Slido and Webex role comparison

If you’re new to using Slido in Webex, it’s good to understand the Slido competencies for different Webex roles in meetings and webinars.

In this article:

Slido standalone roles overview

There are four roles in Slido:

Owner
A person who registered for an account in standalone Slido or a person who enables and configures Slido in Webex Control Hub.

Admin
A member of a paid Slido/Webex license with advanced competencies similar to an owner. 

User

A member of a paid license.

External co-host (Guest)

Co-hosts in Slido are people invited to help create, edit, and manage individual slidos. If you invite someone from outside your Slido/Webex organization as a co-host, they are considered external and will be listed as a Guest within your user management.
 

Here’s a brief overview of Slido roles:

• The owner and admins can assign roles to other members of the license
• The owner, admins, and users can create and manage their own slidos
• Users cannot see other members’ slidos
• Co-hosts can help manage polls and Q&A
• External co-hosts can only be assigned to a single slido at a time
• External co-hosts don’t have access to Slido settings
   

Slido role	Owner	Admin	User	External Co-host
Create new slidos
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido				(one slido at the time)
Invite co-hosts
Manage individual slido settings
Access other member’s slidos
Send member invitations & update roles
Change organization settings
Assign new license owner

Learn more about team management and roles in Slido. 

Webex Meetings roles overview

Here’s an overview of Slido competencies for particular roles in Webex Meetings:

• Meeting hosts, cohosts, and participants (excluding meeting guests) can launch and manage Slido polls and Q&A
• Meeting cohosts or participants can only launch Slido if the host has not added Slido to the meeting first
• Meeting hosts, cohosts or participants who add Slido to a meeting can invite Slido co-hosts to help manage Slido via slido.com during the meeting or in advance
• Meeting cohosts can request Slido co-host access to any active slido during the meeting
• Slido co-hosts can manage Slido polls and Q&A
• Meeting participants can vote in polls and send in questions to Q&A
• Participants in the room (hybrid setup) can join Slido outside of Webex via a direct link, scanning the QR code, or using the slido code at slido.com.
   

Webex Meeting role	Host	Cohost	Participant
Add Slido to a meeting
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido	(in their own slido or if added as a Slido co-host)	(in their own slido or if added as a Slido co-host)	(in their own slido or if added as a Slido co-host)
Be added as a Slido co-host	(if not their own slido)
Participate in Slido polls and Q&A	(if not their own slido)
Override another slido		Only a participant’s slido
Disable sharing content

Learn more about Webex Meeting roles. 

Webex Webinars roles overview

Here’s an overview of Slido competencies for particular roles in Webex Webinars:

• Only a Webinar host can launch Slido
• Webinar host can invite Slido co-hosts to help them manage Slido at slido.com
• Slido co-hosts must be a panelist to activate polls and moderate Q&A
• Panelists can request Slido co-host access during the webinar
• Webinar attendees can vote in polls and send in questions to Q&A

Webex Webinar role	Host	Panelist	Attendee
Add Slido to a meeting
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido		(if added as a Slido co-host
Be added as a Slido co-host
Participate in Slido polls and Q&A

Learn more about Webex Webinar roles.

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