Best Free Poll Makers in 2026 (Compared)
Every "free" poll maker has fine print. Here's what actually matters — response caps, live updates, and how easy it is to share — for the five most-used tools in 2026.
Stattistik
Strength: Truly unlimited free responses, live charts, demographic breakdowns, and public feed for discovery.
Free-plan limit: Best for public polls; private team-only polls are on the roadmap.
Google Forms
Strength: Free, unlimited, integrates with Sheets.
Free-plan limit: No live chart updates — you refresh the summary tab manually.
Mentimeter (free)
Strength: Great for live presentations.
Free-plan limit: Free tier caps you at 2 question slides per presentation.
Slido (free)
Strength: Clean UX for meetings and webinars.
Free-plan limit: Free plan limits polls per event and per month.
Poll Everywhere (free)
Strength: Widely used in education.
Free-plan limit: Free tier caps responses per poll at 25.
Which one should you pick?
- Public poll that anyone can find and vote on: Stattistik.
- Locked-down internal survey feeding a spreadsheet: Google Forms.
- Live conference room polls with slides: Mentimeter or Slido.
- Small classroom (≤25 students): Poll Everywhere free tier.