Q&A Events does live audience Q&A and polling with a moderator-first workflow and flat per-event pricing. If your event needs a tight Q&A loop more than slide-based quizzes or presentation-led interaction, this is the simpler tool.
A factual comparison based on publicly available information at mentimeter.com, reviewed on 8 May 2026. See the disclaimer below.
| Feature | Q&A Events | Mentimeter |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use case | Live audience Q&A and polling for events. | Interactive presentations, quizzes, polls, surveys, word clouds and Q&A (per mentimeter.com). |
| Pricing model | Flat per-event pricing - EUR 5 / 10 / 15 per event tier. No subscription. | Free, Basic, Pro and Enterprise plans; paid subscriptions are generally billed annually. Check mentimeter.com/plans for current pricing. |
| Live Q&A | Yes - real-time, low-latency websockets. | Yes. |
| Audience polls | Yes - on Extended (EUR 10) and Pro (EUR 15) tiers. | Yes - core product feature. |
| Quizzes | Not included - focus is on Q&A and polls. | Yes - "Quiz Competition" slide type with scoring and leaderboards (per Mentimeter help docs). |
| Word clouds | Yes - on the analytics page. | Yes - native presentation slide type. |
| Surveys | Yes - post-event surveys on Pro (multi-question, embeddable or shareable, CSV export). | Yes - in-presentation surveys. |
| AI features | Not included. | Yes - "AI presentation" advertised on mentimeter.com. |
| Slide-deck integration | Not included - widget-and-overlay first. | PowerPoint and Google Slides integrations available - see Mentimeter docs. |
| Embed widget | Two-line iframe. Works in any stream, website, OBS or studio screen. | Embed and share-link options available - see Mentimeter docs for current details. |
| Streaming / event workflow | Pro tier ships dedicated OBS-friendly overlay URLs - lower-thirds, full-screen polls, animated reveals. | Presentation sharing, embeds and virtual-event integrations available per Mentimeter docs; a dedicated OBS-style overlay workflow was not clearly advertised in the public docs reviewed. |
| Moderation tools | Approve, reply, hide, delete with one-tap actions. Multiple admins per event. | Moderation supported on paid plans. |
| Hosting region | European Union. | Mentimeter AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden; check Mentimeter's trust pages for current hosting and processing details. |
| Anonymous questions | Configurable per event. | Configurable per event. |
| Free tier | No free tier - pay only when you run an event. | Free tier available with feature limits. |
Reviewed on 8 May 2026, based on publicly available information at mentimeter.com. Pricing tiers, features and policies may have changed since this review - check mentimeter.com for their latest plans.
If your event lives or dies by audience questions - panel discussions, AMAs, conference keynotes, fireside chats - the moderation queue is the most important screen in the building. Q&A Events is designed around the moderation queue as the main working surface, rather than around slide creation.
Mentimeter is strongest when used as a presentation-led interaction tool, with hosted presentations and slide integrations. Q&A Events ships a widget you embed in any iframe context: your event website, your OBS scene, a StreamYard browser source, a vMix overlay. Less switching, fewer tabs.
Q&A Events charges EUR 5 / 10 / 15 per event with no subscription. Depending on how often you run events and which Mentimeter plan you compare against, the per-event total may be cheaper than a paid subscription - and you pay nothing in months you do not run an event.
The Pro tier is built for the production workflow - streaming overlays, low-latency websocket updates, OBS-friendly URLs, manual "Go live" queue for the person sitting at the broadcast desk. If you have a producer, the surface should look familiar immediately.
Honest signals that Mentimeter probably suits you better:
If those do not describe your event, Q&A Events is the simpler, narrower tool.
Create an event, embed the widget, run your Q&A from EUR 5. No subscription.