Comparison
ReliCheck vs SurveyMonkey, honestly.
SurveyMonkey is the consumer workhorse for surveys at speed. ReliCheck is built for teams who have to defend their numbers afterward. Pick the one that matches what you actually need.
Pick ReliCheck when
- The buyer or stakeholder will ask "is the scale reliable?" and you need a credible answer in the report itself.
- You publish, present to a board, or submit for accreditation, and the methods section gets read.
- You want AI tied directly to alpha, ICC, and validity numbers.
- You work in research, evaluation, education, or HR contexts where defensibility beats breadth.
Pick SurveyMonkey when
- You need the broadest template library and the fastest path from idea to live link.
- Survey panel access (SurveyMonkey Audience) matters for your project.
- You need 200-plus integrations across CRMs, marketing tools, and BI dashboards.
- You distribute to a non-research audience where polish and ease matter more than psychometric scrutiny.
Side by side
Where each tool wins
| Feature | ReliCheck | SurveyMonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability and validity | ||
| Cronbach's alpha | ✓Default | −Not surfaced |
| KMO and item-total correlations | ✓Default | −No |
| Public methodology page | ✓methodology.html | −No |
| AI | ||
| AI question review | ✓Yes | ✓Genius |
| AI tied to reliability stats | ✓Yes | −No |
| Pricing | ||
| Self-serve sign-up | ✓Free + paid | ✓Yes |
| Starting price | $19/mo | $25/mo |
Try ReliCheck on your next survey
Free to start. Bring your own questions or pull a validated template. Reliability and AI summaries are included from the first response.