Best Market Research Software in 2026
Updated
In short: LimeSurvey is ranked #1 of 58 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Qualtrics and SoSci Survey. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Qualtrics. The lowest first paid tier on this page is User Interviews at $3.42/mo.
Market research software can support different ways of gathering and examining responses. Compared on advanced segmentation and conjoint analysis, the entries also provide details on panel access and reporting level. Response limits and user-seat limits help you assess stated capacity for your research and team, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer budget context. LimeSurvey, Qualtrics, and SoSci Survey are among the options to compare, alongside Alchemer and Conjointly. Start with the questions you need to answer and the people who will use the software, then weigh the listed research capabilities and limits against those requirements.
58 market research software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Market Research Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 22 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 LimeSurvey API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$36/mo
- 02 Qualtrics API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3$420/mo
- 03 SoSci Survey API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 04 Alchemer API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 05 Conjointly API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 DataLion API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2€100/mo
- 07 Surveti API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$19/mo
- 08 SurveyLab API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.2$40.83/mo
- 09 Make Opinion Next API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1€500/mo
- 10 QuestionPro API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1$83/mo
- 11 Sawtooth Software API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 12 SurveyToGo API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 13 SurveyMonkey API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 14 Alida API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 15 AlphaStreet API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 16 Askia API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 17 Checkbox Voice of Customer API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$30/mo
- 18 Fuel Cycle API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 19 Tabular Pro API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 20 Voxco API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 21 User Interviews API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6$3.42/mo
- 22 quantilope API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5$2,000/mo
- 23 Conjoint Survey API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 24 GlobalWebIndex API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7$125/mo
- 25 Infotools Harmoni API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.7$41.67/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Panel access | Conjoint analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LimeSurvey | 7.3 | Free plan | $36/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 2 | Qualtrics | 7.3 | Free plan | $420/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 3 | SoSci Survey | 7.3 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Alchemer | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 5 | Conjointly | 7.2 | Free plan | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | DataLion | 7.2 | Free plan | €100/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Surveti | 7.2 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | SurveyLab | 7.2 | Free plan | $40.83/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | Make Opinion Next | 7.1 | Free plan | €500/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 10 | QuestionPro | 7.1 | Free plan | $83/mo | Yes | 83 /user/mo | — | — |
| 11 | Sawtooth Software | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | SurveyToGo | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 13 | SurveyMonkey | 6.9 | No | — | Yes | 30 /user/mo | — | — |
| 14 | Alida | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | AlphaStreet | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Askia | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Checkbox Voice of Customer | 6.7 | No | $30/mo | No | 30 /user/mo | — | — |
| 18 | Fuel Cycle | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Tabular Pro | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 20 | Voxco | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 21 | User Interviews | 6.6 | No | $3.42/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 22 | quantilope | 6.5 | No | $2,000/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 23 | Conjoint Survey | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | GlobalWebIndex | 5.7 | Free plan | $125/mo | Yes | 150 /user/mo | Yes | — |
| 25 | Infotools Harmoni | 5.7 | No | $41.67/mo | No | — | No | — |
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Questions about this list
Which market research software is ranked first on Inferse?
LimeSurvey is ranked #1 of 58 with a score of 7.3. Qualtrics is second and SoSci Survey third.
How many of these have a free plan?
13 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, User Interviews has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.