SurveySheep no longer works
SurveySheep no longer works. It never announced anything, but its website has not loaded for a long time and its Facebook page has had no new posts for years, so you cannot join or use it now. Even when it was online, I did not recommend it: you could not earn on SurveySheep itself, it only gave you lists of other survey sites, many of them poor, and its advice promised too much. I keep my review below as a record of how it worked. The sites I would pick instead are further down.
SurveySheep, a site that claimed to help you avoid scams and earn some extra cash on paid surveys, has closed. I joined it before that, and I did not think it delivered what it promised. It was only a list of other survey sites, and many of them were poor.
Tested by Mikael (EarnWithMike)Founder and lead testerMikael founded PaidFromSurveys in 2016 and has personally tested hundreds of survey and GPT sites since then. He shows his tests and payment proof to 555K+ subscribers on his YouTube channel, EarnWithMike. He joined SurveySheep himself and does not earn a commission from it.Learn more about Mikael
SurveySheep no longer works
SurveySheep no longer works. When it was online, it was not a survey site, only lists of other survey sites, many of them poor.
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The short answer
SurveySheep has closed. Its website does not load, so you cannot join or use it.
Even when it was online, I did not recommend it. It was not a survey site, and you could not earn on SurveySheep itself. It was a survey aggregator: a list of survey sites you could join. If you looked closely before joining, it did say this, so it was not a scam. But it recommended a lot of poor survey sites and gave poor advice, and you could end up wasting a lot of time.
- Free to join
- Some of the recommended survey sites were great
- SurveySheep has closed
- Not very clear what you got before joining
- Recommended a lot of poor survey sites
- Gave poor advice and promised too much
- You could not earn on the site itself
My experience with SurveySheep
I joined SurveySheep and went through everything it offered members: the lists of survey sites, the information about each site and the survey tips. This is what I looked at myself, and what I did not test.
- First tested
- September 2018Review first published Sep 17, 2018
- Status
- ClosedThe website has not loaded for a long time
- What I got
- Lists of survey sitesNo surveys on SurveySheep itself
- Quality of the lists
- MixedSome great sites, a lot of poor ones
- Signing up as a member
- The lists of top, popular and all recommended survey sites
- The information about each survey site before you joined it
- The basic survey tips for members
- Earning on SurveySheep itself. It had no surveys and did not pay you; you earned on the sites it listed.
- Every survey site on its lists. I checked the ones I know, like Swagbucks and Survey Voices.
My SurveySheep test on video
I made a short video that gives you an overview of what SurveySheep offered and if it worked. The screenshots below the video show how SurveySheep described what it offered, the survey sites it recommended, its basic survey tips and its full-time income claim.
Screenshots from my test
SurveySheep has closed. The top survey sites in your country let you earn on the site itself.
See the best alternativesSurveySheep at a glance
| What it was | A survey aggregator: a list of survey sites you could join. Not a survey site. |
|---|---|
| Status | Closed. The website does not load. |
| Cost to join | Free |
| Ways to earn | None on SurveySheep itself. You earned on the survey sites you joined through its links. |
| Who paid you | The survey sites you joined, not SurveySheep |
| What members got | Lists of top, popular and all recommended survey sites, and basic survey tips |
| Where you got recommendations | You could join from anywhere, but only the UK, US, Canada and Australia got recommendations |
Was SurveySheep legit and safe?
SurveySheep has closed. When it was online, it was not a scam: if you looked closely before joining, it said it would give you lists and recommendations, and that is what you got. But that did not mean it was worth your time. These were the catches.
- It was not a survey site
At first, it looked like any other paid survey site where you could join and get paid to take surveys. But you did not get access to any paid surveys on SurveySheep itself. You clicked links to other survey sites and joined there. This might not have been clear before you joined.
- It recommended a lot of poor sites
There were some legit and great survey sites on the lists, like Swagbucks. But there were also a lot of really poor survey sites. For example, it recommended Survey Voices, which I have reviewed: you get spammed with crappy offers and do not get any real info or good recommendations. Some of the sites on its lists were also just aggregators, where you again did not get access to any paid surveys.
- It got paid when you joined
That you were recommended to join poor sites clearly proves to me that SurveySheep was built to just earn money by promoting whatever sites it could get paid to promote. It did not focus on testing the sites or on providing a quality list. The information about each site before you joined was also very superficial.
- It promised too much
The basic tips implied that you could make a full-time income by taking paid surveys. This is NOT true. You can make some nice extra cash by taking surveys, but you should not do it if your goal is a full-time income online. In my opinion, this gave you false expectations.
My takeOverall, I do not think SurveySheep delivered what it first promised. You were told it would help you find the best survey opportunities and avoid scams. But in reality, you were presented with a lot of really poor survey sites and poor advice, and some of the sites it recommended were more or less created to spam you with crappy offers. Nothing wrong with earning money on a website if you at the same time provide quality information, but in my opinion, the info on SurveySheep was not helpful and, at times, even misleading.
What you got on SurveySheep
SurveySheep gave you 2 things after you joined. Neither of them paid you. Tap one to read more.
Lists of survey sitesNo pay on SurveySheep
Once you joined, you got a list of top survey sites and popular sites, and you could also see a full list of all the sites it recommended. You clicked the links, joined each survey site, and earned there.
This is called a survey aggregator. There are many aggregators like this (for example, PanelPlace), and I, in general, mostly think they are a waste of time. Very often, they do not provide any valuable information and just promote whatever links they get paid to promote. An aggregator can, in some cases, be a good way to find legit survey sites, but in my opinion, this was not the case when it came to SurveySheep: there were great sites like Swagbucks on the lists, but also a lot of really poor ones.
Basic survey tipsAdvice only
The tips were supposed to help you get a good start, but some of them were very bad. You were told to join as many sites as you were offered. This is not necessarily a good idea if you are new to paid surveys: joining too many sites right away makes it overwhelming, and you will not have the time to get to know the opportunities on each platform.
For a start, it is good to join 5-7 survey sites, as this will give you plenty of opportunities, but you still have time to get to know the platforms. Then, you can expand to others later. The reason SurveySheep recommended you join as many as possible is that it got paid every time you joined through its recommendations.
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How much could you make?
You could not make any money on SurveySheep itself. It had no surveys, so it did not pay you.
If you were not used to taking surveys and did not know which sites are great and which are poor, you had no way to tell the difference. You might just start from one end and join the sites SurveySheep recommended, and even believe you could make a living this way, as its advice implied. You could end up wasting a lot of time, and there was a big risk you would get discouraged by all the poor sites. So, in my opinion, SurveySheep was NOT a good way to get started with paid surveys.
On real survey sites, there are usually many ways to get paid: PayPal, gift cards, checks, donations to charities, products and more. For sites where you earn on the site itself, see the best survey sites that pay through PayPal.
Survey sites I recommend instead
| Site | Best for | Min. cashout | My rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Opinion | Surveys only, fast payouts | $1 for Cash App and Revolut; $5 or $10 for PayPal, by country | 4.6 / 5 |
| Survey Junkie | Surveys in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK | 500 points ($5) | 4.4 / 5 |
| Swagbucks | Many daily ways to earn, one of the biggest GPT sites | PayPal around $5; some gift cards from 100 SB | 4.3 / 5 |
| YouGov | Surveys from a big research company | Varies by country | 4.3 / 5 |
All of these are sites where you earn directly on the site, and they do not promise more than they can live up to. I think there is no need to join a site like SurveySheep just to get a list of survey sites. For more, see the top paying survey sites or the best survey sites in your country. You do not have to sign up for anything to see these lists.
How I scored SurveySheep
I use the same 100-point system for every platform. See how I test and rate.
SurveySheep scored 24 out of 100, and it has closed. To earn on surveys, see these sites.
See the best alternativesSurveySheep FAQ
Is SurveySheep still open?
No. SurveySheep has closed. Its website has not loaded for a long time, so you cannot join or use it.
Was SurveySheep a scam?
No. If you looked closely before joining, it said it would give you lists and recommendations, and that is what you got. But it recommended a lot of poor survey sites and gave poor advice, so I did not recommend it.
Could you take surveys on SurveySheep?
No. It was a survey aggregator. You got lists of survey sites and joined them through its links, then took surveys and got paid on those sites.
Could you make a full-time income with SurveySheep?
No. Its tips implied you could, but surveys give you some nice extra cash, not a full-time income.
What are good alternatives to SurveySheep?
See Prime Opinion, Survey Junkie, Swagbucks or YouGov in the alternatives above, or the best survey sites in your country.
Who tested SurveySheep for this review
Founder of PaidFromSurveys.com since 2016. Mikael has tested hundreds of survey and GPT sites and shares his tests with 555K+ subscribers on YouTube (October 2026).
If you have any comments, questions, or experiences with SurveySheep, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.