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Audience and consumer insights platforms · November 2026 Edition

SparkToro vs SurveyMonkey

Two of fourteen models named SparkToro first on the direct prompt; zero named SurveyMonkey. SparkToro was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and SurveyMonkey by eight and SparkToro carries 33 labels and SurveyMonkey 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.

SparkToro

endorsed leader

Named in three categories this edition.

SurveyMonkey

criticized challenger

San Mateo, Canada, founded 1999. Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share33%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%25%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3312A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SparkToro reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SparkToro vs GWI · SparkToro vs Audiense · SparkToro vs Google Analytics 4

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the audience and consumer insights platforms page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SparkToroFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSurveyMonkey
Direct20
Paraphrase61
Comparative00
Budget-constrained901 against SurveyMonkey
Scale-constrained00
Negative102 against SurveyMonkey
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SparkToro and SurveyMonkey stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
SparkToro SurveyMonkey first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SparkToro on the left and SurveyMonkey on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SparkToro and SurveyMonkey stood in it.

SparkToro first, SurveyMonkey not the choice

2 of 14 modelsSurveyMonkey was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashApollo.io, SparkToro alternatives: 6sense, Bombora, Factors.ai, Koala, ZoomInfo
Muse Glimmer 30BSparkToro alternatives: Audiense, Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence, GWI, ReachStream, ZoomInfo

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Qwen 3.7 FlashAudiense alternatives: CleverX, ReachStream, SparkToro, Wynter
GPT-6 LunaWynter alternatives: AdRoll ABM, SparkToro

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5LinkedIn Analytics alternatives: Bombora, Factors.ai, GWI, HG Insights, HubSpot ABM
GPT-5.4 mini6sense alternatives: Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence, GWI, Meltwater
Perplexity Sonar6sense alternatives: Bombora, ZoomInfo
Grok 4.20GWI alternatives: Audiense, Cognism, HG Insights, Resonate, ZoomInfo
Mistral SmallAudiense, ReachStream alternatives: Wynter
DeepSeek V4 FlashGWI alternatives: 6sense, Apollo.io, Brandwatch Consumer Intelligence, Meltwater
Llama 4 MaverickAudiense
Kimi K26sense alternatives: Apollo.io, Demandbase, ZoomInfo
GLM 4.7 FlashXAdRoll ABM alternatives: Apollo.io, Bombora, Cognism, G2 Buyer Intent, GWI, N.Rich, UpLead
MiniMax M2.5Apollo.io alternatives: LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
SparkToro leads by forty-eight points.
SparkToro54%#1 of 18
SurveyMonkey6%#2 of 18
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
SparkToro leads by thirty-one points.
SparkToro33%#1 of 12
SurveyMonkey2%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
SparkToro0%#– of 16
SurveyMonkey0%#16 of 16
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about SparkToro

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“a combination of SparkToro (for ongoing content/channel insights) paired with Wynter (for messaging validation) offers the highest ROI-to-cost ratio” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“SparkToro is my top recommendation for a mid-sized B2B company looking for a consumer insights and audience research tool.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“consider platforms with lower negative ratings and more transparent data sources, such as SparkToro or Delve AI” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice

What the models said about SurveyMonkey

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.

“I'd recommend starting with SurveyMonkey for its balance of affordability, ease of use, and comprehensive features” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.