The 10 best online voting tools for teams in 2026

Pick by where your team votes and what the vote is for. Polly and Verdo for votes inside Slack, Slido and Mentimeter for live meetings, Microsoft Forms or Google Forms for basic votes, Loomio for consensus, Doodle for picking a time, and ElectionBuddy or OpaVote for formal elections.

Disclosure: we make Verdo, a Slack app for team decisions. We've kept this list to tools we'd recommend for the job named next to them. Competitors are described by category; verify current features and pricing on each vendor's site.

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Last verified: 3 November 2026

Comparison

Tool	Best for	Type of tool	Voting method	Ends in a decision record
Polly	Everyday polls in Slack	Survey and engagement platform	—	—
Verdo	Team decisions with a deadline	Decision tool for Slack	Single choice	Yes
Slido	Live meetings and town halls	Audience interaction platform	—	—
Microsoft Forms	Microsoft 365 teams	Form and survey builder	—	—
Google Forms	Google Workspace teams	Form and survey builder	—	—
Loomio	Consensus and documented reasoning	Group decision platform	—	—
Mentimeter	Workshops and presentations	Interactive presentation tool	—	—
Doodle	Choosing a meeting time	Scheduling poll tool	—	—
ElectionBuddy	Formal elections	Online election platform	—	—
OpaVote	Standalone ballots	Online election service	—	—

“—” means we have not verified it on the vendor's public pages as of November 2026.

1. Polly: best for everyday polls in Slack

A mature survey and engagement platform for Slack: polls, surveys, pulse checks and standups, with scheduled and recurring polls and anonymous responses on paid plans.

2. Verdo: best for team decisions with a deadline

Verdo is for votes that have to end in a decision. Start one with /verdo in Slack: question, options, a deadline and an optional owner. Teammates vote through a one-click vote link from the card, and every decision also has a web voting link. Verdo reminds people who haven't voted 24 hours and 1 hour before the deadline, then closes the vote and applies the rule you chose up front: majority (more than half of the people invited) or consensus (everyone votes for the same option). The decided card shows the winning option, the owner if one is named, and a link to the record. If no option wins, the decision is marked stalled and the creator is told. Every decision stays in a searchable record, and 30 days later the owner (or the workspace owner, if none is named) is asked whether it worked.

LimitsSingle-choice voting, Slack only.
PriceFrom $49/month per workspace, 7-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime during the trial with no charge.

3. Slido: best for live meetings and town halls

An audience interaction platform for live meetings, town halls and all-hands, where the room responds while the session is running.

4. Microsoft Forms: best for Microsoft 365 teams

The form and survey builder in Microsoft 365. A sensible default for simple polls when your organization already runs on Microsoft tools.

5. Google Forms: best for Google Workspace teams

Google's general-purpose form builder. A sensible default for quick, simple votes when your team already works in Google Workspace.

6. Loomio: best for consensus and documented reasoning

A dedicated group decision platform built around discussion and proposals, for groups that want the reasoning and the outcome kept together.

7. Mentimeter: best for workshops and presentations

An interactive presentation tool for workshops and hybrid sessions, where audience responses become part of the slides.

8. Doodle: best for choosing a meeting time

A scheduling poll tool. If the question is “when can everyone meet?” rather than “what do we do?”, start here.

9. ElectionBuddy: best for formal elections

An online election platform for boards, associations and committees, where the process has to be run formally.

10. OpaVote: best for standalone ballots

An online election service for one-off ballots that need a formal counting method rather than a quick poll.

How to choose

The vote happens in a live meeting: Slido or Mentimeter.
The vote happens in Slack and only needs a result: Polly.
The vote happens in Slack and someone has to act on it: Verdo.
The vote needs legitimacy (a board, a co-op, a committee): Loomio, ElectionBuddy or OpaVote.
You need quick and simple with tools you already have: Google Forms or Microsoft Forms.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free online voting tool for teams?

It depends on what your team already pays for. Microsoft Forms and Google Forms come with the Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace suites; for everything else, check each vendor's current pricing. Verdo has no free tier: Pro opens with a 7-day card-backed trial.

What's the best voting tool for remote teams?

One that lives where the team already talks. For Slack teams, Polly for polls and Verdo for decisions that need a deadline and someone to act on them.

Which team voting tools support ranked choice?

Look at the election and consensus tools on this list, and confirm the method on the vendor's own site before you rely on it. Verdo uses single-choice voting.

How do you stop team votes from dragging on?

Set a deadline that closes the vote automatically, remind people who haven't voted, and name who acts on the result. Verdo builds all three into a decision in Slack: the deadline is required, non-voters get a reminder 24 hours and 1 hour before it, and you can name an optional owner.

How much does Verdo cost?

Pro is $49 a month and Business is $149 a month, priced per workspace rather than per person, each with a 7-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime during the trial with no charge.

Try Verdo in your workspace.

Pick one decision your team has been circling and run it end to end: options, a deadline, a rule and a record.

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