How to find the right Survey Tool: Problems and Proposals

Conducting surveys and designing questionnaires is common research practice, and not only for the social sciences. One might think that there is a vast array of good software tools out there. The first half is correct: when looking for software for setting up a survey, one is confronted with plenty of options. However, depending on what you want to do, it can be tricky to find a good tool that checks all the boxes. In the following sections, I will share some insights and experiences on how to find the right survey tool. I’ll describe some of the recurring problems one is confronted with and explain how one can identify different types of software which meet different requirements.