Kahoot alternative
The Kahoot alternative for when the free plan gets in your way
Kahoot is great — right up until the free plan caps you at a handful of players, limits how many quizzes you can keep, and tucks half the question types behind a subscription. Buzio grew out of that frustration. Here's what actually changes.
The real catch with Kahoot's free plan
Let's be honest: for a class of thirty, the free tier is fine. For a lecture hall, a workshop or a public event, it runs out of room fast. And the moment you want anything beyond a basic multiple-choice question — a slider, free text, a proper end-of-game report — you hit a pricing page. The product is good; it's the model that grates.
What Buzio does differently
Nothing magic, just deliberate choices:
- Unlimited players. Thirty people or three hundred in the same session — same price: zero.
- No player accounts. A link or a QR code, a nickname, and you're in. Handy — and safer with minors.
- Five question types. Multiple choice, true/false, slider, free text, multi-answer. Room to move past the plain quiz.
- Real real-time. Native WebSocket (Laravel Reverb), no page reloading between questions.
- Everything else at no extra cost: multi-presenter, CSV export, visual themes, 1v1 duels, levels and XP, cinema mode for the projector.
Want the point-by-point breakdown? The comparison table is on the home page.
"Free", with no asterisk
This isn't a seven-day trial or a crippled demo. The essentials are free, with no credit card and no sign-up for players. It stays an honest freemium: what a presenter actually needs day to day is included.
Moving from Kahoot to Buzio
Give it two minutes. Create a quiz (or rebuild your favourite one), share the link or show the QR code, hit start. Nothing to install, for you or your players — it runs in the browser, on any phone.
Who is it for?
Teachers from secondary school to university, trainers, event hosts, and anyone who wants to wake up a room without fighting a player cap or a paywall.
Frequently asked questions
Is Buzio really free?
Yes. The essentials are free, with no credit card. It isn't a time-limited trial: you can create and run as many quizzes as you like.
Do players need an account?
No. They join a session with a link or QR code and a nickname. No sign-up, no app to install.
How many players can join a game?
An unlimited number. Whether you are 20 or 300, the session works the same way and stays free.
Can I import my existing Kahoot quizzes?
There's no automatic import yet. Rebuilding a quiz in Buzio usually takes a few minutes, and it's a chance to adapt it to the available question types.