The SimpleSurvey Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about SimpleSurvey in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
SimpleSurvey
The Insider’s Guide
Canadian-hosted survey software priced per workspace and user
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among form and survey tools, read from SimpleSurvey’s own pages.
Made by Simple Story · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from SimpleSurvey’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on SimpleSurvey’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 26 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade
SimpleSurvey is survey and data collection software hosted and processed in Canada. Plans cover multilingual surveys, skip logic, cross-tab reports and exports, with team workspaces and online payments on higher tiers. Every plan starts with a free trial.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about SimpleSurvey, taken from its own pages and our grades.
SMS invitations, SSO and integrations need Enterprise, and PRO and TEAM are priced per user.
- 1
Best for surveys hosted and processed in Canada
SimpleSurvey hosts and processes data in Canada and covers multilingual surveys, logic and cross-tab reports.
- 2
Paid plans start at $31 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $31 per month, billed $372 annually, or $149 per 3 months.
- 3
You can try it first
15-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Canadian data hosting
The pricing page says data is hosted and processed in Canada.
- 6
Multilingual surveys and forms
Unlimited multilingual surveys and forms are advertised on the pricing page.
- 7
Logic and branching
Skip logic from the entry plan, display logic and piping on PRO, and conditional page branching on TEAM.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 26 of 148
That is against the other form and survey tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
A form at its plainest is questions, a button and a table of answers.
SimpleSurvey at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $31 per month, billed $372 annually, or $149 per 3 months
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Simple Story
- Category
- Forms & Surveys
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for surveys hosted and processed in Canada
SimpleSurvey hosts and processes data in Canada and covers multilingual surveys, logic and cross-tab reports. There is no free plan, only a 15-day trial. SMS invitations, SSO and integrations need Enterprise, and PRO and TEAM are priced per user.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | SOHO is $31 a month on yearly billing, between the middle and the dearer quarter of forms tools. PRO is $58 a user and TEAM $96 a user. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 15-day trial with no card is all you get. There is no free plan, so after two weeks you pay. |
| Features | C | Multilingual surveys, logic, cross-tab reports and exports, payments and voting. Integrations, SMS invitations and SSO are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You build each survey and form yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with a Power BI connection. Integrations and automation are Enterprise only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who SimpleSurvey is for
- Fits if your rules require data hosted in Canada
- Works for multilingual surveys sent by email
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Canadian organizations that want data stored in Canada
- Research and public-sector teams that need cross-tab reports and SPSS export
- Small teams that prefer a short term on a quarterly plan
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$31
A month to start
SimpleSurvey is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $31 per month, billed $372 annually, or $149 per 3 months.
There is no free plan, so after two weeks you pay.
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.
ENTERPRISE
Custom
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.
Trying it first
15-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required
Read from simplesurvey.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on simplesurvey.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Canadian-hosted survey software priced per workspace and user. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, forms, surveys, reports.
Multilingual surveys, logic, cross-tab reports and exports, payments and voting.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Microsoft Power BI
SimpleSurvey is made by Simple Story.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
26/148
Other form and survey tools it is graded above
SimpleSurvey's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 26 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 29.
Its paid plans start at $31 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 75 of the 114 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 60 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 149 form and survey tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. SimpleSurvey’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 35 of 148
- CFree plan and trialAbove 32 of 148
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 148
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 148
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 148
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 121 form and survey tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. SimpleSurvey is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A form at its plainest is questions, a button and a table of answers.
You could make the core of SimpleSurvey 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 $372 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
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. SimpleSurvey’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
SurveyMonkey, Alchemer, QuestionPro, Sogolytics and LimeSurvey
The 5 tools SimpleSurvey is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
SurveyMonkey
Free plan · from $39/mo
Online survey and form platform with built-in analysis tools.
- SurveyMonkey has a free plan. SimpleSurvey does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only SurveyMonkey lists iOS and Android apps.
- SurveyMonkey also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
Alchemer
Free plan · from $315/yr
Survey platform with advanced logic and market research questions.
- Alchemer has a free plan. SimpleSurvey does not, though it has a free trial.
- SimpleSurvey also covers forms.
- Alchemer also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
QuestionPro
Free plan · from $99/mo
Survey and market research platform with a free plan.
- QuestionPro has a free plan. SimpleSurvey does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only QuestionPro lists iOS and Android apps.
- SimpleSurvey also covers forms.
- 2.0GPA
Sogolytics
Free plan · from $66/mo
Survey software with a self-serve tier and enterprise suites.
- Sogolytics has a free plan. SimpleSurvey does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Sogolytics lists an Android app.
- Sogolytics also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
LimeSurvey
Free plan · from $39/mo
Open-source survey tool, hosted in the cloud or self-hosted.
- LimeSurvey has a free plan. SimpleSurvey does not, though it has a free trial.
- LimeSurvey is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- LimeSurvey also covers templates.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is SimpleSurvey free?
No, SimpleSurvey is a paid product, but you can try it first. 15-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required.
How much does SimpleSurvey cost?
SimpleSurvey lists 4 plans. SOHO: $31 per month, billed $372 annually (or $149 per 3 months).
What platforms does SimpleSurvey work on?
SimpleSurvey is available on Web.
Does SimpleSurvey offer any discounts?
SimpleSurvey publicly lists the following: 3-month billing option.
Does SimpleSurvey have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. SimpleSurvey is listed for Web.
Does SimpleSurvey have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. SimpleSurvey is listed for Web.
Is SimpleSurvey open source?
SimpleSurvey is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does SimpleSurvey integrate with?
SimpleSurvey's listing names Microsoft Power BI. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes SimpleSurvey?
SimpleSurvey is made by Simple Story.
What are the alternatives to SimpleSurvey?
The closest alternatives to SimpleSurvey in our directory are SurveyMonkey, Alchemer, QuestionPro, Sogolytics and LimeSurvey.
How does SimpleSurvey compare with other form and survey tools?
SimpleSurvey's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 26 of the 148 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 29.
Is SimpleSurvey good value for money?
ToolGPA grades SimpleSurvey C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of SimpleSurvey?
A form at its plainest is questions, a button and a table of answers. You could make the core of SimpleSurvey for yourself: surveys, forms and reports.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from SimpleSurvey’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SimpleSurvey's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Simple Story. Prices change, so check simplesurvey.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- SimpleSurvey, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/simplesurvey
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what SimpleSurvey’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. SimpleSurvey is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Simple Story. Prices and plans change: check simplesurvey.com before you buy.