■ Professional Survey Builder

When the pre-built template isn't enough.

Most survey tools give you a blank form and basic question types. The Standard Insights Professional Survey Builder gives you 20+ question modules, complex branching logic, response time controls, real-time collaboration, and an AI pre-flight review — so the study you brief is exactly the study that goes into the field.

Every user can customise a study before placing an order. Enterprise licence holders can also deploy directly to their own audiences.

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Built for briefs that don't fit a standard template

Pre-configured modules cover the most common research needs. But some briefs are more specific than that.

You need a question type that doesn’t exist in a basic survey tool. You need branching logic that routes respondents differently based on a previous answer. You need response time controls to ensure data quality on a sensitive question. You need a colleague in a different time zone to review the study before it goes live.

The Professional Survey Builder handles all of it — without requiring a survey programming specialist to operate it.

20+ professional question modules

The Standard Insights question library covers every research format a professional study requires.

  • Quantitative formats: Single select · Multi-select · Ranking · Rating scales · Likert scales · MaxDiff · Semantic differential
  • Qualitative formats: Open-ended text · Video response · Image upload · Concept reaction
  • Specialist formats: Heatmap click · Card sort · Conjoint · Price sensitivity (Van Westendorp)

Every question includes advanced controls — minimum and maximum response time limits, data quality flags, mandatory vs. optional settings, and display logic based on prior answers. You set the parameters. The platform enforces them automatically.

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AI pre-flight review before you go live.

The Survey Evaluation Tool reviews your study design before fieldwork begins.

Submit your draft study and the AI analyses it for potential bias, clarity issues, leading questions, and methodological gaps — flagging specific questions with plain-English recommendations for improvement.

You see exactly what to fix and why. You fix it. The study goes into field clean.

This is the step most DIY survey builders skip entirely. It’s built into every study on Standard Insights.

Real-time collaboration. One study. Your whole team.

Research briefs rarely belong to one person. A strategist writes the objectives. A researcher reviews the methodology. A client approves the questionnaire. A director signs off before launch.

The Professional Survey Builder supports real-time co-authoring — multiple team members reviewing, editing, and commenting on the same study simultaneously, with full version history so nothing gets lost between drafts.

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Deploy globally. In any language.

Every study built in the Professional Survey Builder can be deployed across 130+ markets.

Studies are available in multiple languages — respondents see questions in their own language, responses are collected natively, and results are unified in a single report. You build the study once. The platform handles localisation.

Who can use the Professional Survey Builder — and how

All users can access the Professional Survey Builder to customise a study before placing an order with Standard Insights. You adjust the question framework, refine the logic, and brief your analyst on the final configuration. The study then goes into managed fieldwork — your analyst handles recruitment, QA, analysis, and delivery.

Enterprise licence holders can additionally deploy studies directly to their own proprietary audiences — CRM lists, employee panels, or community respondents — without using the Standard Insights global panel. Full white-label configuration and dedicated workspace included.

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The Builder Advantage

■ Real-time Collaboration

Invite your team to co-author and review studies in a single, unified environment for better strategic alignment.

■ Global Readiness

Build once and deploy everywhere with localized context and automated translation across 130+ countries.

■ Pre-Flight Rigor

Use the Survey Evaluation Tool to receive AI-driven feedback on your study design for bias and clarity before you go live.

■ Multiple Sharing Options

Distribute your research via password-gated links, embedded boards, or professional strategic briefs tailored to your audience.

Professional Survey Builder: Frequently Asked Questions

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Do I need technical expertise to use the survey builder?
No. The visual logic builder handles complex branching and display conditions without any coding. The AI pre-flight review catches methodology issues before launch. If you can describe what you want a study to do, the builder can do it.
How many question types are available?
20+ professional question modules — covering quantitative, qualitative, and specialist formats including MaxDiff, conjoint, heatmap click, card sort, and Van Westendorp price sensitivity.
Can I build a study that routes respondents differently based on their answers?
Yes. Skip logic, branching, display conditions, quota controls, and randomisation are all available through the visual logic builder — no coding required.
Can I collaborate with my team on a study before it goes live?
Yes. The builder supports real-time co-authoring — multiple team members can review, edit, and comment on the same study simultaneously, with full version history.
Can I deploy a study to my own audience?
Deploying to proprietary audiences — CRM lists, employee panels, or community respondents — is available to Enterprise licence holders. All users can customise a study using the builder before placing an order through Standard Insights managed fieldwork.
What happens after I build a study?
All users can submit their configured study to Standard Insights as a managed order — your dedicated analyst handles fieldwork, QA, data cleaning, analysis, and delivery of the board-ready Executive Report in 48 hours. Enterprise licence holders can additionally deploy directly to their own audiences.
Can I run the same study in multiple languages?
Yes. Studies can be deployed in multiple languages across 130+ markets. Respondents see questions in their own language, responses are collected natively, and results are unified in a single report.
Does the AI pre-flight review work on custom studies?
Yes. The Survey Evaluation Tool reviews any study — whether built from a module template or from scratch — for bias, clarity issues, leading questions, and methodological gaps before fieldwork begins.

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