Textiful vs Mentimeter

Mentimeter details are from mentimeter.com and its help center as of November 12, 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.

The short version

Mentimeter is for presenting. You build the deck in Mentimeter, or add it to PowerPoint or Google Slides, and the audience joins at menti.com to vote, add to word clouds, answer quizzes, and ask questions. It's built for meetings, classrooms, and trainings, works anywhere with an internet connection, and has a free plan.

Textiful is for capturing. People text a keyword to 33777 or scan a QR code, vote in a live poll or add to a word cloud, and in the same text conversation give their email, get your slides, and land in your email tool or CRM.

If you want interactive slides, quizzes, or an audience outside the US, Mentimeter is the better tool. If your talk is how you find clients, Textiful runs the polls a room needs and keeps every interested person on your list.

At a glance

	Textiful	Mentimeter
How people join	Text a keyword to 33777 or 55444, or scan a QR code that opens a text	menti.com with a code, a link, or a QR code, in a browser
Needs a browser or Wi-Fi	No, a mobile signal is enough	Yes, an internet connection and a browser
Polls and word clouds	Yes, with a results page for the projector	Yes, plus quizzes, Q&A, and open-ended questions
Build the deck in the tool	No; results open in a browser tab	Yes, with PowerPoint and Google Slides add-ins
Who answered	Every contact identified by phone, plus the email and name they give	Anonymous by default; names and Quick Form fields on Pro and Enterprise
Email tool or CRM	Mailchimp, Kit, ActiveCampaign, and HubSpot built in; others through Zapier or webhooks	Not listed on their site; Excel export on paid plans
Send slides afterward	Yes, by text or email, to everyone who asked	Not listed on their site
Free plan	14-day trial (card required)	Yes, with limited participants
Countries	US only	Works in a browser anywhere

How people join

Mentimeter participants go to menti.com and enter a code, or scan a QR code or tap a link, with no login. It runs in the phone's browser. For big in-person rooms, Mentimeter's help center suggests participants use their mobile data instead of the venue's Wi-Fi, which tells you where browser-based voting gets fragile.

Textiful runs on text messages. People text a keyword or scan a QR code that opens their texting app with the message written, and the question arrives by text. There's no page to load, so a crowded network matters less, and the keyword can be said out loud for people who can't see the screen.

Knowing who was in the room

Mentimeter voting is anonymous: its help center says it doesn't set voting IDs or require a login. On Pro and Enterprise, "Participant names" asks people to enter a name before they join, and Quick Form slides can collect an email and up to three other fields, with a note that presenters should tell people their input isn't anonymous. Quick Forms don't include a consent or opt-in field.

Textiful identifies each person by design. Every text-in comes from a phone number, and the same conversation asks for an email, a name, or your own question, one text at a time. Your call to action names what they're joining ("Text DEMO to 55444 to get today's slides and join my list"), so the opt-in is part of the ask.

Getting contacts into your email tool or CRM

Mentimeter's integrations are presentation, meeting, design, and learning tools: PowerPoint, Google Slides, Teams, Zoom, Webex, Canva, Miro, Canvas, Moodle, and others. As of November 12, 2026, its integrations page lists no connection to Mailchimp, Kit, ActiveCampaign, HubSpot, or Zapier. Results come out as an Excel export, per question or per voter.

Textiful sends each contact to your list within seconds. Mailchimp, Kit, ActiveCampaign, and HubSpot are built in, with tags or lists for the talk, and anything else connects through Zapier or a webhook. The people who asked for your slides get them right away as a handout, and your follow-up starts the same day.

Using both

If you already present from Mentimeter, keep it for the interactive slides and quizzes. Add one closing slide with a Textiful keyword and QR code: "Get today's slides. Text DEMO to 55444, or scan the code." Mentimeter makes the session interactive, and Textiful captures the people who want more.

Pricing

Mentimeter has a free plan and paid Basic, Pro, and Enterprise plans, priced per presenter and billed yearly; Pro adds participant names, Quick Forms, and branding. See Mentimeter's plans page for current prices. For events, it also lists Conference plans that last 30 days with unlimited participants: $350 for up to 4 presenters and $750 for up to 20, as listed on November 12, 2026.

Textiful prices by conversations, meaning each person who starts your flow, however many questions they answer: $19/month for 100, $34 for 300, $49 for 500, $89 for 1,000, and $149 for 2,000, with every feature on every plan. One keyword is included, more are $10/month, and QR codes are free. See Textiful pricing.

Who each one is best for

Choose Mentimeter if:

• You want to build interactive slides in one tool, with quizzes, Q&A, and many question types.
• You teach or train, especially with a learning platform such as Canvas or Moodle.
• You run internal meetings or workshops where you don't need participants' contact details.
• Your audience is outside the US.

Choose Textiful if:

• You speak to find clients and want everyone who's interested in your email tool or CRM.
• You want each vote tied to a person you can follow up with.
• The room's Wi-Fi is unreliable, or you want a keyword you can say out loud.
• You want to send your slides to everyone who asked, automatically.
• Your audience is mostly in the US.

Use both if you present from Mentimeter and want to capture the room at the end.

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