SurveyMonkey to Event Schedule

Replace SurveyMonkey for events.

Event registration without the survey overhead.

For organizers using survey tools for event registration

Today, in four tabs

SurveyMonkey Google Forms Doodle Google Sheets

Not everyone runs all four. Whichever of them you do run, the event details get copied between them by hand, because none of them was built for events.

The swap

After

your-name.eventschedule.com

A public page for every event, and a calendar of all of them Free
Free RSVP with a capacity limit per date Free
Paid tickets, 25 a month, each one scanned at the door Free
Unlimited ticket sales and the live check-in dashboard Pro
Newsletters to the people who follow your schedule Free

The gaps

Where SurveyMonkey limits you for events

SurveyMonkey was not built for event management. These are the places the event part has to be done somewhere else.

SurveyMonkey

No event pages, calendars, or scheduling features
Payment collection only on paid plans, and no ticket management
Responses are survey data, not attendee records
Expensive for basic event registration needs

None of that is a fault in SurveyMonkey. It is a general-purpose tool being asked to run an event, which is why the rest of the job ends up in other tabs.

Done natively

What Event Schedule gives you over SurveyMonkey

The same work, in the tool that already knows what an event is.

Purpose-built Registration

Event registration that understands events: ticket types, attendee limits, a waitlist when it fills (free for RSVPs, Pro for tickets), and automatic confirmations.

Zero Platform Fees

Sell tickets through Stripe or PayPal without platform fees; the free plan sells 25 paid tickets a month. SurveyMonkey charges for premium features you need for basic event registration.

Public Event Pages

Shareable event pages with all details, images, and ticket options. Not a survey link that looks like a questionnaire.

QR Code Check-in

A QR code on every ticket and registration, scanned at the door from any phone on every plan. The live dashboard showing attendance in real time is Pro.

Open Source

Fully open source with a selfhosting option. Own your data and your platform, no vendor lock-in.

Feedback After the Event

On Pro, attendees can be emailed after the event for a star rating and a comment, and the answers stay with that event, tied to real ticket holders rather than an anonymous survey link.

The swap sheet

SurveyMonkey vs Event Schedule

Line by line, on the event work. A dash in the SurveyMonkey column means that job is not built in, so today it is living in another tab. A tick in the Event Schedule column does not mean free: the three cards below say which plan carries what.

From $0/mo (Pro $5/mo)

SurveyMonkey compared with Event Schedule on event management features
Feature	SurveyMonkey	Event Schedule
Event registration	Survey forms	Purpose-built
Payment processing	Paid plans	Zero platform fees
Public event pages	Not built in	Yes
QR code check-in	Not built in	Free, any phone
Ticket waitlists	Not built in	Pro (RSVP free)
Promo codes	Not built in	Pro
Custom branding	Paid	Yes
Post-event feedback	Yes	Pro
Platform fees	Per response pricing	Zero

Free

Unlimited events and schedules. Public event pages and a shareable calendar. Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync. Free RSVP with a capacity limit, and 25 paid tickets a month, scanned at the door. Event graphics, embeddable calendar, built-in analytics, AI event parsing, and newsletters to 10 recipients a month.

Pro

$5 a month

Unlimited ticket sales and the live check-in dashboard. Custom fields on the form, ticket waitlist, promo codes, sales export. The embeddable ticket widget, the REST API and webhooks. Newsletters to 100 recipients a month.

Enterprise

$15 a month

Your own domain. Up to five team members. Internal and unlisted events. AI flyer and style generation, AI agenda scanning, WhatsApp event creation, and newsletters to 1,000 recipients a month.

Two footnotes worth reading before you switch. Your follower list is never capped, but the monthly newsletter allowance counts recipients rather than sends, so one letter to 40 followers spends 40 of it; the automatic digest of new events that confirmed subscribers get does not count against it. And Free is a single team member; extra members are Enterprise. What does not change with the plan is the fee on ticket sales, which is zero on all three, or the ways to get paid: Stripe, PayPal, Payfast for rand, Invoice Ninja, a payment link or cash. Past the processor's own fee, the money is yours, and a Stripe or PayPal sale can be refunded from the Sales page in full or in part.

Switching

How to switch from SurveyMonkey in 3 steps

No migration project. Your next event is the first one you put here.

Step 01

Create your events

Set up events with ticket types and pricing, plus custom fields on Pro for the questions you used to ask in a survey.

Step 02

Share your event page

Share a professional event page instead of a survey link. Attendees register and pay in one step.

Step 03

Manage attendees

Track registrations, check attendees in with QR codes, send follow-up newsletters, and on Pro collect feedback afterwards.

Create your free schedule

No credit card required.

Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.

Zero platform fees on ticket sales, on every plan. The only deduction is your payment processor's own.

Free

$0 forever, no card

Everything you need to publish a schedule, and enough selling to find out whether you need more.

Unlimited events, sub-schedules and recurring dates
Two-way Google, Outlook and CalDAV sync
25 paid tickets a month, each one scanned at the door

No expiry, and no card asked for.

Pro Most picked

$5 per month

The ceilings come off, and the rest of the selling kit arrives with them.

Unlimited ticket sales and the live check-in dashboard
Promo codes, add-ons, passes and gift cards
The REST API, webhooks, and no Event Schedule branding

7-day free trial, cancel any time.

Enterprise

$15 per month

For a room with a seating chart, a team, and a domain of its own.

Reserved seating, drawn once and reused every date
Your own domain, and up to five team members
Internal and unlisted events, and 1,000 newsletter recipients

Included free on every selfhosted install.

Compare the plans in full Start for free

Both tools

Keep what SurveyMonkey is good at. Move the events.

SurveyMonkey

About SurveyMonkey

SurveyMonkey is a survey platform that some event organizers repurpose for event registration and feedback collection. While it offers form building capabilities, it was designed for surveys and research - not for managing events, selling tickets, or handling attendee logistics.

What it is good at

Advanced survey logic and branching questions
Built-in analytics and reporting for responses
Established platform with wide recognition

Event Schedule

Why switch to Event Schedule?

SurveyMonkey was built for surveys, not events. Event Schedule gives you purpose-built registration with ticketing, payments, and check-in tools.

What moves across

Event registration with ticket types, capacity limits and waitlists
Free registration with 25 paid tickets a month, against SurveyMonkey at $25+/month
Attendee records with check-in tools, not survey responses
Public event pages that look professional, not like questionnaires

SurveyMonkey to Event Schedule FAQ

What people ask before they move the event work across.

Is Event Schedule a good SurveyMonkey alternative for event registration?

Yes. Event Schedule provides purpose-built event registration with ticket types, attendee limits, waitlists, and automatic confirmations. Unlike SurveyMonkey, registrations are connected to ticketing, payments, and check-in tools.

How much does Event Schedule cost compared to SurveyMonkey?

Event Schedule is free for unlimited events, newsletters, and Google Calendar sync. Selling is free too, 25 paid tickets a month at zero platform fees, and the Pro plan at $5/month removes the ceiling. SurveyMonkey charges $25 or more per month for features like payment collection and custom branding.

Does Event Schedule support post-event surveys?

Yes, on the Pro plan. After an event, attendees are emailed a request for a star rating and a comment (on eventschedule.com the email goes out through your own email settings), and the results stay with that event. Event polls, also Pro, put a quick question with up to ten answers on the event page. What it does not have is SurveyMonkey-style branching logic, so a long research survey still belongs in a survey tool.

Does Event Schedule support attendee limits and waitlists?

Yes. Set capacity limits per ticket type, and when an event sells out, people can join a waitlist and get notified if spots open up. The RSVP waitlist is free; the ticket waitlist is on the Pro plan. For an event that is not on sale yet, the free interest list, once you switch it on, takes just an email address and says when tickets go on sale.

Can I collect custom information from attendees?

Yes. Pro plan includes custom fields on ticket forms so you can collect any information you need during registration. The data is connected to attendee records and available for export.

Can people register interest before tickets go on sale?

Yes, free on every plan. Switch on the "Notify me" card and, on an event that is not selling yet, visitors leave just an email address, with no account and no survey. They hear when tickets go on sale, if the event is cancelled, and shortly before it starts, plus any notice you choose to send if the date or venue changes, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe. The event editor shows you how many people are waiting.