The Story Behind SurveyCat

Why We Built SurveyCat

We were conducting research with hundreds of open-ended survey responses. What should have been the exciting part—discovering insights—became a nightmare of manual categorization. Eight hours of mind-numbing work just to tag responses into themes.

We tried existing solutions:

• Manual tools (Excel, Google Forms) - Free but soul-crushing. Hours of repetitive work with high risk of human bias and inconsistency.
• Enterprise software (Qualtrics, NVivo) - Powerful but ridiculously expensive ($3,000-10,000/year), complex to learn, and overkill for most projects.
• Hiring help - Costly, slow, and you still need to QA everything.

💡 The "Aha!" Moment

We realized AI could do in minutes what took us hours—and do it more consistently, with less bias, and at a fraction of the cost of enterprise tools. So we built SurveyCat: the tool we wish we'd had all along.

Ridiculously Fast

What takes 6-8 hours manually takes 5-10 minutes with SurveyCat. Upload your file, review categories, export. Done.

Actually Affordable

$10 for 500 responses (2¢ each). No subscriptions, no contracts. Pay only for what you use. 99% cheaper than enterprise tools.

Consistently Accurate

95%+ accuracy with zero human bias. AI categorizes the same way every time, eliminating the inconsistency of manual coding.

Dead Simple to Use

No training required. No complex setup. Upload CSV → Get Categories → Export. If you can use Excel, you can use SurveyCat.

Full Control

AI does the heavy lifting, but you're in charge. Edit, merge, split, or rename categories. Your framework, your rules.

Private & Secure

Your data is automatically deleted (30 min for uploads, 1 hour for results). Secure HTTPS encryption, session protection, and zero long-term storage.

🎓 Academic Researchers

Analyzing interview transcripts, qualitative surveys, or open-ended questionnaires for your thesis or publication.

✓ Fast turnaround for tight deadlines
✓ Affordable on research budgets
✓ Bias-free categorization

💼 UX Researchers

Processing user feedback, usability test comments, or feature requests to inform product decisions.

✓ Quick insights for sprint planning
✓ Scale with your user base
✓ Export for stakeholder reports

📊 Market Researchers

Categorizing customer feedback, brand perception surveys, or competitive analysis responses.

✓ Handle multiple projects efficiently
✓ Consistent methodology
✓ Client-ready deliverables

👥 HR Professionals

Analyzing employee engagement surveys, exit interviews, or culture assessment feedback.

✓ Confidential & secure
✓ Identify trends quickly
✓ Actionable insights for leadership

🚀 Product Managers

Sorting through feature requests, bug reports, and customer feedback to prioritize your roadmap.

✓ Data-driven decisions
✓ Customer voice at scale
✓ Cross-functional alignment

📈 Consultants & Agencies

Delivering faster insights to clients without sacrificing quality or burning budget on manual labor.

✓ Scalable across clients
✓ Professional results
✓ Better margins

Bottom line: Your survey data exists on our servers only long enough to process it. After that, it's automatically and permanently deleted. We treat your data as if it's our own—because we'd want the same protection.

🤖 AI-Powered Categorization

Automatic theme detection and response grouping using advanced natural language processing.

✏️ Interactive Refinement

Edit, merge, split, or rename categories to match your research framework perfectly.

📈 Scalable Processing

Handle datasets from 50 to 5,000+ responses with the same ease and speed.

📥 Easy Import/Export

Upload CSV or Excel files. Export categorized data ready for SPSS, R, or your reporting tool.

💳 Flexible Credit System

Pay-as-you-go pricing. Buy credits when you need them. No subscriptions or contracts.

🔒 Secure & Private

Your data is encrypted during upload (HTTPS), stored temporarily with secure session tokens, and automatically deleted (30 min for uploads, 1 hour for results). We never use your data to train AI models.