Votinova

Votinova is a platform for interactive presentations and real-time audience voting, available on Android, iOS, and web, with an API offering. Presenters can import PowerPoint decks with their design and animations or connect Google Slides. It offers 16 question types, including polls, scales, rankings, word clouds, quizzes, NPS, and open answers. Participants join by code or QR on a phone without an account or app installation. In moderated Q&A, audience members submit and upvote questions, while the presenter chooses what appears on screen. Votinova AI can generate questions from presentation content and summarize open responses with structural anonymity. Presentation add-ins are listed for PowerPoint, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex. Developer tools include a public REST API with an OpenAPI spec, webhooks, Zapier and Power Automate connectors, and an MCP server. The free plan allows 50 participants per session, six question types, and one simultaneous session. Starter costs €9 a month and allows 1,000 participants per session.

Votinova combines presentation tools with live polling, Q&A, and developer integrations. Its free plan has defined audience and session limits, while Starter raises the per-session audience allowance.

It suits classrooms, training sessions, business meetings, conferences, and events where presenters want live audience participation. Teams needing larger sessions can compare the participant limits and simultaneous-session allowances by plan.

Overview

Votinova brings live audience responses into slide-led sessions, with polls, quizzes, open questions, and moderated Q&A. It suits educators, trainers, and event hosts who want participation alongside a presentation, especially when attendees should be able to join from their phones without installing an app.

Its broad question set and developer tools make it useful for more than simple voting, but the free plan’s 50-person session cap and single simultaneous session narrow its appeal for larger or frequent events.

Key features

Presenters can import PowerPoint decks with their designs and animations or connect Google Slides. That is a practical advantage for slide-based sessions: interaction can fit around existing material rather than requiring a separate presentation workflow. Votinova supports 16 question types, including polls, scales, rankings, word clouds, quizzes, NPS, and open answers. The free plan includes six types, so users who need the full range must pay.

Attendees join by code or QR from a phone without an account or app installation. They can respond anonymously, and moderated Q&A lets them submit and upvote questions while the presenter chooses what appears on screen. Together, these features suit sessions where organizers want broad participation but still need control over the discussion.

Votinova AI can generate questions from presentation content and summarize open answers; the service describes this as structural anonymity. Pro includes 250 AI credits per month. Add-ins cover PowerPoint, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Webex. Developers get a public REST API with an OpenAPI specification, webhooks, Zapier and Power Automate connectors, and an MCP server. The connectors broaden automation options, though they are described as in progress for marketplace publication.

The maker says data is hosted and processed in the European Union, communications use TLS, and stored database and backup data are encrypted at rest. It publishes VPAT 2.5 conformance reports for WCAG 2.2 AA for presenter and participant roles, which gives organizations concrete accessibility material to assess.

Pricing

The Free plan costs €0.00 per free and allows 50 participants per session, six question types, and one simultaneous session. It is enough for small groups or occasional trials, but the audience cap and restricted formats become limiting for larger classes or events.

Starter costs €9.00 per month and raises the session limit to 1,000 participants, includes all 16 question types, permits two simultaneous sessions, and adds email support. It is the clearest step up for a presenter whose main obstacle is the free plan’s audience cap.

Pro costs €24.00 per month, billed at €288 per year. It supports 2,000 participants per session plus metered overage, three simultaneous sessions, all 16 question types, and 250 AI credits a month, with email support. The higher capacity and AI allowance suit users running several sessions or using generated questions and summaries; the annual billing term matters for buyers comparing it with monthly-priced plans.

Team is also €24.00 per month. It supports 5,000 participants per session, all 16 question types, two simultaneous sessions per seat, team spaces, LMS integration through LTI 1.3, and priority support. For learning organizations or larger teams, the seat-based session allowance and LMS connection may matter more than Pro’s AI credits. Enterprise has custom pricing and adds SSO/SCIM, a custom domain, audit log, custom capacity, and dedicated support.

For a one-off event, Event pass M costs €449.00 per month, billed as a one-off for 14 days, and supports 5,000 participants. The Custom event pass also runs for 14 days, has custom pricing, and is intended for capacity above 5,000. The pricing FAQ says the team replies in under 24 hours; plan support ranges from community and email to priority and dedicated support with an SLA by tier.

Platforms

Votinova is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with an API for integrations. Its presentation add-ins and connectors extend its reach into PowerPoint, Google Slides, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, Zapier, and Power Automate.

Who it's for

Classrooms, training sessions, business meetings, conferences, and events are the natural settings. Free is best for small groups; Starter fits larger single-session audiences, while Pro and Team address heavier session schedules, higher capacity, AI use, or team and LMS needs. Organizations that require enterprise controls can consider Enterprise at custom pricing.

Pros and cons

• Pros: PowerPoint and Google Slides support lets presenters keep established slide material in the workflow.
• Pros: Sixteen question types, anonymous responses, and moderated Q&A cover varied ways to gather and manage audience input.
• Pros: Participants can join by code or QR without an account or app installation.
• Pros: A public REST API, webhooks, and automation connectors give developers ways to connect sessions to other systems.
• Cons: The free plan stops at 50 participants, six question types, and one simultaneous session, so it is a constrained option for larger or recurring use.
• Cons: Capacity and concurrency vary by paid plan, and Pro’s stated monthly price is billed annually at €288.
• Cons: The 14-day Event pass M costs €449.00 as a one-off, a substantial commitment for a short event.

Alternatives

For a smaller free audience with a quiz-focused format, Kahoot! offers up to 40 participants on its free plan, with quiz and true/false questions. Particify is worth considering when a free room for up to 200 participants is the priority. If attendance tracking and late-arrival tracking are central to a class, iClicker offers those tools in its paid Pulse plans.

Poll Everywhere is another freemium option with a free plan capped at 40 audience members and a temporary 700-person allowance for 30 days. EngageSlide has a free plan for up to 10 live participants, with unlimited monthly audiences and all slide types. Jackpoll is free and offers public frontend, API, and deployment stacks under the MIT licence, for readers weighing an open-source option. DialogLoop Engage has a free plan for up to 10 attendees. Acadly is a paid option with a free trial and attendance automation.

Browse more options in Audience Response Systems and Polling Software.

Verdict

Votinova is a strong choice for educators, trainers, and event hosts who want presentation-linked interaction, moderated Q&A, and integration options in one service. Its best reason to choose it is the combination of broad question formats and low-friction audience access. Look elsewhere if a free plan must support a large audience or if the limits and billing terms of the paid tiers do not fit your session schedule.