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Alternatives to Zoho Survey
19 surveys tools sit alongside Zoho Survey in this directory. Below is what separates each from Zoho Survey on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Zoho Survey starts at
- Free
Why people look past Zoho Survey
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Zoho Survey has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Survey and feedback platform for research teams
- No free tier, where Zoho Survey has one.
- Sold on a Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
Customer and employee feedback platform
- No free tier, where Zoho Survey has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
- 1 tier to Zoho Survey's 2.
Powerful forms get more done
- Publishes an entry price of $39/month, where Zoho Survey does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
- 5 tiers to Zoho Survey's 2.
Offline-first data collection for humanitarian, development and research field work
- Publishes an entry price of $21/month, where Zoho Survey does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission count model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
- 5 tiers to Zoho Survey's 2.
Offline field survey platform priced by submissions rather than seats, built for research data quality
- Publishes an entry price of $225/month, where Zoho Survey does not.
- Sold on a Per month by submission volume model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
- 5 tiers to Zoho Survey's 2.
Survey and experience management platform with a permanently free tier capped at 200 responses
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Free tier, then per user per month.
- 4 tiers to Zoho Survey's 2.
Every Zoho Survey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Survey (this page) | Free | Free tier, then per user per month | 2 | |
| AlchemerDeeper research logic, reporting and panel workflow for teams doing serious survey work | On request | Tiered annual subscription published on the vendor site | - | vs Zoho Survey |
| GetFeedbackTighter fit for customer experience programmes running on Salesforce | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Zoho Survey |
| JotformBroader form building, templates and payment collection outside the Zoho ecosystem | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Zoho Survey |
| KoboToolbox | Free, then $21/month | Per month by submission count | 5 | vs Zoho Survey |
| SurveyCTO | Free, then $225/month | Per month by submission volume | 5 | vs Zoho Survey |
| QuestionPro | Free | Per user per month | 4 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Sogolytics | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Zoho Survey |
| SurveyLegend | Free, then $15/month | Per month by responses per survey | 4 | vs Zoho Survey |
| LimeSurvey | Free | Open source, with paid cloud hosting | 2 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Tally | Free, then $29/month | Free tier, paid for branding and team features | 2 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Fillout | Free, then $15/month | Per month by response count | 6 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Microsoft Forms | Free | Included with Microsoft 365, not sold separately | 4 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Google Forms | Free | Included with Google Workspace, not sold separately | 4 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Paperform | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Medallia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Device Magic | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Zonka Feedback | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Qualtrics CoreXM | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Zoho Survey |
| Formstack | On request | Tiered monthly subscription published on the vendor site; HIPAA-capable plans priced separately | - | vs Zoho Survey |
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 Zoho Survey 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
- SurveyCTO , Free, then $225/month
- QuestionPro , Free
- Sogolytics , Free
- SurveyLegend , Free, then $15/month
- LimeSurvey , Free
- Tally , Free, then $29/month
What you would be giving up
Zoho Survey is most often brought in for an organisation already running zoho crm that wants survey responses on the customer record without integration work, a buyer whose procurement requires european, indian, australian or canadian data residency, a support team measuring satisfaction after tickets close in zoho desk, a field team collecting responses offline and syncing when connectivity returns. 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 Zoho Survey is broadly right and the question is cost, the Zoho Survey 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.
Zoho Survey runs on web, ios, android. 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 Zoho Survey alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Zoho Survey?
- 19 other surveys tools are listed in this directory, led by Alchemer, GetFeedback, 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 Zoho Survey?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Jotform, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, QuestionPro, Sogolytics.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Zoho Survey?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Zoho Survey has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Zoho Survey?
- Zoho Survey is most often brought in for an organisation already running zoho crm that wants survey responses on the customer record without integration work, a buyer whose procurement requires european, indian, australian or canadian data residency, a support team measuring satisfaction after tickets close in zoho desk, a field team collecting responses offline and syncing when connectivity returns. 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 Zoho Survey?
- 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 Zoho Survey 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 Zoho Survey against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Zoho Survey 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, 19 tools beside Zoho Survey. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.