Slido is the tool you've probably seen at company all-hands meetings. Someone puts up a code, the audience joins on their phones, and questions or poll results stream in live. Cisco bought them in 2023, and they're now baked into Webex. It's polished, it works well for live presentations, and it's priced accordingly.

QR Poll does something adjacent but different. Less "live interactive presentation" and more "collect feedback from people in a physical space."

The core difference

Slido is a live interaction tool. It's built around a presenter-audience dynamic: someone's on stage (or on a Zoom call), running Q&A and polls in real time, with results animating on screen. The audience participates during the session.

QR Poll is asynchronous. You put a QR code somewhere — on a table, on a sign, in a hallway, on a slide — and people respond whenever they scan it. There's no live presentation required. The poll just sits there collecting responses.

Both work at events. But Slido needs someone driving it live. QR Poll works unattended.

Use case overlap

If you're a conference speaker who wants live audience polls during your talk, Slido is the better tool. Full stop. The live results animation, Q&A upvoting, word clouds — that's all presentation tooling that QR Poll doesn't do.

If you're an event organizer who wants feedback after sessions, or a restaurant with a feedback QR code on every table, or a trainer who wants end-of-workshop evaluations, QR Poll fits better. You don't need a live presentation layer for a "rate this session 1-5" card on a table.

Pricing

Slido:

Free: Up to 100 participants per event, limited features
One-time event: $150-$450+ per event (varies by features)
Annual: Starts around $12.50/mo for basic, goes up significantly for teams and enterprise
Included with certain Webex plans

QR Poll:

Free: 3 active polls, 250 responses/month, no ads
Starter: $6/mo, unlimited polls, 1,500 responses/month
Pro: $15/mo, unlimited polls, 10,000 responses/month
Business: $40/mo, unlimited responses, team features

Slido's per-event pricing makes sense if you're running a few big events a year. But for ongoing feedback collection (weekly training sessions, daily restaurant feedback, recurring workshops), QR Poll's flat monthly pricing is way cheaper.

A corporate trainer running 20 workshops a month would chew through Slido credits fast. On QR Poll Pro at $15/mo, that's all covered.

Integration vs. independence

Slido integrates with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Webex, and Teams. If your workflow is "I'm presenting slides and want to drop a poll in the middle," that integration is genuinely useful.

QR Poll is standalone. You generate a QR code, print it or put it on a slide, and it works independent of whatever presentation tool you're using. Less integrated, but also less dependent on any specific platform.

Respondent experience

Slido requires joining with a code (usually a URL like slido.com/event-code) and staying in the session. It's designed for sustained engagement over the course of a presentation.

QR Poll is scan-and-done. Scan the code, answer the questions, close the tab. The whole thing takes under 30 seconds. No session to join, no app to download, no account to create.

When to use Slido

You're presenting live and want real-time audience interaction
You need Q&A with upvoting during a talk
You want live word clouds or animated poll results on screen
You're already using Webex or Teams and want tight integration
You're running a big event and the per-event cost is justified

When to use QR Poll

You want unattended feedback collection via QR codes
You're running ongoing sessions (weekly, daily) and need flat pricing
You don't need live presentation features
Your use case is physical: table tents, signs, printed handouts
You want a fast, frictionless respondent experience with no sign-up

Bottom line

Slido is a presentation tool with polling. QR Poll is a polling tool for physical spaces. If you're on stage running a live session, Slido. If you're sticking QR codes on tables or walls, QR Poll.

Plenty of event organizers use both. Slido during the keynote, QR Poll on the feedback cards at every session room. Different tools, different jobs.

Try QR Poll free — no credit card, no ads, takes about 30 seconds.

QR Poll vs Slido: Live Event Polling Compared