Crowdsignal

YES

Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent.

Polls, surveys and quizzes you can embed anywhere, with results shown live and exports when the vote closes.

Promptfree, for everyone, and the only version there is

Build an embeddable poll.

STACK
- One serverless function, SQLite, a small script

THE POLL
- A question and options as a JSON file per poll; no builder needed at first
- Votes appended, never updated; a change of mind is a new row that supersedes

STOPPING OBVIOUS DUPLICATES
- One vote per hashed IP per poll per day, plus a token in localStorage
- Neither is perfect. Say on the results page that the poll is indicative, not a ballot
- Honesty about this is worth more than a defence that pretends to be airtight

LIVE RESULTS
- Server-sent events pushing counts as they change, with polling as a fallback
- Cache the count in memory and flush on an interval; do not count rows on every open

THE EMBED
- One script under 3KB writing into a placeholder element, and an iframe fallback

Include the schema, the duplicate rules and the SSE channel.

What you lose

Duplicate-vote defences refined across thousands of polls
Live result rendering that does not fall over when a poll goes viral
Embeds that work in email, blogs and social posts

If you would rather not build

A form and a count, which is what this is
A GitHub Discussions poll, which is free

The escape hatch

open source · no votes, no paid placement

Formbricks

Self-hosted surveys with logic, if a poll grows into a questionnaire.

formbricks/formbricksfree · open source

LimeSurvey

For when the poll needs to be a serious questionnaire.

LimeSurvey/LimeSurveyfree · open source

Why this verdict

our own opinion · changed only by a person

90/100

Verdict yes at 90. A poll is a count. Being honest that it is indicative rather than secure is the right design decision.

History

tracked since 10 Aug 2026 · nothing is ever overwritten

Interest · last 30 days

Nothing recorded yet. This chart fills in once the page has visitors, votes or prompt copies — it will not draw a flat line to look busy.

Questions about Crowdsignal

answered from the record above

Is Crowdsignal free?

No — the plan we track is $15 a month. Individual at around $15/month billed monthly, cheaper annually.

Can you replace Crowdsignal by building your own?

YES. Replaceable in one session with an AI coding agent. Replacement score 90 out of 100, build time one session. Read what you lose before you decide.

How much does Crowdsignal cost?

$15 a month on Individual — $180 a year. Recorded 10 Aug 2026.

What do you lose by replacing Crowdsignal?

Duplicate-vote defences refined across thousands of polls; Live result rendering that does not fall over when a poll goes viral; Embeds that work in email, blogs and social posts. If any of those carry weight for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Crowdsignal?

Yes: Formbricks, LimeSurvey. The prompt on this page is for when you want it your way instead.

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