SurveyMonkey Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.7

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Looking at 108 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people were deeply dissatisfied with the extremely high costs, unexpected annual subscription renewals, and a general lack of clear pricing information before completing their work. Customers also noted that free service options are extremely restrictive, quickly cutting off access and pushing users into unexpectedly costly plans. However, some reviewers were happy with the intuitive platform, finding it very straightforward to build custom surveys, format questions, and gather prompt feedback. People also warmly appreciated the helpful analysis tools, smooth navigation, and how efficiently they could manage questionnaires for various daily tasks.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I really think SM should offer Captcha or equivalent without requiring purchase of Wufoo. It's a big limiting factor. Also, no matter what I do, my account doesn't remember my computer for more than a... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The survey function works, however it constantly forgets my devices and threatens to lock me out of being able to login. It's not my fault I work remotely all over the world and your site doesn't know... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

This is a basic survey tool. It gets the job done but it doesn't have great reporting visuals. I also do not like that it is IP based for logins. I frequently have to clear my cache/cookies for other... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Number of devices should have no limit on transferring. I work in a high school and any time our system is wiped clean, the next time I log in I have to identify the same computer all because SurveyMo... See more


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About SurveyMonkey

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SurveyMonkey: The World's Most Popular Survey and Forms Platform

SurveyMonkey is the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, built for business and loved by users. We combine powerful capabilities with intuitive design, effectively serving every use case, from customer experience to employee engagement, market research to payment and registration forms. With built-in research expertise and AI-powered technology, it’s like having a team of expert researchers right at your fingertips.

Trusted by millions—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—SurveyMonkey helps teams gather insights and information that inspire better decisions, create experiences people love, and drive business growth. Discover how at surveymonkey.com.

Powerful Research, Made Simple

Whether you need to go big picture or drill down to specifics, gather customer insights or tap into global perspectives, we blend the power of AI with cutting-edge survey science to bring you research expertise that’s built right in. And it’s just as easy to scale as it is to get started.

Expert-level surveys and forms, beginner-level effort

  • Go live the same day you sign up. Most SurveyMonkey users report they’re able to go live in less than a day.
  • No blank-page syndrome. Start a survey or form from one of 400+ templates or 20k+ ideas in our question bank.
  • Inexperience won’t stand in your way. Leverage our AI-powered survey design features draft surveys in 30 seconds, recommend answer options, check for errors, and predict completion rates.

    Research Expertise, Built Right In

    • Harness research methodologies like NPS, MaxDiff, and Key Driver Analysis with user-friendly, built-in tools that do the heavy lifting for you.
    • See what to do with your data, instantly. AI-powered analysis highlights trends, sentiments, and themes in complex data that you might otherwise miss.
    • Data quality you can trust. SurveyMonkey uses AI behind the scenes to detect fraud, bots, and poor-quality responses, ensuring high-quality data.

    We Make It Easy to Reach Your Target Audience

    • Ask away, whoever and wherever. Access our global Audience panel of 335+ million people across 130+ countries.
    • Clarity over quantity. Choose from 200+ precise targeting options or use custom screening questions to find your ideal respondents.
    • Stay local—or go global. Distribute surveys to your own contacts or our worldwide network. Send multilingual surveys available in over 50 languages.

    Data Where You Need It

    Data isn’t useful without context. We integrate with your existing workflows to make it easy for the whole business to benefit, and data stays secure and compliant.

    • Integrate data wherever you work. Connect with 200+ business tools including Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Drive, Slack, Zoom, and Zapier, or leverage our scalable APIs for custom integrations.
    • From first survey to full-scale research. Automate survey triggers based on business events, streamline team collaboration with easy data sharing, and enrich your insights by combining survey results with existing business data.
    • Compliant and secure by design. Protect sensitive data with enterprise-grade features: Single Sign-On (SSO), HIPAA compliance, data encryption, and granular access controls.
    • Only collect what you need. 89% of surveyed organizations agree that SurveyMonkey Enterprise reduces the risk of collecting unsecure sensitive information.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is highly deceptive

This company is highly deceptive. I did the free version and sent out my survey to over 50 people (all of which I know). Over 30 of them confirmed for me that they responded to the survey. Unfortunately I was only able to access 6 of the surveys with the free version. But I get it. They are a business and need to make money.

I have no need for ongoing access as this was a one time thing. However, I wanted the information from this one so I paid the 1 time monthly fee planning to cancel after the first month. The website showed I could only access 6 of the 30+ responses until I upgraded. I paid the $105 to access these. Once I did all it showed was the initial 6 responses.

I know for a fact that there were more than that because I personally submitted a response to the survey that was not 1 of the 6.

I contacted customer service. Started with a chatbot. Have now received emails from 4 different people all saying the same thing. They don't have any more than the 6 original responses and will not refund any of what I paid even thought their site said I had 30+ responses.

Unfortunately I did not read the reviews before paying for the survey. It seems this is pretty normal for SurveyMonkey. Do not waste your money. They are highly unethical and dishonest.

January 30, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Service when I needed it most

Amazing Service when I needed it most! I accidentally changed the URL for a client's survey in the field. This URL and the related QR code had been distributed to thousands of people. And it was Saturday. I emailed support, and somehow they fixed it. This was not an enterprise account, and the error was absolutely on my end. I am so impressed by this fast response to what was the worst work mistake I have ever made. I will be a customer for life!

January 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gone Phishing

If you allow phishing scammers to continually use your website to send malicious emails, then in my opinion you are complicit - or at the very least, not doing your job well enough.

At this point for me, any emails from member at surveymonkeyuser.com are now blocked and reported as spam. You literally cannot be trusted.

January 13, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid Survey Monkey

Avoid Survey Monkey! I wanted to try 1 month and turned off the auto pay. Somehow it was turned back on and they charged me an additional month. I will have to completely delete my account because I feel they will once again flip it to auto renew, There is a reason why people chose 1 month because it is much more expensive but it allows users to try 1 month to determine on their own if they want to continue. Avoid Avoid Avoid!

January 6, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleads new users to get your subscription money

I set up a simple data log for hedgehog rescues - just a comparison of intakes from last year and this year. I got 5 results, and it said I could see 5 of 25 responses but needed to upgrade to see more than 5.
It turned out I only had 5 responses. I paid £75 for a one month subscription I didn't need in order to see that I only had 5 responses. Lying. Thieving.
I will never ever use or suggest or even fill one in, in my life again.

January 6, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience

Subscription-base packages are phenomenal. Those investing in the Free package need to know their surveys are capped at 25 replies unless they upgrade to a purchased subscription.

December 19, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a Spam company

This is a source of junk email that I can't get rid of. All I did was answer a questionnaire from a hospital appointment, and I am now lumbered with some kind of account and endless junk emails. There seems to be no way to unsubscribe from this junk, without login to an account which I cannot do.
This company needs reporting for breach of GDPR

December 14, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible

Horrible, shady, sneaky, overpriced...all very good words to describe this garbage site. You spend a lot of time building a survey with no mention of fees until your done. Then all options to share require paying premium charges.. $30 a month for basic, wow! WHY?They have metrics showing they are at the bottom of each category they are in. They are bad, MOSTLY 1 star reviews.

November 24, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

This is a basic survey tool

This is a basic survey tool. It gets the job done but it doesn't have great reporting visuals. I also do not like that it is IP based for logins. I frequently have to clear my cache/cookies for other websites and then Survey Monkey doesn't recognized my device and I have to register it again. It tells me I only get 10 of these per year; this is an obnoxious practice. Additionally, it is extremely hard to get support. We had a billing issue one time where they couldn't locate our payment. You can't just call and talk to someone; it was a pain.

November 17, 2025

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