Alchemer vs. SnapSurveys

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alchemer
Score 8.4 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.
$55
per month per user
SnapSurveys
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Snap Surveys offers both Survey Software and Feedback Management Solutions, including desktop survey software, online feedback management solutions, and survey research services. Snap Surveys offers complete tools for survey design, administration, data collection, and analysis. Snap Surveys supports all survey modes, including: Online, Mobile (including iPad/iPhone/Android), Paper, Kiosk, Phone, Scanning, and Tablet PC, in any language with robust analysis and reporting capabilities,…
$695
per year
Pricing
AlchemerSnapSurveys
Editions & Modules
Collaborator
$55
per month per user
Professional
$165
per month per use (maximum 3 users)
Full Access
$275
per month per user (maximum 3 users)
Enterprise and Business
Contact for quote
Online/Mobile
$695
per year
Paper Scanning
$2,395
per year
Paper Scanning - Perpetual License
3,995
Online/Mobile - Perpetual License
5,995
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlchemerSnapSurveys
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing on small team plans.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Alchemer
Chose Alchemer
Qualtrics had many benefits in terms of reporting and analysis. However, it was lacking in the questions and survey building elements when compared to 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
SurveyMonkey, Formsite. Ultimately, Alchemer remains our go-to solution as it's combination of ability and flexibility bested the other options.
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 …
Chose Alchemer
While there are other survey platforms out there, SurveyGizmo stands out from the rest. It provides a much wider variety of question and filtering options and easily exports data and creates reports with the touch of a button. These features among others allow for greater …
Chose Alchemer
Best alternative and value for the cost EASILY. AND it performs similar or more functions than that of Qualtrics. Survey Monkey is just terrible.
Chose Alchemer
Used to use SurveyMonkey at a previous company, and the functionality is quite similar. I recall SurveyMonkey having a few more bells and whistles, but that was years ago!
Chose 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 …
Chose Alchemer
Survey Gizmo has similar survey complexity as Qualtrics (breadth of tools) and similar piping and logic. Survey Gizmo is better suited for slightly smaller enterprises since it has similar tools yet is not as expensive.
Compared to Survey Monkey, Survey Gizmo takes a bit more …
Chose Alchemer
We have been using SG for over 4 years now. SG definitely is quickly catching up with Qualtrics and there are more and more powerful features coming out. Pricewise, SG is also much more affordable.
Chose Alchemer
For the functionality, especially with the additional features such as NPS and Max Diff, SurveyGizmo was all around the best option for the price. It allowed us to do everything we could with a previous tool and didn't have too many extra functions we were paying for but didn't …
SnapSurveys
Chose SnapSurveys
It is an in between option. The options we evaluated were Qualtrics and SurveyGizmo. It's cheaper than Qualtrics and easier to design surveys than SurveyGizmo. Nonetheless it's not the worst option out there like SurveyMonkey.
Chose SnapSurveys
Since I have invested so much time in this program and have been using SNAP Surveys since around 1990, I honestly have not focused that much on other competing software programs. The little bit that I have seen is that some popular web-survey programs (like Survey Monkey) may …
Chose SnapSurveys
I choose to use SnapSurveys because of the many options the product itself provides. Other products do not offer the variety that SnapSurveys does. In everything from how you administer your survey, to the preloaded questions and languages you can administer your surveys.
Chose SnapSurveys
Survey Monkey is great but it's really on the "Quick and Dirty" side of things. Due to shortage of staff time and expertise, we go with Survey Monkey whenever possible. But you can't beat Snap for the more robust, complicated stuff.
We use Epi Info for some projects that are …
Chose SnapSurveys
I have used SurveyMonkey and Vovici. Both of these products were easier to learn and use than Snap, but they were also far less powerful.
Features
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Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
0% above category average
Survey templates8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Themes7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
9.3
Ratings
9% above category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
6% below category average
Changes to live survey8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Question design help10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multiple question types10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
9.0
Ratings
9% above category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
3% below category average
Survey logic flexibility9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
6.6
Ratings
21% below category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
Response tracking7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data export6.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Standard reports7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Analytics5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
10.0
Ratings
14% above category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
8% below category average
Access controls10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Alchemer
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
SnapSurveys
8.0
Ratings
3% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Respondent restrictions10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlchemerSnapSurveys
Likelihood to Recommend
Price to performance, Survey Gizmo is a great tool. There are a couple hiccups but it has a ton of features that you can't get from some of the SMB competition and it even rivals some of the Enterprise competition. If you are looking for a large scale surveying platform, it may be worth it to go with one of the more expensive, team-oriented enterprise versions, but if you're part of a mid sized enterprise or SMB team, SurveyGizmo is worth it.
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We would recommend this product to others and it really does fit the needs of the virtual world and still meets the needs of those that need to complete paper. It really is a happy middle place as it works either way. Again, the interface is user-friendly and the ability to do surveys offline is great.
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Pros
  • Streamlines the survey process and provides quality data.
  • Provides a wide variety of question types and filtering options in order to ensure the proper questions are being asked.
  • Better improves outcomes for constituents/patients.
  • Easy to edit and reformat questions as desired.
  • Easy to navigate, export data, and create reports.
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  • Snap has wonderful vast functionality. I love showing off it's latest new features!
  • As well as online surveys, you can produce mobile, paper and kiosk versions with Snap.
  • You can run surveys in multiple languages (including double-byte such as Japanese and Chinese) and analyze all the results together.
  • Smart reporting is definitely worth checking out if you have multiple tailored reports to produce over time.
  • Their support people are extremely professional and knowledgeable.
  • Their worksheets (available on their website) are invaluable and very well written.
  • Their Research Department, staffed by guru users of the software, can provide additional resource for a fee.
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Cons
  • Advanced logic - more difficult than what it should be. If I'm piping answers to another question, I shouldn't have to create a lengthy logic script for it to perform (this is just with advanced logic).
  • Too "bubbly" of a template - I didn't like the clouds so I had mine switched to a more basic format.
  • Accounts - should be able to create different accounts for different users and separate the surveys based on the user.
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  • Difficulty of use: Since the software has such sophistication, using all the features requires a very detailed understanding which takes a lot of time and effort.
  • Tiering of features: The licensing model is a bit unclear and not the easiest to understand.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Though there are many aspects of the product I enjoy and are very useful, it needs to be updated a bit. When using the software you can see that a lot of time was spent on the backend of things, such as the included questions. However, you can see that the way in which it is put together and how it looks did not receive as much attention. I really would enjoy something that is more aesthetically pleasing and not something that looks like it predates 1999
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Usability
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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I think as an organization there is always room to grow, however, this application has really helped us with our dilemma with offline, online, and paper surveys. We are able to make our surveys fun and engaging and the interface for the person creating the survey is user-friendly. Customer service is very helpful if you need additional support.
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Support Rating
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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Alternatives Considered
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 the tools. SurveyGizmo fills an extremely valuable role within business analytics. It helps gain the voice of the customer (or end-user) while offering a wide-ranging functional platform for data gathering and organization. SurveyGizmo is up to the task when competing with other high-profile tools and is a fantastic business option for those looking for a proficient survey tool.
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Since I have invested so much time in this program and have been using SNAP Surveys since around 1990, I honestly have not focused that much on other competing software programs. The little bit that I have seen is that some popular web-survey programs (like Survey Monkey) may have nice looking front end features but limited analysis capabilities and SPSS has strong analysis capabilities but is not a strong questionnaire designer.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Information gathered from surveys could be measured by key figures.
  • Increased employee efficiency, and help with better customer service.
  • Each department could review the finding and put them to use.
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