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Head-to-head · Survey Panel Software

SurveyMonkey vs Centiment Audience Panel

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score SurveyMonkey #4 in Survey Panel Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit SurveyMonkey
Centiment Audience Panel #7 in Survey Panel Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Centiment

SurveyMonkey leads on 1 check, Centiment Audience Panel on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSurveyMonkey · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly SurveyMonkey
  • Most featuresCentiment Audience Panel · 4 of 5

SurveyMonkey scores higher on our rubric for survey panel software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.

SurveyMonkey offers free plan; Centiment Audience Panel doesn't.

SurveyMonkey is the better fit for teams wanting surveys plus an accessible respondent panel. Centiment Audience Panel is the better fit for teams needing managed consumer and B2B survey fielding.

  • SurveyMonkey fits best

    Teams wanting surveys plus an accessible respondent panel

  • Centiment Audience Panel fits best

    Teams needing managed consumer and B2B survey fielding

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Side by side

Feature SurveyMonkey 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Centiment Audience Panel 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #4 in Survey Panel Software #7 in Survey Panel Software
Best for Teams wanting surveys plus an accessible respondent panel Teams needing managed consumer and B2B survey fielding
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7 Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA GDPR
Integrations 200+ integrations 3,000+ integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features SurveyMonkey 1/5 · Centiment Audience Panel 4/5
Consumer panels Not checked yet ✓ (best)
B2B panels Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Incentive management Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Fraud controls Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Panel scope Not checked yet Both
Screening workflow Not checked yet Profile_only
Our review
Pros
  • SurveyMonkey Audience adds a paid respondent panel for market research.
  • Advanced logic, randomization, charts, filters, reports, and AI analysis.
  • 200+ integrations plus Excel, CSV, SPSS, PDF, and API exports.
  • Consumer and B2B targeting across more than 100 countries
  • Managed quotas, census balancing, incentives and fieldwork
  • IP, proxy, reCAPTCHA, fraud-score and duplication controls
Cons
  • Audience respondent-panel responses are sold separately from survey plans.
  • Basic limits each survey to 10 questions and has limited responses.
  • Higher response volumes and advanced features require paid tiers.
  • Pricing is quoted per completed response
  • Survey Platform subscription is separate from Audience Panel pricing
  • Web-only deployment with profile-based screening workflows
Our verdict

SurveyMonkey is a cloud and mobile survey and forms platform for individuals, teams, researchers, marketers, human-resources departments, and enterprises. It supports template- and AI-assisted creation, web, email, social, embed, and…

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Centiment Audience Panel provides recruited, profiled respondents for market-research surveys. It serves teams that need either consumer participants or professionals selected by attributes such as industry, department, seniority,…

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  1. SurveyMonkeySurvey Panel Software 9.0Free plan
  2. Centiment Audience PanelSurvey Panel Software 8.6Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • SurveyMonkey — where it wins

    • SurveyMonkey Audience adds a paid respondent panel for market research.
    • Advanced logic, randomization, charts, filters, reports, and AI analysis.
    • 200+ integrations plus Excel, CSV, SPSS, PDF, and API exports.

    Where it doesn't

    • Audience respondent-panel responses are sold separately from survey plans.
    • Basic limits each survey to 10 questions and has limited responses.
    • Higher response volumes and advanced features require paid tiers.

  • Centiment Audience Panel — where it wins

    • Consumer and B2B targeting across more than 100 countries
    • Managed quotas, census balancing, incentives and fieldwork
    • IP, proxy, reCAPTCHA, fraud-score and duplication controls

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is quoted per completed response
    • Survey Platform subscription is separate from Audience Panel pricing
    • Web-only deployment with profile-based screening workflows
  • SurveyMonkey9.0/10 · Free plan

    Survey creation, analysis, integrations, and an optional respondent panel in one platform.

    Visit SurveyMonkeyFull verdict →
  • Centiment Audience Panel8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    A managed, internationally targeted survey panel with quote-based response pricing.

    Visit CentimentFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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