The short version
Kahoot is hard to beat for pure, playful quiz competitions with music and podiums. PollSlide gives you that quiz energy (leaderboards, reveals, podiums) plus serious polls, open-text feedback, surveys and study — all running over your existing slides, with AI insight on top.
Feature by feature
| What matters | PollSlide | Kahoot |
|---|---|---|
| Runs over your existing Keynote / PowerPoint / PDF | ✓ | ~ |
| Six products, one plan | ✓ | ~ |
| AI drafts your questions | ✓ | ~ |
| AI analyzes open-text answers (themes + sentiment) | ✓ | — |
| No app or account for your audience | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier that runs full, real sessions | ✓ | ~ |
| Private AI · no ad trackers on your audience | ✓ | ~ |
| One price for the entire suite | ✓ | ~ |
Why presenters switch to PollSlide
Keep your slides
PollSlide floats live results over the deck you already built — Keynote, PowerPoint, a PDF, anything. Nothing to rebuild in a new tool.
AI that reads the room
Polly drafts your questions and turns hundreds of open-text answers into themes + sentiment live — and it runs privately on our own servers.
The whole suite, one price
Poll, Survey, Quiz, Study, Present and Loop in a single plan, with a free tier that runs real sessions.
Pricing at a glance
| Plan | PollSlide | Kahoot |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — 25 participants per session, 3 saved presentations | Free plan available |
| Individual | Pro — $12/month, or $10/month billed annually | Kahoot! 360 Pro plans from $19/month, billed annually |
| Teams | Team Small $39/month (up to 5) · Team Large $199/month (up to 25) | Higher Pro tiers by participant count (up to 2,000+) |
| Large organisations | Enterprise — custom | Enterprise — custom |
Prices in US dollars where shown, checked on 7 October 2026 on each company's own pricing page. They change — please confirm on our pricing page and the other company's before you decide.
🤝 When Kahoot might be the better fit
For a high-energy, game-show quiz — especially with younger students or a trivia crowd — Kahoot's format is purpose-built and delightful. PollSlide is the better fit when you also need real polls, open feedback, surveys or study sets, and want it all over your own professional deck.
Questions people ask
Is PollSlide a good Kahoot alternative?
Yes, if you need more than a game-show quiz. PollSlide runs quizzes with game modes alongside real polls, open feedback, surveys and study sets, over your own Keynote, PowerPoint or Google Slides deck. For a pure high-energy quiz game, especially with younger students, Kahoot is purpose-built.
Can I keep using my PowerPoint or Keynote slides?
Yes. Paste your poll's QR code onto any slide and your audience answers on their phones. On a Mac, the free PollSlide companion floats live results over your slideshow — Keynote, PowerPoint or a PDF — and shows the right poll when that slide is on screen.
Can Kahoot use my existing slides?
Kahoot! 360 can import PowerPoint, Keynote and PDF files, and its Pro Standard plan and above sync with PowerPoint and Google Slides, according to its pricing page. PollSlide works over the original deck itself: paste a QR on any slide, and the Mac companion floats live results over Keynote, PowerPoint or a PDF.
How do PollSlide and Kahoot prices compare?
PollSlide has a free plan and Pro at $12 a month ($10 billed annually), covering polls, surveys, quizzes and study sets. Kahoot! 360 Pro plans start at $19 a month billed annually, with higher tiers for more participants. Prices checked 7 October 2026.
Does my audience need to download an app?
No — with either tool. In PollSlide, people scan the QR or go to pollslide.com/join and answer in their phone's browser, with no app and no account.
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