Google Forms vs SurveyMonkey
Google Forms
Create and Analyze Surveys, for Free
SurveyMonkey
Create Surveys, Get answers
Round 1: Pricing
| Pricing: | Google Forms | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free! | $25/ month |
| Pro | Free! | $65 /month (paid annually) |
Winner
Winner: Google Forms!
Well, you can’t really beat free for pricing. SurveyMonkey has a Basic, Pro, Premium, and Platinum plan. The Basic and Pro plans lack many features, but the Premium is the same overall cost of the Pro, except paid annually – our recommended options.
Round 2: Features
| Features: | Google Forms | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Company Branding | y | y |
| Own Domain Links | y | |
| Theme Templates | BEST | y |
| Customizable Templates | y | y |
| Unlimited Responses | y | |
| Save & Resume | BEST | |
| Offline Surveys | ||
| Logic Threading | y | y |
| Actions & Notifications | y | |
| Piping | y | y |
| Basic Reporting | y | BEST |
| Advanced Reporting | y | |
| A/B Split Testing | y | |
| Pay for Selected Responses | BEST | |
| Password Protection | y | |
| Secure Links | y | |
| Optimized for Mobile | y | y |
| Accept Payment | ||
| Exporting Data | BEST | y |
Winner
Winner: SurveyMonkey!
Google Forms has some great features available for a free program, but the advanced ones really need some scripting experience to set up. SurveyMonkey is clearer and more intuitive, as well as containing some extra features not available in Google Forms. SurveyMonkey also lets you pay to find survey responders in specific demographics.
Round 3: Integrations
| Integration: | Google Forms | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Integration level | LOW | MED/HIGH |
| API | Y | Y |
| Zapier | Y | Y |
| Google Aps | Y | Y |
| Customer Relationship Management (Salesforce) | Y | |
| Email Marketing | Y | |
| Payments | ||
| Content Management |
Winner
Winner: SurveyMonkey!
You can access the Google Forms API yourself for custom development, but you can only integrate with other Google Aps or with other programs through Zapier. SurveyMonkey integrates with several email marketing and customer relationship platform.
Round 4: Language support
| Google Forms | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|
| No Language Support | 55 Languages supported |
Winner
Winner: SurveyMonkey!
Google Forms currently does not support more than one language being displayed in you forms, though there are third-party apps that can be added as a workaround. SurveyMonkey has translations for all standard buttons and fields in 55 languages, and more than one language can be included in the same form for bilingual responders. Questions and answers are not translated automatically but there is a multilingual library of common questions available.
The battle score
Overall Winner: SurveyMonkey!
But you might prefer Google Forms if:
- You have a low budget
- You have scripting experience
- You don’t mind a steep learning curve to get cheap and powerful features
