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SurveyMonkey Apply vs Submittable Comparison (2026)

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Submittable

Overview

Apply empowers organizations to seamlessly collect, manage and review grant applications and drive better, faster funding decisions.

Submittable is the modern grant management platform empowering organizations with powerful, user-friendly tools for seamless program administration. Purpose-built for organizations of all types—from corporations and foundations to nonprofits and government agencies.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

322

5

4

3

2

1

207

93

16

4

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
77%
would recommend this app

4.8

399

5

4

3

2

1

319

72

6

2

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

Pros

“For an organization our size, having a reliable survey tool that just works has made a real difference in how we collect feedback from staff across our locations. Whether it's a quick pulse check or a full townhall with the whole company, it handles it without any headaches.”
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Blake A.

IT Technician

“We run company wide townhalls with around 400 employees, and it handles the response volume without breaking a sweat.”
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Blake A.

IT Technician

“In the end, I found Cognito Forms, and using that in combination with Microsoft Power Automate turned out to be infinitely more useful than SurveyMonkey Apply, at a small fraction of the cost. When I asked for a refund from SurveyMonkey, they refused, citing the hours that their designer had spent with us, trying to set up the programs we wanted to use. When I tried to negotiate a fair accounting for that person's time, they cited an exorbitant hourly rate, which negated the $10,000 we had spent. When I countered with a more reasonable rate, they never responded. ”
KS

Kristopher S.

Senior Program Officer

Pros

“The platform makes it significantly easier and faster for our team to create new projects, track submissions, and manage workflows.”
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Margo S.

Director of Creative Strategies and Arts-Based Initiatives

“Submittable representatives were extremely thorough and helpful in guiding us in how to create an application (in our case, for a Fellowship program) in Submittable and use different kinds of forms within the platform.”
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Leila M.

Senior Program Manager

“Submittable also provides improved data access and reporting tools that help us evaluate impact and make stronger decisions.”
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Margo S.

Director of Creative Strategies and Arts-Based Initiatives

Cons

“Everything about this software is frustrating from the kind of survey they upload and the way they disqualify users unnecessarily without even following their own rules and anything”
LD

Lawrence D.

Manager

“The biggest con might be on the applicant side because they Survey Monkey title doesn't sound very professional.”
JG

J G.

Teacher

“There really wasn’t anything that I didn’t like about SurveyMonkey except for the fact sometimes the software was glitchy.”
AG

ALEXANDER G.

Head Photographer

Cons

“The messaging component can glitch, as I've sent messages to people who did not get them sent to their inbox, and vice versa. Since I communicate with applicants primarily through messages, it can be frustrating to find that messages were not delivered.”
MM

Maggie M.

Program Manager

“It is difficult to identify a time and this causes missing submissions sometimes.”
AK

Akif K.

Electrical-Electronics Engineer

“We've found the email's generated by Submittable have formatting issues and are often blocked by anti-spam software, so there have been some deliverability issues and some problems with reading the system-generated emails.”
BB

Barby B.

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  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review19 days ago

Key features

  • Total features72
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Awards Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Biometrics
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Automation
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Verification
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Disbursement Management
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Matching
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Expense Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Government
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Higher Education
  • For Marketers
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Schools
  • Forms Automation
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Campaign Management
  • Fundraising Campaign Tracking
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gamification
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Discovery
  • Grant Management
  • Group Management
  • ID Scanning
  • Impact Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • KYC Compliance
  • Labeling
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Generation
  • Media Library
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Giving
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multiple Authentication Methods
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • Online Payments
  • Password Management
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring Giving
  • Registration Management
  • Relief Fund Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Requirements Management
  • Reviewer Management
  • Reviewer Portal
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Tracking
  • User Onboarding
  • Visual Analytics
  • Volunteer Management
  • Volunteer Recruiting
  • Web Forms
  • White Label
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features180
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Address Validation
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Autofill
  • Awards Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Biometrics
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Process Automation
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Verification
  • Data Visualization
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Disbursement Management
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Matching
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Expense Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Government
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Higher Education
  • For Marketers
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Schools
  • Forms Automation
  • Forms Creation & Design
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fundraising Campaign Management
  • Fundraising Campaign Tracking
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gamification
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Discovery
  • Grant Management
  • Group Management
  • ID Scanning
  • Impact Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • KYC Compliance
  • Labeling
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Generation
  • Media Library
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Giving
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multiple Authentication Methods
  • Offboarding
  • Onboarding
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • Online Payments
  • Password Management
  • Payment Processing
  • Payment Tracking
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recommendations
  • Recurring Giving
  • Registration Management
  • Relief Fund Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Requirements Management
  • Reviewer Management
  • Reviewer Portal
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scheduling
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Tracking
  • User Onboarding
  • Visual Analytics
  • Volunteer Management
  • Volunteer Recruiting
  • Web Forms
  • White Label
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations3
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Bloomerang
  • Dynamics 365
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Invoice Ninja
  • Jira
  • Mailjet
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Notion
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Trello
  • Twilio
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • Total integrations19
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Bloomerang
  • Dynamics 365
  • Gmail
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Invoice Ninja
  • Jira
  • Mailjet
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Notion
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Trello
  • Twilio
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net