Slido limits free to 3 polls and 100 participants, then charges $12.50-$200/month. Trivia Anywhere is 100% free — unlimited polls, quizzes, bingo, and lead capture.
Last updated: 2026-03-16
TL;DR: Slido (now part of Cisco Webex) limits free events to 3 polls and 100 participants, then charges $12.50–$200/month. Trivia Anywhere is 100% free with unlimited polls, quizzes, bingo, Wheel of Words, and lead capture.
Slido is a well-known audience interaction platform used in conferences, corporate meetings, and webinars. It’s now owned by Cisco and integrated with Webex. But Slido’s free plan is severely limited — 3 polls per event, 100 participants — and paid plans start at $12.50/month, reaching $200/month for enterprise features.
Trivia Anywhere offers unlimited audience engagement — completely free.
| Feature | Trivia Anywhere | Slido |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | Free (3 polls, 100 people), $12.50-$200/month |
| Participant Limit | Unlimited | 100 free, 200-5,000+ on paid |
| Poll Limit | Unlimited | 3 per free event |
| Live Polls | ✅ Free | ✅ Core feature |
| Live Q&A | ✅ Free | ✅ Core feature |
| Quiz/Trivia Mode | ✅ Real-time with leaderboard | ✅ Available |
| Interactive Bingo | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
| Wheel of Words | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
| Word Clouds | ❌ Not available | ✅ Available |
| Question Types | Multiple choice, true/false, poll, short answer | Multiple choice, open text, rating, word cloud, ranking |
| Custom Branding | ✅ Free (logo, colors, background) | ⚠️ Paid plans ($22.50+/month) |
| Lead Capture | ✅ Free with CSV export | ❌ Not a feature |
| QR Code Join | ✅ Free | ✅ Available |
| Presenter View | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Available |
| Team Mode | ✅ Free | ❌ Not available |
| Export Results | ✅ Free CSV | ⚠️ Paid plans only |
| Webex Integration | ❌ Not available | ✅ Native (Cisco-owned) |
| PowerPoint Plugin | ❌ Not available | ✅ Available |
| Zoom Integration | ❌ Not native | ✅ Available |
| Moderation Tools | ❌ Not available | ✅ Q&A moderation |
Slido’s free plan caps you at 3 polls per event. If your town hall has 5 discussion topics or your conference session needs ongoing interaction, you hit the wall fast. Trivia Anywhere has no limits on polls, questions, or games.
Conference with 300 attendees? Company all-hands with 500? Slido charges for anything over 100. Trivia Anywhere serves unlimited participants — free.
Slido is built for structured Q&A and polling. Trivia Anywhere adds competitive games — real-time trivia tournaments with leaderboards, interactive bingo, and Wheel of Words. These turn passive audiences into active participants.
Running engagement at a conference booth or corporate event? Capture names, emails, company names, and custom fields when players join. Export to CSV for follow-up. Slido doesn’t offer lead capture.
Trivia Anywhere exports all results — scores, answers, lead data — to CSV for free. Slido locks analytics and exports behind paid plans starting at $12.50/month.
Slido is now fully owned by Cisco and increasingly tied to the Webex ecosystem. Trivia Anywhere is independent, works with any video platform, and requires no enterprise contracts.
Slido excels in specific scenarios:
If your organization runs on Webex/Teams and needs moderated Q&A, Slido is purpose-built. For audience engagement through games, competitions, and variety (trivia, bingo, Wheel of Words), Trivia Anywhere is more engaging and completely free.
For live polls, quizzes, and audience engagement — yes. For moderated Q&A with upvoting and PowerPoint integration — Slido is still better suited. Many organizations use both: Slido for structured meetings, Trivia Anywhere for team building and engagement activities.
Yes. Share the presenter view screen on any video call platform. Players join via QR code or game code on their phones. It works with Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or any screen-sharing tool.
Trivia Anywhere runs on cloud infrastructure and doesn’t require players to create accounts or share sensitive data. For basic audience engagement, it’s appropriate for corporate settings. For enterprise compliance requirements (SSO, data residency), Slido’s Cisco backing provides more certifications.
Players choose their own display name, which can be anonymous. However, Trivia Anywhere doesn’t have Slido-style Q&A moderation or structured anonymous feedback workflows.
No poll limits. No participant caps. No enterprise contract. Create your first interactive event in under 5 minutes.
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Popular use cases: Conferences · Virtual Happy Hours · Corporate Training