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

Pick SurveyHero if

• Fits if you run short surveys and don't want to count responses
• Works for a one-person researcher on the Professional plan

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free: each survey closes 30 days after its first response
• Pricey if you need branching logic, as it starts at Business, $45 a month billed annually
• Watch out: white labelling and custom domains are Enterprise only, $125 a month billed annually
• Tight if you need a team, since plans include only 1 to 5 users
• Too light for forms that take payments, as the listing shows surveys only

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

SurveyHero

• On the free Basic plan each survey stays open for 30 days after its first response.
• Branching logic, branding removal and API integration start at Business, $45 per month billed annually.
• White labeling and custom domains are Enterprise only.
• The plans include one to five user accounts, so extra seats mean moving up a tier.

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.

SurveyHero

Unlimited responses

Every plan allows unlimited surveys, questions and responses; the free plan limits how long each survey stays open.

Question types and templates

A survey editor with many question types, templates, side-by-side questions and print-ready PDF export of the questionnaire.

Skip and display logic

Branching is part of Business and above, along with multilingual surveys and Google Translate.

Reports and exports

Real-time results with automatic charts, filtering and export to Excel or CSV compatible with SPSS.

Sharing and invitations

Share by link, QR code or embed, use a WordPress plugin, and send email invitations and reminders.

API and webhooks

A developer API and webhooks are listed under integrations on the higher plans.

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.

SurveyHero

• Basic$0

  1 user, unlimited surveys, questions and responses, with each survey open for 30 days.

• Professional$25

  per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)

  1 user, no time limit on surveys, all question types, your own logo and colors, anonymous surveys, filtering and export.

• Business$45

  per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  3 users, branching logic, multilingual surveys, branding removal, redirection, API integration and priority support.

• Enterprise$125

  per month, billed annually ($255 billed monthly)

  5 users, white label with your own domain, custom CSS and JavaScript, custom reports and top-level support.

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.

SurveyHero

• Education

  Free student accounts, 50% off for educators

  Students get a free account with full access, and educators, faculty and researchers get 50% off a paid plan.

• Nonprofit

  50% off yearly plans for nonprofits

  The pricing FAQ gives nonprofit organizations 50% off all yearly plans.

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).