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Polly vs Google Forms

A Google Forms alternative that works where you work


Your search for a complete engagement solution is finally over.

Your search for a complete engagement solution is finally over.

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More than just forms

Quickly create polls, Q&A sessions, stand-ups, and trivia games to collaborate with your team.

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Templates to inspire you

Dozens of templates for people ops, internal comms, product and IT teams to get started quickly.

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Higher response rates

Native apps in Teams, Slack and Zoom makes it easy to collect responses from your team.

Comparing Polly vs Google Forms

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Google Forms

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Pricing Criteria

Response limits

No paid version

Prices start at

$1/user/mo

Free

License

Everyone

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Features

Meetings experience

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Native apps for Slack, Teams, & Zoom

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Sharing links for web voting

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Adding comments to responses

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Scheduling & reminders

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Results anonymity

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Limited

Sending in channel & by DM

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Editing & re-sending

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Results history

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Results exports

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Templates library

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Create your own templates

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Sharing templates with team members

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All Hands Q&A

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Trivia, Hot Takes, Employee Awards

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Daily standups

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Filter by custom demographics

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Google Sheets integration

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Automated workflows

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API & Webhooks access

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Data retention policy

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Admin dashboard

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Polly

Google Forms

Plans & Pricing

Pricing Criteria

Response limits

No paid version

Prices start at

$1/user/mo

Free

License

Everyone

Not applicable

Features

Meetings experience

Checkmark icon

Native apps for Slack, Teams, & Zoom

Checkmark icon

Sharing links for web voting

Checkmark icon
Checkmark icon

Adding comments to responses

Checkmark icon

Scheduling & reminders

Checkmark icon
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Results anonymity

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Limited

Sending in channel & by DM

Checkmark icon

Editing & re-sending

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Results history

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Results exports

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Templates library

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Create your own templates

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Sharing templates with team members

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All Hands Q&A

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Trivia, Hot Takes, Employee Awards

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Daily standups

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Filter by custom demographics

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Google Sheets integration

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Automated workflows

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API & Webhooks access

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Data retention policy

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Admin dashboard

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Level up your survey game with Polly

Why people are choosing Polly over Google Forms

Built for collaboration

Collect responses from your team without the distraction of having to switching away from Slack, Teams or Zoom. Easy anonymity and sharing settings mean everyone has the right data they need to get things done. 

Optimized to increase response rates

Key feature sets for our team leaders in People Ops, Internal Comms, and Product Development means that you can focus on your work and let Polly worry about collecting the feedback in-app or through the web.

Team engagement

Collect serious feedback and then bond with your team! Our trivia, hot takes and ice-breakers are perfect for encouraging social engagement at work.

Live support

We’re quick, solution-focused and always here to help. With real people offering live chat and email support, you'll never feel like you're being ignored.

Privacy and security are built-in at every step with Polly

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SOC2 (Type II) and GDPR compliant to ensure data protection at every layer

SOC2 (Type II) and GDPR compliant to ensure data protection at every layer

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Security Audits & Pen-Tests conducted regularly by third-party firms

Security Audits & Pen-Tests conducted regularly by third-party firms

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All of your data is encrypted in transit and at rest

All of your data is encrypted in transit and at rest

Polly vs Google Forms: What's right for me?

There's a reason we're consistently one of the most popular apps in Slack and MS Teamsbut here's an honest assessment of which tool is better for you: 

 

 

When Polly is the perfect fit:

  • When you want instant results coupled with higher response rates.
  • When you need to setup recurring surveys, scheduling and reminders.
  • When you are looking for a native in-app experience within Slack, Teams or Zoom.
  • When you want to get responses from even those users who are not on these platforms i.e. through email, link embed, blog, tweet etc. You can reach anyone, everywhere!
  • When data security and privacy are important to you.
  • When you want to add demographics filters to your results
  • When you want to engage your meeting participants with moderated Q&A, icebreakers, or trivia.
  • When you want to social games to play with your team on Slack or Teams.
  • When customizing your anonymity and results sharing settings is important to you.
  • When you want the comfort of support via email and live chat with real humans!

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When Google Forms might work better:

  • When you want to build lengthy surveys with multiple sections.
  • When you want to add conditional logic questions to your survey.
  • When you want the ability to customize visuals and themes.
  • When you want to add images, GIF's, or videos to your questions.
  • When you want to be notified about responses via email.
  • When you want to send respondents a copy of their response via email.

Ditch the forms and send a polly

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Polly is a win-win for us. Employees love it, and the data Polly generates helps us continuously improve the service we provide our employees.

Anne Aviles

Director, IT Service Delivery

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Polly is a win-win for us. Employees love it, and the data Polly generates helps us continuously improve the service we provide our employees.

Anne Aviles

Director, IT Service Delivery