A side-by-side comparison: Formstack vs. SurveyMonkey
What is the best SurveyMonkey alternative?
SurveyMonkey and Formstack are both great online survey tools. But what if you need more than just surveys? Formstack’s flexibility and power let you create any type of form with one easy-to-use platform. Streamline team workflows with our approval workflow feature, collect more marketing leads with our conversion kit, sell tickets to events, and much more. You can even do a live demo of our builder!
How we stack up on features.
Formstack is a powerful SurveyMonkey alternative with sophisticated features that help businesses become more efficient and accomplish their goals more quickly. This online survey tool comparison details the differences between SurveyMonkey and Formstack.
Google Forms
Wufoo
JotForm
Formsite
SurveyGizmo
FormAssembly
Typeform
Survey Monkey
Squarespace
EmailMeForm
Wix
Weebly
KiSSFLOW
123FormBuilder
Qualtrics
FormFast
HIPAA Compliance
3rd-Party Integrations
3rd-Party Integrations
50+
15
5
10
1
34
0
Payment Integrations
Payment Integrations
Payment Integrations
11
6
1
3
0
Email Integrations
10
1
Form Integrations
40+
0
Calculating Fields
Calculating Fields
Drag & Drop
Conditional Logic
Conditional Logic
Full HTML Code
Save & Resume
256-Bit SSL
Subdomains
Mobile-Friendly Forms
Mobile-Friendly
Mobile-Ready
Mobile-Ready
Mobile Apps
File Uploads
Field Validation
Unlimited Questions
Email Support
Data Export
Hidden Fields
Skip Logic
Theme Customization
Custom URLs
Drag and Drop
Themes & CSS
Form Importer
Data Collection
Analytics
Confirmation & Redirects
Data Routing
Data Import/Export
Email Logic
Field Validation
File Uploads
Hidden Fields
Save & Resume
Electronic Signatures
API Access
Webhooks
Webhooks & API
Optimization
A/B Testing
Field Bottlenecks
Partial Submissions
Automation
Workflows
Approvals
Portals
Security
256-Bit SSL
Data Encryption
CAPTCHA
Password Protection
HIPAA Compliance
Full HIPAA Compliance
Payments & Security
Calculating Fields
Discount Codes
Email Confirmation
Payment Processors
Certain Plans
Captcha
Encryption
Limited
Electronic Signatures
Workflow Management
Workflow Automation
Workflow Builder
Variable Routing
Process Timing
Email Notifications
Advanced Features
Admin Brand Control
Approvals
Electronic Signatures
Social Autofill
Digital Signatures
Calculations
Field Validation
Save & Resume
Hidden Fields
Field Bottlenecks
Partial Submissions
Email Logic Routing
Facebook Tab Embed
Google Analytics
Permissions
Multiple Users
Subdomains
Webhooks & API
508 Compliant
508 Compliant
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
A/B Testing
Workflows Add-On
Salesforce App
Salesforce App
HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA Compliant
Workflows Features
Workflow Builder
Section Permissions
Assign Users
Assignment Logic
Submission Tracking
Workflow Reporting
External Submissions
30 submissions allowed
Fees and Discounts
Nonprofit Discount
Annual Discount
Annual Discount
Zero Overages
$0.30 per submission
Other
Annual Discount
Nonprofit Discount
Overage Charges
Zero Overage Charges
Overage Charges
$0.00
$0.05 per submission
Campaign Tracking
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Eliminate the worry of overages.
With Formstack, there are no worries about overages. You will continue receiving overflow submissions via email even when your account is full. On the "Select" plan, SurveyMonkey charges $0.15 per extra response.
Get expert help when you need it.
If you ever have any issues, our awesome Support team has your back. With a 96% customer happiness rating, our team is dedicated to giving you all the help you need to be successful with your surveys. We also offer onboarding and dedicated account support for certain plans.
Pack more power into your online survey strategy.
Build stronger surveys.
Do more with your online surveys with powerful features. Save and Resume lets your online survey takers save their answers and complete the survey later when they have more time. Advanced form fields and intuitive Routing Logic make it simple to gather the responses you need.
Gather deeper insights.
Improve your response rates with smart optimization features. Connect your surveys to Google Analytics for deep insights like time on form and devices used. You can even gather data from people who've abandoned your survey by using Partial Submissions.
Accomplish more.
Formstack lets you do so much more than just surveys. Streamline your department's workflows by approving or denying PTO requests and project proposals with Approval Workflow. Capture more leads with optimized newsletter sign-ups and contact forms. And don't forget to improve your data management with 40+ integrations, 60+ Zapier connections, and API and Webhooks resources.
More than just an online survey builder.
Manage information across your entire organization with a variety of powerful online forms, including event registrations, donation forms, order forms, contact forms, and much more.
Registrations
Get students registered for the school year, or let people sign up for your next fundraiser or company outing.
Events
Get the information you need on attendees and venues to manage successful events from start to finish.
Payments
Quickly calculate totals, process online payments, collect discount codes, and review purchase orders.
Lead Generation
Generate quality leads for your sales team, boost conversions, and analyze data to make better decisions.
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"Formstack makes it super easy for us to create the forms we need. It saves us tons of time on data entry and analysis and makes it simple for us to see, use, and share data across departments."
Lindsay Anderson
Project Manager at National Geographic Society -
"Formstack is enabling, simple, and integral. It is more important to us than office supplies."
Brian Wyrick
Chief Operations Officer at Raidious
Social Autofill