SurveyMonkey
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.
Switching to Typeform saves $360 / year and covers 75% of the compared capabilities.
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Top SurveyMonkey alternatives
We compared 17 products and found 12 cheaper alternatives · vs SurveyMonkey Team Advantage at $30/mo · scenario: 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing, USD.
SurveyMonkey’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
SurveyMonkey costs $30/mo on the Team Advantage plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 12 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 7 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities. SurveyMonkey's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Payment collection, Brand assets | 25% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | $276 / year 77% cheaper | |
Zoho Forms Basic plan · missing: Unlimited forms, Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 50% | $10/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 67% cheaper | |
Fillout Starter plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $180 / year 50% cheaper | |
Wufoo Starter plan · missing: Conditional logic, Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 50% | $16.25/mo how? ⓘ | $165 / year 46% cheaper | |
Cognito Forms Pro plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $24/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 20% cheaper | |
Tally Pro plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper | |
Youform Pro plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper | |
Paperform Essentials plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $29/mo how? ⓘ | $12 / year 3% cheaper | |
forms.app Basic plan · missing: Brand assets form builder — adjacent | 75% | $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 free plan
- Microsoft Forms — $0/mo (Free (Microsoft account) plan) · covers 25%
- Need unlimited forms, conditional logic or payment collection?
- Typeform — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities SurveyMonkey has that the top alternatives lack.
- Brand assets — Store brand colors, fonts, and logos for reuse across designs.Missing from Typeform, Tally, Fillout, Youform.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
SurveyMonkey vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | SurveyMonkey | Typeform | Tally | Fillout | Youform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited forms from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conditional logic from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment collection from Team Advantage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brand assets 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
- ✓ Brand assets — from Team Advantage
- ✗ Unlimited submissions
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-25)
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/?ut_source=pricing-teams-summary&ut_source2=summary&ut_source3=desktop-standalone-link (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-25)
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/pricing/individual/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-25)
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?
Yes. Microsoft Forms has a free plan that covers 25% of the 4 capabilities we compared against SurveyMonkey.
What is the cheapest SurveyMonkey alternative?
In our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing), Typeform is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does SurveyMonkey have a free plan?
Yes. SurveyMonkey's free plan is limited to 1 seat.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.