empirio vs SurveyMonkey
Last updated October 2026
Looking for a European alternative to SurveyMonkey? Here's how empirio compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.
Our pick for a European buyer: empirio. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.
What it is
German AI survey platform with real-time analytics and EU-only data residency
Online survey tool for creating, distributing, and analyzing surveys.
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US · 1999
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Enterprise plans.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Price from
19€/mo
$30/user/mo
Free plan
Yes
No
Open Source
No
No
Integrations
REST API, CLI (Command Line Interface), Webhooks
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp +2
Where each one wins
empirio
SurveyMonkey
Strengths
- +Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- +Wide range of customizable templates
- +Strong analytics and reporting tools
- +Reliable for large-scale surveys
Limitations
- −Higher-tier plans can be expensive
- −Limited advanced features on lower plans
- −Learning curve for complex logic
- −Export limitations on free plan
Data residency & compliance
empirio
SurveyMonkey
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency available on request for Enterprise plans.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses
Certifications
No
ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS
Pricing
empirio
- Free 0€ per monthUp to 50 participants/month · Unlimited surveys and questions · Basic features, no collaboration or advanced analytics
- Lite 19€ per month100 participants/month · Premium templates and logic jumps · Export responses (CSV, Excel)
- Plus 39€ per month1,000 participants/month · Collaborate with 3 users · Custom logo & colors, access restrictions
- Pro 69€ per month3,000 participants/month · Collaborate with 5 users · Email delivery with modern templates
- Enterprise On request Unlimited participants · Corporate design · Custom subdomain
All prices include VAT. Yearly billing offers a 16% discount.
SurveyMonkey
- Team Advantage $30 per user per monthAdvanced survey logic · Unlimited surveys · Collaboration tools
- Team Premier $92 per user per monthAll Team Advantage features · Advanced security · HIPAA compliance
Pricing varies by plan and billing cycle; Enterprise plans require custom quotes.
Features
empirio
- Survey Creation
- AI-powered survey builder: create professional surveys in seconds from plain-language descriptions, 35+ question types, including file uploads, Logic jumps for advanced survey flows, Multilingual surveys with automatic translations
- Analytics & Reporting
- Real-time analytics with interactive charts and graphs, AI-generated summaries and insights, Real-time sentiment analysis, Export options: CSV, Excel, JSON, SPSS, PowerPoint, Word, PDF, PNG
- Sharing & Distribution
- Share surveys via link and social media, Embed surveys on websites, QR code generator, Email delivery with modern templates (Pro plan and above)
- Collaboration & User Management
- Collaborate with 3–5 users (depending on plan), Roles and permissions, Organizations and workspaces, User login activity tracking
- Security & Privacy
- 100% GDPR-compliant, data hosted in the EU, Two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO) for Enterprise, Account management and priority support for higher plans
SurveyMonkey
- Survey Creation
- Drag-and-drop survey builder, Pre-built templates, Custom branding, Logic and branching
- Data Collection
- Email invitations, Web links, Social media sharing, Embeddable forms
- Analysis & Reporting
- Real-time results, Custom reports, Data filtering, Cross-tabulation
- Collaboration
- Team workspaces, Shared libraries, Role-based permissions, Commenting