Best Online Poll Maker (2026): Compare the Top Poll Tools

How We Compared the Top Poll Makers

Not all poll makers are built for the same job. Some run polls on a slide in front of a room. Others sit inside your own website, articles, and emails, and help turn votes into leads and returning readers. We compared each tool on who it is mainly built for, its free plan, what it meters (responses, participants, or number of polls), how fast you can launch with templates and AI drafting, branding control, and what happens after the vote. We show the free plan and the starting price of paid plans (USD per month, billed yearly). Prices change often, so each tool below links to its own pricing page.

1. Opinion Stage – Built for Marketers and Publishers Who Want Polls and Quizzes Inside Their Own Content

Opinion Stage helps marketers engage audiences and capture leads, and helps publishers turn readers into active participants, with polls people actually want to answer. Add a lead form after the vote, or redirect voters to a landing page or offer, and every vote can become a lead that arrives with the voter’s answer.

You can be live in minutes: start from scratch or a template, or let AI draft the poll, then embed it on your website, WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, or Shopify, or share a link. It supports image polls, multiple choice, head-to-head, rating, and ranking polls, with images, video, and GIFs, plus quizzes in the same account. Responses and leads reach your email and CRM tools through native integrations, Zapier, webhooks or API.

For publishers: publishers use Opinion Stage to turn readers into participants who stay longer and come back to see results. Polls embed in articles and newsletters, you can hide results until voting ends, and polls keep loading through sudden traffic spikes. In our internal data, up to 80% of people who see an interactive poll or quiz in their feed click on it. Enterprise adds unlimited responses and a dedicated account manager. See our Riddle comparison.

“Our go-to service for Bullion Dealer of the Year Vote. Ease of use and excellent capabilities. Handles huge traffic volume and I love that we can hide the vote results until the end of voting. We can also track votes and customize the voting forms so it looks like an integral part of our website.” – Mac Saxe, Senior Editor at Bullion Directory

“We’ve found Opinion Stage really easy to use, and it’s been a great way to engage our customers and promote subscriptions.” – Harmony Wheeler, Social Media Marketer at Stand to Reason

Common use cases:

• Keep readers engaged and coming back with a poll in an article or newsletter
• Put polls in campaigns, product pages, and emails, then follow up with the people who vote
• Run contests and photo votes with image polls
• Learn what your audience wants, with results in real time

Pros:

• AI drafting and ready-made templates
• Live in minutes, no developer needed
• Image, head-to-head, rating, and ranking poll formats
• Lead form or redirect after the vote
• Duplicate-vote protection by browser and IP address, plus reCAPTCHA
• Email and CRM tools via native integrations, Zapier, or webhooks
• Polls and quizzes in one account
• Free plan to test before you scale

Cons:

• Free plan is limited to 25 responses a month (Opinion Stage meters responses)
• Removing Opinion Stage branding requires the Business plan
• No presenter mode, so it is not the tool for polling a room from a slide
• Signup is required for creating the polls

Best integrations: Mailchimp, Zapier, Webhooks, WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace. Rated 4.8/5 on G2. Pricing: free forever plan; see Opinion Stage pricing.

2. Typeform – Built for Design-Led Forms and Surveys

Typeform is known for its clean design and one-question-at-a-time format. It is widely used for surveys, signup forms, and polished data collection, and it offers a poll template. The interface is intuitive, and the templates make it easy to get something live quickly.

That said, Typeform is fundamentally a form builder, and a poll is a short form. If your priority is a beautifully designed form or survey, Typeform is a strong option. If you want a purpose-built poll with a lead step after the vote, a poll-first tool may fit better. For a side-by-side, see our Opinion Stage vs Typeform comparison.

Pros:

• Easy-to-use interface
• Polished, design-led experience
• Integrates with a wide range of tools

Cons:

• Free plan is capped at 10 responses a month across the whole account
• Paid plans meter monthly responses account-wide, and collection stops at the cap, so costs rise as a poll takes off
• Removing Typeform branding requires the Plus plan
• One general form builder, rather than a purpose-built poll tool

Best integrations: Slack, HubSpot, Salesforce. Pricing: see Typeform’s pricing page (link out).

3. Riddle – Built for Publishers Who Want a Broad Range of Content Formats

Riddle is an established platform for publishers, broadcasters, and media brands, with a wide range of content types, including polls, and a track record on high-traffic sites. It is a bigger platform: more to learn and configure, and its entry pricing sits above lighter quiz-and-poll tools.

It is a good fit if your editorial team wants the broadest format library and can run a heavier platform. If you want polls live fast with a lighter setup, see our Riddle comparison.

Pros:

• Wide range of content types
• Built for high-traffic media sites
• Unlimited responses, views, and leads on paid plans
• White labeling from the Pro plan
• The Business plan can connect your ad server to serve ads inside content

Cons:

• A heavier platform with more to configure
• Higher entry price than lighter quiz-and-poll tools
• No free plan, only a trial
• The Pro plan allows 3 embed domains

Pricing: see Riddle’s pricing page (link out).

4. Mentimeter – Built for Interactive Presentations

Mentimeter is built for interactive presentations: live polls, word clouds, quizzes, and Q&A shown on slides while the audience answers from their phones. Choose it for meetings, workshops, and classes. Look elsewhere for polls embedded in your own website, articles, or emails, or for lead capture. Opinion Stage has no presenter mode. Mentimeter’s free plan counts participants per month, and paid plans are priced per presenter.

5. Slido – Built for Meetings and Events

Slido, owned by Cisco, is built for Q&A and polls in meetings and events. Choose it for town halls, conferences, and large team meetings, where the audience votes and asks questions while a host presents. Look elsewhere for polls embedded in your own content, or for lead capture.

6. Poll Everywhere – Built for Classrooms and Presentations

Poll Everywhere turns presentations and lectures into live polls, and audiences can respond by phone or by text message. It is popular in higher education and training. Choose it for live sessions in a room. Look elsewhere for polls embedded in your site, or for lead capture.

7. StrawPoll – Built for Quick Public Votes

StrawPoll is a long-running free tool for casual polls you share by link, with almost no setup. Choose it for a one-off vote among friends, a community, or a small team. Look elsewhere for polls that match your brand, capture leads, or sit inside your marketing. Its free plan is ad-supported.

8. poll-maker.com – Built for Quick Free Polls

poll-maker.com is a free online poll builder with embeddable live results. Choose it for a fast poll where you only need an answer. Look elsewhere for lead capture, brand control, or a marketing workflow.

9. Google Forms – Built for Free, Simple Polls Inside Google Workspace

Google Forms is a simple, free way to run an internal poll or questionnaire. It works best for quick team polls and employee feedback, where speed and collaboration matter more than design or personalization. It starts to feel limited for marketing: you can collect email addresses, but there is no lead follow-up workflow, and design control is limited.

Wrapping Up

So, which poll maker is right for you? It depends on where the poll will live and what should happen after the vote:

• Choose Opinion Stage if you want polls people actually want to answer, inside your own content: as a marketer, to turn votes into leads on the traffic you already have; as a publisher, to keep readers engaged and coming back. Add a lead form or a redirect after the vote, and be live in minutes with AI drafting and templates.
• Choose Typeform if a design-led form or survey matters more than a poll-specific tool. See the Typeform comparison.
• Choose Riddle if you’re a publisher who wants the broadest range of content formats and can run a heavier platform. See the Riddle comparison.
• For polling a live audience, use Mentimeter, Slido, or Poll Everywhere. For quick public votes, use StrawPoll or poll-maker.com. For simple internal polls, use Google Forms.

Most of these tools have a free plan or a trial, so you can test one on a real poll before you commit.