Alchemer vs SimpleSurvey (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Alchemer if

• Fits if you're a researcher who needs conjoint, card sort or heatmap questions
• Works for teams of one to three building long surveys full of branching, with answers going to Salesforce or HubSpot

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you just want a contact form, since paid plans start at $315 per user a year
• Pricey if you need advanced logic or file uploads, as those start at $1,075 per user a year
• Not for you if there are more than 3 of you, because that means a custom-priced Platform plan
• Tight if you're staying free, with 3 surveys at a time, 100 responses on each and basic question types
• Watch out: the API and single sign-on are Platform only, and kiosk mode and SPSS export need Full Access

Pick SimpleSurvey if

• Fits if your rules require data hosted in Canada
• Works for multilingual surveys sent by email

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is none after the 15-day trial
• Pricey if you add people: PRO is $58 a user a month and manages only 3 users
• Not for you if you need SMS invitations, SSO or integrations, which are Enterprise
• Watch out: the page shows plain dollar signs, and a Canadian company may be quoting Canadian dollars

Alchemer

• Professional and Full Access allow at most 3 users; larger teams need a custom-priced Platform plan.
• The pricing page limits API access, single sign-on and security assessments to Platform plans.
• The Free account stops at 3 surveys and 100 responses per survey, with a short list of question types.
• Offline or kiosk mode, SPSS export and the market research question types all require Full Access.

SimpleSurvey

• There is no free plan; every plan follows a 15-day trial.
• PRO and TEAM are priced per user, and PRO manages up to 3 users.
• SMS invitations, SSO and SAML, integrations and automation are Enterprise only.
• The pricing page shows a plain dollar sign with no currency code; as a Canadian company the prices may be in Canadian dollars.

Alchemer

43 question types

Alchemer Survey lists 43 question types. File uploads need Professional, and card sort, heatmap and conjoint questions need Full Access.

Logic, piping and merge codes

Survey logic is on every paid license. Multiple conditions, piping and repeating count as advanced logic and start on Professional.

Link, email, SMS and QR distribution

Share a survey by link, QR code or SMS. Sending email campaigns to a contact list from inside Alchemer starts on Professional.

Reports and exports

Paid licenses share reports by URL, download them as PDF, PowerPoint, Excel or Word and export raw data to Excel. SPSS export is Full Access only.

Integration catalog

A catalog of integrations pushes survey data to, or pulls records from, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Sheets, Tableau and other systems.

AI survey tools

An AI Survey Builder drafts a survey from a plain-language description, and AI Smart Question generates follow-up questions for respondents.

SimpleSurvey

Canadian data hosting

The pricing page says data is hosted and processed in Canada.

Multilingual surveys and forms

Unlimited multilingual surveys and forms are advertised on the pricing page.

Logic and branching

Skip logic from the entry plan, display logic and piping on PRO, and conditional page branching on TEAM.

Cross-tab reports and exports

Individual and summary reports with charts and cross-tab, and export to common office formats.

Online payments

PRO and up can accept online payments inside a survey.

Online voting

The site describes the platform as covering secure surveys, data collection and online voting.

Alchemer

• Free$0

  Up to 3 surveys at a time and 100 responses per survey, with basic question types such as radio buttons, checkboxes, text boxes and ratings.

• Collaborator$315

  per user / year ($55 per user / month billed monthly)

  Unlimited surveys and questions, 75,000 responses a year per account, survey logic, report downloads and email support.

• Professional$1,075

  per user / year ($165 per user / month billed monthly)

  Up to 3 users and 100,000 responses a year, plus advanced logic, email campaigns, file uploads and phone support on annual plans.

• Full Access$1,895

  per user / year ($275 per user / month billed monthly)

  Up to 3 users and 125,000 responses a year, plus market research question types, SPSS export, open-text analysis and offline or kiosk mode.

• Platform PlansCustom

  For more than 3 users: API access, single sign-on, 24/7 support, a customer success manager and feedback collection across other channels.

SimpleSurvey

• SOHO$31

  per month, billed $372 annually (or $149 per 3 months)

  AI survey creation, multilingual surveys, custom branding, skip logic, file upload, cross-tab and exports to CSV, XLS, PDF, DOC and PPT.

• PRO$58

  per user / month, billed $696 annually ($249 per 3 months)

  Up to 3 users with a shared workspace, display logic, piping, online payments, scheduled reports, SPSS export and sentiment analysis.

• TEAM$96

  per user / month, billed $1,152 annually ($425 per 3 months)

  Private and shared workspaces, conditional page branching, disqualification handling, advanced scoring and removal of the SimpleSurvey mention.

• ENTERPRISECustom

  Adds analytics and AI insights, integrations, workflow automation, SMS invitations, SSO and SAML, a Power BI connector and a customer success manager. Sold through sales.

Alchemer

• Annual discount

  Save 43% to 52% with annual billing

  The pricing page marks annual billing as saving 52% on Collaborator ($315 a year against $55 a month), 46% on Professional and 43% on Full Access.

• Nonprofit

  25% off annual plans for non-profits

  Registered non-profit organizations get 25% off annual accounts after entering an EIN or international equivalent at checkout. Monthly accounts are excluded.

SimpleSurvey

• Other savings

  3-month billing option

  Each paid plan can be bought for 3 months at a flat price instead of annually: $149 on SOHO, $249 per user on PRO and $425 per user on TEAM.