ProProfs Survey Maker Review
April 13, 2021

ProProfs Survey Maker Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with ProProfs Survey Maker

The survey maker is being used by the Marketing Dept. to survey an external cohort. We hoped it would provide at least 500 responses to our questions in a single month, however, the survey shut down before it reached our goal and the advertising dollars we spent to promote the survey were lost as a result.
  • ProProfs is cheaper than its competitors.
  • [I feel] Customer service closes tickets without resolving the issues first....and there are a lot of issues.
  • I paid for the upgraded version, but couldn't get the upgraded functionality without spending days on the phone, chat, and remote desktop with customer service.
  • We paid for 500 responses/month, but the survey closed before we reached that number. We asked for a refund so we could pay for another month of advertising, but they ignored the request, instead giving us more days to use the platform (not sure how this was supposed to help).
  • Every time you view the Welcome Page, the changes to font and formatting revert back to default and you must re-do them every time.
  • The reports aren't what you expect. They are very limited. I expected Q1- 75% answered Yes, 25% No. Instead the reports are listed across columns in an Excel spreadsheet with every respondent's answer in the rows below. The stats are a bit better, but I don't think you can share them with others.
  • Very limited functionality in the free or 1st upgrade. You need to go to premium and get on the phone with customer service to get basic functions that appear in Survey Monkey. {I think] their advertising is misleading.
  • Negative ROI based on extra money spent on upgrading, losing days with the survey not being upgraded on time, losing money on external advertising when the survey closed early, and losing many work hours reaching out to customer service.
ProProfs feel like a garage start-up that didn't really figure out the functionality or customer service before they launched, while Survey Monkey is reputable and reliable. ProProfs has very limited reporting, but Survey Monkey is exactly what you expect with the basic package- analyzing percentages of each response. Survey Monkey is more customizable, even if you have to pay a bit more.

Do you think ProProfs Survey Maker delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with ProProfs Survey Maker's feature set?

No

Did ProProfs Survey Maker live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of ProProfs Survey Maker go as expected?

No

Would you buy ProProfs Survey Maker again?

No

They shouldn't have opened for public use before they figured out their tech glitches, functionality, how to report, billing issues, and customer service. [I feel] it's poorly run and creates hassle, negative ROI, and frustration for organizations using the platform. Unfortunately, needing to call or email ProProfs every week to get the platform to work is not a good service model.
The customer service is not well trained on the issues I've needed to call about. There doesn't seem to be good interaction cross-department at ProProfs and every time I talk to someone new, I have to re-explain the situation or they blame the situation on another department. They don't get quick results for the client.
If you have many hours to spend on the phone or chat with customer service and want to save $100, ProProfs is your platform. For those with limited time to invest, it's worth spending a bit more to get quality service and functionality without a hassle.

ProProfs Survey Maker Feature Ratings

Survey templates
4
Themes
2
Custom logo/branding
4
Changes to live survey
3
Multiple question types
6
Survey logic flexibility
2
Response tracking
1
Data export
1
Standard reports
1
Analytics
1
Respondent restrictions
6
Access controls
7
Compliance
Not Rated