The #1 Free Kahoot Alternative
Make learning games like Kahoot with Genially’s free audience engagement platform. Go beyond simple quizzes with powerful design tools and a deeper level of interactivity. Host dynamic and creative live sessions with up to 400 participants.
Trusted by +30M users
Genially powers interactive and game-based learning everywhere from schools to international organizations
Everything you can do in Kahoot - and more!
Live quizzes
Learning games
Interactive presentations
Polls & Temperature Checks
Icebreakers
Q&As
Brainstorming
Lectures and seminars
Training sessions
Class competitions
Workshops
Team meetings
Leaderboard & Podium
Host controls
Real-time feedback
Play on any device
UNIQUE FEATURES
What’s different about Genially?
Custom design
Tired of quizzes that all look the same? Genially’s powerful design tools help you build stunning and original learning experiences — a world away from traditional games and presentations.
Customize every element including the colors, buttons, fonts, and layout.
Pre-built templates help you get professional results, fast.
Apply your branding in a couple of clicks.
Experiential storytelling
Endless multiple choice questions get repetitive, but with Genially you never know what’s coming. Students learn through interacting with the material, playing an active role in an unfolding adventure.
Add variety with hands-on activities like drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blanks, flip the coin and more.
Capture your audience’s attention with animations and visual effects.
Build an immersive story with video, music, and audio.
Instructor-led or student-paced
Use the same Genially materials for synchronous and asynchronous learning. It’s easy to recycle and adapt resources for live sessions and self-paced assignments.
The participant leaderboard works in live and self-paced mode.
Offer catch-up for learners who couldn’t attend the live session.
Ideal for hybrid learning: Play anywhere, from any device, any time.
More reasons to choose Genially over Kahoot
Generous free account
With a free plan, you can design and host live sessions for up to 50 participants. Unlike Kahoot, the free version of Genially is available to everyone, whether you work in Education or Business.
More interactive
Kahoot works well for quick-fire question rounds, but Genially offers a richer experience that supports knowledge retention. Give players a breather between questions and consolidate learning with interactive activities.
Gorgeous templates
As well as heaps of design resources like icons, buttons, and graphics, Genially offers over 1,500 templates. Find professional designs for everything from game shows and classroom quizzes to employee onboarding presentations.
Branding tools
Everyone knows what a Kahoot looks like, with its classic design in primary colors. Genially lets you create quizzes and games that are 100% unique. Add your brand logo, fonts, and colors, and build a bank of reusable team templates.
Business friendly
Genially offers more options for corporate settings. Use live polls and Q&As to gauge audience sentiment, clear up doubts, and measure understanding in your live training sessions, meetings, and workshops.
More than just quizzes
While Kahoot is great for simple games, Genially enables you to make hundreds of types of interactive content. Create infographics, eLearning courses, online brochures, or even microsites - all with the same account.
In all my time working in EdTech, I don’t think I’ve found a tool that can do as much as Genially.
Eric Chamberlin
Educational Consultant , XR Tools for Ed.
FEATURES COMPARISON
Genially vs Kahoot
See why Genially is a great free alternative to Kahoot
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| Leaderboard and podium |
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| Instructor-led (live) and student-paced mode |
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| Easy to use, no training required |
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| Ideal for learning and team-building games |
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| Ideal for professional presentations and events |
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| Authoring, content creation, and gamification tools |
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| Gorgeous design |
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| Design and customization |
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| Audio and video |
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| 1,500+ professional templates |
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| Resource library of graphics, buttons, images, GIFs and more |
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| Tailor every element on the slide |
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| Branding tools, color palettes, and team templates |
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| Timed and click-trigger animations |
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| Assessment |
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| Learner reports |
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| LMS integration: LTI 1.3 |
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| LMS integration: SCORM |
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| Interactive activities |
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| Flashcards |
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| Click-to-explore buttons, windows, hover labels |
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| Draggable objects |
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| Click to reveal, hide, and zoom |
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| Game widgets: Dice, Coin, Countdown and more |
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| Content widgets: Randomizer, Image slider and more |
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| Generous free version: Build unlimited interactive content |
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| Host live sessions free |
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Which is best for me?
Genially
You want to build more interactive and gamified experiences than Kahoot.
Design matters: You want slides that look great, with professional-quality graphics.
You’d like the freedom to customize the session and incorporate other interactive learning activities.
Kahoot
You want to create simple games with recognizable Kahoot design, especially for kids.
You’re OK with a straightforward quiz competition format, based on time-limited questions.
You’re not interested in creating any other types of learning materials.