Survey Software

Qualtrics 

Free Plan: 40 question types, 50 responses, 2 active surveys, 20 surveys per account.

Pay Plan: Academic plans- $1500/yr. + for 3 users or more. Add-in features additional.

Data Format: Excel/SPSS/XML/HTML.

Details: Web based survey software for academics. Easy to use point and click with advances features such as question randomization. More than 100 question types on pay plans. Features to collaborate and analyze.

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RedCAP 

Plan: Not open source- requires partnership with Vanderbilt.

Data Format: Excel, SPSS, PDF, SAS, Stata, R.

Details: Created by Vanderbilt University and partners. Interface for data entry, manipulation, and export. Includes advanced features such as branching logic and calculations.

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Survey Gizmo 

Free Plan: Smaller # of responses (negotiable), single user login,  no phone/online support, no custom scripting, other limits on advanced features.

Pay Plan: $75/mo.-$10k/yr. Discounts available for non-profit/educators.

Data Format: Web, Excel/CSV, SPSS, PDF.

Account: Multiple users on highest level account.

Support: Excellent phone/email support on pay plans. Guides and tutorials available.

Details: Upper level plans allow unlimited questions and responses. Collect via weblink, email, Facebook, or embed code on a site. Custom URLs, SSL/HTTPS security, skip logic, Excel/SPSS/PDF export, randomization, validation, piping, text analysis for open response, custom redirect, survey customization. Schedule reports, emails. Libraries, API, mobile apps, advanced scripting, various calculations.

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Survey Monkey 

Free Plan: 10 questions, 100 responses.

Pay Plan: $17-$65/mo.

Data Format: Web, Excel/CSV, SPSS, PDF (depends on plan).

Account: Single user/login only, folders.

Support: 24×7, email support 2 hrs. or less on pay plans.

Details: Upper level plans allow unlimited questions and responses. Collect via weblink, email, Facebook, or embed code on a site. Custom URLs, SSL/HTTPS security, skip logic, Excel/SPSS/PDF export, randomization, validation, piping, text analysis for open response, custom redirect, survey customization.

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Wufoo 

Free Plan: Single user, 3 forms, 3 reports, 10 questions, 100 responses.

Pay Plan: $15-$200/mo.

Data Format: Excel/CSV/TabDel.

Account: Multiple users on top 3 level accounts.

Support: Email.

Details: Upper level plans allow custom branding, notifications, payments, logic/branching, uploads, templates, users, analytics.

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NOTE: Lynda.com offers video tutorials for Survey Gizmo and Survey Monkey. Access to Lynda.com is available at the designated LYNDA KIOSK in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.

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