# Formstack vs SurveyMonkey (slim)

> SurveyMonkey scores 55.3 (C) on agent readiness against Formstack's 49 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Formstack leads on schema & documentation. Both do forms create. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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SurveyMonkey scores 55.3 (C) on agent readiness against Formstack's 49 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Formstack leads on schema & documentation. Both do forms create.

- Formstack: D 49, rank #616 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/formstack.min.md
- SurveyMonkey: C 55.3, rank #513 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/surveymonkey.min.md
- Formstack, good for An organisation that already runs Formstack Forms, has bought the API add-on and wants an agent to build forms, read or search submissions and manage signed webhooks, including HIPAA and PCI use. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 69 against 47.
- SurveyMonkey, good for Teams already on SurveyMonkey who want an assistant to draft surveys, create a web link and summarise results through the MCP server, and Enterprise customers who export responses or receive webhooks through the REST API. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 64 against 52; Security & auth, 62 against 43; Payments & pricing, 30 against 15; Maintenance & community, 36 against 20; Transparency & trust, 70 against 64.

| Category | Formstack | SurveyMonkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 67 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 47 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 52 | 64 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 43 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 20 | 36 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 70 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Formstack | SurveyMonkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Intellistack, LLC | SurveyMonkey Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.formstack.com/api/v2025` | `https://api.surveymonkey.com/v3` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | Token | OAuth |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Intellistack Software Services Agreement. No vendor SDK or open-source client was found | Proprietary service under SurveyMonkey's terms of use, API developer terms and connector terms |
| Tools exposed | none | 20 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-06-18 | 2026-08-05 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2025-11-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-05-01 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |