PollUnit
PollUnit is freemium software for online polls, surveys, contests and collaborative feedback, available on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, web and API.
What PollUnit is
PollUnit is freemium software for online polls, surveys, contests and collaborative feedback, available on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, web and API. Polls support dates, free text, pictures and files, with yes/no, star-rating and dot-voting formats. Surveys can use form fields, Likert scales, branching, multiple choice and image or video questions. Photo contests include galleries, participant uploads, voting, moderation, evaluation and entry-fee processing. Results appear in real time with charts, filters, word clouds and data export. Live polling and anonymous responses are supported, with an audience limit of 200. The browser application works on desktop and mobile without local installation. The free plan costs nothing, billed monthly, and allows 40 participants, 20 files and 1 GB of storage. Premium is $11 a month, Business $36 a month and Enterprise $105 a month. Paid access is also listed from $5/mo annually.
Good
- Supports anonymous responses
- Provides real-time result analysis
- Handles polls, surveys and contests
- Works across desktop and mobile
- Includes a free plan
Watch out
- Free plan allows 40 participants
- Free plan limits files to 20
- API voter endpoints are coming soon
- Support response times depend on workload
Who it suits
PollUnit suits teams and larger groups collecting feedback, prioritizing ideas, running surveys or organizing participatory contests.
Verdict
PollUnit covers varied voting, survey and contest formats with real-time analysis and broad platform support. Its free tier and graduated paid plans provide different participant and storage allowances.
Plans and prices
From PollUnit's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 40 participants · 20 files · 1 GB storage · billed monthly |
| Premium | $11 a month | 200 participants · 100 files · 10 GB storage · monthly payment |
| Business | $36 a month | 2,000 participants · 500 files · 30 GB storage · 1 organization · 5 users per organization · monthly payment |
| Enterprise | $105 a month | 20,000 participants · 1,000 files · 100 GB storage · 3 organizations · 10 users per organization · 100,000 API calls per month · monthly payment |
| Free | Free | 40 participants per PollUnit · 20 files per PollUnit · 1 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Free |
| Premium | $5 a year | 200 participants per PollUnit · 100 files per PollUnit · 10 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Annual payment |
| Premium | $11 a month | 200 participants per PollUnit · 100 files per PollUnit · 10 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Monthly payment |
| Business | $15 a year | 2,000 participants per PollUnit · 500 files per PollUnit · 30 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Annual payment |
| Business | $36 a month | 2,000 participants per PollUnit · 500 files per PollUnit · 30 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Monthly payment |
| Enterprise | $46 a year | 20,000 participants per PollUnit · 1,000 files per PollUnit · 100 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Annual payment |
| Enterprise | $105 a month | 20,000 participants per PollUnit · 1,000 files per PollUnit · 100 GB storage · Unlimited PollUnits · Monthly payment |
The facts
Each one read from PollUnit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analysis
- Poll and survey results are available in real time, with charts, filters, word clouds, and data export.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Anonymous responses
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- API
- The API is in beta and supports creating, managing, and evaluating PollUnits; voter endpoints are listed as coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Audience limit
- 200checked 22 Sep 2001
- Contests
- Photo contests include a gallery, voting, participant uploads, moderation, evaluation, and entry-fee processing.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Data processing agreement
- A Data Processing Agreement is available to business accounts and addresses GDPR and CCPA requirements.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- PollUnit supports calendar synchronization, and participants can share poll links through services including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Intended users
- PollUnit describes its tools for collaboration within teams and with large crowds.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Limits
- The free plan allows 40 participants and 20 files per PollUnit with 1 GB of storage.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Live polling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Paid from
- 5checked 22 Sep 2001
- Product
- PollUnit provides online polls, surveys, contests, and collaborative tools for prioritizing ideas and collecting feedback.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Security and privacy
- PollUnit says it hosts data in the EU and is designed with GDPR and CCPA data-protection requirements in mind.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Support
- Support is available by email and through the support forum, and response times depend on workload.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Surveys
- Surveys include form fields, Likert scales, branching, multiple-choice questions, and image or video questions.checked 11 Oct 2001
- Voting
- Votings support dates, free text, pictures, and files, with options such as yes/no, star ratings, and dot voting.checked 11 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2017checked 28 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Herrsching, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
Where it runs
- Web application
- PollUnit is a browser-based web application optimized for desktop and mobile devices and does not need local installation.checked 11 Oct 2001
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