Qualtrics

Qualtrics is strongest when event feedback is part of an enterprise experience management program, especially customer experience, employee listening, or research. It is usually more platform than a small event team needs for simple post-event surveys.

Public pricing is quote-based
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Tool Nutrition Label
Founded 2002
Headquarters Provo, Utah and Seattle, Washington, United States
Company Size 5,001-10,000 employees on LinkedIn
Funding Privately held; owned by Silver Lake-led private equity after SAP take-private transaction
Pricing Model Suite and product pricing based on planned usage, including feedback interactions for many XM products
Free Trial No broad public self-serve trial found for enterprise XM suites
Contract Confirm suite, product modules, interaction volume, survey responses, video feedback minutes, users, panels, support, and renewal terms
Attendee Capacity Survey response volume and feedback interactions matter more than event attendance capacity
Mobile App Mobile survey and respondent experience; no attendee event app
Offline Capability No
Data & Compliance Confirm region, residency, and compliance controls in the enterprise agreement
Expertise Level Advanced
Event Types
ConferencesCustomer EventsEmployee EventsTraining EventsWebinarsMarket Research
Key Integrations
CRM and customer systems (Native) Employee systems (Native) APIs and developer platform (API) Dashboards and reporting (Native)
Support Channels
Support portalCustomer successProfessional servicesXM Institute resources
Best For
  • + Enterprise teams connecting event feedback to broader customer or employee experience programs
  • + Research teams running sophisticated surveys, panels, concept tests, or segmentation studies
  • + Organizations that need dashboards, text analytics, workflows, and governance around feedback
  • + Teams already standardized on Qualtrics for CX, EX, or research
Not For
  • Small teams that only need a quick post-event survey
  • Buyers that require transparent public pricing before a shortlist
  • Live polling, Q&A, or session interaction workflows
  • Teams without research, CX, or analytics ownership
Key Capabilities
Build advanced surveys with logic, branching, and enterprise governance
Run customer experience, employee experience, and strategy research programs
Use AI-assisted analysis, dashboards, and recommendations across feedback channels
Capture survey responses, digital feedback, video feedback, and other experience signals
Connect feedback workflows to customer, employee, and operational systems
Honest Limitations

Quote-Based Pricing

Qualtrics does not publish simple package prices for XM suites, so buyers need a sales process and usage forecast.

Enterprise Complexity

The platform is broad and can require admin, research, or CX expertise to configure well.

Not Live Engagement

Qualtrics is built for research and feedback programs, not live audience response, networking, or event apps.

Support And Cost Complaints Appear In User Channels

Review and practitioner discussions often praise breadth while raising concerns about price transparency, support, and survey-program complexity.

Panel And Research Quality Need Governance

When using outside sample or advanced research services, teams should validate sample quality, fielding process, and analysis responsibilities.

Pricing Breakdown
Plan Price Details
XM for Customer Experience Request suite pricing Suite for customer feedback, omnichannel experience management, digital feedback, reputation, and contact-center use cases
XM for Employee Experience Request pricing Suite for engagement, lifecycle, candidate, and employee listening workflows
XM for Strategy & Research Request pricing Suite for surveys, product, brand, market, UX, and strategic research

Cost at Common Event Sizes

0
attendees
Not attendee-priced
Model by suite, products, survey responses, feedback interactions, video minutes, and services

Hidden Costs to Watch

  • ! Professional services or research services
  • ! Panel sample and fielding costs
  • ! CRM, HRIS, data warehouse, or dashboard implementation
  • ! Admin training and survey governance
  • ! Usage growth from responses, interactions, or video feedback

Qualtrics is best for event feedback when the event is one touchpoint in a larger experience management program.

For a simple attendee survey, it is usually heavy. For enterprise CX, EX, and research teams, the breadth can justify the sales process.

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Questions to Ask the Vendor
  1. 1
    Which Qualtrics suite and products are required for our event feedback use case?
  2. 2
    How is our price calculated across survey responses, interactions, users, video feedback, panels, and services?
  3. 3
    Which CRM, HRIS, data warehouse, SSO, permissions, and data residency controls are included?
  4. 4
    Who owns survey governance, dashboards, text analytics, and closed-loop follow-up?
  5. 5
    Can we export raw responses, metadata, dashboards, and configured surveys if we leave?
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