Why StrawPoll?
One platform for every decision a group makes
Quick polls, meeting polls, elections, live polling, surveys and forms share one editor, one link and one price. Here is what that gets you, and why we build it the way we do.
Reliable processes
Results a group can stand behind
A poll is only worth something if people trust the count. Every StrawPoll vote runs through the same checks, and the protection you need for an election is a setting, not a separate product.
Checked on every vote
- Duplicate check by IP address
- Duplicate check by browser session
- VPN and proxy detection
- Captcha against bots
- Voting codes and email invites
- Results hidden until the deadline
One person, one vote
Duplicate checks by IP and browser session, VPN and proxy detection and captchas keep the count honest on every plan.
Elections by the book
Hand out voting codes or send email invites so only the people on your list can vote, and each of them only once.
Links that keep working
Polls created years ago still work. We treat every link you shared as a promise and build for durability over trends.
Cheaper than the specialists
One subscription instead of four
Specialized tools are good at one thing and charge for how much you use it. StrawPoll covers all of their jobs, and counts every vote without charging for any of them.
| What you need | How niche tools usually charge | StrawPoll |
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| Surveys Response caps per month | Response caps per month | Unlimited responses |
| Elections A fee for every voter | A fee for every voter | Unlimited voters |
| Live polling Participant limits per session | Participant limits per session | Unlimited participants |
| Meeting polls Another subscription | Another subscription | Included |
| Forms Submission caps | Submission caps | Unlimited submissions |
Votes are never metered
A poll with ten voters and one with a million cost the same. Every plan, Free included, collects unlimited polls, votes and responses.
Pay for features, not for success
Paid plans add branding, shared workspaces and stronger protection. Credits only pay for what costs us per use, like emails and voting codes.
No lock-in
Pay for a single month when you need it, or save with an annual plan. Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Easier to use
Ready in seconds, for creator and voter alike
Most people who answer your poll open it for the first time, on a phone, in a hurry. So nobody needs an account: not to vote, and not even to create.
- 1 Type your question
- 2 Share one link
- 3 Watch results come in live
One editor for everything
Start with a single question. Add pages, logic, file uploads or a schedule only when the job grows into it.
One link for everyone
Share a link or a QR code, embed it on your website or send email invites. It works on any device, in your own theme.
Works with your tools
Get votes in Slack or Discord, collect them in Google Sheets, export a CSV, or let your AI assistant set up the poll for you.
Human voices in times of AI
AI can write the question. Only people can answer it.
More and more of what we read is generated. When a group has to decide something, what counts is what its members actually think, in their own words and with their own vote.
“A poll is a small act of listening. We want it to stay human.”
Real people, real answers
Bot protection, captchas and VPN detection keep automated votes out, so a result reflects the people you asked.
Let AI do the busywork
Assistants can draft and set up polls through our MCP server and API. The decision itself stays with your group.
Bring the room together
Live polls, word clouds and Q&A on the big screen turn an audience into a conversation, with everyone looking up at the same result.
Made for big moments
From five friends to five hundred thousand viewers
Streams, conferences, company meetings and club elections put a poll in front of a lot of people at once. StrawPoll has carried those moments for more than a decade.
- Online since
- 2014
- Registered users
- 2.5 Million
- Viewers in a single audience
- 500,000
- Limits on votes
- 0
Built for the rush
When a stream asks its chat or a host asks the hall, the votes come in all at once. Results update live while they do.
On the big screen
Present mode puts the question and the moving bars on a projector while everyone answers on their phone.
Experience you can lean on
Since 2014 we have run polls for millions of people. That history shapes every decision about stability and performance.
Privacy
Your participants’ data stays in Germany
People answer more honestly when they know their answers are safe. We collect only what a poll needs and keep it on our own infrastructure.
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Hosted in Germany
Our servers and databases run in Germany under the GDPR. A data processing agreement is available for organizations.
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Self-hosted analytics
We measure how the site is used with our own analytics, on our own servers, instead of handing that data to an analytics company.
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You decide who sees what
Show results publicly, after voting, after the deadline or only to yourself, and delete responses automatically after a set time.
Lean by design
A small company, close to the people who use it
StrawPoll is run by a small, owner-run team in Hamburg. No investors, no exit plan, no layers of management between your feedback and the code.
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Short paths
Feedback reaches the people who build the product directly, and a good idea can go from a conversation to production the same week.
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Low overhead, fair prices
A lean team keeps costs low, which is why we can leave votes unmetered and keep the Free plan generous.
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Here to stay
Paid plans and advertising fund StrawPoll, not investors. So we answer to our users and plan in years rather than funding rounds.
See for yourself
Create a poll in seconds, without an account. Upgrade only when you want your brand, your team or stronger protection.