VoteGenerator vs Poll Everywhere vs Mentimeter (2026)

Short answer

Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter are live-presentation tools. You build interactive slides and present them; results appear on screen as the room responds. Both offer word clouds, Q&A with upvoting, and quiz leaderboards. Poll Everywhere embeds inside PowerPoint and integrates with Canvas and Moodle; Mentimeter is generally regarded as the more polished presenter experience.

VoteGenerator is an asynchronous poll maker. You share a link and collect responses over hours or days. It needs no account from the poll creator, includes instant-runoff ranked choice free, and offers meeting scheduling and RSVP tracking that neither of the others has.

The free plans are not comparable like for like. VoteGenerator allows 100 responses per poll. Mentimeter allows 50 participants per month across every session combined, so one class of 30 uses most of it. Poll Everywhere caps responses per activity, and that figure has been revised over time.

Full comparison

Feature	VoteGenerator	Poll Everywhere	Mentimeter
Built primarily for	Async polls shared by link	Live presentations	Live presentations
Account to create a poll	Not required	Required	Required
Account to respond	Not required	Not required	Not required
Free plan limit	100 responses per poll, 3 active polls	Response cap per activity*	50 participants per month, all sessions combined
How the free limit resets	Per poll	Per activity	Monthly, across every session
Entry paid price	$19/month, billed monthly	$120/year	$11.99/month, billed annually
Paid response ceiling	10,000 (Pro) / 100,000 (Business)	700 per activity (paid non-education)	1,000 per session (Pro)
Monthly billing available	Yes	On select plans	Annual billing
Instant-runoff ranked choice	Yes, on free plan	Ranking activity (aggregate rank)	Ranking question (aggregate rank)
Meeting scheduling poll	Yes	Not offered	Not offered
RSVP tracking	Yes	Not offered	Not offered
Word cloud	Not offered	Yes	Yes
Q&A with upvoting	Not offered	Yes	Yes
Quiz with leaderboard	Not offered	Yes	Yes
PowerPoint / Slides embed	Not offered	Yes	Import slides (paid)
LMS integration	Not offered	Canvas, Moodle, Brightspace, Sakai	Available
Website embed	Yes	Yes	Yes
Templates included	120+	Activity templates	Template library

* Poll Everywhere's free response cap has been revised over time and their FAQ and plans page currently list different figures — check their plans page for the current number. Mentimeter's displayed monthly prices reflect annual cost divided by twelve. All figures from vendor documentation as of July 2026.

Which should you choose?

These three are not really substitutes for one another. Plenty of teams use a presentation tool for live sessions and a link-based tool for everything else.

Pick Poll Everywhere if

You present from PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides and want the poll inside your deck
You teach and need Canvas, Moodle, or Brightspace integration for participation and grades
You want word clouds, audience-upvoted Q&A, donut charts, or a competition leaderboard
Your organisation already standardises on it

Pick Mentimeter if

You run workshops or training and want the most polished presenter experience
Your audience already knows how Menti works, which reduces friction in the room
You present roughly once a month and 50 participants covers it, or you can commit annually
You want AI-assisted slide generation as part of the workflow

Pick VoteGenerator if

Your poll is answered over hours or days rather than during a session
You do not want to create an account to make a poll
You need more than a few hundred responses on a single poll
You want instant-runoff results with visible elimination rounds
You need meeting scheduling or RSVP tracking, which neither of the others offers
You want monthly billing rather than an annual commitment

The free plans work differently, and it matters

Headline free-tier numbers are not comparable across these three, because each measures something different.

VoteGenerator counts per poll. 100 responses on each of 3 active polls. Run twenty small polls in a month and each gets its own 100.

Mentimeter counts per month. 50 participants across every session you run, resetting on your signup date. One workshop with 30 people consumes most of the month. Mentimeter will not cut off an in-progress session, but you cannot start new ones once the limit is reached.

Poll Everywhere counts per activity. Each activity accepts a set number of responses before locking, and once locked additional responses are not accepted. The exact figure has changed more than once, so check their current plans page.

If you run many small polls, the per-poll model goes furthest. If you run one large session a month, a monthly participant allowance may suit you better. Neither model is superior — they suit different rhythms of use.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between VoteGenerator, Poll Everywhere, and Mentimeter?

Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter are both live-presentation tools: you build interactive slides, present them to a room or a call, and results appear on screen as people respond. VoteGenerator is an asynchronous poll maker: you share a link and collect responses over hours or days, with no account required to create the poll. The three overlap on basic polling but are designed around different moments.

Which has the most generous free plan?

It depends how you use it, because the three limits work differently. VoteGenerator gives 100 responses per poll across 3 active polls, and the limit is per poll. Mentimeter's free plan allows 50 participants per month across every session combined, so one class of 30 uses most of the month's allowance. Poll Everywhere caps responses per activity, though that figure has been revised over time so check their current plans page. If you run many small polls, VoteGenerator's per-poll limit goes further; if you run one session a month, Mentimeter's works fine.

Do participants need an account with any of them?

No. All three let people respond from a web browser with no account and nothing to install. Poll Everywhere participants use a join code at pollev.com, Mentimeter participants use a code at menti.com, and VoteGenerator participants click a link. The difference is on the creator side: Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter both require you to sign up before building anything, while VoteGenerator does not.

Which is cheapest?

Mentimeter's entry tier is the lowest headline price at $11.99 per month, but it is billed annually, so you commit to the full year upfront. Poll Everywhere's entry paid tier is listed at $120 per year. VoteGenerator Pro is $19 per month billed monthly, which is more per month but requires no annual commitment. If you need the tool for one event, monthly billing usually works out cheaper overall.

Which handles the largest audience?

VoteGenerator on paid plans, by a wide margin. Pro allows 10,000 responses per poll and Business allows 100,000. Poll Everywhere's published limit for paid non-education plans is 700 responses per activity, and Mentimeter Pro limits audiences to 1,000 participants per session. If you are polling a large list rather than a room, that difference is decisive.

Do any of them have true ranked choice voting?

All three let participants order options, but they calculate differently. Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter both offer a ranking question that collects preference orders and displays an aggregate rank. VoteGenerator uses instant-runoff: the lowest option is eliminated and its votes redistribute to each voter's next preference, repeating until one option holds a majority, with each round shown. Instant-runoff is the method used in public elections in Alaska, Maine, and New York City.

Which is best for a classroom?

For polling students live during a lecture, Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter are both stronger, and Poll Everywhere in particular integrates with Canvas, Moodle, and Brightspace for participation and grade syncing. For collecting feedback after class, running a course evaluation, or scheduling a study group, VoteGenerator fits better and requires no account from the teacher or the students.

Which is best for a conference or workshop?

Poll Everywhere or Mentimeter. Both are designed to be projected, offer word clouds and audience-upvoted Q&A, and handle the live-room dynamics that VoteGenerator has no features for. VoteGenerator is a better fit for the post-event feedback survey than the session itself.

Which is best for a remote team?

VoteGenerator, for most team decisions. Meeting scheduling, ranked-choice prioritisation, and RSVP tracking are all core types, and the no-account requirement matters when you are polling people outside your organisation. Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter are stronger if your team decision happens live inside a video call you are presenting.

Can I use all three for free permanently?

Yes, all three offer permanent free plans rather than time-limited trials. The constraint in each case is volume rather than time: VoteGenerator limits responses per poll and active polls, Mentimeter limits participants per month, and Poll Everywhere limits responses per activity.

Which one should I pick if I only need one?

If you present to live audiences regularly, pick Mentimeter or Poll Everywhere — Mentimeter if you want the polished presenter experience most people already recognise, Poll Everywhere if you need LMS integration or embed inside PowerPoint. If your polls are shared by link and answered in people's own time, pick VoteGenerator. The tools are not really substitutes for each other, which is why plenty of teams use one of each.

Is this comparison independent?

No. It is published by VoteGenerator, so read it with that in mind. All figures for Poll Everywhere and Mentimeter come from their own published pricing and documentation as of July 2026, and we have included the cases where each is the better choice. Limits and pricing change frequently in this category, so verify current figures on each vendor's plans page before deciding.

VoteGenerator vs Poll Everywhere vs Mentimeter