One question. An answer before the meeting ends.
Sometimes you do not need a survey. You need to know which of three dates works, and you need to know in the next ten minutes. That is a poll, and it takes about fifteen seconds to make one.
When a poll is enough, and when it is not
The wrong choice here wastes everybody's time. A poll where you needed a survey gives you a winner and no idea why. A survey where a poll would have done gets a fifth of the answers.
| If you need | Use | Because |
|---|---|---|
| A decision today, from one question | A poll | Fifteen seconds to make, seconds to answer, and the tally is visible as it fills |
| To know why people chose what they chose | A survey | A written follow-up question is where every actual finding comes from |
| Several questions from the same group, once | A survey | One at a time on screen, the right question type for each, done in under a minute |
| A link that stays open indefinitely | A feedback box | People add an idea whenever it occurs to them rather than when you ask |
| To measure the same thing month after month | A survey, on a rhythm | A pulse survey keeps the wording fixed so the trend means something |
Type the question
One question, your options, done. There is no builder to learn because there is nothing to build.
Drop the link anywhere
Paste it into the chat, the invite, the email. It opens straight into the question and nobody has to sign in.
Watch the count
Voters see the tally once they have voted, which is a good deal of why people bother answering a poll at all.
Three ways to ask, one place to read the answers
Polls, surveys and feedback boxes sit in the same account and report into the same place. Start with whichever fits the question in front of you.
Do people need an account to vote?
No. They open the link and vote. Removing the account step is most of why a poll gets answered and a form does not.
When should I use a poll instead of a survey?
When there is one question and you need the answer before the meeting ends. If you want to know why people chose what they chose, that is a survey.
Can voters see the results?
Yes. Voters see the count once they have voted, which is what makes a poll feel worth answering.