Altova SurveyMaker vs. Google Surveys

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altova SurveyMaker
Scoreย 10.0ย outย ofย 10
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Altova SurveyMaker aims to make it fast and easy to design professional surveys on many devices: iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Windows computer, or any web browser.N/A
Google Surveys
Scoreย 7.1ย outย ofย 10
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Google Surveys is an app for custom surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The insights from audience targeted surveys can be expressed in instant, easy-to-digest graphs and charts help you make sense of the survey data. Surveys natively integrates with other solutions, allowing you to use data from one product while working in another. Survey responses from real people can be sourced by Google's Opinion Rewards app, where respondents answer questions in exchange for incentives.
$10
per completed survey
Pricing
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Editions & Modules
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Surveys
10ยข
per completed survey
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.7
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Google Surveys
6.7
16 Ratings
16% below category average
Survey templates10.01 Ratings7.316 Ratings
Themes9.01 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Custom logo/branding10.01 Ratings6.713 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
10.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Google Surveys
6.3
15 Ratings
31% below category average
Changes to live survey10.01 Ratings7.114 Ratings
Question design help10.01 Ratings5.612 Ratings
Multiple question types10.01 Ratings6.115 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Google Surveys
5.1
14 Ratings
46% below category average
Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings5.114 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.6
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Google Surveys
6.5
15 Ratings
23% below category average
Response tracking10.01 Ratings6.615 Ratings
Data export10.01 Ratings6.614 Ratings
Standard reports9.01 Ratings6.613 Ratings
Custom reports10.01 Ratings5.611 Ratings
Analytics9.01 Ratings7.113 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Google Surveys
7.5
15 Ratings
14% below category average
Access controls9.01 Ratings7.514 Ratings
Compliance9.01 Ratings7.512 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Altova SurveyMaker
9.5
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Google Surveys
6.0
12 Ratings
31% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings6.19 Ratings
Respondent restrictions10.01 Ratings6.011 Ratings
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User Ratings
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
6.7
(16 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(12 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altova SurveyMakerGoogle Surveys
Likelihood to Recommend
Altova
For employee engagement, where you want to learn their complaints or business demands, Altova SurveyMaker will help you. Further, for a comprehensive market research, where clients are many and in different locations, Altova SurveyMaker will act as a suitable data collection tool. The analytical part is also well developed, as there are APIs, working in hand with the tool for reliable reporting.
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Google
Google Surveys is perfect when trying to collaborate with co-workers and find a date & time that works best for them to get together, whether it's for a regular meeting, team photo session, celebratory dinner, or Christmas celebration. It's also great for getting feedback on proposed changes that would affect the team.
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Pros
Altova
  • Altova SurveyMaker coordinates with APIs, and this integration is fruitful.
  • The program issues real-time feedback, as it's web based.
  • The tool has more than 200 templates, and they are editable.
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Google
  • Measure the pulse of how our members are feeling (yes/no questions, multiple-choice questions).
  • Learn how students are doing with specific projects (textual-based questions, essay-type answers).
  • Run an election for board members (use of the "other" notation so that people can write in their own choices).
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Cons
Altova
  • The pricing plan is not favorable to the business starters; expensive.
  • The lack of a super speedy backup plan discourages us from using Altova SurveyMaker.
  • The response team, like customer help, is not speedy enough.
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Google
  • While it is very intuitive, there are many ways you can fine-tune your survey (such as word limits, counts, etc) and these are not always obvious where those settings are.
  • I would like to see some ways of changing the formatting (and maybe I just haven't explored that yet), ie: colors, set up on the screen.
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Usability
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker is an active application, giving reliable survey results, and the coordination the program has with different apps makes it stable and reliable. The templates with the application make usage possible, as they have a guide and classes are also online. Altova SurveyMaker has advanced analytical options for statistical inferences and reporting.
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Google
Relatively simple so that those who are less than familiar with computers can figure it out. User friendly and already embedded with other Google products. Receives an 8 because many features available with Google Surveys are also available with similar, free products on the internet today. Good, but not stellar.
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Support Rating
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker support is not the best, but sometimes the customer help is ready to help. I would suggest that the developer establish better means of communication between the software users and the customer help or the technical department, so that when a challenge comes, an immediate solution is found.
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Google
This is by far the only area where I think that there is room for improvement because Google does not respond as fast as I would like them to. We live in a fast-paced world and this is probably the only area where Google can improve on and as a teacher, I find it challenging to wait for a day or two for a response when everything that I am doing in the Google Classroom is running instantly and with no breaks in between.
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Alternatives Considered
Altova
Altova SurveyMaker has an incredible way of designing questionnaires, giving us the chance of collecting the exact information we want. Altova SurveyMaker has almost 200 templates, and, luckily enough, there are editable, allowing us to learn as we do business. The convenience of Altova SurveyMaker is amazing, as it supports even live surveys.
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Google
Google is a quick and easy to use survey analysis tool that allows you to send cheap or free surveys to an audience. In comparison to tools like SurveyMonkey I would have more faith in the Google technology and robustness of sample. As we have Microsoft 365, sometimes Microsoft forms is a preferred internal source of surveying for free and easily analysing the data. For more robust and accurate market research projects, or even just insights that I can trust more, I would recommend a Market Research Provider as they offer a lot more options to target a key audience and you can rely on their data a bit more - it is weighted, nationally representative etc. Companies with their own research panels tend to have greater data quality that you can put more trust in
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Return on Investment
Altova
  • Altova SurveyMaker acts as a major determinant of the decisions we make.
  • Altova SurveyMaker effectively communicates with our customers, creating a lead or a relationship.
  • Altova SurveyMaker, coordinating with different apps, ensures results we get from surveys are accurate.
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Google
  • Google Surveys are responded by our customers - dealers, retailers and end users. As it's easy to handle, greater is its adoption and hence it definitely has a good ROI.
  • Employees as internal stakeholders also use it well to drive initiatives & projects within the organization. This enhances their engagement showcasing digital workplace and hence again a good ROI.
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