PollCraft / Alternatives / Slido
A free Slido alternative with no signup
Slido is an audience Q&A and polling tool built for meetings and events, often used inside Webex, Teams and Zoom. If all you need is a quick poll, PollCraft does that for free, with no accounts for you or your audience. Here is an honest comparison, including when you should stick with Slido.
| PollCraft | Slido | |
|---|---|---|
| Account to create a poll | None | Required |
| Account to vote | None | Usually none (join code) |
| Where results live | Only in the host’s browser | On the vendor’s servers |
| Results sync to every phone automatically | No: voters send a reply link, or vote on one shared device | Yes |
| Works with no audience devices | Yes: pass-the-device and show-of-hands modes | Needs devices |
| Poll types | Choice, multi-pick, yes/no, rating, word cloud, ranked choice, meeting time | See Slido’s own feature list |
| Exports | CSV and PNG chart, free | Depends on plan |
Slido details are described in general terms; check Slido’s website for current plans and features.
What Slido does well
- Audience Q&A with upvoting
- Integrations with video-call platforms
- Event-scale moderation
Choose PollCraft when…
- You just want to ask a question and see the split, not run an event platform
- Participants should not need to sign in or install anything
- You want to keep results off third-party servers
Stick with Slido when…
- You need moderated Q&A with upvotes
- Your company already runs meetings through a Slido integration
Why PollCraft has no live sync: syncing votes to every phone needs a server that stores them, which means accounts, a database and your audience’s data on someone else’s computer. PollCraft chose the other trade-off. See how votes travel instead.
Other comparisons: Mentimeter, Kahoot!, Poll Everywhere.
Questions people ask
Is PollCraft free compared with Slido?
PollCraft is free with no plans, limits or accounts. It can be free because it stores nothing on a server: polls live in their links and results stay in your browser.
Can PollCraft replace Slido for a live event?
For a single-room event, yes: show the QR code, and collect votes by reply link, a shared device or a show of hands. For large remote audiences who need to see results update on their own phones, Slido is the better fit.