QuestionPro vs Survey Solutions

QuestionPro is a survey platform for building questionnaires, collecting responses and analyzing results. Its listed tools include logic branching, custom branding, response analytics, API access and a respondent panel. The free Essentials plan costs nothing and covers one user, 200 responses per survey and 30 question types. Advanced costs $99 a month, billed annually, for one user, up to 25K responses per year and 38 question types. Team Edition costs $83 a month, billed annually, for five or more users, up to 100K responses per year and 46 question types. Research Suite is for teams of 10 or more and lists 52 question types with custom response pricing. The pricing note also lists a 10-day trial and paid plans from $83/user/mo (annual). QuestionPro was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Its listed platform is API, and it offers a survey API.

Survey Solutions is free survey data collection software developed in the World Bank’s Data group. Its Questionnaire Designer supports multilingual forms, collaboration, online and tablet testing, compiler guidance, and formatted PDF output. Survey questions can include nested rosters, answer piping, linked or cascading questions, barcodes, pictures, audio, and external sensor data. Macros, calculated variables, lookup tables, validation, and paradata monitoring provide ways to control interview flow and check data quality. Survey modes include offline tablet interviews, browser-based surveys, phone interviews, and mixed-mode studies. GIS tools support collecting location, distance, and area data, geofencing, and offline interviewer guidance using satellite images and GPS. REST APIs support custom dashboards, reports, external database connections, and automated quality controls; its R package covers almost all API calls. Server components can be deployed on premises or in the cloud using documented Docker, AWS, Azure, and Windows Server options. The free server and tablet components are available as downloads, with no use restrictions for public or private companies. Users provide their own tablets and server hosting. Self-hosted administrators handle backups, updates, and ongoing maintenance. The software is listed for Android, API, Linux, self-hosted, web, and Windows.