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.
Hello Mikael! Thank you for sharing this post! It is very useful. I am Vietnamese. Which survey sites should I participate on to be sure to receive money? (Because some websites do not pay for Vietnamese). And should I use fake IP or not? I want to earn 15-30USD/day to live from. I like Swagbucks, Vivatic and Inbox Dollars, but these websites only pays in checks, and I do not know if these websites pays to Vietnam? This informations is very important to me. Looking forward to receiving your response soon! Thank you very much!!!
Thanks for your comment Nguyen.
I am glad to hear you find the information useful. I appreciate your feedback.
I know that GlobalTestMarket and Toluna have surveys for Vietnam. There are also other sites on my top 10 that allow members from Vietnam to sign up, but how many offers you will get on these is difficult to say. Sometimes survey sites allow members to sign up from any country, but only have a very limited amount of opportunities for certain countries. So you would have to check them out and see for yourself to be sure. These sites are PrizeRebel, CashCrate and Superpay.me. And feel free to let me know about the opportunities these sites offer in Vietnam, as I love to hear about how it is in different countries, so I can advice people better and better.
There are some risk involved in using a fake IP address, and most survey sites will not allow it. I have written an article about this that you can read for more information about this: Article about surveys and VPN.
Inbox Dollars only pays in check, but both Swagbucks and Vivatic pays out to PayPal. And as PayPal is available in Vietnam, you could get paid through that.
Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any other questions.
All the best,
Mikael
Hi, Can you advise the best paid survey site for India also.
Hi Aastha,
Yes I have actually made a list of the best survey sites in India you can check out. And let me know if you have questions about any of them.
All the best,
Mikael
Thanks Dear 🙂
You are welcome. Hope you will like the sites on the list.
Hi Mikael,
glad you are posting this info. would it be safe to say that M3Panel is not available in the U.S.? I ask because when i use your provided link i am diverted to what appears to be another country’s site and I have to convert to translate. any input would be appreciated.
thank you kindly.
Bill
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear you like the info.
You are very right that M3 Panel is not available in the US. It is only available in Scandinavian countries. But there are plenty of other good sites for the US, as the US is one of the countries with the best opportunities when it comes to paid surveys. The rest of the sites on the top 10 list are all available in the US.
Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any more questions.
All the best,
Mikael
Hi Mikael,
Great article, thank you for sharing it. I would like to do surveys but I am a beginner. Which sites do you recommend for me I am from Portugal?
Thanks!
Thanks for your feedback Reebeka. Glad to hear you like the article.
You can sign up for many sites from Portugal. I would for a start recommend ClixSense, Global Test Market, and Prize Rebel. You can also consider Green Panthera. All of those allow you to sign up from Portugal. Exactly how many opportunities they give in your country is difficult to say, because it varies from country to country, but those sites are in general good from many countries.
You can also check out my review of Gift Hunter Club. It is not in my top 10 list, but it is still a pretty good site. The reason I think it might be interesting to you is that it is supposed to have particular many opportunities for Spanish-speaking countries. I do however not know if that also goes for Portugal, or if it is mostly for Spain and Latin America.
Feel free to keep me updated on how it goes, and how you find the opportunities from Portugal on the different sites. I love getting feedback, and it also helps me with future recommendations.
All the best,
Mikael
hi Mikael.
Thanks 4 your 10 top reliable sites recommended.
but surprised that one of them by the site name of ‘TOLUNA’ doesn’t
sound the same. cos I’ve found out Toluna has a lot of complaint from it’s members and one of their comments is ‘ after they started answering survey question 4 so long, suddenly their account was terminated without out any reason what so ever. what do you say ?
Hope to hear from soon.
Thanks.
Thanks for the comment Roger.
I have been a member of Toluna for almost 2 years, and have been paid many times from them. I have never had any problems. It takes a looong time from you request payment until you actually get the money compared to other survey sites, but I have not had any problems getting my rewards. Sometimes people get kicked out of survey sites without warning, if they violate the terms and conditions and especially if they have tried to cheat in one way or another. In general a site should however be able to give an explanation to why someone has been banned. Not nice to hear that you have heard this about Toluna, but you are welcome to send me a link to where you have seen some of the complaints and I will be happy to look at it.
As mentioned, I have only had good experiences with Toluna, and not had any problems getting paid.
All the best,
Mikael
i have bug for globaltestmarket and simplicio surveys
Can you expand a bit more on what you mean Valeria? If you send a bit more information, maybe I can help.
All the best,
Mikael