Checkbox Survey review (2026): is it worth $20 a month, billed yearly?
Survey software for the cloud or your own servers
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Checkbox Survey report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for surveys in the cloud or on your own servers
Checkbox is survey software that runs in the cloud or on your own servers, with email, SMS and WhatsApp invitations. Solo is $20 a month for one user, but the REST API, webhooks and a custom subdomain need Business at $1,800 a year, and there is no free plan.
Who Checkbox Survey is for
- Fits if your IT team insists on surveys running on your own servers
- Works for small teams sending surveys by email, SMS or WhatsApp
Who Checkbox Survey is not for
- Skip it if you need a free plan, because it has only a 14-day trial
- Watch out: the REST API, webhooks and custom subdomain start on Business at $1,800 a year, and SSO is Enterprise only
- Tight if you collect a lot, as plans cap responses at 120,000, 300,000 and 1,000,000 a year
- Pricey if you add users, since extra seats cost extra and Business bills yearly only
Why Checkbox Survey gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneySolo is $20 a month billed yearly, right at the middle of the category. Team is $83.33 a month for 5 users, about $17 each.
- CFree plan and trial14-day free trial and no free plan. The listing does not say whether a card is needed.
- CFeaturesSurvey builder, three invitation channels, dashboards and an on-premises option cover the job. The API, webhooks and custom subdomain are held back for Business.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A survey builder in the browser, with reports to set up yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an on-premises version for IT teams. The listing names no ready-made integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Checkbox's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Checkbox Survey's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 8.
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 26 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 23 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 61 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Checkbox Survey’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 60, level with 29
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 60, level with 38
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 60, level with 31
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 60, level with 51
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 60, level with 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 53 form and survey tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Checkbox Survey, or make your own?
Your call
A form at its plainest is questions, a button and a table of answers.
You could make the core of Checkbox Survey for yourself: surveys, forms and reports. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Surveys, forms and reports: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and audit logs.
What this rests on. Checkbox Survey’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Checkbox Survey?
Checkbox is survey software sold as cloud plans and as an on-premises install that runs on the customer's own servers. Plans are sized by responses per year and number of users. Cloud data can be hosted in the US, Canada, Australia or the EU, and higher plans add an API, webhooks and SSO.
Worth knowing
- Plans are limited by responses per year (120,000, 300,000 and 1,000,000) and by user count.
- Business is sold on yearly billing only; additional users are available for a fee.
- The REST API, webhooks and custom subdomain start on Business, and SSO is Enterprise only.
- The Team price is the page's own yearly figure of $83.33 a month; the page's script may round it on screen.
Key features
- Survey builder
- All question types, advanced survey logic and custom branding are on every cloud plan, including the smallest.
- Email, SMS and WhatsApp invitations
- Email invitations come with each plan; SMS and WhatsApp invitations are an add-on from the Business plan.
- Reports and dashboards
- A standard report with charts is generated for each survey, and dashboards can combine charts from several surveys with filters. Exports go to CSV or SAV.
- Flexible hosting
- Cloud surveys can be hosted in the US, Canada, Australia or the EU, or the whole product can be installed on-premises.
- API and webhooks
- The public REST API and webhooks, which connect surveys to CRM and marketing systems, start on the Business plan.
- Business plan controls
- Business adds custom data retention policies and a custom subdomain, and Enterprise adds SAML SSO, a custom domain and full audit logs.
Checkbox Survey pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Checkbox Survey is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $20 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $20per month, 1 user, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) | 120,000 responses a year for individuals and freelancers. All question types, advanced logic, email invitations and custom branding. |
| Team | $83.33per month, 5 users, billed annually ($100 billed monthly) | 300,000 responses a year for up to 5 users, with the same features as Solo. |
| Business | $1,800per year, 5 users, billed annually | 1,000,000 responses a year, 24-hour priority support, public REST API, webhooks and a custom subdomain. Extra users cost more. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited responses, SAML SSO, custom domain, audit logs, a dedicated account manager and custom SLA, BAA or DPA agreements. |
| On-Premises | Custom | Everything in Enterprise, deployed on your own servers, with Active Directory or LDAP sign-in and implementation support. |
Read from checkbox.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Checkbox Survey before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 33% with annual billing
The pricing page has an annual toggle labelled as saving up to 33% against monthly billing on Solo and Team.
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Checkbox Survey alternatives
- Checkbox Survey vs LimeSurvey
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Free plan · from $315/yr
- Checkbox Survey vs SurveyMonkey
Free plan · from $39/mo
Common questions
Does Checkbox Survey have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Checkbox Survey is listed for Web.
Does Checkbox Survey have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Checkbox Survey is listed for Web.
Is Checkbox Survey open source?
Checkbox Survey is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Can Checkbox Survey be self-hosted?
Yes. Checkbox Survey's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
Does Checkbox Survey have an API?
Yes. Checkbox Survey offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.