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Pollfish review (2026): is the free plan enough?

Survey platform that sells responses from its own panel

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1.8GPA

Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026

Best for surveys sent to a paid respondent panel

Pollfish is a survey platform that sells answers from its own respondent panel. Joining and building are free, but each response is charged, from $0.95, so cost grows with sample size, and full-service projects start at $5,000.

Who Pollfish is for

  • Fits if you need answers from strangers rather than your own list
  • Works for researchers who can set a budget per response

Who Pollfish is not for

  • Pricey if you need many answers, because each response costs from $0.95
  • Watch out: full-service projects start at $5,000 per market and enterprise at $10,000 a year
  • Skip it if you only want to collect your own form entries, as it is built around its panel
  • Tight if you want free responses, as the page gives no allowance or trial
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Why Pollfish gets a 1.8

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • DValue for moneyResponses start at $0.95 each, so 500 answers cost several hundred dollars, and full-service projects start at $5,000. That sits far above what form tools charge.
  • CFree plan and trialThe builder and joining are free, including an AI survey builder, but the page gives no free responses or trial.
  • CFeaturesAI and drag-and-drop builders, templates, your own audience and full-service research. It is a research product, not a general form tool.
  • CEase of useNo store rating on record. You design the survey and the audience yourself.
  • CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, and the page lists no integrations or apps.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pollfish'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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Where Pollfish stands among form and survey tools

Pollfish's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 1 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 2.

It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 4 of 60) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 61 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pollfish’s own letter is outlined.

  • DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 60, level with 11
  • 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

Keep Pollfish, 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 Pollfish for yourself: surveys, forms, templates and reports. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call.

What you could make

  • Surveys, forms, templates 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

  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.

What this rests on. Pollfish’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 Pollfish?

Pollfish is a survey platform where the builder is free to join and the main cost is paying for responses from its consumer panel, starting at $0.95 a response. It also sells full-service research projects and enterprise packages. Its site says the panel is backed by Prodege's consumer loyalty programs.

Worth knowing

  • The platform is free but responses are charged per response, from $0.95 each, so cost grows with sample size.
  • Full-service projects start at $5,000 per market and enterprise packages at $10,000 a year.
  • It is a research product built around its own panel, not a general form or data-collection tool.
  • The page gives no free response allowance or trial; the free part is the builder and joining.

Key features

AI survey builder
Describe a research goal and the builder drafts a survey with questions and logic, which can then be edited by hand.
Drag-and-drop builder
A visual editor handles skip logic, branching, answer shuffling, exclusive options and image or video questions, with live preview.
Survey templates
Templates cover brand awareness, concept testing, pricing studies such as Van Westendorp, conjoint and MaxDiff.
Own audience
Responses come from Pollfish's own first-party panel, which the company says is drawn from Prodege's consumer programs.
Full-service research
Teams that want a managed study can buy a project with a dedicated research expert and finished reports.
Team tools
Single sign-on, shared access, folders and one-click survey duplication are listed for team use.

Pollfish pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Pollfish has a free plan.

Starts at
Not published
Free plan
Free to join, with a free AI survey builder. There are no licenses or seats; you pay per survey response.
Free trial
None listed
DIY Platform$0Free to join and no seats. Responses from the panel cost from $0.95 each.
Full Service$5,000per project and upSimple general-population studies start at $5,000 per market, with a dedicated research expert and presentation-ready reports.
Enterprise$10,000per year and upAnnual commitments from $10,000 with volume discounts, a dedicated account manager and both DIY and full-service options.

Read from pollfish.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pollfish before you buy.

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Common questions

Does Pollfish have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pollfish is listed for Web.

Does Pollfish have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pollfish is listed for Web.

Is Pollfish open source?

Pollfish is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.