Run quick polls on websites, emails, or social channels and see the results as votes come in.
Poll software collects quick responses to a focused question, but the setting determines which features matter. An instructor running live voting during a presentation needs different controls from a WordPress publisher showing reader votes or a marketer embedding a poll in a lead-generation campaign. The distinction is not simply how a question looks: audience access, repeat-vote restrictions, result visibility and downstream data handling all affect the experience. These tools are grouped by where voting happens and what you want to do with the answers.
By SEM Solutions Editorial Team. Researched from vendor documentation, not hands-on testing. Ordered by Overall Score. Checked October 16, 2026. How we research
WordPress polls with reports
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WPForms adds poll questions to its WordPress form builder through the Surveys and Polls Addon. Site managers can insert a poll in a post or page and enable reporting that displays aggregated submissions. Updated reporting tools support filtering and exporting results, which helps when the poll informs an editorial choice or customer research rather than simply entertaining readers.
Live presentation audience voting
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Poll Everywhere runs audience activities within presentations rather than asking participants to complete a separate website survey. Presenters can show multiple-choice polls, word clouds and questions while responses arrive. Its PowerPoint integration supports presenting those activities alongside ordinary slides, and competition or attendance functions extend the format to teaching sessions and events.
Embedded marketing polls
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Opinion Stage gives content marketers a way to place interactive polls on websites and gather responses in a branded format. Results can update in real time as votes come in, and the same account includes lead forms, which Opinion Stage documents for its lead-generation quizzes. Quizzes and assessments sit alongside polls, so a simple audience question can grow into a more structured campaign.
Controlled WordPress voting
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Gravity Forms offers an official Polls Add-On for inserting voting questions into WordPress forms. Administrators can show results publicly or retain them in the dashboard, and configure restrictions against repeat voting. Because polls live within the form system, conditional logic and other form actions can shape what happens after a participant responds.
Simple website reader polling
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Crowdsignal offers polls, surveys and quizzes for sites that want lightweight audience participation. Website owners can embed polls, control voting restrictions and view responses without building a complex interactive campaign. Its WordPress connections make the product particularly relevant to editorial teams publishing reader questions alongside posts, while result exports support later analysis.
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Survey platform with advanced logic, AI analysis and a built-in global respondent panel.
Best for: Research and customer experience teams that need detailed survey logic plus targeted respondents for market studies.
WordPress form builder with drag-and-drop editing, payments and surveys.
Best for: WordPress users that need easy form creation with optional payments, surveys, and marketing integrations.
Audience response tool that runs live polls, word clouds and Q&A inside slide decks.
Best for: University instructors and corporate presenters who want live audience responses during lectures and meetings.
Quiz, poll and assessment maker for capturing leads and audience insights on websites.
Best for: Publishers and marketers using quizzes and polls to grow email lists and learn about readers.
WordPress form plugin with conditional logic, payments and workflows.
Best for: WordPress sites that need advanced forms with conditional logic, payments, surveys, or workflow integrations.
Interactive content platform for calculators, quizzes and recommendations.
Best for: Marketing and demand-generation teams using calculators, quizzes, or recommenders to qualify visitors and produce personalized outcomes.
Automattic's poll, survey and quiz builder, formerly Polldaddy, with a WordPress plugin.
Best for: WordPress publishers and bloggers who want reader polls and ratings embedded in posts.
Yes. WPForms and Gravity Forms provide WordPress poll capabilities, although their relevant poll features use addons. Crowdsignal also offers WordPress integration. Check whether you need public results, vote restrictions, conditional follow-up questions or report exports before choosing an implementation.
A live poll usually collects short responses while an audience watches results update, which is useful for meetings and classes. A survey can ask a series of questions and support more detailed analysis. Some software offers both, but Poll Everywhere emphasizes presentation activities while WordPress tools focus on embedded forms and reporting.
Yes, SurveyMonkey, WPForms, Poll Everywhere, Opinion Stage, Outgrow and Crowdsignal all offer a free plan. Free tiers usually come with usage limits, so check whether they cover your volume before relying on them long-term.
Among the tools listed here whose main product is in this category and whose pricing we've verified, Poll Everywhere has the lowest listed starting price: $10/mo (annual billing only). Starting price isn't the whole picture, so check what's included at that tier before deciding.