Synesis Survey

Overview

Synesis Survey is a survey and form platform for creating questionnaires, distributing them and analyzing responses. It is best suited to students, researchers, NGOs and organizations that need mobile and web access, particularly across Africa. Its strongest appeal is the mix of AI-assisted survey creation and fieldwork features; tight response caps make plan choice important.

Key features

Users can describe a survey and have AI generate questions, scales and branching logic. That can accelerate the first draft of a structured questionnaire, while the Free plan’s basic question types leave broader questionnaire design to paid tiers. Real-time analytics, interactive visualizations and instant insights help track incoming responses; AI-powered analysis is included with Academic, while Pro adds advanced analytics.

AI monitoring looks for duplicate, bot and suspicious response patterns, and duplicate prevention uses IP tracking and browser fingerprinting. Those safeguards can help preserve response quality, though they do not replace the monthly quotas that limit how much data each plan can gather. QR codes and embeddable widgets offer quick ways to share surveys. Support for more than 50 languages and use across more than 50 countries make the service relevant to international work, while touch-optimized mobile use and offline surveys suit field collection.

Synesis can import surveys and responses from SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms or CSV files, easing a move from another platform. Starter, Academic and Pro include Excel and PDF exports. Enterprise adds white-label options, custom integrations and advanced security, including SSO, GDPR compliance and advanced permissions. Payments are secured via Paystack.

Pricing

Synesis uses a freemium model, with a free plan and a free trial. Free costs ₦0 forever and allows one survey and 20 responses per month, with basic question types, basic analytics and email support. It is a sensible way to try a small questionnaire, but its response ceiling is too low for many ongoing studies.

Starter costs ₦2,500/month for up to five surveys and 200 responses per month. It opens all question types and adds Excel/PDF export, while retaining email support. This fits small projects that need more design flexibility than Free, but the response cap remains modest.

Academic costs ₦23,200/month and raises the survey count to unlimited, with 500 responses per month. It adds AI-powered analysis, custom branding and an academic discount; it is the clearest fit for student and research work, though projects collecting more than 500 responses need another tier.

Pro costs ₦46,400/month for unlimited surveys and 1,000 responses per month. Five-member team collaboration, priority support and advanced analytics make it better suited to group projects and organizations with higher response needs. Enterprise costs ₦158,400/month and offers unlimited responses, white-label options, dedicated support, an SLA guarantee, custom integrations and advanced security. Its broader controls suit organizations with larger-scale or security requirements, but the price is a substantial step up from Pro.

Platforms

Synesis Survey is available on Android, iOS and the web. Responsive mobile use and offline surveys make it a practical option for fieldwork where connectivity may be intermittent.

Who it's for

Students and researchers can use the Academic tier’s AI analysis and branding, while NGOs and businesses may value multilingual reach, mobile collection and fraud monitoring. The maker says Synesis began development in 2024 in response to Nigerian researchers’ difficulty accessing affordable survey tools. Teams needing only a small form can start free; organizations with substantial response volumes, team workflows or enterprise security needs should consider the higher tiers.

Pros and cons

Pros

• AI-generated questions, scales and logic flows can shorten survey drafting.
• Offline mobile surveys, QR codes and embeddable widgets support collection and distribution in varied settings.
• Fraud monitoring and duplicate prevention address response quality, while imports from several survey tools and CSV can ease migration.
• Paid tiers scale from 200 to unlimited responses per month, with collaboration and enterprise controls at the top end.

Cons

• Free is capped at one survey and 20 monthly responses, limiting its use beyond a small trial.
• Even Starter stops at 200 responses per month, which may constrain research with broader samples.
• Academic costs ₦23,200/month for a 500-response quota; Pro’s 1,000-response limit may still not suit larger studies.
• Enterprise is priced at ₦158,400/month, making its unlimited responses and added controls a costly choice for smaller teams.

Alternatives

Consider AI Survey Generators for a broader set of AI survey tools. Typeform is another freemium choice, with an ongoing free plan that permits unlimited forms but only 10 responses per month. AkioSurvey may suit someone who wants more free monthly responses: its free tier includes 200, plus 10 surveys, 10 questions and three AI-generated surveys, each capped at five questions.

Lumor is a web and API option whose free plan provides 100 responses monthly, three studies and two AI reports per study, with one user and one workspace. Surbee offers a Students plan with school-email verification, Pro features and 2,000 monthly credits, then $20/mo automatically unless canceled; it is worth considering for eligible students who prefer that credit-based plan.

Alchemer has a free plan and paid tiers that include a Collaborator plan with 75,000 annual responses and a Professional plan capped at three users and 100,000 annual responses. onlinesurvey.ai gives its free plan 250 responses per month, 10 AI credits, five active surveys and one seat, but no email campaigns. Revuloop offers a free plan with 150 monthly responses, unlimited surveys, 200 one-time AI tokens and one user seat.

SoGoSurvey is another freemium alternative, with a free plan allowing 15 projects per year and up to 200 responses per year.

Verdict

Synesis Survey is a strong fit for researchers, students and organizations that want AI-assisted questionnaire creation alongside mobile collection, fraud monitoring and analytics. The low Free and Starter response ceilings are its main constraint, while Academic and Pro raise those limits at meaningful monthly cost. Choose it for its research-oriented workflow and fieldwork features; look elsewhere if a small budget must support a larger response volume.