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    Teachers, conference speakers, trainers, and team leads who want reliable large-scale live polling and audience engagement without per-session paywalls

    Key Features

    Live polls and quizzes
    Word clouds and Q&A modes
    Join-by-code or shareable link
    Large-audience real-time scaling

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    Livepoll

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    Updated Jun 2026

    Livepoll is a free live polling and audience engagement platform built for presenters who are tired of running into paywalls mid-session. Unlike Mentimeter, Slido, Kahoot, and AhaSlides, Livepoll keeps every core feature genuinely free — no participant caps that cut you off in front of a live audience and no upgrade prompts in the middle of your keynote. Currently in soft launch, the platform has already served over 69,000 real participants, run 13 sessions with 1,000+ live participants, and handled a peak of 3,764 simultaneous joins in a single room, proving it can scale to conference-sized audiences without choking. Presenters can spin up polls, quizzes, word clouds, and Q&A in seconds, share a join code or link, and watch responses stream in live. With the official launch planned for August, Livepoll is a strong fit for teachers, conference speakers, trainers, and team leads who want reliable, large-scale audience engagement without per-session pricing surprises.

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    Pros

    • Genuinely free — no paywalls that interrupt a live session
    • Proven scale: handled 3,764 simultaneous joins in one session
    • Drop-in alternative to Mentimeter, Slido, Kahoot, and AhaSlides
    • Simple join flow via code or link — no participant accounts
    • Live response streaming with no perceptible lag
    • Already battle-tested with 69,000+ real participants

    Cons

    • Still in soft launch — official launch is planned for August
    • Smaller feature breadth than mature incumbents (for now)
    • Newer brand, so less template and tutorial library out there
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    All Features

    Live polls and quizzes
    Word clouds and Q&A modes
    Join-by-code or shareable link
    Large-audience real-time scaling
    Presenter view with live results
    Free, no-paywall session usage
    Mobile-friendly participant experience

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