Live polling · Presenter view · Coming in P1
Live polling for presenters, conferences and classrooms.
A presenter-driven mode with a join code, QR check-in, lobby screen, open/close-vote control and results that update under 750ms for audiences up to 2,000. Live polling lands in P1 (weeks 5–8 of the polls launch). Get on the early-access list and we will email you before it goes public.
P1 feature · Async polls available today on the Free plan
Early access
Be first when live polling ships.
Email pulseware@gmail.com with subject "live polling" and we will add you to the early-access list. We will email once when it ships — no marketing drips.
What ships with live polling in P1.
Six concrete capabilities, each shippable in weeks 5–8 of the polls launch.
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Presenter view
A speaker-facing dashboard with the join code, QR, participant count, and open/close-vote control on every activity.
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Lobby + join code
Audiences join from a single short URL or QR code, see a lobby screen until the presenter opens the first activity.
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Sub-750ms result updates
Results re-render on every participant device within 750ms p95 for audiences up to 2,000, via Supabase Realtime broadcast.
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Q&A activity
Audience submits questions with upvoting. Moderator view to approve, hide, or mark answered. Order by upvote or chronological.
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Quiz mode + leaderboard
Per-option correctness, per-question points, leaderboard view. Suitable for icebreakers, training quizzes, and trivia.
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Large-event mode
Above 2,000 participants, the session switches to 1Hz debounced aggregate broadcasts so the realtime layer stays responsive.
Live polling pricing — annual plan or one-off Event Pass.
You do not need an annual subscription for a single event. We offer two routes.
Annual plans (recurring)
- Creator A$19/mo — up to 100 live participants.
- Pro A$49/mo — up to 500 live participants.
- Team A$149/mo — up to 2,000 live participants.
- Business A$399/mo — up to 10,000 live participants.
Event Pass (one-off)
- Mini A$99 — 7 days, 250 participants.
- Webinar A$299 — 7 days, 1,000 participants, Q&A.
- Conference A$799 — 14 days, 5,000 participants, AI recap.
- Enterprise — quote-based, sales-led for 10k+ rooms.
All prices in AUD inc. GST. Event Pass purchases never auto-renew.
Build an async poll today.
If your event is in the next four weeks, you can run a Pulseware async poll right now. Share the public URL or QR on a slide, refresh the results page live during the session, and export to CSV after. When live polling lands in P1, your existing polls migrate cleanly — the schema is the same.
Keep exploring Pulseware
A few more ways to use the survey maker, each one designed for a different moment.
- free online poll maker (async)
The async path is available today while live ships in P1.
- poll with a QR code
QR is the simplest way to bring an audience into a poll today.
- Slido alternative
Direct comparison once live polling ships in P1.
- Mentimeter alternative
Side-by-side feature table including live mode and word clouds.
- Poll Everywhere alternative
Side-by-side feature table including live mode and SMS voting.
- survey templates
Templates double as starting points for event feedback surveys.
Common questions
Specifically about live presenter-driven polling and the P1 timeline.
When is live polling actually launching?
What will the P1 live mode include?
How large an audience will live polling support?
Can I run a live poll today without waiting?
Will live polling cost extra?
Is there a Mentimeter or Slido import?
How this page was created
This page was written and reviewed by the Pulseware product team. Live polling is a P1 feature in the polls master plan — scope and pricing reflect that roadmap. We update this page when the P1 release ships or when a feature moves between phases.
Last reviewed:
Live presenter polls — in four weeks, not four months.
Join the early-access list. We will email once, when live polling goes public.