Alchemer vs. Google Forms

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alchemer
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Alchemer (formerly SurveyGizmo) is an online survey tool that helps companies design surveys and collect and analyze data. Features include branding, logic & branching, mobile surveys, question types, and reporting.
$49
per month
Google Forms
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Google Forms is an app for creating forms and surveys, and is part of Google Apps for Work. The product focuses on ease of use; the interface is similar to a document editor, with drop down lists of options and drag and drop question re-ordering. Users can embed images and video into surveys. Users can also program the question flow with custom logic. Google sends users basic summaries of the survey results automatically, or users can export the raw survey results data and analyze it via…N/A
Pricing
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Editions & Modules
Collaborator
$49
per month
Professional
$149
per month
Full Access
$249
per month
Enterprise and Business
Contact for quote
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Considered Both Products
Alchemer
Chose Alchemer
Alchemer has been very resourceful and compared to most competitors, it is superior in all aspects. It is affordable and no compromises on capabilities. It is also easy to use.
Chose Alchemer
Alchemer surveys have more functionalities and features such as logics, survey tracking and flawless integration systems.
Chose Alchemer
Our business team takes pride in immersing ourselves with the wide variety of survey-based platforms available. Much of our goal is recommending the proper people, processes, and technologies to our customers and many of those recommendations come from our own experience with …
Google Forms

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.9
13 Ratings
13% above category average
Google Forms
7.6
106 Ratings
3% below category average
Survey templates8.712 Ratings7.799 Ratings
Themes8.313 Ratings7.599 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.812 Ratings7.785 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.6
14 Ratings
0% below category average
Google Forms
8.1
104 Ratings
6% below category average
Changes to live survey8.314 Ratings8.099 Ratings
Question design help8.013 Ratings7.886 Ratings
Multiple question types9.514 Ratings8.5103 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.0
14 Ratings
4% below category average
Google Forms
7.8
94 Ratings
7% below category average
Survey logic flexibility8.014 Ratings7.894 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
7.6
14 Ratings
8% below category average
Google Forms
8.0
105 Ratings
3% below category average
Response tracking8.314 Ratings8.2103 Ratings
Data export6.914 Ratings8.599 Ratings
Standard reports6.214 Ratings8.198 Ratings
Custom reports8.213 Ratings7.777 Ratings
Analytics8.112 Ratings7.781 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.6
12 Ratings
3% above category average
Google Forms
8.2
99 Ratings
2% below category average
Access controls8.211 Ratings8.397 Ratings
Compliance9.011 Ratings8.176 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.8
13 Ratings
9% above category average
Google Forms
7.6
73 Ratings
6% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.96 Ratings7.534 Ratings
Respondent restrictions8.613 Ratings7.771 Ratings
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User Ratings
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(14 ratings)
7.8
(109 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.0
(49 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(5 ratings)
8.0
(48 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
3.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlchemerGoogle Forms
Likelihood to Recommend
Widgix, dba Alchemer
SurveyGizmo works extremely well as a platform for receiving survey responses. As a survey/business analytics tool, the platform offers extensive options for customization and deployment of professional questionnaires. Our team has found SurveyGizmo to be extremely well suited for the modern administrative employee. Surveys are relatively easy to create, deploy, and manage responses in real time. Furthermore, monitoring / managing the results enables businesses to provide any necessary follow-up based on key results. Our team spends quite a bit of time testing out survey tools and have found SurveyGizmo to be a solid option for the needs of our team. Furthermore, we have recommended the platform to other departments within our organization that have uniquely different skillsets from our own. Overall, we see SurveyGizmo as a tool that can be used across most organizational teams if implemented with the specific user-experience in mind.
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Google
Google Forms works really well when you need to quickly gather information and store it in a standardized format. It also works well if your organization is already using other Google products.
If you don't use other Google products, another service may be a better fit for you. Additionally, if you need your forms to be highly customized for marketing purposes, for example, you might have an easier time with other tools.
That being said, Google Forms is well supported and is highly flexible and would likely work well for many companies.
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Pros
Widgix, dba Alchemer
  • Attaching images! Survey Gizmo makes attaching images from surveys a breeze. I've tried other popular survey tools and it can be difficult for users to submit images as part of their survey (e.g. some only allow 1 picture per question, whereas Survey Gizmo allows a range for you to select from)
  • Easy and intuitive survey building.
  • Pretty good out-of-the-box survey analysis.
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Google
  • Live results: When a user completes the form the results are added instantly.
  • Easy to create: Google Forms has a simple interface that allows for a wide range of question types. Google will even try to guess the question type based on the question (but this can be overridden).
  • Answers export to Google Sheets: It is easy to have each response to your form add a row to a Google Sheet, allowing for further analysis or processing.
  • Ability to automatically collect email addresses within a domain: If you have a form that has been shared with users in your domain, you can set it to automatically collect the users' email addresses without them needing to type it in. Makes checking whether all students have completed the form easy.
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Cons
Widgix, dba Alchemer
  • Duplicate protection needs improvement. Anyone who would like to start a survey and finish at a later time is unable to which limits total survey responses.
  • Password protection option can be a challenge when uploading spreadsheets with pre-populated data.
  • Logic and piping options for questions can be difficult when designing more complicated and in-depth surveys, which requires a lot of testing.
  • Follow-up surveys do not provide an option for survey takers to review their previous survey responses, which may provide less accurate data when comparing individuals across multiple surveys.
  • Would like the option to link surveys together in order to more easily track data from individuals across multiple surveys and save previous survey data.
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Google
  • Sometimes finding the output -- a Google Sheet with all responses-- is a little difficult. It's also sometimes confusing to figure out how to get back into the Google Form Survey itself.
  • As always, sharing among an institutional Google account and your personal Google account can be frustrating. You have to make a copy and can't share across the two different accounts very easily.
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Likelihood to Renew
Widgix, dba Alchemer
No answers on this topic
Google
I will definitely renew my use of Google Forms because I really like the ease of use and the number of tools that Google forms provide. I also love that I can administer a test in real-time and get results in a timely manner
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Usability
Widgix, dba Alchemer
The feature sets, agility, and flexibility remain approachable and incredibly powerful. Support is also very responsive and top notch. Overall, with a bit of basic foundational skills, there are seemingly an unlimited number of use cases for which Alchemer can be leveraged.
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Google
Google Forms is a very intuitive and easy to use tool, it is not necessary to have a complex knowledge to create advanced forms, it is enough with the functions and aids that the tool offers for the creation of these, even children and students can do it, also the way to export the data is really simple, simply an incredible tool.
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Reliability and Availability
Widgix, dba Alchemer
No answers on this topic
Google
In the years I've used GoogleForms I've never ran into any issues with the reliability or availability. Google is a gigantic company with essentially limitless resources which makes it very easy to trust that I will continue to be able to enjoy the same reliability I've come to know and expect from GoogleForms
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Performance
Widgix, dba Alchemer
No answers on this topic
Google
One of the things that comes as a benefit of the lack to create complex logic branching and truly custom design is that there isn't lot of room to bog down the software. GoogleForms has always loaded just as fast as my internet service and device would allow it. I'm not sure about front end integrations or integrations into the form itself, as I've never explored it, but on the backend, I've never had any issues with integrations channeling from GoogleForms from the GoogleForms's end of things.
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Support Rating
Widgix, dba Alchemer
Every once in awhile, it is necessary to solicit support. On those occasions, support is extremely responsive and supportive. It has been my experience that [if] they can't walk you through the desired endpoint, they will take a look at your build and remedy for you.
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Google
Google has a support team but it isn't the most helpful with Forms. I find most of my answers by searching online and watching tutorial videos. I would recommend utilizing online resources before contacting their live support team for help. Just make sure that they are recent videos or directions. Google is constantly updating their interfaces so it is easy for things to get out of date
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Alternatives Considered
Widgix, dba Alchemer
I liked the interface for SurveyGizmo much more than Qualtrics. You knew a question was adjusted in SurveyGizmo and wouldn't change, but with Qualtric's interface, you had to refresh the account several times sometimes to ensure the question would work appropriately. Also, with SG, there were a lot of easier capabilities, such as changing missing values in bulk, required questions in bulk, etc.
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Google
We have also used FormAssembly, which is far more advanced with security, analytics, and functionality, but is also more expensive and takes a greater resource investment to train others to use. While FormAssembly can provide a lot more features, and is definitely the better choice for more complex surveys, forms, and applications, Google Forms is a very approachable and easy to use platform. We would recommend Google Forms for smaller businesses with simpler processes, and everyday use for any organization.
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Scalability
Widgix, dba Alchemer
No answers on this topic
Google
GoogleForms lacks the ability for complex logic branching and the ability to truly design it in a custom manner. It's pretty obvious when you land on a GoogleForm that it is in fact a GoogleForm. This rating solely reflects the lack of flexibility which in turn makes it something that wouldn't usually be scaled. That being said, if needing to scale a simple solution, GoogleForms would be up for the job.
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Return on Investment
Widgix, dba Alchemer
  • It has always delivered on all our business objectives. I think that the reason why it's a bit [more] expensive than other providers.
  • It has helped us to optimize resources especially man hours involved in survey design.
  • It has been a valuable partner in almost all [of] our uses.
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Google
  • It's difficult to track ROI since Google Forms is used less formally
  • [The] positive impact is the actionable results we receive from surveys
  • [The] impact is highly dependent on how well the questions are asked, and how seriously the survey is taken by employees
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