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All faculty, staff and students have the ability to use Qualtrics, Microsoft Forms, or Docusign.
ITS Offers 3 Survey & Form Tools
In selecting a tool, you want to keep the below factors in mind:
- Anonymous vs Authenticated Responses
- Automation
- Bulk Sending to Collect Responses
- eSignatures
- Reporting/Analytics
- Website Integration
- Workflows
Let’s look at their features to help you make the best selection for your project.
Microsoft Forms Features
- Easy to use for a simple survey or quiz (File uploads)
- Easily share and collaborate with Office 365 background
- Can insert polls, surveys, forms, etc. into Microsoft Teams
- Can use iFrame to embed into a Web or SharePoint site
- Ties into Power Automate for back-end automation (Simple information systems) (API integration/webhooks)
- Ties into PowerBI for reporting
- Track responses by authentication
Qualtrics Features
- API integration
- Complex data question for in-depth surveys (Including file upload)
- Surveys are discrete to each owner/creator
- Easily monitor responses
- Can send an anonymous link
DocuSign Features
- eSignature Solution
- Can easily convert paper documents into forms (Word/PDFs) (File upload)
- Routing/workflows (Standardize the distributions)
- Cannot manipulate the data easily
- Bulk Sending
- PowerForms
- Authentication
Which Form/Survey Solution Do I Use?
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Suvey/Form Tool Features
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DocuSign
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Microsoft Forms
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Qualtrics
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eSignature
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Yes
(Legally Binding)
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No
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Yes
(Not Legally Binding)
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File Upload
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Yes
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Yes
(UNCW accounts only)
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Yes
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Authentication
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Yes
(Limited)
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Yes
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No
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Routing and Workflow
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Yes
(Limited)
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Yes
(Power Automate)
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Yes
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Bulk Sending
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Website Integration
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Yes
(Link)
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Yes
(Link or iFrame)
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Yes
(iFrame)
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Automation
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Yes
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Yes
(Power Automate)
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Yes
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Reporting and Analytics
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Approved for Sensitive Data
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Learn More About These Form/Survey Solutions
Docusign
What is Docusign?
Qualtrics
How Do I Use Qualtrics?
Microsoft Forms
Introduction to Microsoft Forms