A Slido alternative for quiz games, self-paced practice and whiteboards
Pomlet is a Slido alternative for running polls and scored quiz games in the browser; main differences: a €9.90 monthly plan with no annual commitment, quizzes in teams or at each person’s own pace, and audio and video in questions.
€9.90 a month, no commitment
Monthly and cancellable anytime, or yearly at €99 (two months free): you choose. Slido subscriptions are billed yearly: €180 excl. tax for 200 participants with Engage.
1,000 participants with Pro
Slido needs its Professional plan for that: €720 excl. tax a year with the subscription.
Quizzes in teams or at each person’s pace
Live in teams, everyone on their own phone, or at each person’s pace with the quiz embedded on your website, audio and video included. Slido quizzes run live, with an individual leaderboard.
You keep live polls, rating scales, open answers and word clouds, with scored quiz games in teams or at each person’s pace and uploaded audio or video excerpts in the questions. Pomlet also offers an elimination mode and a full interactive whiteboard, included in the price. Participants join with a PIN or QR code, with no account. Expect a few fewer features, including a dedicated audience Q&A module, and simpler enterprise management: single sign-on (SSO) isn’t available yet.
No card required · Free for up to 8 participants per session
What you get with Pomlet
- The price, without the commitmentPro costs €9.90 a month, cancel anytime, for up to 1,000 participants. Slido subscriptions are billed yearly: €180 excl. tax for 200 participants with Engage, €720 for 1,000 with Professional.
- Team quizzesEveryone answers on their own phone and scores for their team; Slido ranks participants individually. A dedicated elimination mode is included too.
- Quizzes at each person’s paceEmbed a quiz on your website or a course page: people take it at their own pace, whenever they like, audio and video included. Slido quizzes run with a live host.
- Audio and video in questionsUpload your own sound and video excerpts and choose the part to play; with Slido, audio has to be played from another tool.
- More scored question typesMultiple choice, true/false, ranking and open answers with accepted answers can all be scored; Slido quizzes score multiple-choice questions.
- Whiteboard and AI, in the pricePomlet also offers a full interactive whiteboard (sticky notes, shapes, drawing, connectors, voting, templates) with no extra subscription, and generates quizzes with AI from a topic, your notes, a web page or a PDF; with Pro, it feels unlimited (fair use).
Pomlet and Slido side by side
The criteria that matter for a host, at a glance.
| Criterion | Pomlet | Slido |
|---|---|---|
| Price and commitment | ||
€9.90/month Monthly, cancel anytime Free for up to 8 participants | Slido Engage €180.00 excl. tax/year (€15.00/month equivalent) Slido Professional €720.00 excl. tax/year (€60.00/month equivalent) Annual, paid upfront One-week event offers: €60 to €499 excl. tax | |
| Participants per session | ||
| Up to 1,000 with Pro; 8 on Free | 200 with Engage, 1,000 with Professional, 5,000 with Enterprise | |
| Game modes | ||
| Live, self-paced practice, teams and elimination, with leaderboards: all on Free | Quizzes need a live host; individual leaderboard | |
| Questions and activities | ||
| 11 elements: single or multiple choice, true/false, ranking, open answer, poll, scale, word cloud, idea board, slide and whiteboard | Multiple-choice quizzes; polls, ratings, open text, rankings and word clouds | |
| Audio and video in questions | ||
| Upload your own audio and video files and choose the excerpt, on every plan | No audio in questions; external video beside Slido from Professional | |
| Collaborative whiteboard | ||
| Included on every plan: sticky notes, shapes, drawing, connectors, voting and templates, on its own or inside a session | AI groups poll ideas; native whiteboard not confirmed | |
| Quiz embedded on a website | ||
| Self-paced quiz via iframe, on every plan | Live participant view via iframe with Professional or higher | |
| AI quiz generation | ||
| Included on Free, from a topic, notes, a web page or a PDF; feels unlimited with Pro (fair use) | AI Quiz through PowerPoint or Google Slides, on all plans | |
| How participants join | ||
| PIN, QR code or link, plus a nickname: no account, no app | Code, link or QR code, with no account or app; a quiz nickname is required | |
Slido: Engage for 100 people (capacity 200), Professional for 1,000. European subscription prices: €180 or €720 a year excluding tax; Professional includes two members. Slido also sells one-week event offers, from €60 to €499 excluding tax. Original currencies retained: EUR, or USD for AhaSlides. Prices marked excl. tax exclude taxes; applicable totals are specified at checkout or in the quote.
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“Not confirmed” means the reviewed documentation does not establish the capability; it does not mean that Slido lacks it.
| Criterion | Pomlet | Slido |
|---|---|---|
| Bring your audience together | ||
| Host a live quiz | Host-controlled questions and live results | Host-controlled quiz with leaderboard |
| Play at your own pace | Solo practice mode | Self-paced surveys; quizzes require a live host |
| Join without an account | Nickname + PIN or QR code | Code, link or QR code; a quiz nickname is required |
| Participate on a phone | Mobile browser; no installation | Mobile browser; no app required |
| Play in teams | Team mode and team leaderboard, on every plan | Individual ranking; workaround: one device per team |
| Elimination game mode | Dedicated elimination mode, on every plan | Not confirmed in the reviewed documentation |
| Embed a quiz on your website | Self-paced quiz via iframe, on every plan | Live participant view via iframe with Professional or higher |
| Questions and game formats | ||
| Single and multiple choice | Single choice, multiple choice and true/false | Multiple-choice quiz with one or several correct answers |
| Typed answers | Open response, with optional accepted answers | Open-text polls; scored quizzes use multiple choice |
| Polls and rating scales | Polls and scales in the same quiz | Multiple-choice, rating and open-text polls |
| Live word clouds | Word cloud question in your quiz | Live word cloud polls |
| Put answers in order | Ranking question | Ranking poll, rather than a scored ordering question |
| Images in questions and answers | Upload images for questions and answer options | Images in questions; image answer options not confirmed |
| Upload your own audio | Audio uploads and excerpt playback, on every plan | Audio must be played using another tool |
| Video in questions | Upload your videos and choose excerpts, on every plan | External live video beside Slido with Professional or higher |
| Control the pace | Question timer can be switched off | Adjust or remove the timer for each quiz question |
| Explain the correct answer | Optional explanation after the answer reveal | Not confirmed in the reviewed documentation |
| Maximum length of one quiz | 100 elements, including slides and whiteboards | 100 questions per quiz |
| Create and personalize | ||
| Generate a quiz with AI | Editable draft from a topic, notes, a web page or a PDF, even on Free | AI Quiz through PowerPoint or Google Slides; all plans |
| Turn a PDF into quiz questions | Text PDFs up to 8 MB; the AI uses about the first 12,000 characters; no OCR | AI polls from PowerPoint/Google Slides; direct PDF-to-quiz not confirmed |
| Ready-to-use templates | Editable quizzes and whiteboard templates | Editable poll templates and reusable quizzes |
| Collaborative whiteboards | ||
| Shared visual canvas | Included on every plan, on its own or inside a session | Native whiteboard feature not confirmed |
| Notes, drawing and connectors | Sticky notes, shapes, freehand drawing and connectors | Native whiteboard feature not confirmed |
| Vote on whiteboard ideas | Vote on items in the whiteboard | Native whiteboard feature not confirmed |
| Export your whiteboard | PNG image or portable JSON, including media | Native whiteboard feature not confirmed |
| Use AI for your whiteboard | Create and edit through MCP with your own AI assistant | AI groups ideas in polls; native whiteboard not confirmed |
| Results and administration | ||
| Detailed quiz results | Answers, scores and participation by question | Analytics and quiz ranking; support needed above 1,000 poll responses |
| Download quiz reports | CSV export of answers, scores and teams | Excel from Engage; request export from support above 1,000 poll responses |
| Shared workspace for creators | Organization workspace with member roles | Co-host access; Professional includes 2 members, Spaces require Enterprise |
| Connect your AI assistant via MCP | Included, even on Free; your assistant’s limits apply | Not confirmed in the reviewed documentation |
Switching from Slido
- Create a free Pomlet account. No card is required.
- Paste your existing questions or notes into the AI generator, or start from a template, then review every question.
- Run a short test with a colleague, then invite your group with the PIN, the QR code or a link.
Questions about Pomlet and Slido
Does Pomlet have live polls like Slido?+
Yes. Pomlet includes live polls, scales, open answers and word clouds, and the results appear on the host screen as participants answer.
Can I run a quiz without presenting it live?+
Yes. Embedded on a website or a course page, the quiz is played at each person’s pace, audio and video included. A quiz without audio or video can also run in practice mode.
Does Pomlet offer audience Q&A?+
Not as a dedicated feature. You can collect questions with an open-answer prompt or an idea board, where participants can vote privately on contributions.
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Prices checked on 12 October 2026 and features on 10 October 2026 on the official websites. Slido and the other brands mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners; Pomlet is not affiliated with them.