Open Source Alternatives
Alternatives to SurveyMonkey
Online survey and questionnaire platform.
SurveyMonkey is a trademark of its respective owner.
Updated May 2026
What you gain
- ✓No per-user pricing starting at $25-75/user/mo
- ✓Full ownership of survey response data without export limits
- ✓No response caps tied to pricing tiers
- ✓Self-hosted surveys with complete data privacy
What you give up
- △No SurveyMonkey Genius for AI-powered survey optimization
- △No 250+ prebuilt survey templates with validated question banks
- △No built-in statistical analysis with cross-tab reports
- △No managed panel marketplace (SurveyMonkey Audience) for recruiting respondents
Switching Cost
SurveyMonkey's lock-in is the response data format and templates. Responses export as CSV or SPSS. Survey structures export partially but lose conditional logic and custom branding. Teams with simple feedback forms can switch in an afternoon. Teams running complex research surveys with skip logic, piping, and panel recruitment should budget a few days. The hidden cost is SurveyMonkey Audience: if you're using their panel marketplace to recruit respondents, you need a separate panel provider, which adds cost and friction.
| survey-creator | survey-library | HeyForm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlap | 75% | 70% | 70% |
| Migration | moderate | moderate | trivial |
| License | SurveyJS License (commercial) | MIT | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
| Best for | Small teams | Everyone | Small teams |
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Drop-in Replacements
Ranked by feature coverage
survey-creator
5575% coverageSurveyJS Creator is that component. Drop it into React, Angular, Vue, or vanilla JS and your users get a visual form builder with conditional logic, branching, scoring, and 20+ question types.
survey-library
7370% coverageSurveyJS is the library that does it. Drag-and-drop form builder, conditional logic, 20+ question types, all rendered inside your React/Angular/Vue/jQuery app.
HeyForm
6970% coverageOpen source form builder
Drag-and-drop form builder, conversational (one question at a time) layout, conditional logic, integrations with webhooks and Zapier. AGPL v3, TypeScript.
Formbricks
7365% coverageOpen source survey platform
In-app surveys, website pop-ups, and link surveys, all from one platform you can self-host. The open source version is free.
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