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Alternatives to SurveyCTO
21 surveys tools sit alongside SurveyCTO in this directory. Below is what separates each from SurveyCTO on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 7
- SurveyCTO starts at
- Free, then $225/month
Why people look past SurveyCTO
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the SurveyCTO entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
SurveyCTO starts at $225/month. Across the 6 surveys tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $25/month.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
SurveyCTO publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the SurveyCTO pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Research data capture licensed free to non-profits, and not licensable at all to companies
- No free tier, where SurveyCTO has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by submission volume.
- 1 tier to SurveyCTO's 5.
Field operations management for installing, inspecting and maintaining physical work
- No free tier, where SurveyCTO has one.
- Starts $186 a month cheaper, at $39/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by submission volume.
- 3 tiers to SurveyCTO's 5.
Powerful forms get more done
- Starts $186 a month cheaper, at $39/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per month by submission volume.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Starts $204 a month cheaper, at $21/month.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than Per month by submission volume.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per month by submission volume.
- 4 tiers to SurveyCTO's 5.
Value-priced survey and experience management platform, rebranded from SoGoSurvey in 2021
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per month by submission volume.
- 3 tiers to SurveyCTO's 5.
Every SurveyCTO alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyCTO (this page) | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | |
| REDCapIf you are at an institution with a REDCap consortium licence and your work is clinical or academic rather than field survey | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SurveyCTO |
| FulcrumIf the geospatial output and asset inspection workflow matter more than research data quality controls | $39/month | Subscription | 3 | vs SurveyCTO |
| JotformIf your forms are simple, online and do not need offline collection or enumerator quality auditing | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs SurveyCTO |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs SurveyCTO |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs SurveyCTO |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs SurveyCTO |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Tally | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Zoho Survey | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SurveyCTO |
| Alchemer | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs SurveyCTO |
| Formstack | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs SurveyCTO |
| GetFeedback | On request | Quote | 1 | vs SurveyCTO |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the SurveyCTO badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- LimeSurvey , Free
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
- Zoho Survey , Free
Cheaper than SurveyCTO (7)
Entry price under SurveyCTO's $225/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Fulcrum , $39/month
- Jotform , Free, then $39/month
- KoboToolbox , Free, then $21/month
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
- Fillout , Free, then $15/month
- Paperform , Free
What you would be giving up
SurveyCTO is most often brought in for a household survey with 200 enumerators across a country where paying per seat would cost more than the fieldwork, an impact evaluation that needs audio auditing and timing metadata to prove interviews were conducted as reported, a panel study revisiting the same households annually and needing offline case assignment to find them again, a statistics unit that must keep data inside a specific region and produce a soc 2 report for its funder. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If SurveyCTO is broadly right and the question is cost, the SurveyCTO pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Surveys category lists everything the directory holds, and best surveys tools ranks them.
SurveyCTO runs on web, android, ios. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about SurveyCTO alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to SurveyCTO?
- 21 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by REDCap, Fulcrum, Jotform, KoboToolbox. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to SurveyCTO?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jotform, KoboToolbox, QuestionPro, Sogolytics, SurveyLegend.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to SurveyCTO?
- Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under SurveyCTO's $225/month: Fulcrum at $39/month, Jotform at Free, then $39/month, KoboToolbox at Free, then $21/month, SurveyLegend at Free, then $15/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to SurveyCTO?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from SurveyCTO?
- SurveyCTO is most often brought in for a household survey with 200 enumerators across a country where paying per seat would cost more than the fieldwork, an impact evaluation that needs audio auditing and timing metadata to prove interviews were conducted as reported, a panel study revisiting the same households annually and needing offline case assignment to find them again, a statistics unit that must keep data inside a specific region and produce a soc 2 report for its funder. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to SurveyCTO?
- None of the surveys tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these SurveyCTO alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Surveys, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare SurveyCTO against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against SurveyCTO covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every surveys tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Surveys category, 21 tools beside SurveyCTO. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.