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StreamAlive vs Slido Answers in the Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet chat.

With StreamAlive, your audience answers polls, quizzes and word clouds in the Zoom, Teams or Google Meet chat they’re already in.

With Slido, they answer in Slido: at slido.com with a code, or in its Teams and Zoom apps.

StreamAlive also offers a QR code, for in-person sessions. Online, it’s a distraction.

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By The StreamAlive team. Slido’s details checked on slido.com, October 21, 2026.

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In one word, what makes a great one-to-one? One word: what helps you remember something? Answer in the chat

0 responses
  1. Sarah Chen Listening
  2. James Okoro Trust
  3. Aisha Rahman Honesty
  4. Tomás García Listening
  5. Priya Nair Preparation
  6. Daniel Kim Feedback
  7. Mei Lin Listening
  8. Olu Adeyemi Trust
  9. Hannah Weber Focus
  10. Marco Bianchi Listening
  11. Fatima Zahra Curiosity
  12. Lukas Novak Feedback
  13. Grace Park Empathy
  14. Arjun Mehta Trust
  15. Chloe Martin Listening
  16. Yusuf Ali Clarity
  17. Ben Carter Follow-through
  18. Elena Popescu Honesty
  19. Noah Schmidt Questions
  20. Inês Duarte Feedback
  21. Kwame Mensah Listening
  22. Ruth Levi Respect

Type in the chat to add your own answer.

A meeting in Microsoft Teams or Zoom. People type answers in the meeting chat and StreamAlive turns them into a word cloud on the shared screen. You can type your own answer in the chat.

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Type in the chat.

With Slido, people get their phone out, go to slido.com, enter a code and find the poll, and then get distracted by notifications. With StreamAlive, they type in the chat.

That’s the only instruction. Slido’s Teams and Zoom apps skip the code by opening Slido in a panel inside the meeting, but it’s still a second place to look. StreamAlive takes the answers from the chat itself.

The fact that StreamAlive’s interactions are powered by the chat is huge for us. There’s no second screen, no apps, no QR codes. People stay focused on the session instead of figuring out the tech.

Brent Kelly President, Sitkins Group

StreamAlive and Slido, side by side.

What each one does, checked against Slido’s own website on October 21, 2026. Where Slido does something StreamAlive doesn’t, the table says so.

StreamAlive Slido
Where people answer In the Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet chat they’re already using At slido.com with a code or QR code, or in Slido’s Teams and Zoom apps
Meeting platforms Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet Apps for Zoom and Teams, built into Webex, and any other by link
Slides PowerPoint add-in; Canva and Gamma by embedding PowerPoint and Google Slides add-ins
Live streams Reads the YouTube Live, LinkedIn Live, Restream and StreamYard chat Shows a YouTube or Vimeo video inside Slido; viewers answer there
In the room A browser chat, opened with a QR code or a short link and code slido.com, opened with a QR code or the event code
Ways to show answers Polls, quizzes, word clouds, Talking Tiles, maps, ratings and a spinner wheel Polls, quizzes, word clouds, ratings, rankings and surveys
Q&A Q&A that picks up questions from the chat, even without a question mark Anonymous questions and upvotes; moderation from the Professional plan
AI Writes questions for you and summarizes the answers during the session Suggests polls and refines their wording
Free plan Up to 5 participants, every interaction included Up to 100 participants, 3 polls per slido
Paid plans $100 for 4 sessions, or Pro at $75 a month billed yearly Billed yearly, or per event for up to 7 days; no monthly billing

StreamAlive’s prices are in US dollars. Slido’s details come from slido.com and its help center, checked on October 21, 2026.

Sources: Slido’s pricing page, Slido for Microsoft Teams, Slido’s integrations page, Slido’s help center on joining a slido, StreamAlive pricing.

Which one fits your sessions?

Slido is the stronger choice on Webex and for moderated Q&A. StreamAlive is for sessions where everyone should answer in the chat they’re already in.

Choose StreamAlive if…

Choose Slido if…

  • Your company meets in Webex. Slido is built in, and StreamAlive doesn’t support it.
  • Q&A is the main event. For a leadership town hall with anonymous questions, upvotes and a moderator, Slido’s Q&A does more.
  • You need a free plan for a big room. Slido’s free plan takes up to 100 participants. StreamAlive’s is for up to 5.
  • Your polls live in Google Slides. Slido has an add-on that puts polls on your slides. With StreamAlive, you share its window when it’s time to ask.

What happens when people answer in the chat.

Participation jumped once the QR code was gone.

60 – 70%

took part when they had to scan a QR code

90 – 95%

take part now they just type in the chat

Attendees taking part in Virtual Approval’s virtual and hybrid events, before and after they switched to StreamAlive.

Before StreamAlive, we were using other well-known QR-based interaction tools. About 60 – 70% of people would follow a QR code. Now that all they have to do is type in the chat, we see more like 90 – 95% of participants engaging.

Rachel Locke Founder & CEO, Virtual Approval
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  • It allows students to participate without leaving the current platform, making it convenient for those using laptops with limited screen space.

    Tatiana Rodriguez Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University
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  • We used to tell people to put their phones away so they wouldn’t be distracted, then later ask them to pull them out again to scan a QR code. That never sat right with us.

    Amy Baughman Sitkins Group
    Read the Sitkins Group story
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How StreamAlive works in your meeting.

  1. You let StreamAlive into your meeting and share your screen.
  2. Your audience types 1, 2 or 3 in the meeting chat. That’s all they do.
  3. StreamAlive counts every vote and moves the bars as they arrive.

  1. Paste your Teams or Zoom meeting link into StreamAlive and press Connect. It waits in the lobby like a note-taking app. Admit it once and it starts reading the chat.

  2. Share your screen and pick the StreamAlive window, the same way you share slides. Or present the poll from your PowerPoint deck.

    This is the step people miss. Your audience can only answer a question they can see.

  3. Everyone sees your poll the moment you share. It’s a slide in your StreamAlive presentation, so there’s no code to read out and no QR code to show.

  4. They type 1, 2 or 3 in the meeting chat. Nothing to open, nothing to install.

  5. Every vote moves the bars as it’s sent, so you can talk through the result while it’s still coming in.

  6. After the session, the report shows who took part and how each question landed. Connect StreamAlive to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot and ask what the room thought.

Which should we tackle first next quarter? Type 1, 2 or 3 in the chat

  1. Customer onboarding 50%
  2. Pricing changes 21%
  3. The new CRM 29%
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  1. Leah Brooks 1
  2. Dev Patel 3
  3. Nora Kelly 1
  4. Sam Adeyemi 2
  5. Julia Weiss Customer onboarding
  6. Chris Lam 3
  7. Ana Lima 1
  8. Tom Becker 1
  9. Priya Shah Pricing changes
  10. Max Müller 3
  11. Zoe Turner 1
  12. Omar Farouk 2
  13. Lily Chen 1
  14. Ivan Petrov 3
Illustration of the six steps. The presenter pastes the meeting link into StreamAlive and presses Connect. StreamAlive waits in the meeting lobby and is admitted, then posts in the chat that it is reading the chat. The presenter presses Share and picks the StreamAlive window, a poll appears on the shared screen, and answers typed in the chat fill the poll bars as they arrive. After the session, the report shows who took part and how each question landed, and an AI assistant can answer questions about it.

Questions about StreamAlive and Slido

What’s the difference between StreamAlive and Slido?

Where your audience answers. StreamAlive turns what people type in the Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet chat into polls, word clouds and other visuals on your shared screen. Slido has people answer in Slido, at slido.com or in its Teams and Zoom apps.

Does Slido work in the Zoom or Teams chat?

Not in the chat itself. Slido’s Teams and Zoom apps open Slido in a panel inside the meeting, where people vote and ask questions. StreamAlive reads the meeting chat, so people answer by sending a message.

Can I use StreamAlive and Slido together?

Yes. Neither depends on the other, so you can keep Slido where it does best, such as moderated Q&A in a Webex town hall, and use StreamAlive in the sessions where you want answers in the chat.

Is StreamAlive cheaper than Slido?

It depends on your sessions. Slido’s free plan covers up to 100 participants and StreamAlive’s covers five. Slido’s paid plans are billed yearly or per event. StreamAlive’s start at $100 for a pack of 4 sessions, or Pro at $75 a month billed yearly.

StreamAlive pricing
Does StreamAlive work in Webex?

No. If your organization meets in Webex, Slido is built in and is the simpler choice.

Do participants need an app, an account or a code?

Not online. With StreamAlive they type in the meeting chat. With Slido they use its Teams or Zoom app, or go to slido.com and enter a code. Neither asks participants to install anything or sign up.

What about in-person and hybrid events?

In a room there’s no meeting chat, so people open StreamAlive’s browser chat with a QR code or a short link and code, much as they would with Slido. Online participants keep typing in the meeting chat, and both feed the same poll.

Does StreamAlive record my meeting?

No. It joins the way a note-taking app does, and you admit it. It reads the chat so it can count answers, and has no access to your video, audio or shared screen.

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