Hive vs Survey Monkey

Learn how Hive stands out from other survey tools by providing richer insights, real-time feedback, and expert support. Unlike entry-level survey platforms, Hive helps you move beyond just data collection to driving meaningful change within your organisation.

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If you’re currently a user of Survey Monkey or looking to start using it for your employee engagement surveys, the low price certainly makes it an appealing option – we get it. However, if you’re looking to run effective employee surveys it’s worth knowing that Survey Monkey comes with some limitations you won’t run into with Hive or other platforms.

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Reporting and data limitations

Take your survey game to the next level with Hive

Our employee voice platform provides everything you need to track engagement across your organisation. Create custom surveys quickly, including annual, pulse, and baseline types, with access to question banks for inspiration.

Reporting is simple, with real-time monitoring and tailored reports for HR Directors, Admins and people managers. You can even benchmark your results against others in your industry and your previous surveys. And uncover key engagement factors with our Key Drivers feature.

Plus, Hive Fives, Messenger, and Open Door offer peer recognition, idea sharing, feedback collection, and safe, confidential follow-ups.

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Surveying

Boost engagement, retain top talent, and enhance performance with confidential employee surveys for a thriving workplace.

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Open Door

Make the changes that matter to your people. Uncover trending feedback with confidential,
always-on listening.

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Hive Fives

Build a culture of recognition to boost morale, protect wellbeing, and bring a smile to someone’s face with peer-to-peer recognition.

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Messenger

Prioritise confidentiality while addressing concerns, gathering feedback, and answering questions from your people.

Make change not spreadsheets

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All the reporting tools you need to unlock key insights

You can analyse free-text, multiple-choice, and scale questions in real time—even while the survey is still running. With access to heatmaps, Sentiment Analysis, and detailed reports broken down by employee demographics, it’s easy to track engagement and get a clear picture of what’s going on.

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Drill down into the data with a range of filters

Filter your survey results by a range of characteristics such as department, team, length of service, gender, race and more. That way, you can take a truly inclusive approach to diversity in your organisation.

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Benchmarking: See how you stack up

With Hive’s benchmarking, compare your organisation’s performance to industry peers or internal surveys. Analyse response rates, eNPS, and engagement scores to assess your employee feedback effectively.

Uncover the top factors influencing employee engagement

Explore key drivers of employee engagement, revealing crucial factors and predicting outcomes with detective-like precision. Coupled with your Action Grid, it’s your ultimate toolkit for unlocking high-impact areas and making game-changing, data-driven decisions.

HRIS Integration - more accuracy, less admin

By integrating your HRIS with Hive, your employee user data will always be accurate and up to date— without you having to lift a finger. Once integrated, any changes you make in your HRIS will be automatically replicated in our platform.

Find out more about which HRIS we integrate with >

Need help convincing your decision makers?

Avoid falling victim to the ‘cost of free’ that comes with using cheaper options like Google Forms by downloading our Business Case for Employee Voice. Show your organisation the importance of an effective surveying platform. The guide includes:

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Join over 500,000 employee voices who love Hive

We’ll listen to your needs and give you a personalised overview of our employee feedback and engagement platform and also cover how our People Science partnership could work for your organisation.



What to expect from your demo: