Google Surveys vs. Pollfish

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Surveys
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
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
Pollfish
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Pollfish is a survey platform that aims to provide reliable consumer data quickly. It is designed for businesses of any size, including market research agencies, marketing departments, advertising agencies, product development teams, and consulting firms. The platform offers features such as fast surveys and advanced filtering options, to empower businesses to make informed decisions based on high-quality results.
$0.95
per response
Pricing
Google SurveysPollfish
Editions & Modules
Surveys
10¢
per completed survey
DIY Platform
Starting at $0.95
per response
Full Service Projects
Projects start at $5,000
per project
Enterprise
Packages starting at $10,000
per year annual commitment
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google SurveysPollfish
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google SurveysPollfish
Considered Both Products
Google Surveys
Chose Google Surveys
ArcSurvey and SurveyMonkey
Chose Google Surveys
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 …
Chose Google Surveys
The other survey systems are similar, but Google Surveys has a higher price point. I also find support to be lacking at times.
Chose Google Surveys
Ease of use
Ease of configuration
Ease distribution to stakeholders
Chose Google Surveys
I use Google Analytics periodically to see how our website is performing. It's so slick to be able to see how many visitors we've had from month to month and year to year, where the visitors are coming from, what search terms are most potent, the effectiveness of organic vs. …
Chose Google Surveys
We used Google Surveys a couple of times because it was easy to set up a quick set of questions. We also liked that it created a visual of the data and fed our analytics. But overall, we've remained with Qualtrics because many of our surveys are complicated and found it …
Chose Google Surveys
Honestly, in terms of scheduling, Google is about average. Obviously, this is not Google Survey's only purpose, but the poll functions are only similar to those used on websites. Some of the features are nearly identical and free (and some don't even require an account). As a …
Chose Google Surveys
I selected Google Surveys to create them because it was free and helped to improve our overall information and data. It was easy to build it into our systems and get the data. Other survey providers have offered a larger variety of options, which have helped even more - but …
Chose Google Surveys
Google Surveys is a more complete program compared to SmartSurvey and SnapSurveys because it is well integrated within the Google Classroom and for me, that is very important because as a Teacher I want to find out what my students are thinking about a specific subject area. …
Chose Google Surveys
Most people use Google or have an account which makes it very easy for them to use. SurveyMonkey is also easy but lacks some of the integration that Google Surveys offers. Google Surveys has a feature where it can send the user a record of their responses. This is not a feature …
Chose Google Surveys
I've used SurveyMonkey before, but if you do not have an account, you are limited with what you can do on there. Since we have the GoogleSuite and can use Google Surveys, it's a much better alternative, I can do so much more with it compared to SurveyMonkey.
Chose Google Surveys
Google Surveys is easy to use when you are familiar with other products from the Google family and makes it quick for everyone to set up simple surveys and send them out to participants. While our organization is using Microsoft, often staff and faculty choose to use Google …
Chose Google Surveys
I used Google Survey instead of KeySurvey because of its functionality itself. We don't want complicated things, right? If we can make our lives easier, why not? For me, Google Surveys is easier and the easiest platform to use. You can also upload images in answering those …
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It is certainly not as deep in data analytics, but it is much easier to use than the others. Free is also good.
Pollfish
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Alchemer is a more robust survey development tool but does not have its own audience that we can field the surveys to. Reporting is more customizable in Alchemer as well. Pollfish is a specific tool for a specific job, ALchemer is more versatile.
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish is simple to use platform and everyone knows about this platform. It has pay as you go model which is very beneficial than any subscription.
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish was more suited for my needs to design surveys for strangers to use and get paid responses. It was definitely newer, and while it had some glitches and shortcomings, it had a better UX than some of the others.
Chose Pollfish
Much better and deeper functionality, easier to use as well.
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish is one of the most cost-effective options I have worked with and ir works really well for DIY research. While it doesn’t offer a self-serve portal for some of the more advanced audience builds, their pre-set targeting filters are highly detailed and usually give me …
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish is significantly more powerful and produces much better analytics than these alternatives. The AI interview function is also a significant edge over the competition.
Chose Pollfish
We use Alchemer on a daily basis, as it is integrated with our product.
But Pollfish allows easier survey setup (e.g., options like "None of the above" or "Other" can be added in a second by ticking the box, and they are always at the same place).
We are using Pollfish for …
Chose Pollfish
Overall I would place Pollfish in second place from the list I presented in terms of survey capabilities. My list would go Qualtrics, Pollfish, Lyssna, and then SurveyMonkey. We ultimately went with Pollfish because we felt like it offered most of the main capabilities that …
Chose Pollfish
Surveymonkey was a bit more pricey for what we wanted to do with our survey. From what I remember, they charged more to target the audience that we wanted so we decided to go with Pollfish for the survey we sent out.
Chose Pollfish
I have used Typeform for running some internal surveys as well as client-specific surveys, but the major problem that I had with Typeform is the logic setting of the survey; sometimes it gets very difficult for me to understand how a particular logic flows. Also, logo …
Chose Pollfish
Being able to customise the questions is very handy, even after launching the survey I was able to edit the questions easily. Also, being able to monitor the live results is something that you cannot experience with Platform One. I didn't have to wait until the survey finishes …
Chose Pollfish
have used typeform in the past - i think pollfish provides better funcitonality, deeper audience pool.
Chose Pollfish
Easy to use, excellent customer service, decent templates
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish provides quicker, less expensive results, but is not as customizable. Pollfish is great for a general population survey but Alchemer has advantages if a database of potential respondents exists.
Chose Pollfish
It's felt as though it's a step above Survey Monkey. While Survey Monkey also has a trusted and easy to use platform, we felt that Pollfish had a better sourcing system for respondent pools. Attest is also a great platform but is built more squarely as a brand & marketing …
Chose Pollfish
I've not used any other tools like Pollfish, but I have worked with survey firms, and being able to control this process yourself makes things so much more efficient.
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish was perfect for our CPG brand because we could narrow our respondent pool to very specific retailers and purchasing behaviors. Was also very affordable and fast.
Chose Pollfish
They do not provide a panel but their self assessment tool is amazing. However, we now have created our own AI tool which is more effective. It would be great to have an integration key to allow AI to analyze live studies.
Chose Pollfish
We selected Pollfish because it was more user friendly, cost effective, and advanced in its capabilities.
Chose Pollfish
Started using when google surveys were deprectaed
Chose Pollfish
Again, at the level I view it at, it outshines the competition. Perfect blend of smart functionality, low price, human support, templates and methodology/QNR build options and templates that you don't always get from other options that may outshine Pollfish in one or more areas …
Chose Pollfish
Pollfish is the most cost effective and the quickest survey platform. However there are questions when it comes to the actual reliability of the results that are retrieved from Pollfish surveys. However, its speed makes it tough to use other platforms, even at a potential …
Features
Google SurveysPollfish
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
Pollfish
7.6
Ratings
5% below category average
Survey templates9.20 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Themes7.50 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Custom logo/branding7.60 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Pollfish
8.5
Ratings
0% below category average
Changes to live survey9.90 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Question design help8.90 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Multiple question types8.10 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
7.2
Ratings
15% below category average
Pollfish
8.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Survey logic flexibility7.20 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.1
Ratings
0% below category average
Pollfish
8.3
Ratings
2% above category average
Response tracking8.30 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Data export9.10 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Standard reports7.60 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Custom reports8.10 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Analytics7.70 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.2
Ratings
5% below category average
Pollfish
8.9
Ratings
3% above category average
Access controls7.80 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Compliance8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
5.7
Ratings
34% below category average
Pollfish
9.1
Ratings
12% above category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing5.70 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Respondent restrictions5.70 Ratings8.70 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google SurveysPollfish
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google SurveysPollfish
Likelihood to Recommend
I do appreciate the ease of use and connection Google Surveys has with other Google products - that's a huge plus. While I'm a fairly digitally-minded user, some of our users are not, so that becomes a challenge if you want them to see the Data Studio reports or be able to print something for them. But if you're completely digital, gaining insight from the reports is very valuable. We've mostly used Google Surveys to generate answers to questions we have on how things are running or to collect information from our users/members/students on how they "feel" about particular topics, situations, or their work, in general. For that, it's been a breeze. But we're finding for more specific surveys that may have decision trees associated with the answers (if they answer "this" then send them to "that") we work more with Qualtrics. But you can't beat the price of Google Surveys when you can begin one for $50.
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I would recommend Pollifish if a colleague wanted to know one or two simple things about a consumer (or potential consumer) and did not have the resources or time to do focus groups, as the number of questions is adequate to ask about various topics.I would also recommend it for someone who wanted to test a creative piece in front of a specific audience, such as the last case in which I used it
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Pros
  • The way the data comes out on a spreadsheet is very helpful, easy to see separate answers.
  • Very intuitive, easy to use, and learn how to use.
  • Versatile, can be used for many things, and has a variety of types of questions that you can add to your survey.
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  • Pollfish is very intuitive to use. If you understand how survey questions and answer options are structured, building the surveys themselves is pretty simple.
  • When you do run into problems, the customer service through the chat agent on the site is second to none. They are always very responsive and have answered any question I've ever had very quickly and very clearly.
  • Pollfish automatically can break you data down into several interesting subcategories. But it's also very easy to break your pool down into one that's very custom, and that's something that other survey companies charge quite a bit for.
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Cons
  • Background design, I think it would be better if we could personalize the background design.
  • I haven't encountered attaching video clips on it. I think it's great if we can attach video clips or voice clips since image can be attached.
  • Cute fonts will do.
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  • Prohibiting participants who don't fit your requirements. I've seen times where someone will literally say in a free responses question that they marked an answer, got rejected from a study, then opened the link again and selected a new answer to be able to participate.
  • An easy way to remove participants who are "bad responses" and have the results view upload seamlessly.
  • Maybe an AI function that helps you remove bias from quesitons.
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Usability
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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For what it is and what it offers, I think it is very user friendly, intuitive and reactive. As long as you don't treat it as a powerful full service research tool and look at it more as the scrappy DIY option, it will actually exceed expectations.
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Support Rating
Google Surveys has a world-class support team. If you have any questions you can reach out to support and gain additional insight on how the product can meet your needs. As part of Google, the support team is very reliable. Our team has not had any issues reaching support and having a quick resolution turnaround.
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Alternatives Considered
I use Google Analytics periodically to see how our website is performing. It's so slick to be able to see how many visitors we've had from month to month and year to year, where the visitors are coming from, what search terms are most potent, the effectiveness of organic vs. paid advertisements.
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Pollfish was more suited for my needs to design surveys for strangers to use and get paid responses. It was definitely newer, and while it had some glitches and shortcomings, it had a better UX than some of the others.
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Return on Investment
  • Google Surveys has had a positive impact on my Google Classroom.
  • While using Google Surveys I am able to see how my students feel about a certain topic or subject.
  • Google Surveys is highly recommended because it provides a way to measure student progress by using polls.
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  • Has definitely helped with the speed at which we turn around research projects due to how quickly we get results back.
  • Has enabled us to survey respondents from around the world to get a better sense of the global consumer perspective of our products.
  • Insights builder has given us fantastic in-depth results analysis and stat testing capabilities that were not previously available.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of an executive ready report generated with AI Reports, with comprehensive AI survey analysis. The engine reads questionnaire context, runs statistical tests, and codes open-ended responses to draft a polished, evidence-based report.