SurveyMonkey vs Formstack

SurveyMonkey

Create Surveys, Get answers

Formstack

The Smart Way to Collect and Manage Data

Round 1: Pricing

Pricing:	SurveyMonkey	Formstack
Basic	$25/month	$39/ month
Pro	$65/month (paid annually)	$249 /month

Winner

Winner: SurveyMonkey!

SurveyMonkey offers a free version, along with Basic, Pro, Premium and Platinum packages. The features with the free and basic packages are very stripped back, but the ‘Premium’ package is almost the same price as Pro but paid annually – our recommendation. Formstack’s Basic version is more advanced than most, but its Pro plan with all the best features is definitely premium pricing.

Round 2: Features

Features:	SurveyMonkey	Formstack
Company Branding	y	y
Own Domain Links		BEST
Theme Templates	y	y
Customizable Templates	y	y
Unlimited Responses
Save & Resume	BEST	y
Offline Surveys
Logic Threading	y	y
Actions & Notifications		y
Piping	y	BEST
Basic Reporting	BEST	y
Advanced Reporting	y	y
A/B Split Testing	y	BEST
Pay for Selected Responses	BEST
Password Protection	y	y
Secure Links	y	BEST
Optimized for Mobile	y	y
Accept Payment		BEST
Exporting Data	y	y

Winner

Winner: Formstack!

Both programs have similar sets of features, however Formstack allows you to embed forms directly into your website without third party redirects, as well as accept payment directly SurveyMonkey does have a feature allowing you to pay for survey responders of a specific demographic.

Round 3: Integrations

Integration:	SurveyMonkey	Formstack
Integration level	MED/HIGH	HIGH
API	Y	Y
Zapier	Y	Y
Google Aps	Y	Y
Customer Relationship Management	Y	Y
Email Marketing	Y	Y
Payments		Y
Content Management		Y

Winner

Winner: Formstack!

SurveyMonkey integrates directly with a number of email marketing and customer relationship management software, along with indirect integration with many more through Zapier. Formstack has the same capabilities but also integrates with content management systems and can accept payments directly.

Round 4: Language support

SurveyMonkey	Formstack
55 Languages supported	21 Languages supported
Multiple Languages in one form supported	Multiple Languages in one form supported

Winner

Winner: SurveyMonkey!

Formstack has translations for all standard buttons and fields in 21 languages, and more than one language can be included in the same form for bilingual responders. SurveyMonkey has the same capabilities in 55 languages, along with a library of standard survey questions in other languages.