I Tested 9 WordPress Survey Plugins. Here’s What to Use

Adding a survey to WordPress sounds simple until you hit the pricing page. Form builders often charge extra for survey features, and dedicated survey tools can feel like overkill for a quick questionnaire.

I’ve worked through the major options over the years to separate what actually delivers from what just looks good in a demo.

This guide covers 9 WordPress survey plugins, from free poll tools to full survey builders with NPS and Likert Scale support. Use the comparison table below to find your fit.

Plugin	Pricing	Free Plan	Best For	Rating
WPForms	From $159.60/yr (surveys)	No	Beginners who need surveys + forms	A+
RafflePress	From $299 one-time*	Yes (limited)	Survey-incentivized giveaways	A
UserFeedback	From $49.50/yr	No	On-site popup micro-surveys	A
Formidable Forms	From $39.50/yr	Yes	NPS and Likert Scale surveys	A-
Gravity Forms	From $259/yr (surveys)	No	Existing Gravity Forms users	B+
Survey Maker	From $49/yr	Yes	Dedicated surveys on a budget	B+
Quiz and Survey Master	Free / $199/yr (reporting)	Yes	Quizzes + surveys combined	B
YOP Polls	Free	Yes	Simple free polls	B-
Crowdsignal	Free / $15/mo	Yes	WordPress.com users	B

How I Chose the Best WordPress Survey Plugins

I focused on plugins that make surveys genuinely useful, not just easy to build. Here’s what I evaluated:

• Survey-specific features. I checked for multi-page surveys, conditional logic, and question types like NPS, Likert Scale, and star ratings, not just basic text fields.
• Reporting and results. I looked for built-in charts, real-time results, and data export options. A survey tool that buries your data in a spreadsheet isn’t useful for most WordPress users.
• Ease of setup. Every plugin here works without code. I factored in builder quality, template availability, and how long it would take a non-technical user to get a first survey live.
• The plan you actually need for surveys. Several plugins look affordable at first glance until you check which plan unlocks survey features. I’ve flagged the required plan for each plugin throughout this list.
• Use case fit. There’s a real difference between a full survey tool, a poll plugin, and a form builder with a surveys addon. I’ve categorized each one so you can match it to what you need.

For example, some WordPress survey plugins allow you to create interactive and customizable forms with different question types. While others provide analytics tools, allowing you to visualize survey results with graphs or charts.

They often support conditional logic to tailor surveys to respondent answers. Additionally, some include export features that transfer data to spreadsheets or other analysis software.

The features on offer vary from one plugin to another, allowing you to choose one based on your specific needs.

The Best WordPress Survey Plugins

Below, we’ve hand-picked the top WordPress survey plugins available. Each plugin on this list allows you to collect valuable feedback from your audience without the hassle of a complicated setup.

1. WPForms: Best Survey Plugin for Beginners

Feature	Details
Pricing	From $159.60/yr (Pro, required for surveys)
Free Plan	No (surveys require Pro plan)
Standout Features	1,200+ templates, visual survey reports, smart conditional logic
Rating	A+
Best For	Beginners who need surveys alongside other WordPress forms

WPForms is one of the best WordPress form builder plugins, with over 6 million users. While it’s mostly known for building contact forms, it lets you create any type of form you like, including surveys.

The plugin has a dedicated Survey and Polls addon that lets you create engaging surveys without code. And its drag-and-drop form builder requires no technical skills, making it accessible to everyone.

With hundreds of templates and form fields, you can build complex surveys, tweak them to match your brand, and capture the responses. It also includes survey reporting, allowing you to see the results of your surveys in visual pie charts right from your WordPress dashboard.

Specifically designed with a user-friendly interface, WPForms caters to beginners while offering advanced features for experienced users.

I’ve used WPForms on most of the client sites I’ve built over the years. For survey work, the visual reporting dashboard stands out. Results appear as pie charts right in the WordPress admin, so you can share data with a client without exporting anything.

The drag-and-drop builder makes building a first survey straightforward. I’ve walked complete beginners through it in under 15 minutes. One thing to flag before you buy: surveys are locked behind the Pro plan at $159.60 per year.

Pros	Cons
Visual survey reports in WordPress dashboard	Surveys require Pro plan ($159.60/yr)
1,200+ form templates including surveys	Overkill if you only need simple polls
Smart conditional logic included
6 million+ active installs

Verdict: WPForms is the right choice if you want surveys that work seamlessly alongside your other WordPress forms. Budget for the Pro plan, because basic licenses don’t include the surveys addon.

2. RafflePress: Best for Survey-Incentivized Giveaways

Feature	Details
Pricing	From $299 one-time (paid plan)*
Free Plan	Yes (surveys require paid plan)
Standout Features	Survey entries within giveaway flow, color-coded results chart, viral sharing
Rating	A
Best For	Collecting survey responses as part of a giveaway or contest

RafflePress is one of the best WordPress giveaway plugins on the market. While it’s mainly known for helping you create viral contests and giveaways, it also has effective online survey features.

With its Surveys and Polls action, you can create custom surveys as part of your giveaway. That way, users can provide feedback and opinions in exchange for giveaway entries, a powerful way to incentivize user feedback.

It’s also easy to set up. The drag-and-drop builder makes creating your giveaway a breeze, with no coding required.

When your giveaway is over, you’ll see the survey results in a color-coded chart to view and understand your data at a glance.

Not ideal if: you need a standalone survey tool. RafflePress surveys only work within the giveaway context and can’t be embedded independently as a separate survey form.

I use RafflePress regularly, and the Surveys and Polls giveaway action is one I’ve set up multiple times for collecting audience feedback. The incentive mechanic is the key: when survey completion earns giveaway entries, response rates climb significantly compared to a standalone form.

The color-coded results chart makes the data easy to read once the giveaway closes. One thing to be direct about: RafflePress surveys only work within the giveaway flow. You can’t embed one as a standalone survey form on a page.

Pros	Cons
Incentivized surveys drive higher response rates	Not a standalone survey tool
Color-coded results chart included	Survey feature only works within giveaway flow
Viral sharing increases campaign reach	Paid plan required for survey giveaways
Free plan available

Verdict: Choose RafflePress if you want to collect survey responses as part of a giveaway. The incentive mechanic consistently drives higher engagement than standalone surveys. It’s not the right fit if you need surveys outside of a contest context.

3. UserFeedback: Best for On-Site Popup Surveys

Feature	Details
Pricing	From $49.50/yr
Free Plan	No
Standout Features	In-page popup surveys, device and page targeting, NPS question type
Rating	A
Best For	Quick single-question feedback from active site visitors

UserFeedback is slightly different from the other plugins on this list. Rather than sending full surveys to your audience, it lets you add popup surveys to the front end of your site that ask visitors what they really want.

You can use these individual surveys to get feedback about your site’s user experience, if your pricing is easy to understand, whether your content is engaging, or even why users purchased a specific product. This is the type of information that analytics alone can’t give you.

With pre-made survey templates, device targeting, and unlimited questions and answers, UserFeedback makes it easy to learn your audience’s wants in minutes. It’s also an excellent way to gauge customer satisfaction.

What makes UserFeedback different is timing. It shows a targeted popup question directly on the page a visitor is already viewing, not after they leave. I’ve seen this approach surface satisfaction data that never would have made it back through a traditional email survey.

The limitation is depth: you’re capturing one question per interaction, not a multi-step questionnaire. If you need structured research data, a dedicated survey plugin serves you better.

Pros	Cons
Captures feedback in the moment, not after the session	Single-question format only
Device and page targeting for precision	No free plan
No code required to set up	Not suited for multi-step surveys
From the MonsterInsights team

Verdict: UserFeedback is ideal for quick in-context feedback, like NPS checks, satisfaction ratings, or single-question visitor insights. Not the right choice if you need multi-step survey forms.

4. Formidable Forms: Best for Advanced Survey Question Types

Feature	Details
Pricing	From $39.50/yr
Free Plan	Yes (WordPress.org)
Standout Features	NPS and Likert Scale fields, front-end results display via shortcodes, multi-page surveys
Rating	A-
Best For	Advanced users who need NPS or Likert Scale surveys

Formidable Forms is an advanced WordPress survey plugin and form builder. It works similarly to WPForms by allowing you to create any form you like, including registration forms, payment forms, and even complex calculator forms.

The plugin also lets you build various WordPress surveys and questionnaires with its Surveys and Polls addon. That way, you can access advanced form fields like NPS, Likert Scale, image selection, and more.

With pre-made templates, you can get started instantly without starting from scratch. Plus, the drag-and-drop builder allows you to customize your form easily without coding.

Formidable Forms also lets you see your data at a glance. Its visual reports summarize your survey results in the back end of your website. And if you’re good with shortcodes, you can display that data as custom graphs in your posts and pages.

The standout in my evaluation was the Surveys and Polls addon question types. NPS and Likert Scale fields aren’t standard in most form builders. Formidable Forms includes them at a lower starting price than WPForms Pro.

I also looked at the shortcode display feature, which lets you show survey results directly on the front end of your site. That’s something none of the other plugins on this list offer.

Pricing: Formidable Forms pricing starts at $39.50 per year.

Pros	Cons
NPS and Likert Scale fields built in	Steeper learning curve than WPForms
Free version available on WordPress.org	Surveys addon is an additional cost
Display results on front end via shortcodes
Lowest starting price of any paid option

Verdict: Go with Formidable Forms if you need advanced survey question types like NPS or Likert Scale and want to display results on your front end. It offers more survey-specific depth than WPForms at a lower entry price, but expect a steeper setup curve.

5. Gravity Forms: Best for Sites Already Using Gravity Forms

Feature	Details
Pricing	From $259/yr (Elite, required for surveys)
Free Plan	No
Standout Features	Large addon ecosystem, conditional logic, CSV export
Rating	B+
Best For	Sites already invested in the Gravity Forms ecosystem

Gravity Forms is another popular form builder plugin and one of the oldest on the market. Given its age, it has several addons and enhancements, including one for building surveys.

The plugin is straightforward to use, offering a drag-and-drop builder with many of the form fields you need to create effective survey forms.

That said, you can only see your survey results inside the WordPress admin, which has no charts or graphs. You can, however, export your survey results via CSV. 

Gravity Forms has been around long enough that I’ve encountered it on client sites over the years. It’s reliable and backed by a large addon ecosystem. The main limitation for surveys is reporting: there are no charts in the admin, just raw text responses.

If you need visual reporting, plan to export to CSV and analyze elsewhere. That’s a real workflow cost compared to WPForms, which shows pie charts directly in the dashboard.

Pros	Cons
Extensive addon ecosystem	Elite plan required for surveys ($259/yr)
Long track record and large community	Survey results are text-only in admin, no charts
Strong conditional logic	No free version
CSV export for survey data

Verdict: Gravity Forms makes sense if you’re already invested in its ecosystem and want to add survey capability. If you’re starting fresh and surveys are your primary goal, the $259/yr Elite price is hard to justify when WPForms Pro costs $159.60/yr.

6. Survey Maker: Best Free Dedicated Survey Plugin

Feature	Details
Pricing	Free / From $49/yr (premium)
Free Plan	Yes
Standout Features	Survey-only focus, 6 built-in themes, real-time reporting
Rating	B+
Best For	Users who want a dedicated survey tool with a free starting option

Survey Maker is a top WordPress survey plugin that focuses entirely on surveys. It lets you build simple surveys and questionnaires with various question types, including radio buttons, star ratings, checkboxes, dropdowns, linear scales, matrix scales, and more.

The plugin is beginner-friendly, requiring no code to set up. It also comes with 6 different themes and various customization options to make your surveys match your website.

You can embed surveys anywhere, including in posts and pages with the plugin shortcode. Once completed, the plugin shows the results in user-friendly charts and graphs that help you analyze the results.

What sets Survey Maker apart from the form builders on this list is its single focus. I evaluated it specifically for users who don’t need contact forms or payment forms, just surveys and questionnaires. The 6 built-in themes and real-time results dashboard make it a solid free option for straightforward survey needs.

Pricing: This plugin has both a free version and pro pricing. Premium plans start at $49.

Pros	Cons
Free version with core features	Smaller support community than WPForms
Purpose-built for surveys, not a form builder add-on	Fewer third-party integrations
6 built-in themes for quick styling
Real-time results dashboard

Verdict: Survey Maker is the right pick if you want a survey-focused plugin with a free plan and don’t need broader form-building features. It’s more focused than WPForms but works well for straightforward survey and questionnaire needs.

7. Quiz and Survey Master: Best Free Plugin for Quizzes and Surveys

Feature	Details
Pricing	Free / From $199/yr (reporting)
Free Plan	Yes
Standout Features	Quizzes with leaderboards, multi-step surveys, email notifications to admin and user
Rating	B
Best For	Sites that need both quizzes and surveys from one free plugin

Quiz and Survey Master is a WordPress quiz maker that helps you add surveys and quizzes to your WordPress site. Despite not having the most user-friendly interface, it boasts good documentation and a wealth of helpful features.

Some of those features include popular survey fields like multiple choice, true and false, fill-in-the-blank, and even multi-page surveys. It also lets you add quizzes to WordPress with leaderboards, interactive answers, and scoring.

Once users have completed the quiz or satisfaction survey, the plugin will email the results to both you and the user. You can customize this email with your own text to thank them or invite them to another page on your website.

The quiz and leaderboard features are what distinguish Quiz and Survey Master from the other plugins on this list. I’ve reviewed several quiz plugins, and this one does a creditable job combining both formats without requiring separate plugins.

The reporting limitation is worth knowing upfront: you need the paid plan at $199 per year to get meaningful analytics. The free version gives you submissions but no useful reporting dashboard.

Pricing: Quiz and Survey Master is a free WordPress survey plugin. However, you’ll need the pro version starting at $199 per year for reporting.

Pros	Cons
Free core plugin	Meaningful reporting requires $199/yr
Combines quizzes and surveys in one plugin	Interface is less polished than WPForms
Email notifications to both admin and user
Leaderboards and scoring for quizzes

Verdict: Use Quiz and Survey Master if you need quizzes and surveys from a single free plugin. Be aware that meaningful analytics are behind the paid plan at $199/yr, so it’s not a budget option if you need to analyze results.

8. YOP Polls: Best Free Poll Plugin for WordPress

Feature	Details
Pricing	Free
Free Plan	Yes
Standout Features	Automatic poll scheduling, multiple choice types, CSV export
Rating	B-
Best For	Simple audience votes with no budget for paid plugins

YOP Poll is a simple WordPress poll plugin that helps you gather opinions and feedback from your audience. Creating a poll takes just a few clicks without writing code.

The plugin has several poll types, including single-choice, multiple-choice, and open-ended. You can also schedule polls to start and end automatically.

Customization options are available to personalize the look and feel of polls to match your site’s design. Additionally, you can view poll results in real-time or after it closes.

YOP Polls does one thing and keeps it simple. I’ve reviewed several free poll options, and this is consistently the most straightforward of the group. There are no integrations or advanced analytics, and the form type is limited to simple polls. That’s by design, and it works well if simple polls are all you need.

Pricing: YOP Polls is a free WordPress survey plugin.

Pros	Cons
Completely free	Limited to simple polls, not multi-question surveys
Automatic poll start/end scheduling	No analytics beyond basic vote counts
Multiple choice types supported	No integrations with email or CRM tools
CSV export

Verdict: YOP Polls works well for simple, single-question audience votes with no budget. If you need multi-step surveys, reporting, or integrations, you’ll need a different plugin from this list.

9. Crowdsignal: Best for WordPress.com Users Who Want Quick Polls

Feature	Details
Pricing	Free / From $15/mo (premium)
Free Plan	Yes
Standout Features	Spam protection via reCAPTCHA and IP filtering, shareable survey links
Rating	B
Best For	WordPress.com users who want quick polls and surveys

Crowdsignal, formerly Polldaddy, is another popular WordPress poll and survey plugin. Unlike other plugins on this list, it isn’t a contact form plugin; you only use it to build polls and surveys.

This solution is a free WordPress plugin requiring a WordPress.com account for the API key. However, once you have it, you can use its drag-and-drop builder to create user-friendly surveys and polls.

With each survey you create, you can customize the styling options, results sharing, and survey sharing settings. It also lets you use Recaptcha to reduce spam and IP filtering to stop multiple survey responses.

Crowdsignal has a long history under its previous name, Polldaddy, and it’s tightly connected to the WordPress.com ecosystem. The WordPress.com account requirement is the main friction point for self-hosted sites. Once you have the API key set up, the builder is clean and spam protection is built in.

I’ve reviewed it as part of evaluating free poll options. It works well for quick polls with spam protection built in, which is a practical advantage over some of the other free options here.

Pros	Cons
Free to use	Requires a WordPress.com account for API key
Spam protection built in (reCAPTCHA + IP filtering)	Premium plans are monthly, no annual billing option
Shareable survey and poll links	Limited design customization
Established product (formerly Polldaddy)

Verdict: Crowdsignal makes sense if you already have a WordPress.com account and want a quick polls and surveys solution with spam protection built in. The WordPress.com account requirement makes it less convenient for self-hosted sites.

What Is the Best WordPress Survey Plugin?

WPForms is the best WordPress survey plugin for most users. It’s beginner-friendly, the visual reporting dashboard is clear, and it integrates with every major email marketing and CRM tool. If surveys are your primary need and you want everything in one place, start there.

For a free option, Survey Maker is the most focused choice. If you want popup surveys instead of full forms, UserFeedback is purpose-built for it. And if you’re running a giveaway or contest, RafflePress combines survey collection with the incentive mechanic automatically.

Not sure yet? Use the comparison table at the top to match a plugin to your specific use case.

WordPress Survey Plugin FAQs

What’s the difference between a survey plugin and a form plugin?

A form plugin like WPForms or Gravity Forms is a general-purpose tool for building all kinds of forms, including contact forms, payment forms, and surveys. A survey plugin like Survey Maker or UserFeedback is purpose-built for surveys specifically, with features like Likert Scale questions and response analytics that form builders may not include at their base tier. If you already use a form plugin on your site, check whether its surveys addon covers what you need before installing a separate tool.

Which WordPress survey plugin has the best free plan?

Survey Maker and Quiz and Survey Master both offer usable free plans with core survey features. Formidable Forms has a free version on WordPress.org. YOP Polls and Crowdsignal are also free, though they’re better suited to simple polls than full surveys. If you need more than basic surveys at no cost, Survey Maker is the strongest option because it’s purpose-built for surveys and doesn’t require upgrading to unlock core functionality.

Can I embed a survey in a WordPress post or page?

Yes, every plugin on this list supports embedding surveys in posts or pages. WPForms, Formidable Forms, and Survey Maker use either a block or a shortcode to embed surveys inline. UserFeedback shows surveys as popups triggered on specific pages rather than embedded. For most plugins, embedding takes less than 5 minutes. See our guide on how to add a survey to your website for step-by-step instructions.

Do WordPress survey plugins work with WooCommerce?

WPForms and Formidable Forms both integrate with WooCommerce. You can trigger surveys after purchase or display them on product pages using conditional logic. UserFeedback can target surveys to specific WooCommerce pages using its page-level targeting. For post-purchase feedback, WPForms with its Surveys and Polls addon is the most straightforward option.

We hope this guide has helped you discover the best WordPress survey plugins for your business. You might also find our lists of the best WordPress plugins and the best WooCommerce plugins helpful.

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