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SurveyMonkey vs Fillout

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for survey tools. SurveyMonkey has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

SurveyMonkey has the lower entry price — SurveyMonkey starts at $0/mo, Fillout at $0/mo. Free tier: SurveyMonkey Yes, Fillout Yes. HIPAA: SurveyMonkey Yes, Fillout Yes.

As of 2026-09-03 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

SurveyMonkey

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Basic)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forMarket research teams needing access to a large respondent panel

Fillout

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forAirtable power users wanting natively integrated forms

Sources — SurveyMonkey: surveymonkey.com (verified 2026-09-03) · Fillout: fillout.com (verified 2026-09-03)

Key features

SurveyMonkey: 335M+ global respondent panel (SurveyMonkey Audience); AI survey generator and AI-powered analysis suite; 400+ pre-built survey templates; A/B testing on survey content (Premier+); Multilingual surveys; MaxDiff, conjoint, and concept testing for market research; Industry benchmarking and sentiment analysis; SMS, email, web link, and QR code distribution; 200+ integrations including Salesforce and Power BI; SSO (SAML 2.0) on Enterprise; ISO 27001 certified; AES-256 encryption at rest

Fillout: SOC 2 Type 2 compliant (stated on enterprise and homepage); 256-bit AES data encryption; Unlimited forms and unlimited team seats on all plans including Free; Native Airtable forms with deep field-type support; Login-protected forms with existing response editing (Starter+); Custom CSS and white-label branding (Pro+); Form analytics with conversion tracking (Business+); Audit logs and custom SLAs (Enterprise); Multi-region hosting: USA, EU, UK, Australia, Canada; 50+ native integrations; AI-powered quiz, survey, and signature generators; Popup, slider, side-tab, and full-screen embed modes

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