Tajamu vs Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is a strong tool. Here is an honest look at where Tajamu — the Arabic-first alternative built for Saudi Arabia and the GCC — differs, with sources.
What Poll Everywhere does well
Poll Everywhere is a long-standing live-polling tool popular in US universities and corporate training, with PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides integrations.
Arabic and right-to-left
Poll Everywhere can show response instructions in Arabic (one of 30 languages), but the participants' response pages and system messages remain in English. (source)
Tajamu is Arabic-first: the join screen, questions, results and presenter console are designed right-to-left with native Arabic typography and numerals, and English is a first-class second language.
Side by side
| Feature | Tajamu | Poll Everywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Join with a code — no app, no account | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live polls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audience Q&A with upvoting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quizzes with a live leaderboard | ✓ | ~ |
| Word clouds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import PowerPoint into editable interactive slides | ✓ | ~ |
| Arabic-first: native Arabic typography and numerals | ✓ | — |
| Built for Saudi Arabia and the GCC (PDPL-aware) | ✓ | — |
| Free to start | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ full · ~ partial · — not offered · ? unverified
Pricing
Free Intro plan up to 40 participants; Present $10 per month for up to 700 participants; Engage, Teams and Enterprise above (polleverywhere.com, September 2026). (source)
Tajamu is free to start, with pricing set for the Saudi and GCC market.
Frequently asked
Is Tajamu a Poll Everywhere alternative in Arabic?
Yes. Tajamu offers the same live polls, Q&A and word clouds, plus quizzes with a leaderboard, and is built Arabic-first so the participant's whole screen reads right-to-left.
Does Poll Everywhere support Arabic?
Partially. Per their support center, the instructions shown on the poll chart can be set to Arabic, while participants' response pages and system text messages are still in English.
How many participants can join for free?
Poll Everywhere's free Intro plan allows up to 40 participants. Tajamu is free to start; see the pricing section on tajamu.com for current limits.
Sources
- Language setting for instructions (support.polleverywhere.com)
- Poll Everywhere plans (polleverywhere.com)
Facts checked 15 September 2026.