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	Exploring / 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	Additional Grid functionality		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

Online Surveys v2 – Online Surveys v3: Survey feature comparison

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