livepolls vs QuestionPro

Compare livepolls and QuestionPro on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Surveys tools, Freemium vs Freemium: a free Essentials plan for…

At a Glance

 livepollsQuestionPro
Primary categorySurveysSurveys
RatingNot documentedNot documented
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium: a free Essentials plan for individuals, paid per-user monthly or annual subscription tiers for teams, and custom-priced enterprise suites for research, CX, and workforce programs.
Starting price$0Free (Essentials plan); paid plans from approximately 83 US dollars per user per month billed annually (Team Edition)
Free planYesYes
Free trialNot documentedNot documented
PlatformsNot documentedNot documented
Team collaborationNot documentedNot documented
AI featuresNot documentedNot documented
Public APIYesYes

Pricing Compared

Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.

livepolls

No individual plan breakdown documented yet.

QuestionPro

Essentials — Free N/A
Team Edition — Approximately 83 US dollars per user per month Annual, minimum 5 users
Advanced — Approximately 99 US dollars per user per month Annual
Enterprise Suites (Research, CX, Workforce) — Custom - contact sales Annual contract

Pros & Cons

livepolls

Pros

  • Create a live poll in about 10 seconds with no account required for creators or voters
  • Real-time animated results that update for everyone watching simultaneously
  • Flexible distribution: shareable link, one-line website embed, WordPress shortcode/Gutenberg block, or newsletter poll card
  • Generous free tier with unlimited polls and votes plus REST API access
  • Simple, single-tier pricing at $9/month — no per-poll upgrades or confusing plan ladder
  • Developer-friendly with a REST API, agent/MCP tokens, and webhooks for poll and vote events

Cons

  • Free tier displays a "Powered by LivePolls" badge that only the paid plan removes
  • Free plan is capped at 100 API requests per day, which is limiting for programmatic use
  • Focused narrowly on live polling — not a full survey or forms platform with complex question types
  • Branding customization (theme presets, custom accent color) and vote protection are gated behind Pro

QuestionPro

Pros

  • Generous free Essentials plan compared to many competing survey tools
  • Extensive multilingual support across both platform interface and survey content
  • Specialized suites for CX, workforce, and market research beyond basic surveys
  • Strong offline data collection for field research use cases
  • Deep cross-tabulation and advanced reporting capabilities
  • Academic and non-profit discount pricing available

Cons

  • Per-user pricing can become costly for larger survey teams
  • Breadth of features can feel complex for first-time or casual users
  • Some advanced capabilities are reserved for enterprise suites rather than core plans
  • Enterprise suite pricing is not publicly listed and requires a sales quote
  • Team Edition pricing requires a minimum of five users to access

Use Cases

livepolls

QuestionPro

  • Academic and multilingual market research — Researchers use QuestionPro to run large-scale studies across many countries and languages, relying on its extensive translation and localization support.
  • Enterprise customer experience programs — CX teams use QuestionPro's dedicated suite to track Net Promoter Score, satisfaction, and customer journey feedback across touchpoints.
  • Employee engagement and workforce surveys — HR teams use QuestionPro's Workforce suite to run pulse and engagement surveys and track employee sentiment over time.

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