Forms and Survey Applications: Explore Your Options

Forms and surveys are useful tools to collect information, analyze data, get feedback, obtain approval, and much more. With so many form and survey options, how do you know which one to use?  This article will provide information to help narrow your options and select the best tool for your business need.       

Comparing Google Forms, Qualtrics Surveys, and Kuali Build 

When choosing a platform, you'll want to consider the information or feedback you want to gather, any approvals, reviewers, or integrations that may be required, and how you want to share and analyze the results. 

          

	Google Forms	Qualtrics	Kuali Build
Availability	Faculty/Staff/Students	Faculty/Staff/Students	Faculty/Staff/Students
Ease of Use Simple, easy to navigate platform	Yes	Somewhat	Yes
Good Fit Ideas for when/how to use each platform	One time use, data collection/comparison	Research, robust analytics	Business processes, data workflows
Support Resources and training materials readily available	Yes  (Google & Davidson resources)	Yes (Qualtrics Supported)	Yes (Kuali Build & Davidson resources)
Sharing Options available for both internal and external users	Yes	Yes	Yes
Workflows Approvals and notifications can be included in forms	Yes (add-in required)	No	Yes
Integrations Institutional data can be integrated into forms	No	No	Yes

 
Google Forms

Qualtrics Survey

Kuali Build Form

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