Top 10 Online Survey Forms to collect invaluable User Data

Want to know how your visitors really think about your new site redesign? What about whether your fans would be willing to shell out some money to access exclusive content, and if so, at what price point? Google Analytics and similar tools may provide general metrics as bounce rate, time spent on site etc, but when it comes to gaining a deeper understanding of your visitors, sometimes, the best way is just to ask them. And this is where Online Survey Form Builders can be so invaluable.

In this post, I’ll show you 10 of the best online/ hosted survey building forms you can easily integrate into your site to create a direct pathway to the minds of your users. It lets you finally stop guessing, and start catering to your visitors on a whole new level. All of the survey form services listed below come with free plans to get you moving immediately.

Google Forms

Google Forms is the swiss knife of online form builders, with its best feature arguably being that it’s completely free. You can use Google form to quickly create a basic poll, quiz, newsletter subscription box, or for the purpose of this post, survey form. Basic branching is supported, so you can show or hide certain questions based on the answer from the previous.

If you’re looking for a basic survey form with no limits on number of active surveys, number of questions or responses, then Google Form is worth a look.

SurveyGizmo

SurveyGizmo is a professional Online Survey solution that supports 40+ question types, from check boxes to open text, Likert scales, heat maps to conjoin. It comes with a custom theme builder, in addition to survey templates you can use to quickly create the look you want.

The service supports marketing research related questions such as MaxDiff, Cross-Tab and Conjoint questions. It integrates well with newer ecommerce CRM software solutions to help gain deep insights into your customers.

Zoho Surveys

One of the oldest names in form builders and survey forms, Zoho differentiates itself with over 200 templates in over 30+ languages to create the perfect survey. The paid version supports white labeling and offline surveys.

Survey Monkey

Another service with a long and established presence in online surveys and data collection, you’ve probably encountered a Survey Monkey survey on more than one site you’ve perused.

Survey Nuts

Targeted towards individuals and small businesses, Survey Nuts is a user friendly survey form service with a simple two tier pricing scheme- free, and pro. It comes with an intuitive survey builder, and the ability to create picture based polls. You can also create quizzes using the service. See how to edit a PDF and use the data towards your survey.

Survey Legends

Survey Legends comes with one of the most liberal free plans, though it is ad supported- create surveys with unlimited questions and can accept unlimited responses. Most of the main features in the paid plans are also unlocked in the free tier, with the exception of data exporting. Both types of plans support a plethora of text and multiple choice based input, such as text box, ratings, thumbs up, and Likert Scale.

Poll Daddy

Poll Daddy has evolved considerably since the days of Web 1.0. Now owned by Automattic (company behind WordPress), it maintains its roots as a consumer-centric survey and polls service. Poll Daddy supports four types of data collection and solicitation- surveys, polls, quizzes, and ratings for your content.

Sogo Survey

A robust survey builder that caters to all industries, Sogo Survey lets you create survey forms that can automatically be translated into the user’s local language, plus anonymous surveys to encourage participation. Its quiz feature with timer and instant scoring can be used to accurately test user knowledge on any subject.

SurvMetrics

Geared towards businesses that wish to gain a better understanding of their customers, all of SurvMetrics plans support unlimited surveys and responses. It comes with an unique kiosk mode that reloads a survey automatically after a response is submitted or is left on idle to make room for the next participant.

QuestionPro

QuestionsPro comes with hundreds of prebuilt survey templates and question library, categorized by industry, to give you a head start in your survey building. The lowest paid plan is only $15/mon, and supports skip logic, Question & Answer Piping, and Data Export And Reports, among other commonly requested features.