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SurveyMonkey Pricing: The Free Plan Limits You to 10 Questions and 25 Responses
Updated 30 March 2026
Individual plans run $39 to $119/month. Team plans cost $25 to $75/user/month. And Google Forms does basic surveys for free. Here is when paying for SurveyMonkey makes sense.
Free
10 questions, 25 responses
$39
Standard/mo
$49
Advantage/mo
$119
Premier/mo
Individual Plans
For single users who need to create and send surveys on their own. No collaboration features.
| Plan | Price | Questions | Responses | Skip Logic | Data Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (Free) | $0 | 10/survey | 25/survey | No | No |
| Standard | $39/mo | Unlimited | 1,000/mo | Basic | Yes |
| Advantage | $49/mo | Unlimited | 15,000/mo | Advanced | Yes + SPSS |
| Premier | $119/mo | Unlimited | Unlimited | Advanced | Yes + SPSS |
Team Plans
For organizations needing shared survey libraries, collaboration, and centralized billing. Minimum 3 users.
Team Advantage
$25/user/mo
Minimum 3 users ($75/mo minimum)
Team Premier
$75/user/mo
Minimum 3 users ($225/mo minimum)
The Free Plan Reality
SurveyMonkey's free plan has been degraded to the point where it is only useful for tiny personal polls. Here are the limits:
10 questions per survey
Most customer satisfaction surveys need 15 to 20 questions. Employee engagement surveys need 30+. Ten questions barely covers basic demographics plus 5 to 6 substantive questions.
25 responses per survey
Not per month. Per survey. Your 26th respondent sees a closed survey. For any audience larger than a small team meeting, 25 responses is insufficient.
No data export
You can view results in the SurveyMonkey dashboard but cannot download CSV, Excel, or SPSS files. If you need to analyze data in Excel or any other tool, you cannot get it out.
No skip logic
Every respondent sees every question. You cannot branch based on answers. This makes the survey longer than necessary and reduces completion rates.
The free plan is a demo. If you need more than a 10-question poll for fewer than 25 people, you must either pay for SurveyMonkey or use Google Forms (free, unlimited questions, unlimited responses).
SurveyMonkey Plan Selector
Describe your survey needs and we will recommend the cheapest plan that works. We will also honestly tell you if Google Forms is sufficient.
Team plans require minimum 3 users
SurveyMonkey
Standard
$39
/month
$0.13 per response
Typeform Equivalent
Plus
$50
/month
Better UX, higher completion rates
Google Forms
Sufficient for your needs
$0
/month
Free and capable enough
Based on your needs, Google Forms would work and save you $39/month. Consider SurveyMonkey only if you need professional branding, advanced question types, or industry benchmarks.
Response limits may vary by plan. SurveyMonkey Standard offers 1,000 responses/month; Advantage offers 15,000; Premier is unlimited. Typeform response limits are per-plan. Google Forms has no response limit.
SurveyMonkey vs Typeform at a Glance
SurveyMonkey Wins
- Far more responses per dollar (15K at $49 vs 1K at $50)
- Advanced analytics with crosstabs and sentiment analysis
- Industry benchmarks for NPS and satisfaction scores
- More question types (matrix, ranking, slider)
- Stronger enterprise and HIPAA compliance features
Typeform Wins
- Beautiful conversational UI with higher completion rates (40-60%)
- Superior mobile survey experience
- Better embedded form design for websites
- More engaging one-question-at-a-time format
- Better for lead generation and marketing surveys
SurveyMonkey vs Google Forms
The elephant in the room. Google Forms is completely free with unlimited questions, unlimited responses, and automatic Google Sheets integration. For 80% of survey use cases, it is sufficient.
Pay for SurveyMonkey when you need:
- Professional, branded survey design
- Complex skip logic and branching
- Advanced analytics (crosstabs, sentiment, benchmarks)
- HIPAA compliance for healthcare surveys
- Team collaboration with shared survey libraries
Use Google Forms when:
- Internal employee feedback or event registration
- Simple customer satisfaction surveys
- Academic research with basic analysis needs
- Quick polls that do not need professional branding
- Any survey where you just need answers in a spreadsheet
Annual vs Monthly Billing
| Plan | Monthly Billing | Annual Billing | Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $39/mo ($468/yr) | $39/mo ($468/yr) | $0 |
| Advantage | $49/mo ($588/yr) | $33/mo ($396/yr) | $192/year |
| Premier | $119/mo ($1,428/yr) | $99/mo ($1,188/yr) | $240/year |
Team plans require annual billing by default. Individual Standard does not offer an annual discount. Advantage and Premier save 15-17% with annual billing.