Alternatives to SurveyMonkey

Online survey platform for research, feedback, and polls

Pricing: Free (10 questions, 25 responses), $25/user/mo Advantage, $75/user/mo Premier From $25/mo

Common pain points:

  • Free plan severely limits questions (10) and viewable responses (25)
  • Per-user pricing makes team plans expensive
  • Data export requires a paid plan
  • Design customization options are limited without premium

3 Alternatives to SurveyMonkey

Tally

Free form builder with unlimited forms and responses, no paywalls on core features

Freemium

Free plan includes unlimited forms and responses. Pro plan at $29/mo adds team workspaces and custom CSS.

  • Unlimited forms and submissions on free plan
  • Notion-style editor for fast form creation
  • File uploads, payments, and conditional logic included free

LimeSurvey

Powerful open-source survey platform with advanced question types and self-hosting

Open Source

Community edition is free and self-hosted. Cloud plans start around €19/mo based on response count, not features.

  • 80+ language support with advanced branching logic
  • Self-hosted community edition with all features unlocked
  • Cloud pricing based on responses, not feature gating

Formbricks

Open-source survey and experience management platform with in-app targeting

Open Source

Free self-hosted with all features. Cloud free tier includes 500 responses/mo.

  • In-app surveys with user targeting by attributes and events
  • Self-hosted with full feature access and no response limits
  • Pre-built templates for NPS, CSAT, and CES surveys

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