Free Survey Tools
Which survey tools a startup can run customer and product surveys with for free today, how many responses or questions the free plan allows, whether it shows the tool's branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each tool's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Survey tools change their free limits from time to time: confirm the terms on the tool's page before you send a survey to customers.
Survey tools a startup can use for free today include SurveyMonkey (Unlimited surveys, 10 questions each), Qualaroo (Forever free, with premium features), Microsoft Forms (Free with a Microsoft account), Refiner (Free trial account), and Zoho Survey (Create and send surveys for free). Each of the 11 free plans below links to the tool's page that states it, with its main limit, its branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
Surveys tell an early startup what customers think: why they signed up, what is missing, how likely they are to recommend you. Most survey tools have a free plan, and in-product survey tools give a free plan or a trial.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. A free plan can cap responses per survey or per month, limit questions, or keep exports and logic for paid plans. Each tool below shows what is free, its main limit, its branding, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the tool's own page with the date we read it.
Which tools we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which tools are listed or where.
Survey builders with a free plan
Online surveys and questionnaires, with a free plan to start.
- 1
SurveyMonkey
Familiar builder for a few short surveys
SurveyMonkey's Basic (free) plan provides unlimited surveys with 10 questions each and limited responses per survey, and free surveys show SurveyMonkey branding in the footer.
Start free at SurveyMonkeyTerms read on surveymonkey.com on SurveyMonkey: the free allowance and how to start - 2
Microsoft Forms
Anyone with a Microsoft account
Microsoft Forms is a free tool to create online surveys, forms, polls, and quizzes. Free accounts can collect up to 200 responses per form.
Start free at MicrosoftTerms read on forms.microsoft.com on Microsoft Forms: the free allowance and how to start - 3
Zoho Survey
Small surveys with unlimited collectors
Zoho Survey's free plan lets you create, send and analyse survey forms for free, and gather up to 100 responses per survey.
- 4
QuestionPro
One user who needs a larger response cap
QuestionPro's Essentials plan is free forever for one user, with 200 responses per survey and 30 question types.
Start free at QuestionProTerms read on questionpro.com on QuestionPro: the free allowance and how to start - 5
SurveySparrow
Short surveys with conversational questions
SurveySparrow's Forever Free Plan gives you 75 responses a quarter, and you can create the account without a credit card.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: surveysparrow.com)
Start free at SurveySparrowReferral linkTerms read on surveysparrow.com on SurveySparrow: the free allowance and how to start - 6
LimeSurvey
Researchers who want a free hosted start
LimeSurvey offers a free sign-up to get a taste of its hosted service, with up to 1,000 responses a month.
Start free at LimeSurveyTerms read on limesurvey.org on LimeSurvey: the free allowance and how to start - 7
Formbricks
Teams that want to self-host the survey tool
Formbricks' Community Edition is free, forever, and you run it yourself with community support. The paid annual license is priced by the responses you collect.
- First paid plan
- Annual license, priced per response (source: formbricks.com)
Start free at FormbricksTerms read on formbricks.com on Formbricks: the free allowance and how to start - 8
Crowdsignal
Polls and quick surveys with no card
Crowdsignal's free plan has unlimited questions, surveys and polls with no credit card, limited to 2,500 signals, and it shows Crowdsignal branding.
- Payment card
- No card needed (source: crowdsignal.com)
Start free at CrowdsignalTerms read on crowdsignal.com on Crowdsignal: the free allowance and how to start
In-product and NPS survey tools with a free plan or trial
Surveys inside your app or after an action, with a free plan or a trial.
- 1
Qualaroo
On-site questions for startups on a budget
Qualaroo's free plan is forever free for startups and small businesses, with all premium features and up to 50 responses.
- 2
Refiner
Product teams testing in-app surveys
Refiner's free trial account lets you start collecting customer insights, and the page does not state how long the trial lasts.
- What's free
- Free trial account (source: refiner.io)
- 3
Survicate
Short feedback trials with no card
Survicate's free 10-day trial gives full pro-level features with no card required, for up to 25 survey responses.
- Payment card
- No card required (source: survicate.com)
- First paid plan
- Starter: price scales with responses (source: survicate.com)
Start free at SurvicateTerms read on survicate.com on Survicate: the free allowance and how to start
Also useful for forms and surveys
Referral links, picked for fit and ordered by fit (70%) and what a signup earns us (30%), at no cost to you. They never change this page's ranking.
Compare the top options
How this comparison is built
The list covers survey tools a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each tool's terms. Every term comes from the tool's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A cap on responses or questions, or the tool's branding on your survey, can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the tool states them. Some of these tools pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a tool appears, and no tool pays for a placement on this page.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
What is the best free survey tool?
It depends on how many responses you need. By the terms each tool states, Microsoft Forms is free with a Microsoft account for 200 forms and 200 responses per form, QuestionPro's free plan allows 200 responses per survey, Zoho Survey 100 responses per survey, and SurveyMonkey unlimited surveys of 10 questions each.
Is SurveyMonkey free?
SurveyMonkey's free plan allows unlimited surveys with 10 questions each and a limited number of responses per survey.
Is there a free NPS or in-product survey tool?
Qualaroo has a forever free plan with up to 50 responses, while Survicate and Refiner start with a free trial.
Is there an open-source survey tool?
Formbricks' Community Edition is free forever and self-hosted, and LimeSurvey offers a free sign-up to try its service.
More best-of guides
New startup perks, in your inbox
Get an email when a new credit, discount, or deal for founders is added. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.