Best Employee Survey Software in 2026
Updated
In short: CompanyMood is ranked #1 of 48 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Enalyzer Employee Engagement and Questback Employee Experience. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Enalyzer Employee Engagement. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Honestly at €2/mo.
Employee survey software can help gather feedback and guide follow-up. Compare engagement and pulse survey support with anonymous responses and response limits to see how each option fits the feedback you want to collect. Action planning and survey benchmarking add further criteria, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost context. CompanyMood, Enalyzer Employee Engagement and Questback Employee Experience are among the options, alongside 6Q and FeedbackPulse. Consider which survey formats suit your organization and how you plan to use responses after collecting them.
48 employee survey software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Employee Survey Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 14 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 CompanyMoodPaid from €3/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 Enalyzer Employee EngagementFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Questback Employee Experience
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 6QPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 5 FeedbackPulsePaid from $4/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Harmny HR CompliancePaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 7 TeamphoriaPaid from $3/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 QualtricsPaid from $420/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 SpeakUpPaid from $33.25/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 10 JackpollFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Happy Mood ScorePaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 HonestlyPaid from €2/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 QuestionProPaid from $83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 Pulse FeedbackPaid from CHF 5/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 15 Perceptyx
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 Gallup Access
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 Korn Ferry Assess
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 18 Press Ganey Reputation
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 WorkBuzz
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Corpmetrix PEACE
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 Culture Amp
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Winningtemp
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 WorkTango
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 Talmetrix
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 25 Effectory
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Pulse surveys | Engagement surveys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CompanyMood | 7.7 | Free plan | €3/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Enalyzer Employee Engagement | 7.6 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Questback Employee Experience | 7.6 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | 6Q | 7.5 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | FeedbackPulse | 7.4 | Free plan | $4/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | Harmny HR Compliance | 7.4 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | 8 /user/mo | — | — |
| 7 | Teamphoria | 7.2 | Free plan | $3/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | Qualtrics | 7.0 | Free plan | $420/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | SpeakUp | 7.0 | Free plan | $33.25/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 10 | Jackpoll | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 11 | Happy Mood Score | 6.8 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 12 | Honestly | 6.8 | No | €2/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | QuestionPro | 6.8 | Free plan | $83/mo | Yes | 83 /user/mo | — | — |
| 14 | Pulse Feedback | 6.6 | No | CHF 5/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Perceptyx | 6.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Gallup Access | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 17 | Korn Ferry Assess | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Press Ganey Reputation | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| 19 | WorkBuzz | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Corpmetrix PEACE | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | Culture Amp | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Winningtemp | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 23 | WorkTango | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
| 24 | Talmetrix | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Effectory | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which employee survey software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
CompanyMood is ranked #1 of 48 with a score of 7.7. Enalyzer Employee Engagement is second and Questback Employee Experience third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Honestly has the lowest first paid tier we found: €2/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.