illume (discontinued) vs. Slido

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
illume (discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
From group cards to group gifts, illume was an employee recognition solution used to celebrate, thank, and support a recipient. It was acquired by Kudoboard in late 2022, and is no longer available for sale.
$99
per year
Slido
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Slido is an audience interaction platform that helps users to get the most out of meetings and events by crowdsourcing top questions and engaging participants with live polls and quizzes. From internal communications professionals to team leaders, conference organizers, and individual presenters, Slido can be used by those looking to enable open conversation at a live or virtual meeting. Slido works with popular video conferencing and presentation platforms and integrates with Microsoft…
$49
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Engage (one-time)
$49.00
Engage (EDU annual)
$72.00
Professional (EDU annual)
$120.00
Engage (annual)
$144.00
Professional (one-time)
$199.00
Professional (annual)
$720.00
Institution (EDU annual)
$720.00
Premium (one-time)
$999.00
Enterprise (annual)
$2400.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$144 per year
Additional DetailsOne card can be sent for $5.99.Additional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Slido
9.0
8 Ratings
3% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Slido
9.1
7 Ratings
5% above category average
Integrates with social media00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Event registration00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Slido
9.1
9 Ratings
4% above category average
Live chat00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings9.29 Ratings
Presentation Streaming00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Slido
8.8
7 Ratings
5% above category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Audience Engagement
Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
Slido
9.2
31 Ratings
4% above category average
Quizzes00 Ratings9.931 Ratings
Survey Features00 Ratings9.28 Ratings
Gamification Features00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Engagement Tracking Tools00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
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Bonusly
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(57 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(6 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Illume seems best to use for holidays, special occasions, and events, like birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, corporate or leadership development retreats, etc. It's less appropriate for cases where you don't have at least a few people to contribute to a card—it's still possible to create and send a card with only one or two contributors, but the tool's designed for groups and teams and allows unlimited contribution
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Cisco
How was it well suited to me? - The leaderboard and freedom to edit the quiz. The fastest finger quiz to announce the winner based on fairness. The ease of login through QR Scanner. Also, it did not pinch my pocket at all. The best part is this $25 earning opportunity via feedback :-). And the list goes on... The less appropriate part was mentioned earlier in ways that I see improvements with Slido, coming to utilize Slido everywhere and in various ways. Overall, I love the AI suggestions.
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Pros
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Cisco
  • Slido integrates well with Microsoft PowerPoint which is very much useful for us.
  • The post poll dashboard reports are very much insightful.
  • Shareable links are created easily with Slido. Also, this saves a lot of time and manual effort for us.
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Cons
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Cisco
  • I miss the Slack integration; they used to have this and they deprecated it in the last year or so.
  • I believe they have a nice integration for PowerPoint, would be nice if they had something similar with google slides since that is what we typically use internally.
  • We use the word cloud feature often and sometimes answers seem to get lost (as in don't show up at all) on the screen. for example, an answer will be there, then as more answers come in it disappears, and when we get to a certain threshold of answers it somehow pops back up again. It's not the worst but sometimes someone will ping me that their submission didn't make the word cloud and they're bummed.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Cisco
It gives High engagement of audience or trainees during live workshops and easily connect with other software. Ease of use for both participants and host for live interaction and workshops. Since it doesn't require any app to download and can be used via browser. It understands the issue of users and gives updates time to time.
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Usability
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Cisco
Overall, it is a handy tool. We do not use it too often in meetings; we started using it creatively for quizzes and Q&A with radio/TV audiences. Producers or Sponsors often explicitly request the option to include this particular type of interaction, and we are happy to do so. It helps that the setup is easy, so is copying events, etc. I sometimes miss Switcher (for our live events), but I understand the reasons it was phased out
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Reliability and Availability
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Cisco
It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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Performance
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Cisco
It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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Support Rating
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Cisco
I had to use the support for this tool only once. The response was very rapid, very professional and fulfilled my needs immediately. Online support services are sometimes advertised only to lure people into buying the product but and non-existent or difficult to use afterwards. Not with Slido. This was not an automated chatbot and the direct contact really helped me
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In-Person Training
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Cisco
It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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Online Training
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Cisco
I find that training is very informative as it helps understanding the software usages and implementation. It gives the usgaes area and how to create gamification and live Q&A section so that you can use in live team meetings and workshops. It is very useful in training and webinars where a large pool of people are there.
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Alternatives Considered
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Cisco
Slido has various upsides when compared to Kahoot or Quizizz. Firstly, Slido offers live video integration so people don't have to switch tabs to interact with us during events or webinars. Secondly, Slido has multiple options like MCQs, rating and ranking for polls which increases its use case. Lastly, its user interface is way easier to navigate for the audeince and the results are in real time. The analytics provided after the meetings are also very helpful.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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Cisco
No everything is working perfectly fine
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Scalability
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Cisco
It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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Professional Services
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Cisco
It's effective
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Return on Investment
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Cisco
  • Slido has helped us analyze essential data from our CAB meetings, such as the participants' up or down voting in Q&A and the specified poll insights
  • Our teams have been able to collect relevant information from larger groups within our organization
  • We've seen more people interacting with us now we use Slido than before
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ScreenShots

illume (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Invite individuals to contribute to a group card. Contributors can add photos, GIFs, and video. Contributors also get suggestions of what to say depending on the card occasion.Screenshot of Bulk create cards and manage dates, invites, and contributions.Screenshot of Access a curated gifting marketplace to find the perfect gift. All gift offerings pass a vetting process ensuring that gifts are memorable and ethically sourced.

Slido Screenshots

Screenshot of Slido Live pollsScreenshot of Slido Event analyticsScreenshot of Slido Audience Q&AScreenshot of Slido Live pollsScreenshot of Slido QuizzesScreenshot of Slido for remote setup