Edit survey: A new way of survey building and collaboration

Surveys form the basis of successful market research projects and insights management. Agile surveys are needed to develop research studies that are easy to manage, quick to deploy, and allow for easy collaboration between distributed researchers and teams.

We’re excited to announce the successful launch of the Edit Survey project! This marks a significant leap forward in handling survey editing, versioning, and performance, especially for large surveys with 5,000+ questions.

Key goals of survey edit & collaboration

As part of our commitment to bettering the research landscape for our customers, clients, and partners, we have improved our edit survey experience to smoothen the research process. The five key goals that this new survey experience will solve are as follows:

• Scalability: Supports surveys with thousands of questions effortlessly.
• Stability: Eliminates setup errors to streamline the user experience.
• Performance: Cuts survey-building time by 70%, offering a 10X improvement in efficiency.
• Collaboration: Resolves issues caused by concurrent edits across different devices or browser tabs.
• Versioning: Introduces survey versioning for better control over changes.

These features have been rearchitectured over time and extensively tested to bring a proof of concept to life!

Features introduced in phase 1 of survey edit & collaboration

The features introduced in our new survey edit and collaboration phase are as follows.

Survey versioning

Every time a change is made to a survey, a new version is automatically saved. Users can preview and restore from a list of survey versions, ensuring full control over edits and updates.

Draft/publish mode

When a new survey is created, it starts in Draft mode. Below is a quick overview of the two modes:

• Draft mode: The survey can be edited. Data collection (taking the survey) is paused.
• Publish mode: Survey editing is disabled, and data collection is enabled.

To edit a published survey, users will need to switch the survey back to Draft mode.

Real-time collaboration

Users can now share a survey link and collaborate with others to edit the survey in real-time. Multiple users can work together on a survey, with changes reflected live.

You can watch a demo of how real-time survey collaboration works in the video below.

Rollout phases of edit survey and survey collaboration

Starting August 21st, 2025, we’ll begin rolling this feature out to a select group of users, offering early access to a faster, smarter, and more collaborative way to build surveys.

If you don’t see it in your account right away, hang tight. We’ll be rolling it out to all users by the end of September.

How can you get started with the new QuestionPro edit survey

To get started with the new edit survey and collaboration, create a QuestionPro account now. 

Our new edit survey sets a new standard for survey creation, offering users unmatched speed, control, and collaboration. Stay tuned as we continue rolling out more features to enhance your research experience!