Google Surveys vs. Pointerpro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Surveys
Score 7.6 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
Pointerpro
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Pointerpro (formerly Survey Anyplace) helps users create surveys, quizzes, and assessments that return personalized advice to respondents in the final screen, through email, or in a branded PDF report. Customers include Capgemini, Adobe, Accor Hotels, as well as many midsize consulting companies and agencies. Pointerpro is designed to take the guesswork out of creating a custom experience and provides a tool to get questions answered. Features such as custom scoring, formulas, and…
$0
Pricing
Google SurveysPointerpro
Editions & Modules
Surveys
10¢
per completed survey
Free
$0
Essential
$39
per month
Professional
$59
per month
Enterprise
On request
ReportR
On request
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google SurveysPointerpro
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Google SurveysPointerpro
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
7.5
13 Ratings
4% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Survey templates7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Themes7.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.0
13 Ratings
7% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Changes to live survey7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
Question design help7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple question types8.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.3
12 Ratings
0% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Survey logic flexibility8.312 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.5
13 Ratings
3% above category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Response tracking8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Data export8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics8.711 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
8.1
13 Ratings
3% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Access controls8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Google Surveys
7.9
10 Ratings
2% below category average
Pointerpro
-
Ratings
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google SurveysPointerpro
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(13 ratings)
7.7
(28 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(13 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(12 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google SurveysPointerpro
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Pointerpro
They get the job done. We were able to do everything that our client wanted and needed. Its a free quiz on their website, so having to pay $1,500 a year for this service is hurting our bank. My only complaint is the price. If you are able to lower your price or offer promotions, then I would have no problem staying. We are currently looking for cheaper alternatives.
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Pros
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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Pointerpro
  • Intuitive branching logic mechanics. Survey Anyplace offers a nicely pipeline/process map format to visually see the branching logic for more robust question sets.
  • Reliable results. Survey Anyplace offers important tracking data to evaluate and hold respondents accountable to completing the surveys.
  • Users can save progress and come back. This allows busy respondents time to think about deeper questions, specifically when the surveys are being used in an interviewing approach.
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Cons
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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Pointerpro
  • Creating something highly customized at the ReportR level means you will need to have some savvy with CSS if you want to do it yourself. But it also means you can create something truly incredible and they do not have the same limitations as other similar software.
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Usability
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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Pointerpro
This is a great platform. The ease of use and ability to generate instant reports is killer. I highly recommend this platform for those who want to showcase a professional survey to impress their clients and employees. For us, this helps expand our product offering greatly, which also supplements our other services. [Survey Anyplace is a] great product and platform!
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Support Rating
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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Pointerpro
I wish there was a better live chat feature. Seems like I have to wait 30-60 every time I need to talk to someone. Though once I am able to speak with someone via the chat in my account, they have been very helpful in answering my questions or pointing me in the right direction.
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Alternatives Considered
Google
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 the higher costs were not worth the extra money.
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Pointerpro
Survey Anyplace is an excellent piece of software.
It can create in depth surveys and has a huge functional capability! I would highly recommend using Survey Anyplace for any business as it is so adaptable!
The support team are fabulous and always on hand to answer any queries and set up Zoom calls for more tailored help! Mark has been brilliant in helping me to create a complex survey!
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Team members are more apt to respond quickly to a Google Survey request rather than a normal email - makes my job as an admin easier.
  • Easy to check on who hasn't responded - that way I only have to one-on-one follow up with select individuals instead of everyone.
  • You can customize the survey to your team's specific brand, which is especially handy if sent to those outside of our work sphere.
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Pointerpro
  • As a publisher, the quizzes provide us with compelling type of "advertising" product to engage our clients' audiences.
  • We use the quizzes to direct respondents to thought leadership content for lead gen. The "correct response" feature in the quizzes provide the most interesting sample of our clients' content.
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ScreenShots

Pointerpro Screenshots

Screenshot of This is not a single-purpose assessment app. You can build maturity assessments, personality tests, 360 assessments, competency quizzes, self-assessments, or quote calculators.Screenshot of The waiting game is over! Respondents can immediately receive their personalized report after they complete their assessment. Of course the tool also offers the possibility of giving postponed feedback.Screenshot of No need for coding skills or software expertise, user-friendliness is key. The tool seamlessly combines an assessment creator and a report generator.Screenshot of No need to scare respondents away by asking for their email. Let people download their personalized PDF with a download button at the end of the assessment.Screenshot of Every organization is unique and we genuinely believe that should be reflected in the assessments you will be drawing up. Pointerpro allows you to design your very own branded assessments.