QuestionPro vs SurveyMethods (2026): which should you pick?

Pick QuestionPro if

• Fits if you're a market researcher who needs conjoint, MaxDiff or an audience panel
• Works for field teams that have to collect answers with no connection

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're a small business, since paid plans start at $99 per user a month
• Not for you if you want to pay month by month, as the pricing page shows annual billing only
• Tight if you stay free: 1 user and 200 responses per survey
• Watch out: Team Edition needs at least 5 users and the Research Suite at least 10, with its price on request
• Watch out: the customer and employee experience products are sold separately, with pricing on request

Pick SurveyMethods if

• Fits if you run a short survey with fewer than 15 answers
• Works for teams that want a REST API and Zapier on a mid-priced plan

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 3 surveys and 15 responses each
• Pricey if you want AI sentiment, Ask AI or quotas, which need Professional at $41 a month
• Watch out: annual plans cap responses at 10,000 and 30,000 a year, and monthly billing at 500 and 750 a month
• Watch out: the free trial's length isn't stated, and collaboration tools are Enterprise only

QuestionPro

• The free Essentials plan covers 1 user and 200 responses per survey.
• Paid plans are priced per user and billed annually; the pricing page shows no monthly option.
• Team Edition needs at least 5 users, and the Research Suite at least 10, with pricing on request.
• The customer experience and employee experience products are sold separately, with pricing on request.

SurveyMethods

• The free plan allows only 3 surveys and 15 responses per survey.
• Response caps on paid plans are 10,000 and 30,000 a year on annual billing, or 500 and 750 a month when billed monthly.
• Sentiment analysis, Ask AI and quotas need Professional.
• Collaboration tools are listed only under Enterprise.

QuestionPro

Survey builder with logic

Build surveys from 30 to 52 question types depending on the plan, with branching, piping and skip logic. A Path Simulator in the editor maps every route and flags questions no one can reach.

QuestionPro AI

A Survey Agent drafts a full survey, with questions, scales and logic, from a description. Smart Dashboards build a dashboard and an insight summary from the responses.

Reports and research methods

Reports include real-time shareable dashboards, and data exports to Excel, SPSS and CSV. Conjoint, MaxDiff and A/B testing are part of the Research Suite.

Offline survey app

The iOS and Android app collects responses without an internet connection and syncs them later. Quotas can be tracked in the app, and a full answer option can be hidden or end the interview.

Multilingual surveys

Field the same survey in more than 100 languages, so respondents in each market can answer in their own language.

Integrations and API

Connect to Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Sheets, Tableau and Power BI, or build on Zapier, webhooks and the QuestionPro API.

SurveyMethods

Survey builder

Drag-and-drop editor with 20-plus question types, templates, themes and a survey library.

Page and field logic

Question-based page logic starts on Advanced, and advanced field-based logic and quotas on Professional.

AI analysis

Sentiment analysis, response quality scoring and an Ask AI chat over survey data are listed on Professional.

Distribution

Email collectors, embedded collectors and reminders, plus event registration forms on paid plans.

Reports

Real-time reports with filters on every plan, and a custom report builder with online publishing on higher plans.

Zapier and REST API

Connects to other apps through Zapier and a REST API, with unlimited API calls on Professional.

QuestionPro

• Essentials$0

  1 user, 200 responses per survey and 30 question types, with basic surveys, logic, integrations and analysis.

• Advanced$99

  per user / month, billed annually

  1 user, 25,000 responses per year and 38 question types, with standard surveys, logic, integrations and analysis, plus branding.

• Team Edition$83

  per user / month, billed annually, 5-user minimum

  5-user minimum, 100,000 responses per survey, 46 question types, collaboration, regional data centers and a dedicated account manager.

• Research SuiteCustom

  10 or more users with custom response pricing, 52 question types, and communities, audience and qualitative tools.

SurveyMethods

• Basic$0

  3 surveys, 50 questions and 15 responses per survey, 20-plus question types and real-time reports, with SurveyMethods branding.

• Advanced$12

  per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  Unlimited questions, 10,000 responses a year (500 a month when billed monthly), page logic, reminders, email collectors and custom themes.

• Professional$41

  per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)

  30,000 responses a year (750 a month when billed monthly), field-based logic, quotas, online reports, sentiment analysis, Ask AI, custom branding and unlimited API calls.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Five or more licenses, unlimited responses, collaboration and workflow tools, dedicated support and training. Sold through sales.

QuestionPro

• Nonprofit

  Free Nonprofit license

  Nonprofits can get the Nonprofit license, listed at $1,188 per year, for free in return for a backlink on their website. It covers one user and up to 10,000 responses.

• Education

  Discounted academic licenses

  Universities and colleges can buy a Survey & Analytics license at what QuestionPro calls a highly discounted price through its academic sales team. No figure is published.

SurveyMethods

• Annual discount

  Up to 17% off with annual billing

  The pricing page says annual subscriptions save up to 17% against month-to-month.

• Education

  25% to 40% off for schools and nonprofits

  Educational institutions and nonprofits can get 25% off, or up to 40% off Advanced and Professional in exchange for a public link to SurveyMethods and credit in published research.