StreamElements has no dedicated poll feature. Streamers improvise with Contests (viewers spend loyalty points to !bet) or a votekick chatbot module, and the polished Ground Control path is affiliate-gated. StreamerGiveaway is a standalone poll: numbered chat voting, a live overlay, and no affiliate needed.
!1Elden Ring62%!2Hades II23%!3Hollow Knight15%StreamElements has no dedicated poll tool. The closest options are loyalty-point Contests and the votekick chatbot module, and the Ground Control path is affiliate-only.
Side by side
| Feature | StreamerGiveaway | StreamElements |
|---|---|---|
| A dedicated poll tool exists | ||
| Runs with no bot added to your channel | ||
| Vote by short numbered command (!1 to !8) | Workaround | |
| Live poll overlay included | ||
| Subscriber vote weight | ||
| Subscriber-only voting | Manual | |
| Blind results until the poll ends | ||
| Works without affiliate status | Ground Control = affiliate | |
| Setup time | About a minute | Suite setup |
| Free to start |
Last updated June 2026. Reflects free-tier capabilities. Features change, so check the current docs before you decide.
Make it your own
The poll overlay runs through our Overlay Studio, so you can match its colors, font, corners, and glow to your brand. Pick a look once and every poll uses it.
How it works today
Because there is no dedicated SE poll, streamers reach for one of a few workarounds. Here is the honest picture.
Option A: a loyalty-point Contest
Use the Contests feature, where viewers spend loyalty points to !bet on an outcome. It is a betting game, not a clean one-vote-per-viewer poll, and it needs your loyalty system set up.
Option B: the votekick chatbot module
The chatbot's votekick-style module collects !yes / !no votes in chat. It is built for moderation votes, not general multi-option polls, and shows no real overlay.
Option C: Ground Control (affiliate only)
StreamElements' more polished poll path lives in Ground Control, which is gated to Affiliates and Partners, so non-monetized channels cannot use it.
Add the SE bot either way
All of these run through the StreamElements bot in your channel and the wider SE dashboard, rather than a dedicated poll product.
Being honest about it
Use StreamerGiveaway when
You want an actual poll tool that does one thing well: viewers vote in chat by typing a number, results show on a clean overlay you can style, and you get subscriber-only voting and a sub vote weight, with no bot in your channel and no affiliate gate.
Stick with StreamElements when
You already run StreamElements for your whole stream, your community lives in the loyalty system, and a loyalty-point Contest or a yes/no chatbot vote is close enough to a poll for you.
The switch in plain terms
The honest difference is that StreamElements does not really have a poll. You are stitching together Contests, a votekick module, or affiliate-gated Ground Control. StreamerGiveaway is built only for live chat polls: log in with Twitch, viewers vote with !1, !2, !3, and the bars are live on your overlay, with sub-only voting and a sub vote weight included.
FAQ
Not a dedicated one. Streamers use the Contests feature (viewers spend loyalty points to !bet), the votekick chatbot module for yes/no votes, or the Ground Control path, which is limited to Affiliates and Partners. There is an open community request asking StreamElements to build a real poll.
Yes, the StreamElements workarounds run through the SE bot, which you add to your channel. StreamerGiveaway needs no bot added; you log in with Twitch and it reads votes from chat.
StreamerGiveaway is built only for polls, so setup takes about a minute: write the question, start the poll, add one browser source. On StreamElements you are configuring Contests, a chatbot module, or Ground Control inside the larger suite.
StreamElements has no dedicated poll, so there is no built-in poll sub-only toggle or sub vote weight. StreamerGiveaway has both a subscriber-only voting toggle and an optional subscriber vote weight.
Yes, both are free to start. StreamerGiveaway is a standalone poll tool with a live overlay and numbered chat voting, and it does not add a bot to your channel.
No. Both read votes from chat rather than the native Twitch poll, so neither needs affiliate status. The native Twitch poll is the part that is affiliate and partner only.
Free to start. Log in with Twitch and run a poll your whole chat votes on, live on your overlay. No affiliate, nothing to install.