Alchemer vs SurveyRock (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alchemer grades higher than SurveyRock: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Alchemer grades higher on features. SurveyRock grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Alchemer
Survey platform with advanced logic and market research questions
SurveyRock
Survey builder with AI drafting and open-text analysis
Which one is for you
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 SurveyRock if
- Fits if you run small surveys and want AI to draft the questions
- Works for teams that want responses to trigger a Slack or helpdesk action
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 100 responses a month and 3 surveys of 10 questions
- Pricey if you want the AI summaries, as those start at $149 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: extra responses cost $20 a month per 5,000 and aren't sold on Free
- Watch out: Microsoft Teams, Google Sheets and Make connectors are listed as not yet available
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAlchemerFair | 2.2GPASurveyRockFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe entry licence is $315 per user a year, but advanced logic, file uploads and email campaigns start on Professional at $1,075, about $90 a month against this category's middle of $24. The API isn't on any published plan at all. | CSolo is $29 a month billed yearly, between the forms category's $19 middle and $39. The analysis features sit on Growth at $149. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free account caps you at 3 surveys at a time, 100 responses each, basic question types and standard reports. You'll hit that on a first real project. The 7-day trial of a paid plan needs no card up front. | CFree: 100 responses a month, 3 surveys of up to 10 questions, 1 seat. You'll hit that fast. |
| Features | A43 question types, logic, piping, sending by link, email, SMS or QR, and reports out as PDF, PowerPoint, Excel or Word. What the rest of this category hasn't got: conjoint, card sort and heatmap questions, SPSS export and an offline kiosk mode. | CAI drafting, skip logic, open-text analysis and workflows. But theme detection, AI summaries and cross-tabs need Growth, and Teams, Google Sheets and Make connectors aren't available yet. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and this is a platform you learn rather than pick up: 43 question types, advanced logic, piping and merge codes. The AI Survey Builder drafting from a description is the one shortcut in. | CNo store rating on record. You build each survey and its workflows yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb with integrations for Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Google Sheets, Tableau, Jira and Zapier. No phone or desktop apps, and the API is reserved for custom-priced Platform plans. | BWeb only, with Slack, HubSpot, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Zapier, Claude and an API from Solo. |
| Best for | long surveys with heavy logic and research questions | AI-drafted surveys with text analysis |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Alchemer and SurveyRock. How we grade
Price against what you get
Alchemer starts at $26.25 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SurveyRock starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
Alchemer scores higher and starts $2.75 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, none scores higher than Alchemer for less, and 27 score higher than SurveyRock for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- SurveyRock also covers forms.
At a glance
| Alchemer | SurveyRock | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $315 per user / year, or $55 per user / month billed monthly | $29 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free account: up to 3 surveys at a time and 100 responses per survey, with a limited set of question types and standard reports only. | 100 responses a month, 3 surveys of up to 10 questions, 1 workspace and 1 seat. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of a paid plan, no credit card required up front | Paid plans list a free trial; the Pro plan offers a 14-day Growth trial. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Alchemer LLC | Oak Mountain Digital LLC |
| Price read from | alchemer.com | surveyrock.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SurveyRock
- The free plan stops at 100 responses a month and 3 surveys.
- Theme detection, AI summaries and cross-tabs need Growth, which is $149 a month billed annually.
- Extra responses cost $20 a month per 5,000 and cannot be added on the Free plan.
- Microsoft Teams, Google Sheets and Make connectors are listed as not yet available.
Key features
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.
SurveyRock
- AI survey drafting
- Describe what you want to learn and it drafts questions, choices and logic that you accept or discard one by one.
- Open-text analysis
- Word frequency comes with Team; automatic theme detection and AI executive summaries start on Growth.
- Workflows and actions
- Rules can post to Slack or open tickets when, for example, an NPS score is low. Workflows start on the Team plan.
- Survey logic and types
- Skip and display logic, NPS and MaxDiff questions, multi-language surveys and email campaigns are on the site's feature list.
- Analysis tools
- Cross-tabulation, key driver analysis and SPSS export arrive on Growth; response weighting is on Pro.
- API and connectors
- A REST API, webhooks, Zapier and a Claude connector are listed, plus Slack, HubSpot, Zendesk and Freshdesk on higher plans.
Plans
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.
SurveyRock
Free$0
100 responses a month, 3 surveys with 10 questions each, 1 workspace and 1 seat.
Solo$29
per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
2,500 responses a month, unlimited surveys, skip logic, branding removal, API access and 100 AI credits.
Team$66
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
10,000 responses a month, 5 staff and 2 client seats, PDF reports, workflow automation and 500 AI credits.
Growth$149
per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly)
50,000 responses a month, 10 staff seats, AI theme detection and summaries, audit logs and 1,500 AI credits.
Pro$291
per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)
100,000 responses a month, 25 staff seats, SSO, HubSpot, Zendesk and Freshdesk integrations and 4,000 AI credits.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, a dedicated account manager and custom integrations; sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
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.
SurveyRock
- Annual discount
Two months free on annual billing
SurveyRock's pricing page badges annual billing as two months free; the annual per-month prices shown are lower than the monthly ones.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Alchemer or SurveyRock?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alchemer starts at $315 per user / year, or $55 per user / month billed monthly, and SurveyRock starts at $29 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Alchemer or SurveyRock?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Alchemer and SurveyRock have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.