Chooseday vs Mentimeter

The Mentimeter alternative built for decisions, not presentations

Mentimeter turns presentations into polls. Chooseday turns team input into actual decisions — with context, rankings, and a clear winner every time.

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Team vote · Live8 of 9 voted
Where should we hold the Q3 offsite?
🏔️ Mountain retreat62%
🏖️ Beach resort24%
🏙️ City co-working14%
🔒 Anonymous · closes Friday
2,400+
teams decided
< 2 min
to first decision
10×
faster than email threads

Side by side

The honest comparison

chooseday
Recommended
  • Decisions with context and descriptions per option
  • Ranked choice and dot voting modes
  • Private workspace with decision history
  • Works async — no live session required
  • Anonymous voting on free plan
  • Action items and outcome tracking
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Mentimeter
  • Great for live audience polling
  • Works during presentations
  • Word clouds and Q&A features
  • High visual engagement in live sessions

Why teams switch

The problems Chooseday was built to solve

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We needed real decisions, not just show-of-hands

Chooseday structures every decision with options, context, and a declared winner. It's not just a poll — it's a decision record your team can refer back to.

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Our team is async — live sessions don't work

Chooseday has no live session requirement. Create a decision, set a deadline, and your team votes whenever works for them — across timezones.

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We wanted to track what we decided and why

Every Chooseday decision is logged — the options, who voted, the result, and any notes. Your decision history is searchable and permanent.

Feature breakdown

Every feature that matters, compared

Feature
Chooseday ★
Mentimeter
Anonymous voting
Works async
Decision history
Ranked choice voting
Action items
Free plan unlimited responses
No live session required
Team workspace
See it in action

This is what Chooseday looks like

🔒app.chooseday.co/decisions/q3-offsite
Where should we hold the Q3 offsite?
Live
Closes in
2h 12m 14s
Responded
6 / 9
🏔️Cape Town5 votes
🏖️Zanzibar2 votes
🏙️Nairobi1 votes
Decision closes automatically · Reminder sent to non-voters

What teams are saying

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We were using Menti for quarterly planning but it required a live meeting. Chooseday let us run the same vote async and get honest answers without the politics.

KB
Kemi B
Product Director, Flutterwave
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The anonymous mode changed everything. People started voting for what they actually believed, not what they thought was the right answer to give in front of the team.

TO
Tunde O
Engineering Lead, Andela

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know

Mentimeter is designed for live presentation polling. Chooseday is designed for async team decisions — with options, context, deadlines, and a declared winner that's recorded permanently.

Yes — Chooseday is built specifically for async voting. No live session needed. Participants vote on their own schedule before the deadline closes.

Yes. Anonymous voting is available on all Chooseday plans including free. Mentimeter requires a paid plan for anonymous responses.

Chooseday has a generous free plan: unlimited voters, anonymous voting, decision history, and reminders. Mentimeter's free plan caps at 2 questions per presentation.

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