Paid Surveys
Paid surveys are a great way for research companies to reach out to South Africans and get their thoughts and opinions on all sorts of topics. The information they gather is invaluable to businesses, whether they’re long-established or new on the scene.
Here at SurveyCompare South Africa we love to compare the services and rewards offered by different survey companies and below you’ll find a list of our favourites with details outlining exactly what you can expect if you register with them. Enjoy!
Enlighten
Enlighten are a research panel based in South Africa and have contracts with several large companies to carry out paid surveys on their behalf. The panel is managed by Columinate (Pty) Ltd, who are an independent online research company with many years of experience and a great reputation.
Enlighten panel members (that’s you if you decide to register) are rewarded with gift vouchers and points. If they prefer they can have a charitable donation made on their behalf instead. There are also numerous prize draws for users to enter.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: 1 point equals 1R
- Payment per survey: Varies depending on the length of the survey
- Payment options: Gift vouchers, charitable donations
- Minimum payout: 100R
- Bonuses: Lucky draws
- Survey length: Average of 10-15 minutes
- Minimum age: 16
Toluna
Toluna is a global online community that rewards its users for their participation in online surveys, profile surveys, sponsored polls and for inviting new people to join the community. Users collect points which can be exchanged for gifts or cash. There’s also a product testing programme that lets users keep any product they’re sent to try out.
Once points have been redeemed it can take up to six weeks for payment to arrive.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: 400 points equals 1R
- Payment per survey: 50 – 2,500 points
- Payment options: Paypal, gift vouchers
- Minimum payout: 100R
- Bonuses: The Gifties Program, monthly prize draws, 500 free points when you sign-up
- Survey length: A few minutes for short surveys. 20-30 minutes for longer surveys.
- Minimum age: 14
Tell Us About It
Tell Us About It is a consumer panel which is run by Marketing Science (Pty) Ltd. Their clients are interested in all sorts of information about products, advertising and other marketing topics.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: Varies depending on method of exchange.
- Payment per survey: Averages between 20 and 50 points.
- Payment options: Cash, mobile phone airtime and vouchers.
- Minimum payout: 100 points
- Bonuses: Friend referral bonus, competitions, prize draws
- Survey length: Varies
- Minimum age: 18
The Panel Station
The Panel Station is solely focused on customers in emerging markets, such as South Africa, Brazil and India. They want to give consumers in these countries a great and engaging platform to voice their thoughts and opinions about a variety of products and services.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: Points exchanged for gift vouchers. No cash value.
- Payment per survey: 50-500 points
- Payment options: Gift vouchers
- Minimum payout: 2,000 points
- Bonuses: Points for joining, friend referrals and free prize draw entries.
- Survey length: Average of 12-15 minutes
- Minimum age: 12
Voices Africa
The Voices Africa paid survey panel is made up of all sorts of people and they’re looking for their users to share their honest opinions about products, services and issues affecting Africa and the world as a whole.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: 1,000 points equals US $1
- Payment per survey: 1,000 -5,000 points
- Payment options: Cash
- Minimum payout: 20,000 points
- Bonuses: Free points for registering
- Survey length: Varies.
- Minimum age: 14
iPanelOnline
iPanelOnline have a fantastic reputation both in South Africa and around the world. The surveys they have to offer are usually very interesting and users like that they offer cash rewards.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points: 1,000 points equals US $1
- Payment per survey: 1-2,000 points
- Payment options: Cash, Gifts
- Minimum payout: None
- Bonuses: Cash prize draws
- Survey length: 5-10 minutes
- Minimum age: 40
Global Test Market
Global Test Market is one of the largest and most popular paid survey companies in the world. Since starting in 1999 they have paid put more than $30 million in reward to their users around the world. They currently have more than 400,000 active members.
Key Information:
- Value of reward points:1,000 points = $50
- Payment per survey: Varies depending on length and urgency
- Payment options: Cash (cheque)
- Minimum payout: 1,000 points ($50)
- Bonuses: 3 prize draw entries for every survey completed.
- Survey length: 20 minutes
- Minimum age: 14