GreenPanthera is one of the many online survey sites that claim you can earn some extra money easily as a member.
I have tested and been a member for several years now, and I know all the ins and outs of the site.
So, is Green Panthera legit and really a survey site worth joining, or a waste of time?
In this Green Panthera review, you will get all the details. You will learn all the advantages and disadvantages (as it definitely has both), you will get tips and advice, some warnings, and, in general, learn exactly what GreenPanthera offers, so you know exactly what to expect.
By the end of this review, you will know whether it is a site you want to spend your time on or not.
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What is GreenPanthera, and what does it offer?
GreenPanthera.com is, first of all, a paid survey site where you can get paid to share your opinion on various topics. But it also offers a couple of other ways to make money.
Let me just start by revealing that I have been paid by it many times myself, so I know it is legit. But I have also received a lot of feedback that shows it is not a site for everyone.
So let's start by going over the earning methods Green Panthera offers, and how good they each are so you can see if it is a site for you or not.
For that, I have made a video that gives you an inside look and shows exactly how you can earn from GreenPanthera. You can also read all the details below the video.
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Option 1 – GreenPanthera Surveys
Green Panthera is, as mentioned, first of all, a paid survey site, and that is the main way to earn on the site.
It usually offers several paid surveys a day. You will receive an email every time a new survey is available, so you do not have to log in to the site to check.
However, you might want to log in once in a while anyway, as some of the other earning methods are only available on the platform itself (I will get to these below), and you can also get an overview of available surveys inside the member area.
In my experience, you will probably get several emails with survey invitations a day, but many of the emails will be with a link to a survey that turns out not to be available anyway.
A bit annoying, but luckily it does not take more than a few seconds to check, and there are also often surveys that work, and the ones that work usually give an ok reward in relation to time spent.
But you have to be aware that it takes a bit of patience to find the surveys that are actually available – more or less all survey sites will have surveys that you do not qualify for or that are not available, but it happens more often on Green Panthera than on the top-paying survey sites.
So if you want to earn on Green Panthera by taking surveys, you need to be patient and not give up, even if you get emails with dead links or invitations to closed surveys. But with a bit of patience like this, it can give you access to quite a lot of surveys.
Option 2 – Offerwalls
Other than surveys, Green Panthera also has an offerwall with paid offers. It can, for example, be to get a reward for downloading a certain app or game to your phone, registering for a website, and more.
You can find some nice offers here with great rewards, but make sure to read all the conditions before taking any of these offers, as sometimes it requires you to, for example, play a game for a certain amount of time, to be contacted by an advertiser, etc. So be sure to know what you need to do to get the reward.
On the offer wall, you can also find more surveys. Compared to many other survey sites, Green Panthera does not have the biggest selection of paid offers, but you can still find some good ones here.
Option 3 – Online Shopping
If you like to do online shopping, Green Panthera has a cooperation with quite a lot of online shops.
This is not so much a way to make money as a way to save money. If you shop in one of the online shops, you will get a discount. So, if you like shopping online, it can be a way to save a little extra money.
However, even though the selection of shops is pretty big on Green Panthera, as I observed while testing it, it is mainly shops for people living in the US, Canada, or the UK.
Also, if you would like to save money on online shopping, a site like Swagbucks offers way better cashback offers and bigger discounts, in my experience.
But if you are a member of Green Panthera, the shopping section is definitely worth checking out, as it can be a way to save money on things you buy anyway.
Option 4 – Coupons
On Green Panthera, you can also find coupons to save money.
Or that is at least what is said on the site. I have not had any coupons available to me, but that can also be because of the country I live in, so it might be different for you. But do not expect too many of these.
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How does Green Panthera pay?
When you take a survey or an offer at GreenPanthera.com, you earn dollars that you can get out through PayPal, which is a great and easy way to get paid.
Most surveys give $0.75-$1, and on average, the surveys take between 5 and 15 minutes. When you have completed a survey, be aware that you cannot see the money in your Green Panthera account right away. They write that you will be able to see the money after 1-2 days. However, in my experience, it usually takes around 3-5 days.
In some cases, it can also take longer for the surveys to be approved, so if you do not see the money in your account within a few days, you just need to be a bit patient.
Notice that you need a PayPal account to register at Green Panthera. In the form you have to fill out when you join, there is a field saying “PayPal account”. Here, you have to write the email address that you are using for PayPal. It took me a bit of time to figure out what I was supposed to put in that field, so now you know:-).
When you ask for a payout to your PayPal account, it can take up to two weeks before you have the money in your account, but in my experience, it usually happens faster.
You cannot cash out until you have earned $30, which is a high payment threshold compared to many other sites. There are PayPal survey sites with a lot lower threshold, and on Green Panthera, it can take a bit of patience to get to the threshold. But it is definitely possible, and I have done it several times myself.
You get a $2 bonus just for signing up, which is a great start and a really good joining bonus for a survey site. It used to be $5, but they have lowered it quite a bit. It is still higher than what many other survey sites offer.
Below, I have made a video that shows when I cash out, so you can see payment proof for yourself and see exactly how you redeem once you reach the payout threshold:
How much money can you make on GreenPanthera?
Most surveys you get offered will take 5-15 minutes. The reward you get for them is usually pretty good in relation to the time spent on each survey. They send an email every time there is an available survey, so you do not have to log in yourself to check the site.
You just have to be aware that you might have to spend time clicking on links to surveys that are not available anyway, as I mentioned above. It luckily only takes a few seconds to check, but it can be very annoying and frustrating, so you have to be a bit patient.
Like in all my other reviews of paid survey sites, I want to emphasize that this will not make you rich and will not make you a full-time income.
I mention this again, if this is what you want, you will probably be disappointed, and then you will also not do the surveys, and thereby eventually also not make any money.
Can you use GreenPanthera on mobile?
I personally prefer survey sites that are available on mobile, as this makes it easy to earn on the go.
In theory, you can use Green Panthera on mobile. There is, however, no Green Panthera app you can download, but you can log in to the website on your mobile.
The website itself, however, is not very well optimized for mobile, so you have to zoom in and out to navigate on smaller screens. But luckily, you will get invitations via email anyway, and you can just click the links here and take the surveys on any device.
So you can take Green Panthera surveys on mobile, but the website itself is not very convenient to use on mobile, in my opinion.
Complaints about GreenPanthera
Personally, I have not had any problems with Green Panthera, and it has been working fine for me. I have been paid by the platform several times (you can see an example of my earnings in the video earlier in this review). It takes a bit more patience to find the survey you qualify for than on the top-paying survey sites, but I have not had any other problems.
But after initially posting my review of Green Panthera, I have received several messages from people who have other experiences and who complain about different aspects of Green Panthera.
So I have now updated this review and included this part here, so you can also get an idea about what other people's experiences are, and I have included these complaints in my overall ranking of Green Panthera.
I have received a couple of complaints from people whose accounts were suspended before they managed to cash out, and, since then, they have not been able to get helpful answers from Green Panthera's support team.
I have never had problems with cashing out or getting suspended myself, but it seems some people have tried this. What the reason is, I cannot say, as I have not gotten this information.
The most common complaint I have heard is that it takes a lot of patience to get an answer from the support. You can see in the comments below that some people even report never hearing back.
I have been in contact with Green Panthera's support myself a few times and have always gotten a quick answer. I have asked them about the comments about people not getting an answer. I was told that if you do not get an answer, it is best to write again.
From the comments I have received below this review, it seems it will not always help. But if you need support and do not get an answer, try writing again. And do it in a proper tone, as they tend to ban people if they become abusive in their language.
Overall, it seems like not everybody has the same positive experiences with Green Panthera as me, and it is worth taking into consideration before you join.
But I want to emphasize that I have never had problems with Green Panthera, and I have always been paid without any problems. But if you find out you do not want to join, there are luckily plenty of other survey sites that you can join instead.
Who can join?
You can participate in Green Panthera if you come from a lot of different countries and speak many different languages. You can see the picture below to see exactly which countries it is possible to participate from.
Be aware that if you are not in the country where you are registered as living, you will not be able to participate. So you cannot participate when traveling.
You have to be 18 years old to join Green Panthera.
As you can see, you can join from many different countries, and this has expanded since I first joined, which is great. In many countries, you can even choose to set the platform to be in your local language.
As mentioned earlier, there are a few earning options (like the cashback offers) that are only available in Green Panthera UK, Canada, and the USA, but other than that, you can use all the other earning options in all the countries you can see above.
No matter which country you join from, your account earnings will be shown in dollars.
Final Verdict
Green Panthera has both good and some not-so-good aspects, but it is not a scam, and you can actually earn some extra money if you are patient enough to reach the payout threshold. I know this for a fact, as I have been paid several times by the site myself.
But let's finish this review by summing up the pros and cons so you can get a better overview before deciding if it is for you or not:
Pros:
- Pays out through PayPal
- Decent rewards in relation to time spent
- Decent joining bonus ($2)
Cons:
- High payout threshold ($30)
- Several people have complained about poor customer service
- Way too many invitations with “dead” links
I have not had any problems with Green Panthera myself, and I have been paid through PayPal without any problems many times. But as you can see above, there are some people who complain they have had problems.
So I would say that it is a site with potential. But it will take patience to find the surveys you qualify for and to reach the high payout threshold.
So it should not be the only survey site you are relying on to earn some extra cash. It can be fine to join as an extra site, but I would highly recommend joining other paid survey sites in your country as well.
If not, it will simply take too long for you to earn any real money and not be worth your time.
How do you sign up for Green Panthera?
It is very easy and fast to sign up. Just click the button below, choose your country, and you will go to Green Panthera's website, where you have to fill out a short registration form.
It only takes 1 minute. Remember, you need a PayPal account to join. Once you join, you will get a $2 joining bonus into your account.
If you have any comments, questions, or experiences with Green Panthera, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.
Hi I have been having trouble trying to access my account I cannot even change my password as it says email not recognised on the system I have been using this site for months with no problems could this be some kind of a con so that they do not have to pay out!
Hi Louise,
Sorry to hear about your problems with accessing your account. I have however been paid by Green Panthera several times, so I know it is not a scam, and I know from experience that they pay out.
But does not sound good that you can suddenly not access your account. I have heard from other people they have had the same problem, but never experienced it myself. Have you tried to access it through a VPN or from another country than where you are registered? Because maybe that could then be the problem.
Other than that, I do unfortunately not have an idea about why it happens to you. I would suggest you to try to contact the Green Panthera support and ask them. I have heard they are not always good at getting back to people, so if you do not hear anything back from them, just keep writing several times.
Hope you get access to your account soon, so you can get your money. And feel free to keep me updated about how it goes, as it would be great to hear, if you find a solution.
All the best,
Mikael
I have been locked out of my account. Apparently, I have been inattentive through surveys and have given bad answers. Surveys are not really about right/wrong answers so am a bit confused.
I have been a member of this site for over a year and when chucking me off said that I had had faults with 5 surveys in the past few months. If this is/was the case which I dispute, why did I not get some warning emails? Also, there was no email telling me that I had been shut out. I would not recommend this site
Sorry to heat this Sarah. I agree that you should definitely had some warnings. Did you try to contact their support?
I have never had problems with Green Panthera myself, and have been paid out several times without any problems. You are however not the only person telling about things like this happening. A shame that it seems many people are experience poor service at times, as it is otherwise a good site.
Thanks for sharing you experience.
Mikael
It’s a scam. None of the surveys are available in the end, and I never got my joining bonus. Tried contacting them about this but never got a reply.
Closed my account.
Sorry to hear you had that experience D. I have heard from several people that Green Panthera’s support is not good at getting back to people. I have not had problems with them myself. It can take time to find the surveys you qualify for, but I know from experience that with some patience there are some. Also, I have been paid by Green Panthera several times.
But not good to hear you had this experience. I will try to look further into how to get in contact with the support, as you are not the first person having problem with this.
For now I hope you instead have found other survey sites, where you have a better experience.
All the best,
Mikael
Hi,
I have just recently had a bad experience with greenpanthera.
I had been a member for some time and received at least one payout from them, maybe more. I liked them because they had plenty of surveys and I qualified for many.
However, I once tried to contact them on something minor, like the games, and never received a reply. Just recently, I cashed out for $57 and was approved, and told I would get it in 14 days. A few days or so before I was supposed to receive it, I suddenly realized I was not getting emails from them anymore, so I tried to log into the site.
Nothing worked so I asked for a password reset. I got the message that they didn’t have my email on file. I tried to contact them at least 3 times at the email for support they give. No reply to anything.
It was obvious to me they closed me out, but my inquires seem to go to the air. I give honest answers and have done nothing fraudulent. There may have been some mistake but I can’t contact them to find out.
I was counting on that money, I use quite a bit of survey money for food and other things since I am retired and disabled. I am shocked. It seems they should have to tell you what you did wrong before they block you. And I mean specifically, not some vague answer.
I have never had a problem like this where customer support ignores you. I have also noticed that the customer support email they give is not a direct link, you can’t click on it like you can in other survey sites.
Very sorry to hear this Marlene. That is for sure not ok of a company to treat anyone like that.
Unfortunately you are not the first one that I have heard having problems with getting in touch with the GreenPanthera support.
I have never had problems with the site myself, but very sorry to hear about your experiences. I will do some investigation and see, if I can find any info about how to get in touch with the support. I will let you know, if you find any info.
Thanks for sharing.
Mikael
i WENT THRU THE SAME THING. i RECENTLY TRIED TO CASH OUT. I WAS RECEIVING EMAIL FROM THEM AND NOW I AM NOT. I WAS RELYING ON THE MONEY. THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF OUR EMAILS. THEY ONLY WAIT TO ONES CASH OUT THEN KEEP THE MONEY. THIS IS AWFUL. THEY ALSO HAVE NO PHONE NUMBER FOR CONTACT. I AM VERY UPSET.
Very sorry to hear this Nikki.
As mentioned, I have always been paid by Green Panthera myself. But I am now trying to see, if I can get in contact with Green Panthera myself to ask about how you and others that have mentioned here on my website that you have lost money can get help from them.
Will let you know, if I find info that can help you.
Mikael
I received the email from them stating that the client said that I was rushing through the surveys and that they automatically close the account when it happens they don’t give you an explanation at first but then they’ll send something back stating that’s what happened it’s starting to be a constant thing with people they’re doing this to and they don’t even give you any type of warning. So I’m lost out of money and so are the other people that are doing these things and we’re not speeding and we’re not putting one word answers they’re just keeping the money to them step cells I’m starting to think they’re keeping the money to themselves when doing so. They just don’t want to pay us they’re keeping the money to themselves. Something truly needs to be done about that.
It does not sounds fair Nikki. Can definitely understand your frustration.
I think the best thing you can do is to share like you have done here, so other people can hear about your experiences. And then find other survey sites to use – luckily there are many great opportunities that in my opinion also give better and more options than Green Panthera.
Mikael
I have now been in contact with Green Panthera to ask why it seems many people have not been able to get an answer from them. The support replied me quickly.
About the closing of some accounts I was told that “the users are removed if we get reports that they cheated in surveys, rushed through, manipulated pixel or have more that one account under same IP address. All these is clearly stated in terms of use and all actions are taken accordingly.”
In relation to getting an answer from the support I was told that they usually reply within 24 hours, but if not it is better to write again.
I wrote with them a couple of times and got quick answers both times.
They added that “However, if the respondent already received a reply with the reason of removal we have a right not to reply on further complaints, especially if they are threats or impolite attitude”.
I am not sure this will help, but just wanted to pass this information on, as that was the answer an explanation I got.
All the best,
Mikael
I commented before on my problems with Green Panthera. Just to be clear, they never contacted me about any reason for blocking me, which would be the right thing to do. There was no warning I was doing anything wrong.
In my case at least it is simply untrue. I just found out when I suddenly was not getting emails from them. I have not cheated in any way, manipulated pixel, have more than one account or rushed through. I emailed them at least 3 times and they did not reply.
I was not threatening. I wanted to know what they perceived I did wrong, it might have been some innocent mistake or misunderstanding on either end. I think their customer service policies are just a little too extreme for a survey company, and there is no address to write a letter.
Something is very wrong with their attitude and employees. As I said they would not even reply to a simple question about their games when I was still a member. Once they block you, there is no getting any contact from them.
They seemed to be good for a while to me too until this happened and I lost money. Never had this kind of problem with other survey companies. They weren’t my biggest money maker but it still hurts to lose that money, and to be made to feel that I am somehow dishonest.
Very sorry to hear Marlene.
I have myself tried on a different platform to suddenly be locked out without any explanation, so I understand your frustration.
I tried to see if I could get a better explanation from Green Panthera, and what I posted below was the answer I got. Know it will not help you much, but just wanted to share what reply I got from them.
But good to hear you also have other sites you get money from – can I ask you which survey sites you have the best experiences with?
Mikael
I understand the only thing that I did was requested a payout and when I requested a payout they immediately blocked me and I didn’t do anything wrong I just requested that pay out and a few days later I emailed them I wasn’t getting any emails and I emailed them to see what was going on and they emailed me back saying that it could be that I was rushing you or it happened on numerous occasions.
But I never got any warning like the other person in the comment section stated that was weird to me sorry about the punctuation. And this blog don’t seem to help at all seem like he has some affiliation with the company because he always just says well just leave another comment or something or profiting off of the people that are emailed and I’m leaving comments it’s embarrassing.
I am truly sorry to hear you lost you money and got kicked out without warning Nikki.
I am the owner of this blog, so of course also sorry to hear you do not think it helps. I have tried to do my best by contacting Green Panthera and making them aware that there are several complaints about it and encouraging them to do something about and asked what the explanation could be. The answer I got is what I posted here – I do not think it gives you a good explanation, but just showing the answer I got. I cannot make them give you the money you lost or make them answer people – I could only make them aware, and that is what I did. Unfortunately there is nothing else I can do.
My goal with this blog is to make people aware of both the pros and cons of each survey site I review. That is also why I have a whole section in this Green Panthera review that mentions I have had several complaints. That is also why I encourage people to share their own experiences here in the comments section.
That will help other people to see what the platforms are offering and hear about many different experiences. If I did not want people to know about the negative sides and bad experiences of for example Green Panthera, I would just block comments. But I actually think it is great when people share their bad experiences as well and help to make other people aware.
So sorry to hear you do not find it helpful. I have done my best by trying to contact Green Panthera and by making people aware that there are many poor experiences with the site even though I have so far always been paid by it myself. That is the best I can do.
All the best,
Mikael
Thank you.
I joined and then realised that as I was being screened out of every survey, I was never going to earn enough to claim a reward! I tried to close my account but could not log in as my password was”incorrect”
It wasn’t, as my computer had it saved. Next it said my email was not registered on their system. Despite receiving over 100 surveys each day.
I contacted customer support 3 times asking them to stop sending emails and to close my account.
A month later and they have not replied. They still send 100 emails every single day.
I have started returning each one with a begging note, pleading with them to stop. I have now returned over 200.
These emails constitute harrassment – they clog up my messages to an intolerable extent.
There appears to be no way to close my account, no way to receive a response from customer support and no way to stop the literally thousands of non stop emails they send.
I would sincerely advise people not to join up as they are run by totally incompetent and seemingly crazy people.
Sorry to hear this Lu. But thanks for sharing your experience.
I have been paid by Green Panthera several times so I know it is possible to earn enough to get a payout. But as I also write in the review, it can take a bit of patience and a lot of clicks on survey invitations to get there.
I have actually also been in contact with their customer support a few times and they have responded within the same day. But I have heard from many other people having the same problems as you about not getting a response.
Sounds like they could use a more consistent support.
If I were you, I would simply block their email address, since you cannot unregister, so they no longer are delivered and then move onto other survey sites instead.
Again, thanks for sharing your experience with the rest of us.
Mikael
Hi, good blog, i have a question about, my 2 first surveys, cant be done, cause these appears this message, We are sorry, the responses you gave do not match that required for survey #492968 But do not worry, we will have more surveys for you soon!
Please check out what other survey opportunities we have for you below:
whats the problem with this ?, cant gain money,
Thanks.
Hi Pedrox,
For most survey sites it is very normal that you will not qualify for all surveys. As I mention in the review, on Green Panthera it does, however, happen very often that you do not qualify for the surveys you get invitations for. So it can take some patience to find the surveys you qualify for.
But it is possible to get surveys and I have been paid by Green Panthera several times myself. It just takes a bit more patience than on many other survey sites.
Hope this helps.
Mikael
Hi I keep having the same error, and they are going another month, I still get the error; Maybe I should deactivate my activirus, or use another browser, I use chrome, what steps should I do, I have a lot of unanswered surveys, because I think I waste my time. thank you.
Hi Pedrox,
Do not know why you keep getting the same error. But from what you previously wrote it just seems like you do not qualify for the surveys. As mentioned, the majority of the surveys on Green Panthera you will most likely not qualify for, so it is a survey site that requires more patience than many other sites.
If you have tried for many surveys for more than a month and keep not being able to complete them, I would suggest you to instead find other survey sites to join.
Hope this helps.
Mikael
Hi Michael lo seem to be receiving email notifications for every chat you are having with othe people and I am not sure how to stop that. Can you please tell me how to do this?
In the emails you get there should be a link to manage your subscription for the comments. If not, then scroll to the end of the comments section here on this page and then you should see a link to manage your subscription.
Let me know if it does not work.
Thanks Mikael. I still find it extremely frustrating they’ll reply to you but not to me! I just don’y understand why that is, and because of that, I think I’ll close my account as soon as I receive the money. I just can’t believe they will disregards emails for weeks and reply to the ones that are sent by you only because of your platform. This is just poor behaviour. Anyway – I’m sure they’ll be better survey websites I can join than this one.
Thanks again.
I definitely agree that they should reply to all emails no matter who sends them.
There definitely are better survey websites. If you want a few suggestions for the ones I have had the best experience with just let me know.
Hi Mikael – it doesn’t work. This is the link from the email itself:
https://paidfromsurveys.com/comment-subscriptions/?srek=0e3c08eba12307bd293acbb0a1471f02&srk=31bf9ddb5a59f03ff8828d60f6f6e33b
It says page no found…
Thanks
Sorry about that Cat.
Looks like I have a technical error with the software I am using that makes it possible to subscribe to comments. Thank you very much for making me aware. That is something I need to have fixed asap and was not aware so really appreciate you telling me.
As I do not know how long it takes to fix the technical problem, I will just manually go in an delete your subscription to the comments asap and then you should not get any notifications anymore.
Sorry about that.
That’s great-thank you very much Mikael.
You are welcome Cat.
delete me too please from forum subscription
that is hereby done
Hi mikael
How much money i can make per month with survey
How much you, in general, can make by taking surveys depends on many things. In particular, the country you live in. If you tell me where you live, I can give you some suggestions for the best survey sites there.
But one general thing you need to be aware of is that surveys will not be a way to make a full-time income or anything like that.
Hi, does green panther ask identification verification like license before withdrawing? Thanks
it has been several years since I first verified my account so do not remember exactly what they ask. But I think all I did was to have a verified PayPal account.