Online Surveys v2 – Online Surveys v3: Survey feature comparison

Below is a comparison of survey features in Online Surveys v2 and Online Surveys v3.

The status on the right indicates whether the feature has been delivered or not. If not, the status will indicate what stage the feature is at. Here is a key to understanding the status:

  • Delivered: the feature has been released or an alternative feature has been released.
  • In progress: the feature is currently being developed by our team.
  • Exploring: the feature is not currently being developed, but we are actively taking steps for solution. 
  • Not delivered: the feature is not actively being developed and we haven’t yet begun to explore it.
  • New for v3: the feature did not exist in Online Surveys v2, but is brand new for Online Surveys v3
 
Items not marked with the status Delivered are highlighted so you can easily spot them.

Build

Category Version 2 feature Version 3 feature Status
Question types Multiple Choice (Single answer) question Choice question Delivered
Question types Multiple choice (multiple answers) question Choice question Delivered
Question types Selection list question Dropdown question Delivered
Question types Scale/rank question Grid question Delivered
Question types Rating question New for v3
Question types Ranking question New for v3
Question types Scale/rank question Grid question Delivered
Question types Single-line free text question Single line question Delivered
Question types Multi-line free text question Multi line question Delivered
Question types Date and time questions Date and time questions Delivered
Question  types Multi-question grids Not delivered
Other survey items Other option Other option Delivered
Other survey items Sub-questions Not delivered
Other survey items Note Note Delivered
Other survey items Section heading Note Delivered
Question properties Copy, move and delete questions Duplicate, move and delete questions Delivered
Question properties Question text formatting Question text formatting Delivered
Question properties Add many answers Bulk answer upload Delivered
Question properties Required questions Required questions Delivered
Question properties Choose to display answers vertically Not delivered
Question properties Validation Answer validation Delivered
Question properties Dependent sub-questions / other answer Question logic Delivered
Question properties Screening Screening Delivered
Question properties Initial value for question Set an initial answer Delivered
Question properties Piping to question text Answer piping to question text Delivered
Question properties Pre-populate question Pre-populate question Delivered
Question properties Question visibility rules for pre-populated questions Question visibility rules for pre-populated questions Delivered
Question properties Alternative text for use in data exports Not delivered
Question properties Choice randomisation New for v3
Note properties Note text formatting Note text formatting Delivered
Note properties Logic for Notes New for v3
Note properties Add images Add images Delivered
Note properties Add video and other media content Embed media Delivered
Note properties Insert table Not delivered
Note properties Piping to Notes Answer piping to Notes Delivered
Final page Custom submission message Custom submission message Delivered
Final page Piping to Final page Answer piping to Final page Delivered
Page properties Add, move, copy and delete pages Add, move, duplicate and delete pages Delivered
Page properties Add/edit page title Add/edit page title Delivered
Page properties Add/edit page description New for v3
Page properties Routing Page logic Delivered
Settings Show completion receipt Show response ID Delivered
Settings Allow response printout Show response PDF Delivered
Settings Enable survey navigation Show/hide Previous button Delivered
Settings Enable ‘finish later’ option Show Finish later Delivered
Settings Time zone setting Not delivered
Settings Internal survey name Dashboard name In progress
Settings Create custom pre-population parameter labels New for v3
Display settings Show survey progress bar Show progress bar Delivered
Display settings Show question numbers Show question numbers Delivered
Display settings Change supported language Display language Delivered
Display settings Add a survey logo Add a survey logo Delivered
Display settings Custom theme builder Custom theme Delivered
Display settings Add a background image Not delivered
Survey logic display Survey map Logic overview Delivered
Survey messages Access control custom login message Access control custom login message Delivered
Survey messages Custom screening message Custom screening message Delivered
File upload File upload Not delivered
Preview Preview survey Preview survey Delivered
Preview Survey PDF download Survey PDF download Delivered

Distribute

Category Version 2 feature Version 3 feature Notes
Distribute settings Set survey open date/time Set survey open date/time Delivered
Distribute settings Set survey close date/time Set survey close date/time Delivered
Distribute settings Set max responses Set max responses Delivered
Distribute settings Set survey to never close New for v3
Distribute settings Set expected responses Set expected responses Delivered
Distribute settings Early response redirect Not delivered
Distribute settings Late response redirect Not delivered
Distribute settings Custom survey not yet open message Not delivered
Distribute settings Custom survey is closed message Survey messages Delivered
Launch Customise URL Customise URL Delivered
Launch QR code generator New for v3
Launch Generate custom pre-population URLS Generate custom pre-population URLs Delivered
Launch Save and reuse custom pre-population URLs New for v3
Access Control Respondent progress tables Respondent insights Exploring
Access Control Set universal password Set universal password Delivered
Access Control Add single respondent Add single respondent Delivered
Access Control Add bulk respondents Add bulk respondents Delivered
Access Control Edit single respondent Edit single respondent Delivered
Access Control Bulk edit / replace respondents Bulk edit / replace respondents Delivered
Access Control Import pre-population values Import pre-population values Delivered
Access Control Export all respondents / unique URLs Export all respondents / unique URLs Delivered
Access Control Export unfinished respondents / unique URLs Export unfinished respondents / unique URLs Delivered
Access Control Username and password login Respondent ID and password login Delivered
Access Control Issue individual emails Issue individual emails New for v3
Access Control Issue bulk email Issue bulk email Delivered
Access Control Customise email template Customise email template Delivered
Access Control Anonymity setting New for v3
Response digest Response digest email Response digest Delivered

Analyse

Category Version 2 feature Version 3 feature Notes
 Analyse summary Horizontal bar charts Horizontal bar charts Delivered
 Analyse summary Vertical bar charts New for v3
 Analyse summary Pie charts Pie charts Delivered
 Analyse summary Tables Tables Delivered
 Analyse summary Basic statistics Statistics Delivered
 Analyse summary Display free-text responses Display free-text responses Delivered
 Analyse summary Download charts as images Delivered
 Analyse summary Download csv for individual question data Not delivered
 Analyse summary Response rate display Response rate display Delivered
 Analyse summary Running days display New for v3
Data exports Summary PDF Overview PDF Delivered
Data exports CSV CSV Delivered
Data exports Excel Excel Delivered
Data exports SPSS Delivered
Data exports TSV Not delivered
Filters Hide question filter Hide question filter Delivered
Filters Date range filter Date range filter Delivered
Filters Answer filters Answer filters Delivered
Views Save and share views Not delivered
Browse responses Search and browse individual responses Search and browse individual responses Delivered
Browse responses Delete an individual response Delete an individual response Delivered
Browse responses Exclude individual response Not delivered
Browse responses Response duration metadata New for v3
Browse responses Individual response PDF download Individual response PDF download Delivered
Benchmarking Online benchmarking reports Online benchmarking reports Delivered
Benchmarking Benchmarking PDF download Benchmarking PDF download Delivered
Advanced analysis Merge surveys Not delivered
Advanced analysis Compare surveys Not delivered
Advanced analysis Cross-tabulate Not delivered

Permissions

Category Version 2 feature Version 3 feature Notes
Permissions Add single user permission Add single user permission Delivered
Permissions Bulk add permissions Bulk add permissions Delivered
Permissions Fine-grained survey permissions Not delivered
Permissions Permissions history New for v3