SurveySavvy

5.8
(39 User Reviews)

Regions of Participation: International – Open to all Nations

Minimum Age to Join:
14

SurveySavvy.com is part of Luth Research, LLC, a market research which opened their doors in 1977. SurveySavvy now has over three million members worldwide who participate in market research studies in exchange for cash rewards. If you attempt but do not qualify for a survey, you are still entered into a monthly drawing for 50 $10 prizes as a token of appreciation for attempting the survey. In addition to being paid for taking surveys, SurveySavvy has a two-tier referral program where members can earn incentives for surveys their referral completes and incentives for surveys their referral’s referral completes. To learn more about the SurveySavvy program you can visit the SurveySavvy Details page.

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SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
nichole williams August 13, 2007

This is pretty good about paying in a timely manner. I really enjoy the majority of their surveys! My overall rating is at 7 b/c I think that the surveys are of great quality and it’s pretty fair when it comes to qualifying.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 8
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
misti August 13, 2007

I enjoy SurveySavvy’s surveys, I just don’t qualify for any. I think out of the year I have been a member there, I have finished one. The one I did was quick and to the point, with fast payment, just wish I could take more. I have never contacted admin, so put a 5 being neutral.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 2
  • Timeliness of Payment: 6
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 6
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Jennifer Wader August 13, 2007

They do not send many surveys. I have been amember for months now and only received one survey

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 2
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 6
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  Canada Member
rko1 August 13, 2007

Very good survey site I actually think it is the best.I have been paid a number of times and the survey invites come in often,unlike other sites that do not accomodate Canadian residents

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 8
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
karen August 13, 2007

i get quite a lot of surveys from here. they have fun surveys i also have got in on a few product tests. and payment is in a timley manner.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 8
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 1
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Sandra Pickens August 28, 2007

I have been a member with SurveySavvy for awhile and can say that the
survey’s they send me are pretty good…it does not take a lot of time
to complete them and also I receive my payment in a timly manner has well.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 8
  • Member Area & Support: 9
  • Overall Rating: 9
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Roxanne Ranelli September 27, 2007

I have been a member here for awhile! One thing I enjoy mostly is that the surveys are alot shorter than most companies and usually cut straight to the point. Although they may not always be the highest paying, it is quite worth it to complete them for the simple fact that you are not getting bored checking boxes for 45 minutes. Great company which I feel will be around for awhile!

  • Quality of Surveys: 10
  • Compensation: 9
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 8
  • Member Area & Support: 10
  • Overall Rating: 9
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Michael Laksberger October 31, 2007

good site used to pay quick 3 weeks this time I am waiting for 5 weeks
customer service great once they called me at home when I had a problem

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 6
  • Member Area & Support: 10
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  US Member
Jim November 10, 2007

I have been impressed with SurveySavvy. The number of survey offerings has been small compared to other sites but the quality and compensation are above average. I have been involved with one long term study with SurveySavvy that has paid incredibly well. Timeliness of payment has been well above average and member support has been very responsive and timely. They certainly deserve the 9 rating I have given them.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 10
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 9
  • Member Area & Support: 9
  • Overall Rating: 9
SurveySavvy Review by  Member
sean p November 30, 2007

SurveySavvy pays well for surveys, but the problem is that they do not send that many. The good thing about them though is that you can earn $2 per referral, and I have been able to earn extra money by referring my friends and family members to the site.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 10
  • Frequency of Surveys: 4
  • Timeliness of Payment: 8
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
stephen December 26, 2007

i have been with surveysavvy for 3 months now and have completed 5 surveys totalling about $55.00…whats odd though 3 months later my account still says $0.00…i dont know whats up about that….what company takes 3 months just to credit an account….

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 8
  • Timeliness of Payment: 1
  • Member Area & Support: 3
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Michelle Crowder January 2, 2008

You have to watch these guys CAREFULLY! I have been doing surveys for this company for about two years, and have generally been satisfied, except the survey invitations are VERY few and far between. I completed a survey which was SUPPOSED to pay $10. Upon completion, I received a page which said: Thank you for completing this survey, 275 points have been placed into your account. These people are supposed to have put CASH into my account, NOT points! Where did these points come from, and where did they go…into the ether? (it was a survey that SurveySavvy had farmed out to another site, a site that I guess normally pays by point values) I have been fighting by email to try and get the $10 put into my account, but all they want to say is that I must not have completed the survey (even though I received a page which said I completed the survey), or the survey must have been closed (then what the heck was I doing working for 20 minutes on a closed survey???), and they will put me into the drawing for a gift certificate. They won’t EVEN acknowledge that I completed the survey. So, I would say Caveat Emptor, so to speak, (buyer beware) with this company. I will say that I NEVER expected this kind of nonsense from Luth (SurveySavvy), as they have never pulled this type of crap before, but here they are pulling one over on me, and shame on them!

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 2
  • Frequency of Surveys: 2
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 1
  • Overall Rating: 2
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
anonymous January 14, 2008

get frequent surveys but they never apply. did a few but was ended by them w/o any note of compensation. checked my file and was not compensated. i’ve been a member for about 4 months and have about $3. not worth it. currently can’t get to my profile page.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 4
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 3
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
A member of SurveySavvy February 13, 2008

For me, SurveySavvy is a good panel to be a part of. I get VERY few surveys from them, although I never get many surveys from ANY of the panels I’m a part of. However, I like that SurveySavvy pays MONEY for doing surveys and isn’t on a “points” basis. That is a big plus, and another great thing is that you can send for your money at any time. (You don’t have to wait to reach $5 or $10 in order to request payment. I have received $1 checks from them, as well as slightly bigger amounts.) Obviously you won’t get rich from this, but I’ve gotten more money, and in less time, from SurveySavvy than I have from the other survey panels. Now if only I could get some referrals…

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 7
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Xing February 13, 2008

I think everything is fine. you can expect 1 or 2 invitations each week and i don’t qualify half of them. It is intereting that some survey pays you 1 dollar and need 20 minutes while some survey 20 dollars for 20 minutes.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 7
  • Frequency of Surveys: 4
  • Timeliness of Payment: 6
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  India Member
Dipankar February 23, 2008

Being an Asian, i suppose the whole online survey thing still hasn’t quite captured the imaginations of the companies operating in these regions. Tried survey savvy…which is one of the few surveys open internationally..got few surveys very recently but long way to go before I can receive a pay check

  • Quality of Surveys: 4
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 6
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  India Member
Paul AJ February 26, 2008

The site maybe pretty good for us residents but for us asians its just a complete nonsense i have been a member for almost a month and yet i have not recieved a single survey

  • Quality of Surveys: 3
  • Compensation: 4
  • Frequency of Surveys: 1
  • Timeliness of Payment: 6
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 3
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Mitchelina March 14, 2008

SurveySavvy is a good site but has some flaws.

I find it difficult to qualify for most surveys. Surveys get filled within about 2 hours of posting (via email sent to you) most of the time. Also, qualifying is not easy. I am a caucasian, male, married, and homeowner. You think I would qualify for some surveys? I get in on about 1 in 4 oppurtunities. Only a few surveys per month.

Pay is usually $1 to $2 per the majority of surveys.

THE OTHER BIG FLAW: I think surveysavvy goes overboard asking for personal information sometimes. One survey asked for my ISP email address and password so they could hawk my emails for a few weeks to learn about what offers I receive. They wanted to pay me $10 to $100 for that.

I SAID NO WAY! I have tons of personal info go to my ISP email. Like bank statements, car payments, cable payments, stock investing transactions, there was no way in heck I would ever allow any survey company access to my primary email address!

I immediately emailed customer response to nicely give them h*ll. They never responded back to me.

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Raider March 29, 2008

I have been a member of this panel for four months now and still have yet to qualify for a single survey. As previous reviewers have noted, they only send about 2-3 surveys per month. Also, as Mitchelina pointed out, they go a little overboard (or at least IMO) on personal information. I for one feel fairly uncomfortable giving details about personal health issues and bank accounts with any survey company! In all honesty I’m not so sure I’m going to have much luck with this panel, so I can’t comment any further or give it a higher rating.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 1
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 1
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Amitria April 5, 2008

They actually pay you for you opinions but it takes months to get a payment processed.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 5
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Mary Ann April 24, 2008

I joined SurveySavvy 5 months ago. At first, I received about 6 surveys for which I qualified and should have made about $20. However, my account balance still shows $0!!! In the last 2 months, I’ve received about 3 surveys and haven’t qualified. I will no longer be doing surveys for this company.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 1
  • Member Area & Support: 1
  • Overall Rating: 1
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Ann September 5, 2008

My initial experience with Survey Savvy was excellent — within the first couple weeks of signing up as a member, I received 4 survey invitations, each worth $5 (more than the rewards that most other survey sites offer). I qualified for and completed them all (each took about 20-30 minutes), and my account was credited with the rewards in about a week. Survey Savvy pays by check, and the website says it will take 4-6 weeks for you to receive your check. The check for $20 that I received took a bit longer than that — maybe 7 weeks, which is a fairly long time compared to some other survey sites. Although I earned a lot of money in a short time when I first signed up for Survey Savvy, since taking those 4 surveys I have only received an average of 2 survey invitations a month, and have not qualified for any of them. I have been a member of Survey Savvy for 6 months now, and so far I have earned only the $20 that I earned in the first two weeks. Maybe others will have better luck qualifying for more surveys. Based on my initial experience I would recommend giving Survey Spot a try because of their high rewards, but I would like to see more survey invitations from this site.

  • Quality of Surveys: 9
  • Compensation: 9
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 4
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 5
SurveySavvy Review by  Philippines Member
Rosalito November 6, 2008

The site is quite good and it is very easy to join their panel

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 7
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Sarah December 10, 2008

I have been a member of SurveySavvy for a little over 4 years now and my experiences with them have been pretty good overall. I have found them to be a great company (trusworthy and reliable) to do surveys for and would recommend them.

Pros: They are a very honest company. They pay on time and I’ve never had a survey that wasn’t credited. Their customer service is very friendly and prompt when there are questions or issues. Their surveys are generally easy to take and well laid-out. And they do pay well for some their surveys- I’ve gotten to participate in surveys where I received wonderful compensation for my time.

Cons: The amount of surveys they send out depends on a person’s demographics which usually results in only a few per month or none for several months. The amount of pay is not always comparable to time and effort put in. It is sometimes hard to qualify for their surveys as their demogrpahic need fills up quickly. And there are the occasional glitches in their surveys- but one saving grace is that a person can generally start off where they left and not redo the whole survey again.

  • Quality of Surveys: 8
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 4
  • Timeliness of Payment: 10
  • Member Area & Support: 9
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Kelly December 16, 2008

I have participated in these surveys and I am not at all happy. Like a previous reviewer stated, I completed a suvery for $10 but didn’t get compensated for it, I too received points. Also I don’t qualify for many surveys, the survey I mentioned above, I was shocked to complete but then I didn’t get what was promised. I don’t do these surveys anymore, I figure why waste my time and knowledge :) to only get “lied” to.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 4
  • Frequency of Surveys: 4
  • Timeliness of Payment: 4
  • Member Area & Support: 4
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
ann December 21, 2008

AM NEW TO THIS SITE BUT LOOK FORWARD TO THE SURVEYS FROM HERE…KEEP THEM COMING

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
John January 5, 2009

Do not qualify for enough surveys to accumulate much money. Hardly woth the effort!!!

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 6
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Peter January 14, 2009

The surveys are decent, if you qualify. As mentioned by several reviewers, the frequency is rather low and qualifying is even tougher. I think I qualify 1 out of 8 times, which is low, compared to other survey sites. As a result I have earned only $ 10 during the last year, making it one of the lowest earning survey site for me. Indeed, hardly worth the effort.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 4
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 4
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Charmina February 21, 2009

Original Review: November 2, 2008

I am a member since last January, did not get many surveys first but the last month(December 08) I got invited to 4 surveys, I qualified for all and I got into my account 14$ soon enough.
My advise to all panelists is to keep their surveys invitations until they get paid for, with all detail as survey number, incentive, date of completion.

Update: February 21, 2009

I am downgrading my grades for this survey posted Jan 2nd. I was fond of this site so I have recommended to other 2 friends, told them to keep track for their completed surveys, so I could track my $1 for each survey they are compensated for. And for my total disappointed, I got $3 out of $12(they completed 12 surveys). I wrote an email the customer service and they stated that they do not reward each survey the referent qualifies for. The site says something different.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 2
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 3
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 5
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Rosy March 6, 2009

Survey Savvy is undoubtedly one of the best International Survey Panels. Anybody around the world over 14 years of age is eligible to join this Panel.

I have been a member of this Survey Panel since March, 2008 and in this one year of my membership I have earned about $523, which is a real good amount for a survey taker to earn from one site itself, and still some money pending to be shown to my account.

They send us surveys to take on various topics. But the most popular ones are IT-related. I have been very lucky enough to get included into one of their IT-related recurring monthly surveys which helped me earn around $380 in six months. The incentive they offer for taking each survey vary from $2 to even $40 or more.

The best thing about them is that their reward payment is through checks, and their is no minimum limit for requesting their checks. Another best thing about this Survey Panel is that they have the best recurring referral system for earning rewards, which means if my friend I referred to takes a survey from them and earns money, I earn money, and if my friend’s friends earn money through them, even then I earn money. This referral program is not available with any other survey site. It would help an individual earn money even when they are not taking any survey from them.

I would highly recommend people to join this Survey Panel, specially the IT-Professionals and keep on earning money throughout their life.

  • Quality of Surveys: 10
  • Compensation: 10
  • Frequency of Surveys: 10
  • Timeliness of Payment: 10
  • Member Area & Support: 10
  • Overall Rating: 10
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Lee New March 27, 2009

12. Survey Savvy $68.00 ($65.00 rec’d)

I joined SurveySavvy some time in early to mid-2008 and I have qualfied for and taken 13 surveys for $68. This is enough to place them 12th on my list of my 35 best survey sites, but not enough to win any awards. You can expect to earn between $1 and 410 for each survey that you qualify for. They pay by check, not PayPal and the checks usually arrive in 4-6 weeks.

I understand that they have an excellent referral system, but I have never felt comfortable spamming my friends to try and get them to take surveys that will also pay me. My advice is free for the asking.

The surveys are interesting enough, when I qualify for them and their customer service always resolves any disputed survey payments, which have popped up on occaision. I would say everyone needs to be a member of SurveySavvy, but they won’t be making hundreds of dollars a year unless they are in the IT field or really get active promoting and referring their friends to the site.

  • Quality of Surveys: 9
  • Compensation: 9
  • Frequency of Surveys: 5
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 8
  • Overall Rating: 8
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Eileen June 19, 2009

Not many surveys, can’t qualify for the ones I do get. Another waste of time.

  • Quality of Surveys: 3
  • Compensation: 3
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 3
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Tony Taylor June 23, 2009

The surveys are all good,overall ratings is a 7.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 6
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Tony Taylor June 23, 2009

no comments.

  • Quality of Surveys: 6
  • Compensation: 6
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 7
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  Philippines Member
Jay June 28, 2009

I joined SurveySavvy for about a month now and I still haven’t gotten a survey. Since I am from Asia (Philippines), I think I will receive like 1 survey per 3 months…or maybe 1 survey for a year. But still, I’m giving surveysavvy a chance since like what I have said, I haven’t yet received any survey invitations from them. But I still has high hopes from this site though.

  • Quality of Surveys: 2
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 1
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 5
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Tom July 6, 2009

Must be nice to be in the PRIZED DEMOGRAPHIC of just about all sites out there. (Rosy) Anyway, just speaking from an average user point of view, takimg surveys will not make one rich. It does let one give an opinion about a topic that companies can use to improve an idea/product. Being compensated a buck or two for that is nice. Ocasionally some more can be earned, rare if your demographics are not in the prized group.

Anyway, I find this site average overall.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 4
  • Frequency of Surveys: 3
  • Timeliness of Payment: 4
  • Member Area & Support: 4
  • Overall Rating: 5
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Paulette July 7, 2009

Its hard to access the website that provides a login

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 5
  • Frequency of Surveys: 7
  • Timeliness of Payment: 5
  • Member Area & Support: 7
  • Overall Rating: 7
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Theresa Bugnatto July 13, 2009

I always see this site in the TOP 10 of best survey sites. I have been a member with them for 3 months and have only received 1 survey from them. I don’t consider this to be in MY top 10.
I hope you do better if you join with them.

  • Quality of Surveys: 5
  • Compensation: 1
  • Frequency of Surveys: 1
  • Timeliness of Payment: 4
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 3
SurveySavvy Review by  United States Member
Chris Hawkins October 22, 2009

I’ve been a member of Survey Savvy for a couple of years now and have an account balance of $192 that comprises of three payment requests. The status still shows pending after one year for the first request and I have to receive any of the promised compensation. After finding the possitive comments about eveyone getting there money, I’m going to try and email them to see what the problem is.

  • Quality of Surveys: 7
  • Compensation: 8
  • Frequency of Surveys: 4
  • Timeliness of Payment: 1
  • Member Area & Support: 5
  • Overall Rating: 3

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