Kahoot alternative for work: A team game show, not a test.
Kahoot! is a quiz: everyone answers on their own device, and the fastest right answers win. Crowdboard is a game show: two teams guess what most people said, so nobody needs to know the answer to play, and the newest starter has as good a chance as the boss.
Free for up to 6 phones. No card needed.
Crowdboard and Kahoot! side by side
| Crowdboard | Kahoot! | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Crowdboard: A live survey game show for work: two teams guess the most popular answers on a board on the TV. | Kahoot!: A quiz and presentation platform. Kahoot! 360 is its family of plans for work. |
| How people play | Crowdboard: Two teams. Players buzz in from their phones, and everyone else in the room shouts answers. | Kahoot!: Everyone answers on their own device, scored for being right and being fast. |
| The questions | Crowdboard: Survey and general-knowledge boards from a bank of 977, or your own team’s survey answers as the board. | Kahoot!: Mostly quiz questions with a right answer, plus polls, and word clouds and open-ended questions from Pro Standard. |
| Free plan | Crowdboard: The full game with up to 6 phones and about 200 starter questions. | Kahoot!: Not shown on its business pricing page. |
| Paid plans | Crowdboard: Pro $12 a month or $99 a year, up to 20 phones. Team $39 a month, 40 phones and 5 hosts. | Kahoot!: From $19 a month (Pro Start, up to 50 participants) to $79 a month on an introductory offer (Pro Ultra, up to 5,000), billed yearly. |
| For one event | Crowdboard: Event pass: $19 for 7 days of Pro. | Kahoot!: Event plans from $199 for 30 days (up to 200 participants) to $799 (up to 5,000). |
| A big room | Crowdboard: Everyone watches the board. Up to 40 phones buzz in on Team and 200 on Enterprise, and one phone per table covers a ballroom. | Kahoot!: Up to 5,000 participants on its top plans, each on their own device. |
| Joining | Crowdboard: Scan the code on the TV and type a name. It runs in a web browser: nothing to install, no player accounts. | Kahoot!: Players enter a game PIN in a browser or the Kahoot! app. |
When Kahoot! is the better choice
Hundreds answering at once
If every person in a large room must answer for themselves, Kahoot! takes thousands of participants, each on their own device.
Training with a right answer
For checking what people learned, with reports, courses and certificates on the higher plans.
Slides and polls in one place
If you want a presentation with quizzes and polls built in, rather than a game.
When Crowdboard is the better choice
A game, not a test
Survey questions ask what most people said, not what an expert knows. Nobody is marked wrong in front of colleagues.
Your team’s own answers
Send a survey, and your colleagues’ answers become the board. Every round is about your team.
A party, an offsite or an all-hands
Two teams, a TV board and a Lightning Round to finish. One event costs $19, not $199.
Other Kahoot alternatives
Crowdboard isn’t the only choice. These are other tools people weigh up instead of Kahoot!, each compared with Crowdboard.
AhaSlides
Interactive presentation software: polls, quizzes, word clouds and Q&A on your slides.
Crowdboard vs AhaSlidesTriviaMaker
A game show maker, mostly for teachers and trainers, with seven game styles.
Crowdboard vs TriviaMakerQuizado
Bar trivia and game show software for venues, hosts and home games.
Crowdboard vs Quizado
Questions people ask
Is Crowdboard free?
Yes, for up to 6 phones, with the whole game and about 200 starter questions. Paid plans add phones, the whole question bank and results.
Do players need an app or an account?
No. Players scan the code on the TV with their phone camera, type a name and pick a team. The game runs in a web browser.
Can we play over Zoom or Teams?
Yes. Share the board in Teams, Zoom or Meet, and people at home buzz in from their own phones, which show the board as well.
Try the game yourself.
Start a free game now, or see it all on one screen first.
Details of Kahoot! come from its website, kahoot.com, on 27 October 2026. Prices are before tax and can change, so check there before you buy. Kahoot! is a trademark of its owner, and Crowdboard isn’t connected with it.