Survey Solutions vs SurveyLegend

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.

SurveyLegend helps users create surveys, collect responses, and review response analytics. It offers more than 20 question types, over 70 themes, branching logic, custom branding, and a respondent panel. Surveys can be shared through hosted links, social media, website embeds, WordPress, or Joomla; creators can work on tablets and computers, while respondents can answer on any device. Plans include one user each. The free Starter plan allows three surveys and 1,000 responses per survey, with no response exports. Paid plans start at $15/mo (annual). Pro is $19 a month, billed annually at $170, and includes 20 surveys, 5,000 responses per survey, and 1,000 exported responses per survey. Business is $39 a month, billed annually at $300, with unlimited surveys and 20,000 responses per survey. Legendary is $89 a month, billed annually at $780, with unlimited exports and 100,000 REST API calls per day. SurveyLegend says it is fully GDPR compliant and uses TLS encryption; paid plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee.