Mentimeter vs Slido

Mentimeter and Slido both run live audience sessions with quizzes as one module among several, but they disclose very different amounts. Mentimeter prints Free, Basic and Pro prices per presenter and lists what each plan adds. Slido names four plan groups without an amount and puts audience questions and polls first. Mentimeter AB is registered in Sweden, while Slido's operating company in Bratislava has belonged to Cisco since 2 May 2021.

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Both are reviewed in full in our quiz maker software ranking: Mentimeter and Slido.

1. 01

   Dollar figures against a quote request

   Mentimeter's pricing page shows Free at $0, Basic at $11.99 and Pro at $24.99, with Basic and Pro priced per presenter per month, billed yearly and excluding tax. Slido's page names One-time, Annual, Education and Enterprise plans, then states that pricing needs JavaScript and offers a quote by email. The text we read shows no Slido price, currency or participant limit.

   Edge: Mentimeter

2. 02

   What the free door lets in

   Mentimeter calls its free plan the easiest way to try it. It allows 50 participants per month, 23 slide types and Q&A, and leaves out import, private presentations and exports. Slido's terms say a fee is required except for the Basic plan, and that the free service continues until terminated. The pages we read do not show Slido's free limits, so only Mentimeter's can be judged.

   Edge: Mentimeter

3. 03

   Trial or no trial

   Mentimeter's pricing page names no free trial, so its Free plan is the way to test the product before paying. Slido's pages offer no trial wording either in the text we read, only its Basic plan under the terms and a quote route for paid tiers. Since both ask you to test on a free plan, the comparison here is level, with Mentimeter's limits at least written down.

   Depends on the buyer

4. 04

   Quiz depth inside the session

   Mentimeter lists quizzes among its slide types, and its free plan holds 23 of them with Q&A, while Basic unlocks unlimited slide types. Slido lists Quizzes beside Live Polls, Live Q&A, Word Cloud, Ideas, Surveys and Analytics, with no detail on scoring in the text we read. Neither page describes a reusable question bank, so neither suits graded exam work.

   Depends on the buyer

5. 05

   Tool links, imports and sign-on

   Slido names PowerPoint, Webex, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams and Zoom as integrations. Mentimeter instead stresses importing PowerPoint, Keynote or PDF files from Basic upwards, PDF, image and Excel export, and reserves SSO, SCIM, LMS integration and custom data retention for Enterprise. If your session happens inside a meeting app, Slido lists more of them. That makes the Slido page the quicker read for a team deciding where the session will actually be shown.

   Edge: Slido

6. 06

   Registered entity and parent company

   Mentimeter AB (publ) is a Swedish limited liability company, Reg. No. 556892-5506, governed by Swedish law, with an office at Tulegatan 11 in Stockholm. Slido's contracting company is sli.do s. r. o., Vajnorska 100/A, Bratislava, Slovakia, and its own notice says Cisco Systems International B.V. acquired it on 2 May 2021. Mentimeter is the one without a named parent. Both are registered in the EU.

   Edge: Mentimeter

Does Mentimeter's free plan cover a full quiz night?

It covers up to 50 participants per month with 23 slide types and Q&A. Import, private presentations and exports are not included. Basic at $11.99 per presenter per month, billed yearly, removes the participant cap.

Is there any amount on Slido's pricing page at all?

Not in the text we read. It names One-time, Annual, Education and Enterprise plans and points to a quote by email. The pages we read do not show a currency or participant limit.

Which of the two has a named corporate parent?

Slido. Its notice says sli.do s.r.o. was acquired by Cisco Systems International B.V. as of 2 May 2021. Mentimeter's terms name only Mentimeter AB (publ) in Sweden.

• Mentimeter pricing page: the three dollar cards, the free plan's 50 participants and 23 slide types, and what Basic and Pro add.
• Mentimeter plans page: PowerPoint, Keynote and PDF import from Basic, plus SSO and SCIM on Enterprise.
• Mentimeter terms: Mentimeter AB (publ), Reg. No. 556892-5506, under Swedish law.
• Mentimeter contact: the Stockholm office at Tulegatan 11.
• Slido pricing page: the four plan groups, the email quote, the module list and the five named integrations.
• Slido terms: the free Basic plan and the Bratislava address of sli.do s. r. o.
• Slido Cisco acquisition notice: the 2 May 2021 acquisition by Cisco Systems International B.V.