SurveyMonkey alternatives
Forms & Surveys · www.surveymonkey.com
SurveyMonkey is an online survey platform offering plans for individuals, teams, and enterprises to create surveys, collect responses, and analyze results.
Also written Survey Monkey.
Switching to Fillout, which covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top SurveyMonkey alternatives
We compared 17 products and found 8 cheaper options (6 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs SurveyMonkey Team Advantage at $30/mo · scenario: 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing, USD.
SurveyMonkey costs $30/mo on the Team Advantage plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 8 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 3 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Payment collection | 33% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | $276 / year 77% cheaper | |
Zoho Forms Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms form builder — adjacent | 67% | $12/mo how? ⓘ | $216 / year 60% cheaper | |
Fillout Starter plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $180 / year 50% cheaper | |
Wufoo Starter plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Payment collection form builder — adjacent | 33% | $22/mo how? ⓘ | $96 / year 27% cheaper | |
Cognito Forms Pro plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | $24/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 20% cheaper | |
Tally Pro plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper | |
Youform Pro plan form builder — adjacent | 100% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper | |
forms.app Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms form builder — adjacent | 67% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper |
Which SurveyMonkey alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best paid drop-in
- Microsoft Forms — $7/mo (Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan) · covers 33%
- Need unlimited forms, conditional logic or payment collection?
- Fillout — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities SurveyMonkey has that the top alternatives lack.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from forms.app.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from Youform.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | SurveyMonkey | Cheapest assessed alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $30/moTeam Advantage | $0/mocheaperCognito Forms · Individual |
| 1,000 responses/month | $30/moTeam Advantage | $0/mocheaperFillout · Free |
| 10,000 responses/month | $30/moTeam Advantage | $0/mocheaperTally · Free |
Feature comparison
SurveyMonkey vs the top alternatives, on the 3 compared capabilities.
| Capability | SurveyMonkey | Fillout | Tally | forms.app | Youform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment collection from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $30/mo Team Advantage | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What SurveyMonkey covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Team Advantage
- ✓ Conditional logic — from Team Advantage
- ✓ Payment collection — from Team Advantage
- ✗ Unlimited submissions
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/?ut_source=pricing-teams-summary&ut_source2=summary&ut_source3=desktop-standalone-link (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/individual/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does SurveyMonkey cost?
SurveyMonkey's Team Advantage plan costs $30/mo in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free SurveyMonkey alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest SurveyMonkey alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing), Fillout is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest SurveyMonkey alternative with Unlimited forms?
Fillout covers Unlimited forms and costs $0/mo (Free plan) in our scenario.
Does SurveyMonkey have a free plan?
Yes. SurveyMonkey's free plan is limited to 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.