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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Slido

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ASlido 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

    Zoho Backstage

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AZoho Backstage is end-to-end event management software that enables event professionals to plan and run in-person, virtual, and hybrid event experiences from beginning to end. This software is part of the Zoho Suite.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Professional
    $119
    per month
    Enterprise
    $249
    per month
    Ultimate
    $349
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$144 per yearNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdditional users are extra $100.00 - $600.00
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    60 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    41 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Slido and Zoho Backstage
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Backstage
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Slido and Zoho Backstage
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    7 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Backstage
    -
    Ratings
    Integrates with social media9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Slido and Zoho Backstage
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho Backstage
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience polling9.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Q&A9.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Presentation Streaming8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Slido and Zoho Backstage
    Feature
    Slido
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Backstage
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    Ratings
    User authentication8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Engagement
    Comparison of Audience Engagement features of Slido and Zoho Backstage
    Feature
    Slido
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zoho Backstage
    -
    Ratings
    Quizzes9.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Features9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gamification Features8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement Tracking Tools8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Whova
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Splash
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Mentimeter
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Webex Events (formerly Socio)
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (67 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SlidoZoho Backstage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    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
    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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    Zoho
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    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
    Cisco
    It is available all the time as it doesn't create issues while using.
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    Performance
    Cisco
    It's great working and doing collaboration. Require more working on page reloading
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    Support Rating
    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
    Cisco
    It was very helpful knowing the software and its features.
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    Online Training
    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
    Cisco
    I find Slido a bit easier to use than Poll Everywhere and other live polling software that I've used. While other software offers similar features, I've found that Slido's setup is a bit more intuitive and makes it easier to duplicate polls you've made for reuse. You get the most bang for your buck with Slido's basic plan compared to other polling software's basic tier.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    No everything is working perfectly fine
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It very scalable to large pool audiences during live townhall or meetings.
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    It's effective
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Slido helped us increase student engagement which resulted in improved academic results for our students
    • The Q&A feature helped us answer questions we received from parents and audeince during live events which resulted in increased admissions in our educational institution
    • The gamification of polls and surveys helped us attract a lot of audience and made the meetings interactive
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    Zoho
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