Altova SurveyMaker vs. SurveyMonkey

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altova SurveyMaker
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Altova SurveyMaker aims to make it fast and easy to design professional surveys on many devices: iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Windows computer, or any web browser.N/A
SurveyMonkey
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
SurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Pricing
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Team Advantage
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Team Premier
$75
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Standard Monthly
$99
per month
Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
$468
per year
Individual Plan - Premier Annual
$1,428
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Features
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.7
Ratings
20% above category average
SurveyMonkey
8.6
Ratings
8% above category average
Survey templates10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Themes9.00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Custom logo/branding10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
10.0
Ratings
16% above category average
SurveyMonkey
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Changes to live survey10.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Question design help10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Multiple question types10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
Ratings
9% above category average
SurveyMonkey
8.4
Ratings
2% above category average
Survey logic flexibility9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.6
Ratings
16% above category average
SurveyMonkey
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Response tracking10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data export10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Analytics9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
Ratings
3% above category average
SurveyMonkey
10.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Access controls9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Compliance9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.5
Ratings
15% above category average
SurveyMonkey
9.9
Ratings
19% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Respondent restrictions10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
User Ratings
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altova SurveyMakerSurveyMonkey
Likelihood to Recommend
For employee engagement, where you want to learn their complaints or business demands, Altova SurveyMaker will help you. Further, for a comprehensive market research, where clients are many and in different locations, Altova SurveyMaker will act as a suitable data collection tool. The analytical part is also well developed, as there are APIs, working in hand with the tool for reliable reporting.
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SurveyMonkey really excels in the survey design aspect of the surveying process. They have so many different question types that you can use to create your questions. The analytics and reporting are basic but ok for those wanting simple insights into their survey answers. Their free plan should suffice for any business that needs the fundamentals of surveying - i.e. survey builder, sharing, and viewing answers.
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Pros
  • Altova SurveyMaker coordinates with APIs, and this integration is fruitful.
  • The program issues real-time feedback, as it's web based.
  • The tool has more than 200 templates, and they are editable.
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  • SurveyMonkey's survey programming features are extremely intuitive. Someone who has never used it before can, with little direction or training, easily set up a simple - or comprehensive - survey in a matter of minutes.
  • Real-time reporting and analytics tools are extremely helpful to keep everyone involved informed on an ongoing basis.
  • Virtually any kind of question or answer format can be programmed into your SurveyMonkey survey.
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Cons
  • The pricing plan is not favorable to the business starters; expensive.
  • The lack of a super speedy backup plan discourages us from using Altova SurveyMaker.
  • The response team, like customer help, is not speedy enough.
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  • I think it's becoming pushed to the back-burner as more survey sites come out - it needs to come up with something to keep it more relevant as other survey sites are being more widely used.
  • Give more options to customize the look of your survey.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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Usability
Altova SurveyMaker is an active application, giving reliable survey results, and the coordination the program has with different apps makes it stable and reliable. The templates with the application make usage possible, as they have a guide and classes are also online. Altova SurveyMaker has advanced analytical options for statistical inferences and reporting.
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SurveyMonkey should suffice for most simple use cases to collect responses or feedback from clients. The templates that they offer are helpful as well as the guidance on question formulation. If you just need a stand alone software to distribute and collect surveys, then SurveyMonkey will meet your needs.
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Performance
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still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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Support Rating
Altova SurveyMaker support is not the best, but sometimes the customer help is ready to help. I would suggest that the developer establish better means of communication between the software users and the customer help or the technical department, so that when a challenge comes, an immediate solution is found.
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I haven’t used the support function yet, but I have had colleagues that have and the issues they’ve faced have been resolved super quickly. They also have said the support people they have come in contact with have been extremely friendly. Those two things are what made me choose my rating
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Implementation not required.
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Alternatives Considered
Altova SurveyMaker has an incredible way of designing questionnaires, giving us the chance of collecting the exact information we want. Altova SurveyMaker has almost 200 templates, and, luckily enough, there are editable, allowing us to learn as we do business. The convenience of Altova SurveyMaker is amazing, as it supports even live surveys.
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Outside of creating our own surveys, no other tools have been used outside of SurveyMonkey. I have heard of a few others but would not be able to provide an honest opinion due to my lack of experience working with them.
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Return on Investment
  • Altova SurveyMaker acts as a major determinant of the decisions we make.
  • Altova SurveyMaker effectively communicates with our customers, creating a lead or a relationship.
  • Altova SurveyMaker, coordinating with different apps, ensures results we get from surveys are accurate.
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  • SurveyMonkey has a positive impact on our organization by allowing us to gain insight to our team through the 360 evaluations.
  • We have had positive ROI from our client polling questions which have directed new products or services that we offer.
  • The analytics were an awesome way to filter and export responses so that our management team could evaluate the information.
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