Chooseday vs Strawpoll

The Strawpoll alternative for teams who need results they can trust

Strawpoll is open to anyone and easy to vote-stuff. Chooseday keeps votes private, verified, and anonymous — so the result reflects what your team actually thinks.

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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
  • Invite-only voting — no strangers can join
  • One vote per member — no ballot stuffing
  • Optional anonymous mode so votes are honest
  • Deadline reminders so everyone participates
  • Full decision history for your team workspace
  • No intrusive ads or pop-ups
  • Works on every device, fast
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Strawpoll
  • Public by default — anyone can vote
  • No built-in vote verification
  • Ad-heavy interface
  • No team workspace or history
  • No deadline or reminder system
  • Results can be easily manipulated

Why teams switch

The problems Chooseday was built to solve

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Anyone on the internet can stuff your poll

Chooseday is invite-only. Only the people you add can vote, and each person gets exactly one vote — no refreshing, no duplicates.

📢
Ads everywhere break trust and focus

Chooseday has zero ads on any plan. The interface is clean, fast, and focused entirely on the decision at hand.

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No record of past decisions

Every vote in Chooseday is saved to your workspace history. Revisit past decisions, see who voted for what, and track outcomes over time.

Feature breakdown

Every feature that matters, compared

Feature
Chooseday ★
Strawpoll
Private invite-only polls
One vote per verified member
Anonymous voting
Deadline & reminders
Ad-free experience
Team workspace & history
Works without account creation
Option descriptions & context
Free to use
See it in action

This is what Chooseday looks like

🔒app.chooseday.co/vote/feature-priority
Which feature should we ship next?
Team vote
🔒Anonymous · results hidden until Tuesday
🎨Redesign the dashboard58%
🔔Notification system29%
📊Analytics v213%
12 voters · Closes Tuesday 9:00am

What teams are saying

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Someone kept refreshing the Strawpoll and skewing results. We switched to Chooseday and that problem disappeared.

DO
Dami O
Community Lead, Techpoint Africa
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The fact that Chooseday ties votes to a verified email means we actually trust the results. That alone was worth switching.

RS
Rotimi S
Head of Product, Cowrywise

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know

Yes — you can share a vote link with anyone. They can vote without creating an account, but the vote is tied to their email so it can't be duplicated.

Each vote is linked to an email address or session. You can also restrict voting to workspace members only.

Yes. The free plan covers small teams with no ads or feature gates on core voting functionality.

In non-anonymous mode, yes — the decision creator can see a full breakdown. In anonymous mode, only vote counts are visible, never individual choices.

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