Alchemer alternative for teams that want voice and video answers
Asked is an Alchemer alternative for teams whose surveys are about listening, not statistics. People answer open questions by typing, speaking or recording a short video, and AI turns every answer into transcripts, themes and quotes. Plans are priced per workspace with seats included, from $49 a month or $24 billed yearly, instead of per user.
Which teams should switch from Alchemer
Alchemer is a serious research tool. It has deep question logic, scripting, custom reports and advanced statistical analysis, and it suits analysts who build complex projects. Switch to Asked when your surveys are customer satisfaction, NPS, product research, exit interviews or employee pulse checks, and the open answers are where the value sits. Those answers are slow to read by hand, and Asked reads them for you.
If you run conjoint studies, SPSS exports or heavily scripted panels, keep Alchemer for that work. Many teams keep it for research and use Asked for continuous feedback.
Where Alchemer is the better fit
Alchemer, formerly SurveyGizmo, offers unlimited surveys on every plan, custom templates and branding, added logic and scripting, and on Full Access advanced question types, statistical analysis and reporting. Its Platform plan adds omnichannel collection, integrations, SSO, permission controls, open text analysis and a dedicated customer success manager. If you need those, it is a good product.
Its public self-serve price list (checked October 2026) is per user: Collaborator at $55 a month, Professional at $165 and Full Access at $275, with lower annual rates of $315, $1,075 and $1,895 per user per year. Professional and Full Access list a cap of 3 users, and annual response limits of 100,000 and 125,000 apply to the highest license level. More users or more features means the quote-based Platform plan.
That works for one or two analysts. It gets expensive when product, support, HR and leadership all want to open the results, because each seat is a license.
What you get with Asked that a research suite does not lead with
- Voice and video answers as a native answer type. Every open question accepts text, a voice note or a video, recorded in the browser with no app.
- Transcripts for every voice and video answer, so you can search and quote what people said.
- Themes with sentiment across all answers, each theme linked to the quotes behind it, on every plan.
- A one-page AI summary per survey that a manager reads in two minutes.
- An optional AI follow-up that asks one extra question based on what the person just said.
- Seats included per workspace: 1 on Starter, 5 on Growth, 15 on Business and 50 on Enterprise. Respondents never count as seats.
- A survey drafted from one line describing your goal, which you then edit.
Alchemer and Asked compared
| Capability | Asked | Alchemer |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Feedback and research surveys with open answers | Research surveys with advanced logic and reporting |
| Rating, NPS and multiple choice questions | Yes | Yes |
| Voice and video answers | Native in every open question | Check their current plans, not listed on the pricing page |
| Automatic transcripts | Yes, every plan | Check their current plans |
| AI themes, sentiment and quotes | Yes, every plan | Open text analysis listed on the Platform plan |
| Advanced statistical analysis | No | Full Access plan |
| Scripting and deep custom logic | No | Professional and Full Access |
| Pricing model | Per workspace, seats included | Per user, quote-based Platform plan |
| Entry price | $49 a month or $24 billed yearly | Collaborator $55 a month per user |
| Way to try | One-time demo on the homepage | Check their current trial |
Prices and features change, so check each vendor's current plans before you switch.
Who picks Asked as an Alchemer competitor
- CX leads running CSAT or NPS who need the reasons behind scores. See NPS software.
- Product managers who want to hear trial users explain themselves, using a customer feedback tool that records voice and video.
- HR teams replacing an exit form with a short voice survey, with our exit survey software.
- Agencies and consultants who run client research and need quotes they can drop into a deck.
- Small research teams that outgrew a form builder but cannot justify a per-user research license. Compare other options on survey tools.
Export your Alchemer data first
Download responses from Alchemer to CSV or Excel before you change anything, so your history and any score trend stay with you as a baseline.
Type the goal of the survey you are replacing
Write one line, for example "find out why customers cancel after month two". The Asked builder drafts the questions with answer types chosen for you, and you edit the wording.
Turn on voice and video where detail matters
Allow voice and video on the open questions where you want the full story, and keep rating and choice questions word for word if you benchmark them over time.
Share it and read the first themes
Send the link or QR code, or use an inline embed, popup or side tab. Your theme report fills in as soon as answers arrive.
Asked pricing next to Alchemer
Starter is $49 a month or $24 billed yearly, with 5 active surveys and 500 responses a month. Growth is $129 a month or $64 billed yearly, with 25 surveys, 2,500 responses, 5 seats and custom branding. Business is $299 a month or $149 billed yearly, with 100 surveys, 10,000 responses, 15 seats, a custom survey domain, webhooks and an audit log. Every plan includes transcripts and AI analysis. Full limits are on survey software pricing.
FAQ
It depends on what you use Alchemer for. For feedback and research surveys where open answers matter, Asked is a strong pick because people can answer by voice or video and AI groups answers into themes, from $49 a month per workspace. For advanced statistical analysis such as SPSS-style reports, Alchemer itself or Qualtrics fit better.
Alchemer lists self-serve plans per user: Collaborator $55 a month, Professional $165 and Full Access $275, with lower annual rates and a quote-based Platform plan. Professional and Full Access list a cap of 3 users. Check alchemer.com for current prices.
Alchemer's main competitors are SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, QuestionPro, SurveySparrow, Sogolytics and Jotform. For surveys with voice and video answers and AI analysis, Asked competes on the feedback side of that market.
Alchemer is powerful for research teams that need logic, scripting and advanced reporting. For a small team, per-user pricing and a 3 user cap on its listed plans can add up quickly, so compare it with a flat per-workspace plan before you buy.
Asked does not import Alchemer projects or old responses. Export your data from Alchemer to CSV or Excel as your baseline, then rebuild the survey in Asked from a one-line goal and keep score question wording identical so new results compare with old ones.
Turn your next survey into answers you can use
Type the goal of your survey and see the draft Asked writes for you in seconds.