If you want to make some extra money online for free, one of the easiest ways to do this is by taking paid surveys.
There are, however, MANY survey sites, so it can be difficult to find out which ones are worth joining. That is why I have made a list of the Top 10 paying survey sites for 2026.
I have tested all of these sites thoroughly myself, and all the sites on the list below are legit and FREE to join, and they are great ways to start getting paid for surveys.
I have put the list together based on my tests of hundreds of paid survey sites, and these are the ones I currently see as the best survey sites – and I have been paid by all of them myself, so I know that they actually do pay.
The list below is a general Top 10 and includes sites available in many countries. You can see lists for specific countries here to find the ones that are best for your specific country, or check out below which countries the recommended sites are available for.
Below the list, you can read more about how I decided which survey sites to put on the list.
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The list was last updated in July 2026
#1 – Freecash
Freecash offers a lot of paid surveys and many paid offers at high rates. Also, they regularly have great cash contests, and it has a very low payout threshold, so you can get paid very fast, whether you want to get paid in cash, crypto, or gift cards. You will get a great joining bonus by using the link below.
Reward options: PayPal, crypto, gift cards, Venmo, bank transfer
Available in: More or less all countries (but mainly worth it in Tier 1 countries)
Overall rating: 4.9 out of 5
More info: Read full Freecash review
#2 – TopSurveys
TopSurveys is a very user-friendly survey website and app. It is great at matching you with surveys, so there are not as many disqualifications as on most other sites.
Reward options: PayPal, bank transfer, Venmo, gift cards
Available in: 40+ countries.
Overall rating: 4.8 out of 5
More info: Read full TopSurveys review
#3 – Sproutful
Sproutfukl is one of the newer survey sites, but it is a great choice if you live in the US. It gives high-paying surveys, is easy to use, and has great bonus options for active members.
Reward options: PayPal, Venmo, Visa, gift cards
Available in: USA
Overall rating: 4.8 out of 5
More info: Read full Sproutful review
#4 – HeyCash
HeyCash will give you access to many high-paying surveys, and you can also earn by taking paid offers. You only need to earn $5 to redeem, and you will get paid within minutes after redeeming.
Reward options: PayPal, Venmo, Visa, or gift cards
Available in: 70 countries
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full HeyCash review
#5 – PrizeRebel
PrizeRebel offers a lot of daily opportunities to make some extra money. It has many daily survey opportunities, paid tasks, promo codes, free contests, and an offer wall with a lot of different opportunities.
Reward options: PayPal, crypto, gift cards
Available in: More or less all countries.
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full PrizeRebel review
#6 – Branded Surveys
Branded Surveys has a lot of paid surveys if you live in the US, UK, or Canada. It also has membership levels, so the more active you are, the more bonuses you will get, which means you can end up getting really high rewards per survey.
Reward options: PayPal, bank transfer, gift cards
Available in: US, UK, Canada
Overall rating: 4.9 out of 5
More info: Read full Branded Surveys review
#7 – Swagbucks
Swagbucks is one of the absolute biggest survey sites with many opportunities. On top of the surveys, you can also get cashback when shopping online, earn by surfing the internet, watching videos, and participating in contests. You will get a $3-$5 joining bonus through the link below (depending on the country).
Reward options: PayPal, Payoneer, AirTM, gift cards.
Available in: More or less all countries, but most options in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and Germany.
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full Swagbucks review
#8 – Pawns
Pawns offers many paid surveys, and you can also earn passively from it just by installing it on one or several devices. In addition to this, you can earn by playing games through the mobile app.
Reward options: PayPal, Bitcoin, Payoneer, gift cards
Available in: More or less all countries
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full Pawns review
#9 – Opinion Edge
Opinion Edge has improved a lot over the past year, and has now earned a spot on the top 10 sites for the year. It is easy to use, has many surveys, and you can also earn by watching videos and doing other small tasks.
Reward options: PayPal, gift cards
Available in: 35+ countries
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full Opinion Edge review
#10 – Prime Opinion
Prime Opinion is a user-friendly survey site, and it has become one of my favorite survey sites. It is easy to use, offers many surveys, and gives great rewards for your time.
Reward options: PayPal, Venmo, bank transfer, gift cards
Available in: 70+ countries
Overall rating: 4.7 out of 5
More info: Read full Prime Opinion review
Why I made a Top 10 list
After you have seen my list of the best survey sites, I just want to clarify how I have made this list as there are so many to choose from.
I have tested all the sites thoroughly myself, and not only tested the sites on the top 10 list. I have tested MANY more sites, and I am continuously testing new ones. In fact, I have tested hundreds of paid survey sites and Get-Paid-To sites over the last 8-9 years.
You can find reviews of all the sites I have tested on this website.
I decided to make a list of the best sites to make it easy for you to get started with getting paid from online surveys, by showing which sites I have found to be the best and why.
I will, however, recommend that you also read the reviews of the survey sites, as I have a lot of advice and tips for the different sites in these reviews. By reading them, you will get more information, and it will be easier for you to choose the sites that are right for you – the ones that are the best for me might not necessarily be the best for you.
There can be certain things that make a survey site very good in, for example, one country but not very attractive in another. I have done my best to put this kind of information in the reviews and in the descriptions of the survey sites.
The list above is a list of the overall best survey sites. One thing that is very important to understand is that the exact sites that are best for you depend a lot on the country you live in. That is why I have also created lists with the best sites for specific countries you can check out to find the ones that are best in YOUR specific country.
How do I decide what sites make it to the top 10?
You might be wondering how I made a Top 10 when there are hundreds of survey sites out there. I must admit that I have not been able to test every single survey site there is, but I have tested a lot, and I will continue to test as many as possible. I will, therefore, also continuously update the list above.
Just the past year, there have been quite a few changes on this top 10 list as new survey sites have been launched that now deserve a spot on the list, and others no longer have the same quality they used to have and have, therefore, lost a spot.
When testing survey sites, I look at how much money it is possible to make in relation to the time spent, how often they have available surveys, how easy it is to use, how they pay (PayPal, crypto, vouchers, gifts, etc.), and more. The ratings above are given based on these parameters when I compare a certain site to survey sites in general. All this, put together, leads to my Top 10.
Some sites, I have also decided not even to try to sign up for now, as they are easy to spot as being a scam. Some of these you will be able to find scam warnings about in the review section.
There are, for example, sites that want you to pay a large amount of money to get access to surveys (in general, I would advise not to join a site that charges you for access to surveys). I have written a general article about how you can avoid these survey scams, so you know what to consider before joining a survey site and how to spot the ones that you should stay away from.
If you have other experiences, disagree with, or agree with the list, please feel free to leave a comment below. It would be great to hear about your experiences as well.
Also, if you have any suggestions for a site you think belongs on the list and have a suggestion for a site you would like me to review or ask for my opinion about, feel free to leave a comment below, and I will get back to you asap.
Hi Mikael I am from Namibia.Are there any survey sites you can recommend for me.
Hi Eduard,
On the list above there are some sites that should be available in Namibia like ySense and Surveytime.
Other than that, you should check out Surveyeah, Rewards1, and FeaturePoints.
Let me know how it goes.
Please am from Ghana ?? can I get any survey sites to earn money to my payoneer account??
Hi Lloyd,
There are, unfortunately, not many survey sites that offer payment through Payoneer. Is PayPal not available in Ghana? Because then there are many more options.
I wouldn’t recommend anyone to use superpayme. They will put your account on hold and tell you they need 30 to 60 days to verify your account. You end up getting upset because they won’t give you your money and if you keep complaining they’ll just delete your account and you lose your money. Also, you will need to send them a picture of your ID before you can redeem the first time, which makes it more sketchy because your account can get closed in less than a month while they have your ID so something makes me think they might sell your ID or something.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Asking for proof of ID is quite normal for survey and GPT sites – it is to avoid the many people that try to cheat. Superpay.me is, however, more strict with their security than many other sites due to many attempts from scammers. In my experience, they pay out without problems as long as you stay within their terms. And if all is ok they will respond quickly and the support has helped me out several times. Their strict security has, in fact, stopped scammers from abusing my account there.
Not sure how you kept complaining but most sites will at some point block people if they find the language abusive. So in my experience, it is always best to keep it in a nice tone when communicating with support of survey and GPT sites. It does not mean it cannot be firm but it needs to be in a decent tone – if not, it will usually go against their terms and they will block accounts.
But thanks for sharing your experience and I hope it all works out for you or that you find other sites that work better for you.
All the best,
Mike
I would like to say, i cash out fast, and i used paypal, so i guess superpayme wanted to make sure they got paid before paying me, so yes, my account was on hold for 3 months, but eventually, its back working again, i think it is a security issue and if all is well, your account will be able to be doing surveys once they verify all on their end. I was not happy with the hold, but not much i can do.
Thanks for sharing your experience about this Darlene.
Non is working for Italy because I cant change to my country and the site keeps saying post code incorrect. Pricerable
There are many great sites that work in Italy. You can check out this list with the best Italian sites.
Hope this helps.
please all apps and websites with payoneer payment method. I am from Ethiopia, payoneeer is available in my country.
There are not many sites that offer Payoneer. But one great option that does is ySense. You can check out my full ySense review for more details.
Hey Mike.
Is there any PTC site in Pakistan, kindly tell me.
Hi Waseem,
Personally, I do rarely think PTC sites are worth it as they rarely give very high rewards. But there are some good GPT and survey sites available in Pakistan. I would suggest you check out Timebucks.
In addition to that, from the list above, ySense, Surveytime, Superpay.me, Toluna, and YouGov are also available in Pakistan.
Hope that helps.
Hi Mikael,
How do the survey sites determine your location. I am from the UK but am based half of the year in East Africa. Will that effect the types of survey’s I receive?
They determine your location based on your IP address. So they can automatically detect which country you are in. And since you live different places you have to be aware that some sites will block you if you try to log in from a country where you did not register. They do this for security reasons so you have to be careful about this. If you have doubts if a site will do it or not, the best is to write the support of your chosen sites and explain your situation before you log in from different countries.
But in general, you will definitely receive more surveys when you are based in the UK than in East Africa.
Hope this help.
You can try using a VPN service that will either hide your geographic location or make it look like you are in the UK. Some VPN services are free if you until you reach a specified data cap, e.g less than 200MB
I would not advise using a VPN. Most survey sites will see this as fraud and have a lot of security to detect this. If you use a VPN and they detect it, they will ban your account immediately and you will lose all earnings. I have a whole article about VPN for surveys you can check out for more info.
Good afternoon Mr. Mikael,
Which survey sites would you recommend for Croatian citizens?
A few extra bucks a month will go a long way especially during winter time as my city lives out of tourism. With the touristic season over, each penny counts 🙂
Thank you in advance for your suggestions and thank you for sharing your experiences with us newbies.
Hi Akemi,
You would need to go for some of the worldwide sites. On the list above, I would suggest Surveytime, ySense, PrizeRebel, and Superpay.me.
In addition to this, you can check out Rewards1 and FeaturePoints which are also great sites that are available worldwide.
Hope this helps