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SurveyMonkey vs Zoho Forms

SurveyMonkey and Zoho Forms are both forms & surveys tools. SurveyMonkey is aimed at enterprise and small businesses, while Zoho Forms is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Zoho Forms costs less, from $12/mo versus $30/mo for SurveyMonkey. Both have a free plan.

SurveyMonkey

Survey platform with analysis and benchmarks

Zoho Forms

Form builder with approvals, payments and offline mobile forms

PricingFreemium · $30Freemium · $12
Starting price$30/mo$12/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Built forEnterprise, Small businessesSmall businesses, Enterprise, Freelancers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb, ios, android
CountryUS · 1999IN
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Choose SurveyMonkey if

Organizations running regular research and needing analysis and panels.

  • Powerful analysis features
  • Access to research panels
  • Trusted brand for respondents

Look elsewhere if: Simple forms on a budget (Tally, Google Forms).

Choose Zoho Forms if

SMBs and Zoho users that need forms with approvals, payments and offline collection at a low organization-wide price.

  • Plans priced per organization, not per user
  • Approval workflows usually found in pricier tools
  • Offline mobile forms for field teams

Look elsewhere if: Teams that want highly designed conversational forms (Typeform) or the largest template and widget library (Jotform).

SurveyMonkey vs Zoho Forms pricing

SurveyMonkey

  • Free$010 questions/survey, limited responses
  • Standard$99/moBilled monthly; 1,000 responses/mo
  • Advantage$39/moBilled annually; 15,000 responses/yr
  • Premier$139/moBilled annually; 40,000 responses/yr
  • Team Advantage$30/user/moBilled annually; min 3 users

Zoho Forms

  • Free$01 user, 3 forms, 500 submissions/mo
  • Basic$12/mo$10 billed annually; 1 user, 10,000 submissions, payments
  • Standard$30/mo$25 billed annually; 10 users, 25,000 submissions, approvals
  • Professional$60/mo$50 billed annually; 25 users, 75,000 submissions
  • Premium$110/mo$90 billed annually; 100 users, HIPAA, form encryption

SurveyMonkey · Key features

  • Question bank and templates
  • Skip logic, piping and randomization
  • Analysis dashboards and filters
  • Benchmarks and sentiment analysis
  • Audience panel for market research
  • Team collaboration and integrations

Cons

  • Expensive for small users
  • Free plan barely usable
  • Dated respondent UX

Zoho Forms · Key features

  • Drag-and-drop builder with conditional logic and multi-page forms
  • Multi-level approval workflows and task assignment
  • Payment collection through gateways such as Stripe and PayPal
  • Offline data collection in the iOS and Android apps
  • Custom PDFs generated automatically from each submission
  • Native sync with Zoho CRM and other Zoho apps

Cons

  • Free plan limited to three forms and 500 submissions
  • Form design is plainer than Typeform
  • Smaller template library than Jotform

SurveyMonkey vs Zoho Forms: FAQ

Which is cheaper, SurveyMonkey or Zoho Forms?

Zoho Forms starts at $12/mo and SurveyMonkey at $30/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do SurveyMonkey and Zoho Forms have a free plan?

Yes, both SurveyMonkey and Zoho Forms have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?