 50 audience members per session. 3 questions per poll. No card required. | AUD $8/month (~USD $5) or AUD $72/year. Pro removes audience and question caps. |
| AhaSlides | Free forever, capped at 20 audience members. | USD $7.95/month (billed yearly). |
| Slido | Free forever, up to 100 participants with limited poll counts. | GBP £8.75/month on Engage (annual billing). |
| Kahoot | Free for classic Kahoot quizzes. Paid features cap free use at 10 participants. | USD $9/month on Premium+ (Pro tier $17/month). |
| Poll Everywhere | Free plan exists but is capped at 25 respondents per poll. | USD $42/month (Present plan). |
| Wooclap | Free plan exists with strict per-event limits. | EUR €6.99/month (Basic, annual billing). |
| Vevox | Limited free plan for small events. | Custom corporate pricing — typically GBP £15+/month per user. |
| Mentimeter (for reference) | 50 audience · 2 questions per slide | EUR €14/month (yearly only) |
ColligoLabs
The cheapest serious Mentimeter alternative — polls, word clouds, and live quizzes for AUD $8/month.
Best for
Facilitators, teachers, and trainers who want Mentimeter's three core formats at a third of the price.
Free plan
Forever. 50 audience members per session. 3 questions per poll. No card required.
Paid from
AUD $8/month (~USD $5) or AUD $72/year. Pro removes audience and question caps.
ColligoLabs is the alternative we built and the one we honestly recommend if price matters to you. It covers the three audience formats that account for the vast majority of real workshop, classroom, and event usage: multiple choice polls, word clouds, and live competition-mode quizzes with a leaderboard. Pro is AUD $8 per month — Mentimeter's nearest equivalent (Basic) is €14 per month, roughly three times the price.
The free plan is genuinely free forever — no card, no trial timer, no "sign up to see your results." It caps at 50 audience members per session and 3 questions per poll, which is enough for most classroom and small-workshop usage. If you outgrow that, Pro lifts both caps.
What you trade off: ColligoLabs is a focused product, not a feature pile. There are no rating scales, no rankings, no slide builder, and no Slack/Zoom/Teams integrations. If those matter to you, stay with Mentimeter or try AhaSlides. If you only need polls, word clouds, and quizzes — and you'd rather not pay $182/year — ColligoLabs is built for you.
Pros
- Roughly 70% cheaper than Mentimeter Basic for the same headline features.
- Live polls, word clouds, and competition-mode quizzes in one tool.
- Audience joins from any phone via QR code or 6-character code — no app install.
- Built on Cloudflare Workers — low latency in APAC and Europe.
- Honest free plan (50 audience, 3 questions) instead of a 14-day trial.
Cons
- Three question formats instead of ten — no rating scales or rankings yet.
- No templates library or Slack/Zoom/Teams integrations.
- Newer brand without Mentimeter's decade of enterprise adoption.
AhaSlides
The closest Mentimeter clone in features, sold at a meaningful discount.
Best for
Teams that want Mentimeter's feature breadth (rating scales, rankings, slide builder) for less money.
Free plan
Free forever, capped at 20 audience members.
Paid from
USD $7.95/month (billed yearly).
AhaSlides is the most direct Mentimeter alternative in terms of feature parity. If you want a slide builder, rating scales, rankings, image polls, and audience Q&A in one place, AhaSlides covers most of it at a meaningful discount to Mentimeter.
Where it loses ground: the free plan caps at 20 audience members, which rules out most classroom use. And while it's cheaper than Mentimeter, it's still significantly more expensive than ColligoLabs for what is — for most facilitators — the same core workflow.
Pros
- Wide question variety — close to Mentimeter feature-for-feature.
- Has a slide builder for full presentations.
- Free plan exists, though the 20-audience cap is tight.
Cons
- Free audience cap (20) is the lowest of the major players.
- AI-generated features can feel gimmicky; quality is uneven.
- Cheaper per-month than Mentimeter, but still ~6x ColligoLabs Pro.
Slido
Cisco-owned polling tool with strong Q&A moderation, popular at corporate events.
Best for
Conference organizers and corporate events where audience Q&A and moderation matter.
Free plan
Free forever, up to 100 participants with limited poll counts.
Paid from
GBP £8.75/month on Engage (annual billing).
Slido was the original audience Q&A tool and remains the best in class for moderated audience questions — useful at conferences, all-hands meetings, and panels. Cisco bought them in 2021 and the Webex/Teams integration is now its biggest competitive moat.
For pure polling and word clouds, Slido works but doesn't feel as designed-for as Mentimeter or ColligoLabs. And it doesn't really do live competition-mode quizzes. Pick Slido if Q&A is your main format; pick something else if you mostly run polls and quizzes.
Pros
- Best-in-class audience Q&A with upvoting and moderation.
- 100-participant free plan — generous for the category.
- Native Webex, Teams, and PowerPoint integration (Cisco-owned).
Cons
- Polls and word clouds are functional but secondary to Q&A.
- No live competition-mode quiz with leaderboard.
- Engage plan is roughly £100/year for what ColligoLabs does for AUD $72.
Kahoot
The defining live-quiz brand — bright, gamified, but a poor general polling tool.
Best for
Classroom and training quizzes where students or learners are the audience.
Free plan
Free for classic Kahoot quizzes. Paid features cap free use at 10 participants.
Paid from
USD $9/month on Premium+ (Pro tier $17/month).
Kahoot owns the live-quiz format in K-12 and training. If you're running a quiz and your audience already knows how Kahoot works, that familiarity has real value — there's nothing to explain.
What it isn't: a general-purpose audience polling and word cloud tool. The polling and word cloud features are there but are clearly not where Kahoot puts its design energy. If you want quizzes AND polls AND word clouds in one tool, ColligoLabs or AhaSlides will serve you better.
Pros
- Best brand recognition for live quizzes — students already know the format.
- Polished, animated UI that feels fun on a projector.
- Strong question bank and reusable kahoots.
Cons
- Polls and word clouds exist but feel like afterthoughts.
- Paid features cap free use at just 10 participants.
- Per-month cost adds up — Pro is more expensive yearly than ColligoLabs.
Poll Everywhere
The enterprise polling tool — pricey, but built for huge audiences.
Best for
Enterprise teams running large-scale internal events with thousands of participants.
Free plan
Free plan exists but is capped at 25 respondents per poll.
Paid from
USD $42/month (Present plan).
Poll Everywhere is the closest thing to an enterprise default in this category. If you're running a 5,000-person town hall and you need PowerPoint embedding, SSO, and an admin tier — this is the safe choice.
For everyone else it's hard to justify. The free plan caps at 25 respondents (lower than ColligoLabs' 50), and the cheapest paid plan is over $40/month — roughly 8x ColligoLabs Pro for what most users will perceive as a similar product.
Pros
- Scales reliably into thousands of concurrent participants.
- Native PowerPoint and Google Slides plugins.
- Enterprise SSO and admin controls.
Cons
- Among the most expensive options on this list.
- Free 25-respondent cap is restrictive.
- UI feels dated relative to AhaSlides and Mentimeter.
Wooclap
Belgian-built polling tool with strong higher-education adoption.
Best for
University lecturers and trainers who want classroom-focused question formats.
Free plan
Free plan exists with strict per-event limits.
Paid from
EUR €6.99/month (Basic, annual billing).
Wooclap is a quiet favourite in European higher education. It's priced aggressively (€6.99/month is one of the lowest in the category) and the question variety is well-suited to lecture halls.
Outside university teaching, it's less established than Mentimeter or AhaSlides. Try it if you teach; otherwise the more polished options will probably feel better.
Pros
- Genuinely cheap Basic tier — close to ColligoLabs on price.
- Education-friendly question types (open word cloud, brainstorming, judge).
- Used by many EU universities.
Cons
- Free plan limits are tight and constantly changing.
- Brand awareness outside European education is low.
- Quiz competition mode is weaker than Kahoot or ColligoLabs.
Vevox
UK-built polling and Q&A tool aimed at large corporate audiences.
Best for
Corporate town halls and large internal events that need anonymous Q&A.
Free plan
Limited free plan for small events.
Paid from
Custom corporate pricing — typically GBP £15+/month per user.
Vevox is the choice when you've already standardised on Microsoft Teams and PowerPoint, and your buyer is an enterprise IT department. It's a serious tool with strong Q&A — but pricing is opaque and aimed at large organisations.
For everyone smaller, this list has better options.
Pros
- Strong anonymous Q&A and moderation features.
- Native PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams integration.
- Used by many UK universities and corporates.
Cons
- Pricing is enterprise-style and not transparent.
- Overkill for small classroom or workshop use.
- Limited modern polling formats relative to AhaSlides or Mentimeter.
How we picked
We started with the live audience polling tools that show up most often in facilitator and educator communities, then filtered to the ones with active development, transparent pricing, and a working free or trial tier as of June 2026. We tested join flow, voting latency, and the basic poll / word cloud / quiz formats on each. Pricing data came from each provider’s public pricing page on the date this article was published.
Disclosure:ColligoLabs is our product. We’ve tried to describe its limits honestly — it has fewer question formats than Mentimeter or AhaSlides, and it’s newer. If those things matter, pick something else. We’ve listed real competitors above and pointed to where they’re stronger.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free alternative to Mentimeter?
ColligoLabs has the most generous and honest free plan in the category for small-to-medium sessions: 50 audience members, 3 questions per poll, no card required, and no trial expiration. Slido's free plan supports up to 100 participants but is more limited on poll counts and doesn't do quizzes. AhaSlides' free plan exists but caps at 20 audience. Kahoot's free tier only allows 10 participants for paid features. For most facilitators running workshops or classrooms, ColligoLabs Free is the strongest starting point.
What's the cheapest Mentimeter alternative for unlimited audience?
ColligoLabs Pro at AUD $8/month (~USD $5) or AUD $72/year (~USD $48) is the cheapest serious option for unlimited audience members. AhaSlides Essential is USD $7.95/month annually. Slido Engage is GBP £8.75/month. Mentimeter Basic is EUR €14/month. Prices as of June 2026.
Why are people switching away from Mentimeter?
The three most common reasons we hear: (1) yearly-only pricing — Mentimeter doesn't offer flexible monthly billing on most plans, which is painful for teachers and freelance facilitators; (2) per-slide question limits on the free plan feel restrictive; (3) the price point (€168/year for Basic) is hard to justify against newer entrants like ColligoLabs at AUD $72/year that cover the same core formats.
Does ColligoLabs do everything Mentimeter does?
No — and we don't pretend to. ColligoLabs covers the three formats that handle the vast majority of real audience-interaction use cases: multiple choice polls, word clouds, and live quizzes with a leaderboard. Mentimeter has additional question types (rating scales, rankings, image-based polls, slide builder) and integrations with Slack, Zoom, and PowerPoint. If you need those, AhaSlides is closer to Mentimeter feature-for-feature. If you mostly use polls, word clouds, and quizzes, ColligoLabs covers it at a fraction of the price.
Is there a Mentimeter alternative with live quizzes like Kahoot?
Yes — ColligoLabs and AhaSlides both have competition-mode quizzes with nickname entry, per-question time limits, scoring, and a live leaderboard. ColligoLabs' quiz mode is included on the free plan; AhaSlides requires a paid tier for unlimited audience. Kahoot remains the brand leader for pure quizzing but isn't a great general polling tool.
How do audience members join a Mentimeter alternative?
Every modern tool on this list (ColligoLabs, AhaSlides, Slido, Kahoot, Poll Everywhere, Wooclap, Vevox) uses the same join model: the presenter shows a short code and a QR code on screen, and the audience scans (or types the code at the tool's join URL) on any phone. No app install. No account required. This UX is industry-standard and identical across the category.
Curious what the cheap option actually looks like?
ColligoLabs Free covers 50 audience members and 3 questions, with no card and no trial timer. You’ll know in five minutes whether it fits.