REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) vs. SurveyMonkey

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
REDCap
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
REDCap is a secure web application designed by Vanderbilt University to build and manage online surveys and databases in a research setting for universities. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data in any environment (including compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, FISMA, HIPAA, and GDPR), it is specifically geared to support online and offline data capture for research studies and operations.N/A
SurveyMonkey
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
SurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Pricing
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)SurveyMonkey
Editions & Modules
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Team Advantage
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Team Premier
$75
per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
Standard Monthly
$99
per month
Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
$468
per year
Individual Plan - Premier Annual
$1,428
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
REDCapSurveyMonkey
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)SurveyMonkey
Considered Both Products
REDCap
Chose REDCap
REDCap surveys is designed according to HIPAA rules, FISMA, 21 CFR part 11, ICH-Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and GDPR, thereby making it more reliable for this market niche.
Chose REDCap
We have not used other products like REDCap. So far, REDCap is our standard research data collection and analysis platform.
Chose REDCap
SurveyMonkey and Google Forms have similar features for surveys but they lack the form options and user interface. They are also not HIPPA compliant so we are not able to collect any identifying information which is usually an issue in research when we are tracking …
SurveyMonkey
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey has a visualisation, and for Google Survey, you have to download your data the some other program, like Looker. But Google Survey is fully connectable to Google Sheets, and Survey Monkey doesn't allow you to download your database, especially if it is free text …
Chose SurveyMonkey
Building forms on SurveyMonkey is much easier and prettier than it is with HubSpot CRM, although I love that form responses map to our contact properties in HubSpot. Google Forms is less professional and clean looking and feeling than SurveyMonkey. I wouldn't want to put a …
Chose SurveyMonkey
I think we were looking for a survey products, so when I think about survey products; SurveyMonkey is the only solution
Chose SurveyMonkey
Outside of creating our own surveys, no other tools have been used outside of SurveyMonkey. I have heard of a few others but would not be able to provide an honest opinion due to my lack of experience working with them.
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey is way better than jotform for surveys, simply because it is a dedicated survey software, whereas Jotform is more general form builder. If a business's sole purpose is to send a survey out and view responses, SurveyMonkey is better than Jotform in every category.
Chose SurveyMonkey
As [I] mentioned in the previous comments, [I believe] there is no comparison. [In my opinion,] SurveyMonkey is a market lagger.
Chose SurveyMonkey
The tool is free, but we selected SurveyMonkey because we were able to easily pull the data and do the analysis.
Chose SurveyMonkey
I have only used this software and have not used others.
Chose SurveyMonkey
In terms of creating surveys and analyzing their results, the main competitor we use is Qualtrics. I think Qualtrics has better features, a more professional environment, and more robust tools. This can also be negative as it can be overwhelming for untrained users. I have …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey has the most options in terms of available question formats, analysis and participant tracking, and customizability. Google Forms is a more basic interface with fewer options for tracking and analysis, and Typeform is better in terms of design and branding options …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey offers a better end user and survey building experience. The tools to easily create a fun and engaging survey are easily accessible, easy to understand, and easy to use. You could go as far as to say that a monkey could figure out how to use SurveyMonkey.
Chose SurveyMonkey
I've only built my own in Access, SharePoint, and HTML. I don't like any of them. Plus, anything internal like SharePoint is going to have a network user/time stamp, and that wont increase participation at all.
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey is the least used between Wufoo, Titan Forms, and Google Forms. It is a solid program, however, for our uses the other programs provide additional features such as syncing to our CRM database, accepting Stripe payments, or automatically syncing with my already …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey has more analytic data options than what I found using Google Forms. Otherwise, if you use the Google Suite of products you may find it easier to just use Google Forms. When it comes to our website forms we have switched to JotForm as it has a better display on our …
Chose SurveyMonkey
It's probably above Google Surveys and below the other two. I didn't select SurveyMonkey, the company already had it and I made the decision to get an additional license for my work.
Chose SurveyMonkey
In my opinion, SurveyMonkey is the gold standard. Google Forms and Google Surveys, while being able to connect easily to other Google tools, are not as adept or intuitive as SurveyMonkey is. Google is trying to be all things for all people, and while it does a lot of those …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey has more than 150 survey templates to choose from that are expert-written ranging from market research product survey, customer satisfaction survey templates, 360-degree employee evaluation, product testing, website feedback and so much more. It has more …
Chose SurveyMonkey
I have used Qualtrics as well. I would say Qualtrics is a more of a higher end survey solution but if your needs are basic survey monkey is probably the better value and easier to get started.
Chose SurveyMonkey
While Google Forms is free, the ability to design and customize forms/surveys would prove to be beneficial to the end user. Google Forms is very limited to multiple editors while SurveyMonkey provides viewing, editing, and commenting to editors. Additionally, the access to 200 …
Chose SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey has more professional features, templates and theme options than Google Surveys
Chose SurveyMonkey
From my experience, I honestly think most of these tools are interchangeable, they have very similar functionality and can meet the same needs. I think there are more custom features that help all these tools differentiate themselves, however, my experience with them has been …
Features
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)SurveyMonkey
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
7.2
Ratings
11% below category average
Survey templates00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Themes00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
7.6
Ratings
11% below category average
Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Question design help00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Multiple question types00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
7.3
Ratings
13% below category average
Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
7.1
Ratings
13% below category average
Response tracking00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Data export00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Analytics00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
8.3
Ratings
4% below category average
Access controls00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
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Ratings
SurveyMonkey
7.5
Ratings
7% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
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User Ratings
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)SurveyMonkey
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.0
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Usability
10.0
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9.0
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Availability
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10.0
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Performance
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6.0
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Support Rating
10.0
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9.4
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)SurveyMonkey
Likelihood to Recommend
Our main use has been for research studies. It allows HIPPA compliant data collection with a vast amount of customization options, branching logic to keep collection clean, and validation to ensure data collected can easily be analyzed. We can send surveys to participants in between visits and use forms for in person visits where a staff member is collecting the information
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SurveyMonkey is best suited for you if you find that you are creating multiple survey regularly. It offers a variety of questions and options and is a well-rounded surveying tool. It is not best if you do not create surveys often, typically use the same survey, or looking for software to create quizzes or assessments. Also, if you are easily overwhelmed by too many options, this may not be the tool for you.
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Pros
  • I appreciate the ability to add/change items within a field that may be beneficial or detrimental to the patient.
  • I like the option to sort by year in the main information hub, as well as put specific dates of consultations & meetings within a patient profile.
  • Very easy learn and use!
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  • SurveyMonkey templates have made it very user-friendly. It is very efficient to create a survey.
  • I love that they have multiple ways to answer questions. For example, short answer, paragraph, and radio buttons to name a few.
  • The surveys are very easy to share. You can import a large list of email addresses or free type just a few.
  • I like that you can test the survey before sending it out live. I send it to myself to verify how it will look and feel to the end-user.
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Cons
  • REDCap is generally the best app for public health and clinical trials for both the academia and for-profit organization. However it is poorly marketed much effort is placed on the academia side though organizations like the pharmaceuticals, hospitals, insurance etc., would be willing especially when they get hear about it.
  • REDCap needs to work on the user interface. It's kinda boring especially when designing surveys and when navigating for surveys
  • The FAQ must be shortened , sometimes the videos associated with FAQ seem long.
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  • Recognizing that there are more limitations when it comes to a mobile interface vs. a desktop interface, I would love to see more profound levels of programming functionality on the mobile side.
  • It would be helpful to have better access to greater levels of third-party results analysis, particularly as it relates to open-ended questions and answers.
  • As an admin, it would be very cool if SurveyMonkey were able to use AI to match the survey we're building (questions, topics, target respondents, etc.) to existing results that might negate the need to ask certain questions in our surveys.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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Usability
It is very interesting to me especially that it meets all my needs. The libraries makes the job even much easier, since you can just make a few adjustments to the appropriate template chosen
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SurveyMonkey should suffice for most simple use cases to collect responses or feedback from clients. The templates that they offer are helpful as well as the guidance on question formulation. If you just need a stand alone software to distribute and collect surveys, then SurveyMonkey will meet your needs.
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Performance
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still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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Support Rating
They respond almost immediately to queries
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I haven’t used the support function yet, but I have had colleagues that have and the issues they’ve faced have been resolved super quickly. They also have said the support people they have come in contact with have been extremely friendly. Those two things are what made me choose my rating
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Implementation Rating
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Implementation not required.
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Alternatives Considered
REDCap surveys is designed according to HIPAA rules, FISMA, 21 CFR part 11, ICH-Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and GDPR, thereby making it more reliable for this market niche.
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Building forms on SurveyMonkey is much easier and prettier than it is with HubSpot CRM, although I love that form responses map to our contact properties in HubSpot. Google Forms is less professional and clean looking and feeling than SurveyMonkey. I wouldn't want to put a Google form in front of a client or important stakeholder. But Google Forms is very quick and easy to pull together with a single, universal, short, sharable respondent link which is great for answers you need know. Plus the data integration/export to sheets is seamless and easy.
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Return on Investment
  • It facilities the research
  • It ensures HIPPA compliance
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  • It helped to determine if our business was going to switch to a new payroll software based on the employee feedback of whether one of its main features would actually be wanted or not.
  • It helps to improve individual instructor's classes based on survey feedback from our clients.
  • It helped us to gauge the interest in whether or not a pool of people wanted to become instructors.
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