Instead of Survey Solutions
Survey Solutions alternatives
Survey Solutions is free software for collecting survey data across offline tablet interviews, browser questionnaires, phone interviews, and mixed-mode projects. Its Questionnaire Designer handles multilingual forms, collaboration, testing, compiler guidance, and formatted PDF output. Nested rosters, answer piping, cascading questions, barcodes, pictures, audio, sensor data, macros, calculated variables, lookup tables, and paradata monitoring support detailed fieldwork. GIS collection, REST APIs, an R package, external service connections, and on-premises or cloud deployment give organizations control over complex operations. It runs across Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, web, and Windows environments.
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Alchemer
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Feedback programs with multichannel business workflows — Alchemer combines surveys with reviews, social media, listings, websites, apps, segmentation, 43 question types, and business-system connections.
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Zoho Survey
by Zoho SurveyFree plan APIBranded surveys with panels and analytics — Zoho Survey provides branching, custom branding, response analytics, API access, and a respondent panel through an API-focused platform.
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LimeSurvey
by LimeSurveyFree plan APISelf-hostedSelf-hosted surveys with respondent panels — LimeSurvey pairs self-hosting with branching, branding, analytics, API access, respondent panels, and plans including 1,000 responses.
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KoboToolbox
by KoboToolboxFree plan APIiPhoneWebMobile and web surveys with 5,000 responses — KoboToolbox offers Android-free mobile coverage through iOS and web platforms, plus branding, analytics, API access, and 5,000 responses.
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Polling.com
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That control brings trade-offs. Self-hosted installations require administrators to handle backups, updates, and maintenance. The web interviewer needs a continuous internet connection and cannot use geography questions; barcode questions appear as text, and picture questions support image uploads only. Interviewer tablets need Android 8.0 or later and at least 2 GB of RAM. When switching, weigh channel reach, branding, respondent capacity, integrations, hosting duties, and support style. Some alternatives focus on feedback programs, public forms, embedded distribution, or respondent panels, while Survey Solutions remains free to download and use.