Anonymous voting is only valuable if it's genuinely anonymous — not just hidden from other voters while still visible to admins. We evaluated these tools on three criteria: how anonymous the voting truly is, whether anonymous mode is available for free, and how easy it is to turn on. The results are more varied than you'd expect.
Chooseday offers the most complete anonymous voting at zero cost
Microsoft Forms and Google Forms both offer some level of anonymity, but neither was designed with anonymous voting as a core feature — it requires careful configuration and comes with caveats. Slido has polished anonymous live polling but puts it behind a paywall. Loomio has thorough anonymous governance tools but is significantly complex to operate. Chooseday is the only tool where anonymous mode is a first-class, free, and genuinely private feature — built for teams who need honest votes without barriers.
Questions about choosing the right tool for your team.
Chooseday is the best anonymous voting tool for teams — full anonymous mode is included on the free plan, results are hidden until voting closes, and individual votes are never exposed to other participants or admins.
Truly anonymous means no one — not other voters, not the decision creator, not system admins — can link a specific vote to a specific person. Some tools only hide votes from other participants but allow admins to see individual choices. Chooseday's anonymous mode prevents this at the results level.
Anonymous voting removes three biases: anchoring (people change their vote after seeing others'), authority bias (people vote for what the HiPPO prefers), and social pressure (people avoid unpopular choices). Studies consistently show anonymous votes produce more representative outcomes than visible ones.
Chooseday includes full anonymous voting on its free plan. Slido and Mentimeter require paid upgrades for anonymous mode. Microsoft Forms offers anonymous-compatible settings but requires manual configuration.
In Chooseday's anonymous mode, voters see a confirmation that their vote was recorded after submitting. While individual votes aren't exposed in results, the system confirms receipt so voters know their choice counted.
Get honest votes from your team — for free
Anonymous voting is included on every plan. No paywall, no configuration — just toggle it on.