Reviews of Paid Surveys

If you are interested in getting paid from surveys, you have maybe realized that there are thousands of sites that offer paid surveys.

reviews of paid surveys

It can be difficult to know which paid survey sites to chose.

The quality of the sites and the money making opportunities do however vary greatly. It can be frustrating to test them to find which ones are legit and which ones are a waste of time, and it is difficult to find honest and in-depth reviews of paid surveys.

That is where PaidFromSurveys.com come in – I got curious about the opportunity to make money on paid surveys, and started joining and testing sites in the beginning of 2016.

Since then, I have tested A LOT of sites, and have found both great and not so great sites, and have unfortunately also found some that are outright scams.

When I first started, it was difficult for me to find any good information about which survey sites to join. Most review sites where either overly positive to sell me the idea to make money themselves, or overly negative to sell me another kind of online service to join.

So I decided to make this website with in-depth and balanced reviews of online survey sites and everything else that is worth knowing about surveys. I will do my best to help you get a better overview, and getting started quickly without having to test all the sites yourself.

How I make my reviews

I have tested and researched all the survey sites before making a review. I have however not tested all the sites I am reviewing, as some of them are clearly outright scams, and I do not want to give my money to scammers (yes there are scam sites that try to charge you for doing surveys – do never join a site that does this).

So that is why I am also doing reviews of these scam sites, as I will happily help to expose them, so they do not earn money, and help you to avoid wasting your time and money on these sites, and instead find the survey sites that are worth joining.

I will continuously make new reviews and update the existing reviews, if I realize new aspects, pluses or minuses with any of the sites, or if any of the sites introduce new opportunities.

When doing the reviews, I will look at how easy it is to get started on the site, how much money is it possible to make, how much time does it take, how user friendly is it, are there any joining bonuses, how do they pay out, and more. I am trying to give as many details as possible and give both pros and cons, so you can see all the aspects and use this to decide which sites are the right for you.

You might have experiences with some of the sites I have reviewed, and if you have any comments, different experiences or things to add, please feel free to leave a comment somewhere on this website – I would love to hear your opinion as well.

Do you know a survey site you want me to review?

I am continuously testing new sites, and will update this website with new reviews and advice frequently. But I am sure that there are many sites, I am not aware of. If you know a page, you would like me to review, please leave a comment below, and I will look into it asap. It is always great to learn about new sites:-)

Alphabetic list of survey site reviews

Below, you can find an alphabetic list of all the reviews I have done, so you can easily find info, if you are looking for reviews and details about a specific site. You can also chose to only see a list of the top survey sites in your country, and get access to the reviews of these that way, if you just want to know the best sites to join.

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61 Comments

  1. Kathir
    Kathir on January 15, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    In prizerebel site, they are asking for complete address details. Can it be given as became member. Also please advise me how to take surveys

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on January 15, 2020 at 6:02 pm

      I have used PrizeRebel for years and know it is legit so if they ask for info to verify your account I would not worry.

      You can check out my full PrizeRebel review to see exactly how to use it to take surveys. In the review, there also is a video tutorial that shows how everything works.

      Hope this helps.

      Reply
  2. darlene
    darlene on October 26, 2019 at 6:55 pm

    mikael, can you check out intellizoom for me when you can, or if you already have some info , pass it to me, not in your reviews at this time i see. ty

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on October 27, 2019 at 8:36 am

      I do not yet have any info about that panel. But will write it on the list of panels to check out soon. Thanks for all your suggestions and feedback Darlene – I really appreciate it.

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      • darlene
        darlene on November 7, 2019 at 4:12 am

        Thank you for the review . I am going to give them a try, but I notice they say, IF APPROVED….I wonder if they do not approve everything you complete. Well, I will give them a try and see what the outcome is and I will let you know how it works out for me. Thanks again for all your help.

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        • Mikael
          Mikael on November 7, 2019 at 8:28 am

          That is the risk of test sites like this. They can, in theory, not approve a project and then it will be wasted time. I guess that is why they also have the practice project we need to complete first to make sure we know how it works to have the best chances of completing the tasks successfully.

          Let me know how it goes.

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          • darlene
            darlene on January 17, 2020 at 3:14 am

            Just wanted to tell you, been doing surveys for intellizoom, although you wont get approved for them all, they do pay if you do complete, takes a little over a week.

          • Mikael
            Mikael on January 17, 2020 at 7:58 am

            That is great to hear Darlene. Thanks for updating me about this.

  3. Atul Ghokse
    Atul Ghokse on October 16, 2019 at 7:58 pm

    I AM FROM INDIA MOST OF SITES UNQLIFY ME AFTER SOME TIME NO GIVING REWARDS AND CAN U REVIEW TIME BUCKS AND I AM JOIN YOUR COURSE YESTERDAY

    Reply
  4. darlene
    darlene on September 2, 2019 at 3:28 am

    Hi mikael, Have you heard anything good or bad about IntelliZoom panel? Fill me in if so. You have to download their software I do know that, but would like your opinion.

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on September 2, 2019 at 5:23 am

      Do not know that panel yet. But will write it on the list of panels to research more here in the nearest future.

      Reply
  5. darlene
    darlene on July 14, 2019 at 12:05 am

    Hi mikael, can you please do a review on livetribe for me. thank you

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on July 14, 2019 at 11:03 am

      I have written it on the list of sites to check out – thanks for the suggestion Darlene.

      Reply
  6. Glenda
    Glenda on June 16, 2019 at 1:56 am

    Can you review “My Digital Survey”?

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on June 16, 2019 at 7:26 am

      It is actually already on the list of sites I need to write about Glenda:-)

      But can just quickly tell you that it is not really a survey site. It just recommends actual survey sites so you cannot take surveys on that site itself. Also, some of the sites I just quickly saw it recommends are very poor and some I would stay away from.

      So even though I have not written a full review of My Digital Survey, I can already tell you now that it is NOT a site I recommend.

      Hope this helps,

      Mikael

      Reply
  7. darlene
    darlene on June 15, 2019 at 5:51 pm

    Hi mikael, its me again, how you doing? okay i have another site that was recommended to me and it is not in your review list SendEarnings….are you aware of them? Okay well if not, maybe you would check them out and pass on the info? Okay have a nice day and thank you for all your hard work that you do and share with all of around the globe.

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on June 16, 2019 at 7:21 am

      Thanks Darlene,

      I have heard about SendEarnings but not written about it yet. As far as I am aware, it is the same company that is behind InboxDollars and the sites look very much the same. So not sure if it makes sense to use both of those two sites. But cannot say for sure as I have not tested it yet. But will try to do a review about it at some point.

      Thanks,
      Mikael

      Reply
  8. MM Lampe
    MM Lampe on June 8, 2019 at 5:41 pm

    Would love to see a review on Kashkick.com, when you have a chance!! Thanks for your great work – really appreciate it!

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on June 8, 2019 at 6:28 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion. I will write it on the list of sites to test and write a review about.

      Thanks,
      Mikael

      Reply
  9. James Wilson
    James Wilson on May 15, 2019 at 6:36 am

    Mikael, have you heard of a site called Permission Research? It is a site that is being shown in an offer at Inbox Dollars. Inbox is calling it “a prestigious online market research community”, with surveys and has over 2 million members worldwide! 🙂 WOW! I always check on your site to see if any sites I want to join are listed but have not seen this one listed. I hope you will do a review on it if you have not already. Thanks. Jim.

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on May 15, 2019 at 6:57 am

      Thanks for the trust and for checking here for reviews so often Jim. I am very glad to hear that.

      I have not tested Permission Research yet so I cannot say for sure. Just took a quick look and it looks like it is a legit site but it also looks like it has quite limited earning opportunities. It is another of the sites where you more or less have to install a software on your computer to be able to use it from what I can see.

      But as mentioned, I have not tested it yet so cannot say too much about it. But I will write it on my list of sites to look more into and write a full review about it.

      Thanks,
      Mikael

      Reply
  10. darlene
    darlene on April 24, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    can you do a review on Branded surveys and Productreportcard please. thank you Mikael

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on April 24, 2019 at 4:53 pm

      Actually just planning to do a review of those two in the nearest future – so the are coming up soon:-)

      Reply
  11. darlene
    darlene on April 24, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    commenting on mysurvey and gtm, they are merged with Lifepoints so the points would of been combined no matter which site you logged onto if you had acct in both sites. i did get email that gtm will soon be not available anymore. If you click on mysurvey and you cannot get into site, just put in email and request password change , its what i had to do. Same password is for Mysurvey, GTM, and Lifepoints.

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on April 24, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      Very useful knowledge – Thanks.

      Mikael

      Reply
  12. andrew j Scott
    andrew j Scott on February 6, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    My surveys site
    Been with them over 5 years, however they have turned into a mixture of incompetent technology and a scam – stealing data from the user.

    They are either “down for maintenance or another such comment” 45% of the time, or
    They take your answers then throw you off right at the end with no reward – too many times, despite HONEST answers, to be a coincidence. 45% of the time.

    Doesn’t leave much time for completing surveys successfully does it?

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on February 7, 2019 at 6:59 am

      Thanks for sharing your experiences Andrew.

      It seems that MySurveys in some countries at the moment is about to merge with another platform. Maybe this is the reason for the downtime and problems you are having with the platform at the moment.

      I will keep the reviews here on my site updated when I hear news about what is going on and which countries will be affected.

      Mikael

      Reply
  13. Cin
    Cin on January 31, 2019 at 11:56 pm

    Please review Rewards1. Legit survey earning site that has been around since 2007.

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on February 1, 2019 at 9:31 am

      Thanks for the suggestion Cin. I will write it on the lists of sites I need to test.

      Mikael

      Reply
  14. Jack T
    Jack T on January 19, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Hi Mikael,

    Would like to share my experience with GlobalTestMarket. Signed up with them. Completed several surveys. Then problems started when I tried to login into my account to find out how to redeem the lifepoints earned. Surprise! After keying in my email and password, I was repeatedly promptly with a ’email or password is invalid’ and after several tries was totally lock out for ‘too many trys’. So, i email their helpdesk, and was ignored until the third message, i received this request in my inbox:

    Panel Support (GlobalTestMarket)
    18 Jan, 16:33 GMT
    Dear Panel Member,

    We have been unable to locate an account for you with the email address you have contacted us.
    For security purposes, please provide the following information so can verify your account and update any information needed.
    1. Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
    2. Email Address
    3. Title (Mr., Mrs., Ms.)
    4. First Name
    5. Last Name
    6. Country
    7. Language
    8. Home Address 1
    9. Home Address 2 (if applicable)
    10. State/Province
    11. City
    12. Zip/Postal Code
    13. Home Phone

    Can somebody enlighten me why if they have been unable to locate my account, how come they have continued to sent me new surveys since? Even now when I have yet to return this request?

    Cheers

    Jack

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    • Mikael
      Mikael on January 19, 2019 at 9:27 am

      Thanks for sharing your experience Jack. It does sound strange.

      If the request was sent by GTM, I would send the info to them to see if they can restore your access even though it is strange you even lost it. I, however, know it is a legit site since I have been paid by it several times myself.

      I have also heard that GTM is right now in the process of relaunching itself under a new name and platform in the US. If you live here, this might be a part of why the platform is acting up?

      Anyways, hope you will soon get access to your points and again thanks for sharing with the rest of us. Feel free to keep us updated.

      Mikael

      Reply
      • darlene
        darlene on March 10, 2019 at 7:34 pm

        I have a questioin, now that Global test market, and my survey, merged and are Lifepoints now, The way i see it is, you either use GTM or Mysurvey cause they are combined….no sence in using both? Am I correct on this? Im still mad becuase mysurvey owes me like 1900 points withi is over 15usd, and say they are gonna send and do not, I have send NUMEROUS email mikael….can yuo help with this?

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        • Mikael
          Mikael on March 11, 2019 at 7:05 am

          Hi Darlene,

          GTM and MySurvey still have separate sites in some countries. But GTM will soon close down in all countries. Not sure if MySurvey will keep having panels in certain countries. As for the US where you live, you are right that it does not make sense to use both of them.

          Really frustrating you keep not getting the payout from MySurvey. Unfortunately, I do not have any contacts there I can contact and see what is going on, so cannot really help much. My only suggestion is to just keep writing them until they pay you.

          Reply
  15. Brandan
    Brandan on January 16, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    Please review Instar Wallet. It provides opportunities for its users to earn cryptocurrency for participating in daily surveys.

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on January 16, 2019 at 6:37 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion Brandan. I will look at it and test it as soon as possible.

      Mikael

      Reply
    • Lee Evans
      Lee Evans on October 7, 2019 at 8:05 pm

      Hi there, do you know anything about liquid opinions survey site? I’ve been with them since 2015 and never had a problem until now. I hit my target and requested a payout from them 3 weeks ago, it says 3 working days but still nothing after 3 weeks. I’ve sent multiple emails but never had a response from them. When you search them online there are some negative comments about them an SD people not receiving their earnings but there all dated a year ago. Please help me.

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      • Mikael
        Mikael on October 8, 2019 at 5:10 am

        Sorry to hear that Lee. I have not heard about Liquid Opinions before so I cannot say anything, unfortunately. But will write it on the list of sites to look into.

        Please keep me updated if you hear back from them or not.

        Thanks

        Reply
  16. Chiara
    Chiara on January 16, 2019 at 6:21 am

    Is there any survey site for Italian people? Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on January 16, 2019 at 7:06 am

      Hi Chiara,

      There are quite a few good options for Italy. I would suggest you to check out the top 10 list. Many of these sites also gives good opportunities in Italy.

      And just let me know if you have any other questions.

      Mikael

      Reply
  17. John Fitzgetald Smith
    John Fitzgetald Smith on December 21, 2018 at 3:37 am

    Does anyone know this company my digital survey and the survey companies do this kind of thing offer your that kind of a check and also offer you credit cards with 500 to $1,000 on them somebody? help me out please

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on December 21, 2018 at 7:54 am

      Hi again John,

      I am not sure what you say My Digital Survey has offered you? You definitely can earn money by taking surveys, and some survey companies also pay to you on prepaid cards.

      But if you never signed up for it and if you have not yet taken any surveys through them, something is off. I have received emails from scam survey companies myself saying that I just made $500 by just clicking in an email. That is NOT true, since I knew I had never taken a survey through them.

      There are many legit survey companies, but unfortunately also many scams.

      If you can tell me a bit more in details what you have experienced I will be happy to share my opinion about it.

      Mikael

      Reply
      • darlene
        darlene on October 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

        Just saying digital reflections is a company that you put a box and connect to your computer that they send you, and they pay you for monitoring your searches, etc. Not sure if that is what your referring to but I use them personally. Not sure if that helps you any, put they are legit, I have been paid by them.

        Reply
        • Mikael
          Mikael on October 11, 2019 at 7:08 am

          Thanks Darlene. Did not know that company. Will look into it – but sounds like it offers something similar to Nielsen Computer Panel and Smart Panel.

          Reply
  18. John Fitzgetald Smith
    John Fitzgetald Smith on December 21, 2018 at 3:36 am

    I was online the other day and my digital survey sent me a check. A couple of checks actually – one of them was $1000000 and said they called my number – how viable is this company my digital survey and do they do checks like that?

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on December 21, 2018 at 7:49 am

      Hi John,

      This sounds a bit suspicious. I do not know the company but how big a check did they write to you? And did you ever sign up for them and take any surveys through them?

      As far as I can see it is not an actual survey site but it seems to be just promoting other survey sites.

      But the questions I asked above are important to consider before knowing if it is real or not.

      Mikael

      Reply
  19. stephen
    stephen on December 12, 2018 at 12:46 am

    Great site! I also highly recommend using PRIZEREBEL which is one of the best join up from this link!

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on December 12, 2018 at 11:58 am

      Thanks for sharing your experiences Stephen. PrizeRebel is definitely one of the great sites.

      Mikael

      Reply
  20. Ann Soellaart
    Ann Soellaart on December 4, 2018 at 11:45 am

    Hi Mikael, Your blog was extremely useful. Besides surveys & your blog page, do you do any other work online to earn money? Do you have any pages for how to get started with a blog page? All I could find are your survey reviews? If so please let me know as I really enjoy your blogs or websites.

    Reply
  21. Elena
    Elena on October 21, 2018 at 10:34 am

    Hello Mikael,
    I’m a minor and I want to know if I can take surveys too without any problems? Which ones do you advise me to start with, and you’re using too? (Sorry for my beginner English)
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on October 21, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      Hi Elena,

      It depends how old you are? I have made a list of the best sites for teens. Some of them are available as long as you are at least 13 years old. You can check out the list of the best sites for teens here.

      I am also planning to update the list soon, so it will also soon include more opportunities, but it already now has some great sites on it.

      Hope this helps and let me know, if you have any other questions.

      Mikael

      Reply
      • Elena
        Elena on October 23, 2018 at 2:57 am

        Wow thank you so much!
        Yes I watched the list and I think it’s able to do that but first I think l should see with country’s legislation (especially with banks)
        Thank you so much

        Reply
        • Mikael
          Mikael on October 23, 2018 at 11:00 am

          You are welcome Elena. Yes, a good idea to check with the local legislation. But should not be a problem to for example get gift cards. But better to check for your specific country. Just be aware that you have to be 18 to get a PayPal account, so this is not a possible payout method before you turn 18 as far as I know. But there are also many other great rewards on most sites.

          Good luck with it and let me know, if you get any questions.

          Mikael

          Reply
          • Elena
            Elena on October 25, 2018 at 11:14 am

            Thank you for replying so quickly! I did’nt know we couldn’t have a PayPal account under 18 so it’s good to know.
            Thank you so much and I read more about your blog and I very like it so please continue.

          • Mikael
            Mikael on October 25, 2018 at 11:25 am

            Thank you for your feedback Elena. I appreciate it and glad to hear you like my blog. I will definitely continue:-)

            Mikael

  22. ludwig
    ludwig on October 17, 2018 at 12:32 am

    Hi Mikael could you review iOpenUSA. I have been doing surveys with them for 3 years and so far no problems. Payments through Amazon and PayPal always come in time when you reach 12.50 usd,its only for USA .thanks

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on October 17, 2018 at 6:44 am

      Hi Ludwig,

      Thank you for the suggestion. I will write it on the list of survey sites I need to test and write reviews about.

      Thanks,
      Mikael

      Reply
  23. Milar
    Milar on June 12, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Hello Mikael,

    Please do a review on this padlockincome.com. I am getting too many mails requesting me to complete my registration which I actually tried and failed. Meanwhile I read somewhere on Google+ that is was scam.

    Reply
    • Mikael
      Mikael on June 12, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      Hi Milar,

      Thank you very much for your suggestion. Think it is good that you did not manage to sign up for that site. I have also heard not so great things about it. If they keep sending emails, there should be an option in the bottom of the mail to unsubscribe. If not, you can also block them, so you will no longer receive emails from them.

      It is however not a survey site, but a site about online business training. On PaidFromSurveys.com, I only write about survey releated sites, and therefore a review of Padlockincome will not fit here. But if I at some point make a website about all online money making posibilities, I will definitely do some more research about that site, and do a review.

      Thanks,
      Mikael

      Reply

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