PollUnit vs Surveyplanet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PollUnit and Surveyplanet share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and PollUnit starts cheaper, at $5 a month against $15 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
PollUnit
Online polls, surveys and contests with a free tier
Surveyplanet
Survey maker with unlimited free surveys and responses
Which one is for you
Pick PollUnit if
- Fits if your polls are for groups under 40 people
- Works for date polls and photo contests among friends or a club
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you run bigger polls: 40 participants a poll on the free plan
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $11 against $5 billed yearly
- Watch out: paid plans are sold as expiring one-time purchases or renewing subscriptions
- Skip it if you need a form builder, as this is a polling tool
Pick Surveyplanet if
- Fits if you run lots of surveys and don't want to count responses
- Works for researchers and teachers who want one flat yearly price per license
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need your results in Excel or CSV without paying, since exports need Pro
- Not for you if your survey needs skip logic on the free plan, as branching is Pro only
- Too light for teams that want answers sent to other apps, with no integrations listed and the API on Enterprise
- Watch out: free surveys carry Surveyplanet branding, and white-label surveys need Pro at $180 a year
- Pricey if you need Teams, custom survey URLs or Insights, which are Enterprise only at $350 a year with no monthly option
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPollUnitFair | 2.4GPASurveyplanetFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $5 a month billed yearly, in the forms category's cheapest quarter. Billed monthly it's $11. | B$180 a year works out at $15 a month, inside this category's cheapest quarter, and there's no cap on responses at any tier. Enterprise is $350 a year. Neither paid plan lists any integrations, and the API is Enterprise only. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for unlimited polls, with 40 participants and 20 files per poll and 1 GB of storage. A small group can live on it. | BFree with no limit on surveys, questions or responses, which few others here offer. Exporting your results and branching on an answer both need Pro, and the branding stays on. |
| Features | CSeveral poll types, access controls, embedding, exports and an API. A smaller job than a form builder, and it has no logic-heavy workflows. | CThe basics, with the gaps on show in the pricing table itself. Surveys one question at a time or all at once, 30-odd languages, 90-plus ready-written questionnaires. But no payments, no signatures, no integrations at all, and the API is Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build each poll yourself, though the creation steps are guided. | CNo store rating on record, and a survey is still something you assemble, question by question, then theme and publish. The 90-plus pre-written surveys are the quickest start. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing. It has an API and AI assistant connections, but no integration list. | CWeb only, and that's all. No phone apps, no desktop app, and the listing names no integrations whatsoever. The API that would let you build your own exists only on Enterprise. |
| Best for | group votes and date polls | unlimited free surveys on a small budget |
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: PollUnit and Surveyplanet. How we grade
Price against what you get
PollUnit starts at $5 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Surveyplanet starts at $15 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and PollUnit starts $10 a month lower. Of the other form and survey tools on the chart, 9 score higher than PollUnit for less, and 29 score higher than Surveyplanet 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
- PollUnit also covers forms.
- Surveyplanet also covers templates and reports.
At a glance
| PollUnit | Surveyplanet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly) | $180 per year, or $20 billed monthly |
| Free plan | 40 participants and 20 files per poll, 1 GB storage and an unlimited number of polls. | Unlimited surveys, questions and responses, with basic themes, over 90 pre-written surveys, embedding and basic in-app reports. Exporting results and question branching need Pro. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | PollUnit UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Surveyplanet, LLC |
| Price read from | pollunit.com | surveyplanet.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
PollUnit
- The free plan caps a poll at 40 participants; larger groups need a paid plan.
- Each paid plan can be bought as a one-time purchase that expires, or as a subscription that renews.
- Prices above are the annual rate per month; the monthly rate is two to three times higher.
- It is a polling tool, not a full form builder with logic-heavy workflows.
Surveyplanet
- Exporting results and question branching are not on the free plan; both require Pro.
- Free surveys carry Surveyplanet branding; non-branded, white-label surveys need Pro.
- Teams, custom survey URLs, Insights and API access are Enterprise only, which is listed at $350 per year with no monthly option.
Key features
PollUnit
- Several poll types
- The same tool covers votes, date finding, surveys, task distribution, photo, video and music contests and a free-form table.
- Participant limits by plan
- A single poll holds 40 participants on Free, 200 on Premium, 2,000 on Business and 20,000 on Enterprise.
- Access controls
- Paid plans can restrict access and block repeat votes; Enterprise adds an AI-based fraud check and device and browser analysis.
- Embedding and branding
- Polls can be embedded on a website, and higher plans add own logos, custom themes and a custom poll URL.
- Exports and payments
- Excel and CSV export is a paid feature. Polls can accept payments, with a transaction fee of 4.9% on Premium and 2.9% on higher plans.
- API and AI assistants
- A public API is documented, and an MCP connection lets assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude create and manage polls.
Surveyplanet
- Unlimited surveys and responses
- The free plan sets no limit on the number of surveys, questions per survey or responses collected.
- Question branching
- Branching, also called skip logic, shows or skips questions based on earlier answers and can end a survey early. It is a Pro feature.
- Themes and white labeling
- Basic themes are free. Pro adds a theme designer with CSS inputs, your own logo and images, and Enterprise adds custom survey URLs.
- AI survey creation and analysis
- Pro generates a survey from a topic with AI. Enterprise adds AI analysis of results, with insights, sentiment and suggestions.
- Exports and reports
- Free accounts get a basic summary and charts in the app. Pro exports results to Word, Excel, CSV, JSON or a PDF summary and filters results.
- Insights and Teams
- Enterprise shows live sessions, completion and bounce rates, a location map and device usage, and lets several accounts share surveys.
Plans
PollUnit
Free$0
40 participants and 20 files per poll, 1 GB storage, unlimited polls.
Premium$5
per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly)
200 participants and 100 files per poll, 10 GB storage and ad-free polls.
Business$15
per month, billed annually ($36 billed monthly)
2,000 participants and 500 files per poll, 30 GB storage, plus the Business feature set.
Enterprise$46
per month, billed annually ($105 billed monthly)
20,000 participants and 1,000 files per poll, 100 GB storage, plus the Enterprise feature set.
Surveyplanet
Free$0
Unlimited surveys, questions and responses, with basic themes, over 90 pre-written surveys, anonymous surveys, embedding and basic in-app reports.
Pro$180
per year, or $20 billed monthly
Adds exports to Word, Excel, CSV, JSON and PDF, question branching, custom themes, white-label surveys, images, kiosk mode and AI survey creation.
Enterprise$350
per year
Adds Teams for sharing surveys across accounts, AI analysis of results, custom survey URLs, Insights on survey performance and API access.
Ways to pay less
PollUnit
- Annual discount
Save up to 75% with annual payment
PollUnit's pricing page shows lower per-month prices for annual payment than for monthly payment, and its FAQ says the annual plan saves up to 75%.
Surveyplanet
- Annual discount
Save $60 with the yearly Pro plan
Pro costs $180 a year instead of $20 a month, which the pricing page describes as getting three months free.
- Other savings
Bulk pricing for multiple licenses
Pro and Enterprise licenses are discounted by quantity: 10% off for 2 to 5, 20% for 6 to 10, 30% for 11 to 15, 40% for 16 to 25 and 50% for 26 or more.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, PollUnit or Surveyplanet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, PollUnit is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $15 a month when paid by the year for Surveyplanet. PollUnit starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly), and Surveyplanet starts at $180 per year, or $20 billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, PollUnit or Surveyplanet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both PollUnit and Surveyplanet 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.