The 8 Best Survey Tools for Teachers
Updated June 9, 2026
For teachers, the best survey tools in 2026 are Formkii (unlimited free surveys and auto-scored quizzes in one tool), Google Forms (free, unlimited, with auto-graded quizzes and Classroom integration), and Microsoft Forms (free quizzes and surveys that feed Excel, ideal for Microsoft 365 schools). For live in-class feedback, Mentimeter, AhaSlides, Kahoot, and Quizizz add real-time polling and games on top.
| Tool | Free responses | Paid from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formkii | Unlimited | $0 — free | unlimited free responses across forms, surveys, quizzes, polls, and Q&A |
| Google Forms | Unlimited (15 GB Drive cap) | $7/user/mo (annual) | Quick, free, no-frills surveys inside the Google ecosystem |
| Microsoft Forms | 200/form (free account) | ~$8.33/mo ($99.99/yr) | Quizzes and internal surveys inside Microsoft 365 organizations |
| Mentimeter | 50 participants/month | $11.99/mo (annual) — Basic | Live interactive presentations and meeting polls |
| AhaSlides | 50 participants/presentation | $7.95/mo (annual) — Essential | Budget-friendly Mentimeter alternative for interactive presentations |
| Kahoot! | ~10 players/session | $19/mo (annual) — 360 Pro Start | High-energy live quiz games in classrooms and team events |
| Quizizz (Wayground) | unverified (small live sessions) | Quote-based (School/District) | Classroom quizzes and self-paced student assessments |
| Zoho Survey | 100/survey/month | ~$35/mo (unverified) — Plus | Budget-conscious teams already in the Zoho ecosystem |
Teachers survey students for exit tickets, course feedback, and quick checks for understanding — sometimes asynchronously, sometimes live in the room. We split this list between traditional survey tools (free, unlimited, easy to grade) and live-engagement tools that make in-class feedback interactive, noting the participant caps that bite during a full class.
- Free plan limits, including live participant caps
- Auto-grading and quiz features for assessment
- Live, in-class polling vs. asynchronous surveys
- Integration with Google Classroom or Microsoft 365
- Honest drawbacks for classroom use
Formkii is our product and leads on unlimited free surveys and quizzes, but for live game-show energy Kahoot and Quizizz are purpose-built, and for word clouds and live discussion Mentimeter and AhaSlides do more. Watch the free participant caps below — several are too low for a full class.
Formkii
Best free surveys plus auto-scored quizzesThat's usFormkii lets teachers run unlimited free surveys and auto-scored quizzes (with timers and pass/fail) from one account, with no participant cap and CSV export for gradebooks. Live polls and Q&A are built in for class discussion. It doesn't sync grades to an LMS or offer the game-show animations of Kahoot, so it's better for feedback and assessment than for high-energy review games.
Unlimited responses · Unlimited forms
No payment collection · No native integration marketplace · No enterprise compliance suite
From $0 — free
- Unlimited forms, questions, and responses for free
- Five tools in one: forms, surveys, quizzes, polls, and Q&A
- Conditional logic and one-question-at-a-time mode included free
- No payment collection
- No native integration marketplace or enterprise compliance suite
- Younger product with a smaller template library than incumbents
Best for: unlimited free responses across forms, surveys, quizzes, polls, and Q&A
Google Forms is free and unlimited, with auto-graded quizzes and tight Google Classroom integration that most schools already use. Exit tickets and feedback surveys take minutes. The look is plain, conditional logic is limited to sections, and there's no live game mode — it's an asynchronous workhorse, not a live-engagement tool.
Unlimited (15 GB Drive cap) responses · Unlimited forms
Basic visual customization only (colors, fonts, images) · No true per-question conditional logic (section-based branching only) · No built-in payments · Limited analytics beyond response summaries
From $7/user/mo (annual)
- Genuinely free and unlimited forms/responses
- Seamless Google Sheets/Drive integration
- Familiar, zero-learning-curve interface
- Dated, generic look with minimal branding control
- Weak conditional logic and no payments
- Limited reporting/analytics
Best for: Quick, free, no-frills surveys inside the Google ecosystem
Microsoft Forms is free with any Microsoft account, offers auto-graded quizzes and live presentation responses, and feeds Excel — a natural fit where the school runs on Microsoft 365 and Teams. Education plans raise the free 200-response-per-form cap dramatically. Design and conditional logic are limited compared with dedicated tools.
200/form (free account) responses · Up to 400/user (unverified) forms
Form permanently stops accepting responses at 200 (no way to raise or reopen on free) · Limited design customization · No payments · Best features tied to Microsoft 365 ecosystem
From ~$8.33/mo ($99.99/yr)
- Deep Microsoft 365/Teams/Excel integration
- Simple, fast quiz and poll creation with auto-grading
- Enterprise-grade compliance via Microsoft 365
- Hard 200-response cap on free personal accounts
- Very limited design and branding options
- Weak conditional logic and no payment collection
Best for: Quizzes and internal surveys inside Microsoft 365 organizations
Mentimeter turns student phones into live word clouds, scales, and quizzes during class, great for sparking discussion and gauging understanding in real time. The free plan caps at 50 participants a month and blocks result exports, which is tight for regular full-class use; paid starts at $11.99/mo (annual) for unlimited participants.
50 participants/month responses · Unlimited presentations forms
50 participants/month cap · No import from PowerPoint/Keynote/Google Slides · No export of results (images, PDF, Excel) · Limited design customization, no custom branding · No team collaboration or advanced Q&A moderation
From $11.99/mo (annual) — Basic
- Polished live-presentation polling with word clouds and scales
- Strong slide-style editor with 20+ interactive slide types
- Built-in AI presentation builder (Menti AI)
- Free plan's 50 participants/month cap is restrictive for regular use
- No result export on free plan
- Pricing is high for individuals needing only occasional polls
Best for: Live interactive presentations and meeting polls
AhaSlides offers live polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&A, and a spinner wheel with one of the cheapest paid entry points in the category ($7.95/mo annual). Its free plan supports up to 50 participants per presentation. The free tier caps interactive slides (5 quiz + 3 poll per presentation) and design polish trails Mentimeter.
50 participants/presentation responses · Unlimited presentations forms
5 quiz + 3 poll slides per presentation cap · No analytics or exports · No folder organization · Fewer customization options than paid tiers
From $7.95/mo (annual) — Essential
- One of the cheapest paid entry points in the category
- Generous free tier: unlimited presentations for up to 50 people
- Wide range of interactive slide types (spinner wheel, brainstorm, quiz)
- Less polished design/brand than Mentimeter or Slido
- Free plan caps interactive slides per presentation
- Smaller integration ecosystem
Best for: Budget-friendly Mentimeter alternative for interactive presentations
Kahoot is the iconic game-show quiz students already know, with music, leaderboards, and a huge public library for review sessions. The big catch is the free player cap, now around 10 per session on free personal accounts — too few for a full class — so classroom use often needs a paid plan (Pro Start $19/mo annual lifts it to 50). Teacher account limits vary.
~10 players/session responses · Unlimited kahoots forms
Very low player cap (around 10 per session) on free personal accounts; business free even lower, teacher accounts vary · Multiple-choice and true/false question types only · No reports export · No slide importing or branding
From $19/mo (annual) — 360 Pro Start
- Iconic game-show quiz experience kids and teams already know
- Huge public library of ready-made quizzes
- Strong live energy: music, streaks, leaderboards, podium
- Free player limit cut to ~10, among the most restrictive anywhere
- Fragmented, confusing pricing across personal/work/school product lines
- Advanced question types and reporting require expensive upper tiers
Best for: High-energy live quiz games in classrooms and team events
Quizizz (rebranded as Wayground in 2025) excels at student-paced quizzes with memes and power-ups, plus a massive teacher-created library and strong AI generation, with async homework workflows. The free plan stores only 20 activities and live participant caps are unverified post-rebrand. School pricing is quote-based and the focus is now education-only.
unverified (small live sessions) responses · 20 stored activities forms
20-activity storage cap · Previously allowed up to ~100 live participants as Quizizz (current cap unverified) · Limited access to premium activity library · No standards-aligned reporting or LMS grade syncing · No accommodation profiles or advanced question types
From Quote-based (School/District)
- Student-paced quiz mode with memes and power-ups
- Massive library of teacher-created activities
- Strong AI generation of quizzes/lessons from any content
- 2025 rebrand from Quizizz to Wayground caused confusion
- Pricing for schools is opaque (quote-based)
- Increasingly education-only focus; weak fit for business events
Best for: Classroom quizzes and self-paced student assessments
Zoho Survey lets teachers build unlimited course-feedback surveys free, each capped at 100 responses a month and 10 questions, with PDF export for sharing results. It's a solid no-cost option for end-of-term evaluations. The free tier lacks skip logic and integrations, and the UI is dated next to conversational builders.
100/survey/month responses · Unlimited surveys forms
10 questions per survey · 1 user · No skip logic, question randomization, or multilingual surveys · No integrations or advanced reporting; no white-label
From ~$35/mo (unverified) — Plus
- Unlimited surveys even on the free plan
- Deep Zoho ecosystem integration (CRM, Sheets, Slack, Zapier on Enterprise)
- Multilingual surveys and offline data collection on higher tiers
- Free plan caps at 10 questions and 100 responses
- Integrations locked to the top Enterprise tier
- Dated UI compared to modern conversational builders
Best for: Budget-conscious teams already in the Zoho ecosystem
How teachers should choose
Match the tool to the moment. For asynchronous feedback and graded quizzes, Formkii, Google Forms, and Microsoft Forms are free and unlimited (or near it) and integrate with the platforms schools already use. For live, in-the-room engagement, Mentimeter and AhaSlides bring word clouds and polls, while Kahoot and Quizizz bring game-show energy — but check participant caps, since Kahoot's free limit of around 10 players rarely fits a class.
Use a free asynchronous tool for the data that matters (exit tickets, course evaluations) and save the live game tools for review and energy. Mixing them keeps assessment reliable while keeping students engaged.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free survey tool for teachers?
Formkii, Google Forms, and Microsoft Forms are the best free survey tools for teachers. Google Forms and Microsoft Forms integrate with Classroom and Microsoft 365 respectively and offer auto-graded quizzes, while Formkii adds unlimited surveys and auto-scored quizzes with no participant cap.
Which tool is best for live polling in class?
Mentimeter and AhaSlides are best for live in-class polling with word clouds and scales, while Kahoot and Quizizz suit game-show review. Watch free participant caps: Mentimeter and AhaSlides allow 50, but Kahoot's free limit is around 10 players per session, often too few for a full class.
Can teachers auto-grade quizzes for free?
Yes. Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, and Formkii all offer auto-graded or auto-scored quizzes on their free plans, with Formkii adding timers and pass/fail. Google Forms and Microsoft Forms integrate with Classroom and Microsoft 365 for easy grade handling.
Is Kahoot free for teachers?
Kahoot has a free tier, but its live player cap is around 10 per session on free personal accounts (teacher account limits vary), which is usually too small for a full class. To host a whole class live you typically need a paid plan; Pro Start ($19/mo annual) raises the cap to 50.