SurveyKar vs SurveySparrow
SurveySparrow is the one competitor here that actually does WhatsApp surveys too, through a direct share option and an automated engine called SmartReach that chains email, SMS and WhatsApp reminders together. If chat-style distribution is the whole reason you're comparing tools, you won't find "SurveyKar does it and they don't" here — they both do. Where the real gap shows up is everything around the survey: SurveySparrow's plans scale by response volume, and it doesn't appear to do bookings, QR check-in, or take a payment as part of a response. SurveyKar does all three, in the same account.
Side by side
SurveySparrow details are taken from SurveySparrow’s own published pages, checked on 17 October 2026. Plans change — check their site for current terms.
| Feature | SurveyKar | SurveySparrow |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3 surveys, 3 forms, 250 responses a month | About 75 responses a quarter per the pricing page — though their own FAQ elsewhere says 50 a month, so the two disagree; 1 user, 10 questions per survey |
| Response volume by tier | Starter: ₹499/month, 2,500 responses a month | Basic: 2,500 responses; Starter: 15,000; Business: 36,000, 3 seats — exact prices are not shown in the page's own markup |
| WhatsApp survey distribution | Yes — surveys answered inside WhatsApp, sent from your own WhatsApp Business number | Yes — a direct WhatsApp share, plus SmartReach for automated email/SMS/WhatsApp sequencing |
| Extra team members | Included within the plan's seat count — no per-seat add-on | $49/month per extra user past the plan's included seats |
| Taking payments | Yes — Razorpay checkout, or pay at venue, cash or UPI QR | Not published as a feature on their pricing or plan pages |
Where it doesn't matter which you pick
- Both let a survey be answered inside WhatsApp — this is the one page here where that is not a SurveyKar-only feature.
Choose SurveySparrow if…
- Chat-style, conversational survey design is the main thing you're buying.
- You want SmartReach's multi-step email-SMS-WhatsApp sequencing, not just one channel.
- Your team is big enough that $49/month per extra seat isn't a real cost factor.
Choose SurveyKar if…
- You need the survey to end in a payment, not just an answer.
- Your visitors check in at a physical location with a QR code.
- You don't want adding a teammate to come with its own recurring charge.
What SurveyKar adds beyond forms
- Booking & Payment forms with packages, add-ons, time slots with capacity and pricing rules.
- QR Walk-in registration with consents, counter payments, check-in and check-out.
- Review requests, a CRM for contacts and automations in the same account.
Frequently asked questions
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