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

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

Pick SurveyMonkey if

• Fits if you run customer, employee or market research and need statistics on the answers
• Works for a one-off project on the month-to-month Standard plan, at $149 for the month

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you only need a simple form, at $39 a month billed annually ($468) for the cheapest yearly plan
• Pricey if you want crosstabs, advanced logic or multilingual surveys, since all wait for Premier at $139 a month
• Tight if you stay free: 10 questions per survey, and the number of viewable responses is only shown after sign-up
• Watch out: paid plans cap responses (1,000 a month on Standard, 15,000 a year on Advantage) and charge $0.15 for each extra
• Skip it if you're a team of two, as Team plans need 3 users, and Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau and SSO need Enterprise at 5 or more

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.

SurveyMonkey

• The free Basic plan allows 10 questions per survey and shows only a limited number of responses per survey.
• Standard Monthly is the only plan billed month to month; the Advantage, Premier and Team plans are billed annually.
• Team plans need at least 3 users. SSO and the Salesforce, Marketo, Power BI and Tableau integrations are Enterprise-only, and Enterprise needs 5 or more users and a demo.
• Paid plans cap responses (1,000 a month on Standard, 15,000 a year on Advantage) and charge $0.15 per extra response.

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.

SurveyMonkey

Build with AI

Type a prompt that describes the goals of a survey and SurveyMonkey generates a draft to edit and customize. It is listed on the free Basic plan.

Logic and survey controls

Skip logic starts on Standard Monthly. Advanced logic, block randomization and multilingual surveys are reserved for the Premier tiers.

Analyze with AI and Thematic Analysis

Ask a question to get AI-generated charts and insight summaries, and have open-ended answers grouped into themes. Both start on the Advantage tier.

Statistical analysis

Statistical significance and multi-survey analysis come with the Advantage tier, and crosstabs with Premier.

Team seats and shared assets

Team plans share brand assets and set user roles and permissions. Full Access seats create and send surveys; Analyst seats view, comment on and analyze shared ones.

Mobile apps

Free iOS and Android apps create, send and analyze surveys, with push notifications. The separate SurveyMonkey Anywhere app adds kiosk mode, plus an Offline Mode on Enterprise plans.

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.

SurveyMonkey

• Basic$0

  1 user, unlimited surveys, 10 questions per survey and a limited number of responses per survey, with Build with AI.

• Standard Monthly$149

  per month, billed monthly

  Unlimited questions and 1,000 responses per month, with skip logic, custom design, email invitations and data exports.

• Advantage Annual$39

  per month, billed annually ($468)

  15,000 responses per year, plus payments, statistical significance, multi-survey analysis, Analyze with AI and Thematic Analysis.

• Premier Annual$139

  per month, billed annually ($1,668)

  40,000 responses per year, plus white label branding, advanced logic, multilingual surveys, crosstabs and phone support.

• Team Advantage$30

  per user / month, billed annually, 3-user minimum

  50,000 responses per year, shared brand assets, user roles and account permissions, and the Advantage analysis tools.

• Team Premier$92

  per user / month, billed annually, 3-user minimum

  100,000 responses per year, plus white label branding, advanced logic, multilingual surveys, crosstabs and phone support.

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.

SurveyMonkey

• Education

  Reduced pricing for students and educators

  Students and educators on a free plan in the US and UK can upgrade at reduced prices from a link on the pricing page. Discounts are granted at SurveyMonkey's discretion for one-year periods.

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for eligible nonprofits

  Nonprofits on a free plan can submit a discount application. Discounts are discretionary, run for one year and cannot be added to an existing paid account.

• By country

  Lower price shown to buyers in India

  On October 9, 2026 the pricing page read from India showed Advantage Annual at ₹1,999 a month (₹23,988 billed annually); read from the United States the same day it showed $39 a month ($468).