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CloudVOTE vs Jackpoll
Both stand on audience response systems. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
CloudVOTE brings voting, questions, quizzes, and training tracking into presentation and learning sessions. Its plans range from a monthly subscription to participant-based custom pricing.
Visit CloudVOTE Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
Jackpoll combines flexible survey forms, live quiz games, and response exports in a free hosted plan. It also offers self-hosting under the MIT licence for those who want to manage their own deployment.
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| CloudVOTE | Jackpoll | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows | Android, API, iPhone, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Paid subscription: $75 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cloudvote.com | jackpoll.org |
| On audience response systems | #15 of 118 | #11 of 118 |
CloudVOTE: what it does well
- Real-time and self-paced voting
- Live Q&A and quiz mode
- No voting app required for participants
- PowerPoint and LMS integrations
- Offline training synchronization
What to know first
- Paid subscription costs $75 a month
- Custom pricing depends on volume and presenters
- Trial mode cannot save templates or poll reports
Jackpoll: what it does well
- Free plan includes unlimited surveys and responses.
- Offers 15 question types, including file upload and word cloud.
- Live quiz games support PIN or QR joining.
- Exports responses to CSV, Excel, or per-response PDF.
- Frontend, API, and deployment stacks use the MIT licence.
What to know first
- Creators need an account or self-hosted instance.
- iOS availability is linked as a TestFlight beta.
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