SurveyHero review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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SurveyHero report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for online surveys with no cap on responses
SurveyHero builds online surveys with unlimited questions and responses on every plan, including the free one. But each free survey closes after 30 days, branching logic needs Business at $45 a month, and the plans come with one to five users.
Who SurveyHero is for
- Fits if you run short surveys and don't want to count responses
- Works for a one-person researcher on the Professional plan
Who SurveyHero is not for
- 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
Why SurveyHero gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyProfessional is $25 a month billed annually ($35 monthly) for 1 user, between the cheaper quarter ($12.50) and the dearer quarter ($34) of form tools.
- CFree plan and trialThe free Basic plan has unlimited surveys, questions and responses, but each survey stays open only 30 days after its first response.
- CFeaturesQuestion types, templates, reports, exports, sharing, API and webhooks. But branching logic and branding removal start at Business, $45 a month.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. It's a web app where you build each survey and its logic.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it has WordPress, Google Analytics and webhooks, plus an API on Business.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SurveyHero'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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SurveyHero's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 60 other form and survey tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 12 of 60) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $19.50 for the category: 32 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 15 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. SurveyHero’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
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 60, level with 48
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 SurveyHero, 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 SurveyHero for yourself: surveys, forms and templates. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $300 a year.
What you could make
- Surveys, forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, Google Analytics and Webhooks among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. SurveyHero’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 SurveyHero?
SurveyHero is an online survey tool where every plan, including the free one, allows unlimited surveys, questions and responses. Paid plans lift the 30-day limit on each survey and add branding, logic, reporting and integration features. The pricing page says its data centers are in the EU and that the service is GDPR and nFADP compliant.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
SurveyHero pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, SurveyHero has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $25 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Basic plan: unlimited surveys, questions and responses for 1 user, but each survey stays open only 30 days.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 1 user, unlimited surveys, questions and responses, with each survey open for 30 days. |
| Professional | $25per 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 | $45per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | 3 users, branching logic, multilingual surveys, branding removal, redirection, API integration and priority support. |
| Enterprise | $125per month, billed annually ($255 billed monthly) | 5 users, white label with your own domain, custom CSS and JavaScript, custom reports and top-level support. |
Read from surveyhero.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SurveyHero before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- EducationFree 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.
Stated on surveyhero.com - Nonprofit50% off yearly plans for nonprofits
The pricing FAQ gives nonprofit organizations 50% off all yearly plans.
Stated on surveyhero.com
Works with
- WordPress
- Google Analytics
- Webhooks
SurveyHero alternatives
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- SurveyHero vs Alchemer
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Common questions
Does SurveyHero have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. SurveyHero is listed for Web.
Does SurveyHero have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. SurveyHero is listed for Web.
Is SurveyHero open source?
SurveyHero is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does SurveyHero have an API?
Yes. SurveyHero 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.