Looking for a Slido alternative? Start with the scale question

Slido is the default for live audience Q&A and polls. It's fine. If you're looking to switch, here's the decision tree we recommend.

Question 1: How big is your audience?

• 10–100 attendees per session — Most tools work. Pick based on

feature fit, not scale.

• 100–2,000 attendees — Still most tools work. Test with realistic

load a day before the talk.

• 2,000+ attendees — Stick with the enterprise-grade tools (Slido,

PollEverywhere). The edge cases at scale are what you pay for.

Question 2: Where does your audience live?

• In a Zoom/Meet window — Any tool works. The audience already

has a second-screen expectation.

• In a physical room with phones — You need a QR-code first-class

experience. Slido is fine. TA pilot is fine. Mentimeter's QR is less prominent.

• Mixed (hybrid) — QR + link matters. Every tool we've tried does

this acceptably.

Question 3: What's your primary interaction?

• Just Q&A — Slido, TA pilot, or the native Q&A in Meet/Zoom. Any

of them.

• Polls dominate — Mentimeter is still best-in-class for polished

poll visualizations.

• Voice-triggered polls + Q&A + timers in one sidebar — This is

where TA pilot differentiates. It's voice-first where others are click-first.

Question 4: Who runs the session?

• One presenter — Any tool works.
• Team of 2–3 moderators — Check the team/co-host features

explicitly. TA pilot lets any co-host join with the same password. Slido makes this a per-seat pricing tier.

• Professional production team — Slido Enterprise is built for this.

Question 5: Budget?

• $0 — TA pilot is free for sessions up to 250 attendees (we

subsidize with our own API credits). Slido has a free tier capped at 100 live participants.

• $10–100/month — Mentimeter's mid-tier is strong. Slido Pro is

fine.

• Enterprise — Slido owned by Cisco means integration with Webex

and enterprise SSO; nobody else matches that.

Quick-take recommendation

• You're a teacher or indie presenter → TA pilot. Free, voice-first,

Chrome sidebar.

• You're running a polished corporate webinar → Slido Pro.
• You do a ton of polls with fancy visuals → Mentimeter.
• You're at a 5,000-person keynote → Slido Enterprise or custom.

There's no single right answer. Match the tool to the shape of your talks.