SurveyMonkey is 100% cheaper
than Microsoft Forms
$0/mo (Basic) vs Microsoft Forms Microsoft 365 Business Basic at $7/mo — covering 100% of the 1 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.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan at $7/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Basic: 0 USD/monthly.
Microsoft Forms costs $7/mo on the Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan at 1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 1 compared capability. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is SurveyMonkey at $0/mo (Basic plan), 100% less.
Capability comparison
SurveyMonkey covers 100% of the 1 capabilities compared against Microsoft Forms. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | SurveyMonkey | Microsoft Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional logic | ✓ | ✓ |
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Microsoft Forms | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| 100 responses/month | $7/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 1,000 responses/month | $7/mo | $0/mo (Basic) |
| 10,000 responses/month | $7/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 |
| Free (Microsoft account) | Free |
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | $7/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is SurveyMonkey than Microsoft Forms?
100% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 responses/month, 1 seat, monthly billing): $0/mo on Basic vs $7/mo on Microsoft 365 Business Basic. That is $84 a year.
What does SurveyMonkey lack compared with Microsoft Forms?
Nothing among the 1 capabilities we compared.
When were these prices checked?
Microsoft Forms: 2026-09-12; SurveyMonkey: 2026-08-25 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-microsoft-forms-6b391205-523c-45d2-b53a-fc10b22017c8 (feature_page, checked 2026-09-12)
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-microsoft-365-business-products (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-27)
- SurveyMonkey data last verified 2026-08-25