SurveyMonkey is 100% cheaper
than Formstack
$0/mo (Basic) vs Formstack Forms at $83/mo — covering 50% of the 2 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Forms plan at $83/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 0 USD/monthly.
Formstack costs $83/mo on the Forms plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 2 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
SurveyMonkey covers 50% of the 2 capabilities compared against Formstack. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | SurveyMonkey | Formstack |
|---|---|---|
| Signature collection | ✗ | ✓ |
| Payment collection | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Formstack has that SurveyMonkey lacks.
- Signature collection — Collect legally binding signatures within a form.Missing from SurveyMonkey.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Formstack | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $83/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 1,000 responses/month | $83/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 10,000 responses/month | $83/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Basic | Free |
| Standard Monthly | $129/mo |
| Advantage Annual | $39/mo (billed yearly) |
| Premier Annual | $139/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team Advantage | $30/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Team Premier | $92/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Forms | $83/mo (billed yearly) |
| Suite | $250/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is SurveyMonkey than Formstack?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Basic vs $83/mo on Forms. That is $996 a year.
What does SurveyMonkey lack compared with Formstack?
Signature collection — 1 of the 2 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Formstack: 2026-09-07; SurveyMonkey: 2026-08-25 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.formstack.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- SurveyMonkey data last verified 2026-08-25