I checked Surveys4Bucks to see what it really offers. It looks like a normal survey site, but you cannot earn on it: it only promotes other websites. Below is what I found, what readers report, and which sites I would pick first.
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 checked Surveys4Bucks himself and does not earn a commission from it.Learn more about Mikael
Not a survey site: you cannot earn on it, it only promotes other sites
Surveys4Bucks sends you to other websites and to its newsletter. You earn nothing on Surveys4Bucks itself.
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The short answer
Surveys4Bucks is not a real survey site, and you cannot earn any money on it itself. It promises surveys, focus groups, games and more, but it only promotes other websites, which you then have to join yourself.
Some of the sites it promotes are decent, but many offers are not worth your time or money. In my opinion, it is a big waste of time. Some readers also report emails and texts that promise payments. Do not trust them.
- It does not charge you a fee
- It promotes some decent survey sites
- You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself
- Many promoted offers are not worth your time or money
- Lots of promotional emails that are hard to stop
- The contact form is only for advertisers and affiliates
My experience with Surveys4Bucks
I signed up for Surveys4Bucks, went through the sites it promotes, and checked how payments and support work. I also made a short video with an inside look. This is what I looked at, and what I did not test.
- First checked
- February 2018Review first published Feb 19, 2018
- Latest retest
- Checked: what the site offers, payments, support
- Sign-up
- No longer neededYou see the promoted sites right away
- Earning on the site
- Not possibleIt only sends you to other websites
- The website and the sign-up process
- The sites it promotes and how you reach them
- The newsletter sign-up
- The contact form
- The promoted sites themselves. Each one pays, or does not, on its own terms.
- The Surveys4Bucks affiliate program. I would never promote it.
Inside Surveys4Bucks: my video
I made a short video that gives you an inside look at Surveys4Bucks. The website looks a bit different now, but what the video shows is still relatively the same. It does not show a payout, because Surveys4Bucks does not pay you.
Screenshot from my test
Surveys4Bucks at a glance
| What it is | A website that promotes other survey and money-making sites. Not a survey site itself. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free |
| Sign-up | Not needed anymore. You see the promoted sites right away. |
| Ways to earn on the site | None. You earn, if at all, on the sites you join through it. |
| How you get paid | By the companies you sign up with, usually by check or PayPal. Not by Surveys4Bucks. |
| Newsletter | Optional. Expect promotional emails. |
| Support | A contact form for advertisers and affiliates only |
Is Surveys4Bucks legit and safe?
Surveys4Bucks does not charge you anything, but it is not a place to earn money. Here is what you should know.
- You cannot earn on it
Surveys4Bucks says itself that you do not get paid by Surveys4Bucks, but by the companies you sign up with through it. It is just a site that promotes other sites to you.
- Do not trust payment messages
Readers get emails and texts that say a payment is waiting, or that ask for a bank account number. You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself, so a message like that is not a real payment. A survey site would never ask for your account number in a text message.
- Many offers are not worth it
Some promoted sites are decent, but I have mostly seen offers there that I would not spend time or money on. Be critical before you join any of them.
- Promotional emails are hard to stop
If you subscribe, expect promotional emails. A reader kept getting them after unsubscribing. Blocking the email address is the way to stop them.
- No support for members
The contact form only says you can contact them to advertise or to become an affiliate. Nothing about help for members. It is a clear sign that Surveys4Bucks is about advertising money, not about helping you.
My takeI think it is clear that I do not like Surveys4Bucks. The only positive thing I can say is that it does not charge you a fee to find websites you can join. But with the lack of opportunities, it is a big waste of time, in my opinion. Check out the best survey and GPT sites in your country instead.
You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself. The top sites in your country pay you directly for surveys.
See the best sites in your countryHow Surveys4Bucks works
Surveys4Bucks has no ways to earn of its own. This is what you get when you use it. Tap a step to read more.
Step 1: Open the site, no sign-upNothing to earn
The website says you can get paid for surveys, rate customer experiences, join focus groups, surf the web, shop online, play games and more. It even has a good-looking FAQ. It used to make you sign up first. Now you see all the websites it promotes right away.
Step 2: Join other websitesPaid by those sites
Click “Join Now” on a site you are interested in, complete the captcha, and you land on that website. Then it is up to you to sign up there. Not all the sites it promotes are worth it, so be critical about which one you join.
Step 3: Subscribe to the newsletterNot recommended
You can subscribe to hear about new sites. I do not recommend it, because you are likely to get promotional emails. You can find good sites faster yourself, for example on my list of the best survey sites in your country.
The affiliate programNot recommended
The only way to earn on Surveys4Bucks directly is its affiliate program: a commission for getting people to join. Surveys4Bucks is not a site I recommend, so I would never promote it, and I do not recommend that road to you.
How much can you make?
Nothing on Surveys4Bucks itself. You do not make money by becoming a member.
I cannot say for sure that you will not make any money from some of the offers it promotes. But I have mostly seen offers there that I would not spend time or money on, so do not get your hopes up. If you join a site through it, you are paid by that site, usually by check or through PayPal.
What 19 readers told me
This review has 19 comments since 2018: 10 from readers and 9 replies from me. These are the things readers ask about most.
Readers got emails and texts about money waiting for them, or a prize. You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself, so do not trust them, and never give your bank account number.
You cannot get paid by Surveys4Bucks. If you have no PayPal account, use good sites that offer other payout options.
A reader could not stop the emails by unsubscribing. Block the email address.
“They send me a text that i when 387$ they want my account number to put the money in there…”
Mikael: Do NOT give them your account number. You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself so a message like that seems more like a trick. A survey site would never ask for your account number in a text message.
“Please pick up the payment of $97.48 we have found for you at the linked site. … then the email should be considered bogus and there is no real opportunity of getting the 97.48?”
Mikael: Do not trust emails like that.
“I am trying hard to Unsubscribe from them, but they keep showing up in my Emails in my Inbox. They are super Spammy, is there a definite way to get rid of them for good?”
Mikael: I think the only way to stop it is by blocking the email address.
Surveys4Bucks alternatives I have tested
| Site | Best for | Min. cashout | My rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| PrizeRebel | Surveys, tasks and offers, with a very low threshold | $5 PayPal; some gift cards from $2 | 4.8 / 5 |
| Prime Opinion | Surveys only, fast payouts | $5 or $10, by country | 4.6 / 5 |
| ySense | Surveys plus other ways to earn, most countries | $10 PayPal | 4.0 / 5 |
| Swagbucks | Many daily ways to earn, one of the biggest GPT sites | About $5 PayPal; gift cards from 100 SB | 4.3 / 5 |
See also the best survey sites and the top survey and GPT sites in your country. You will find a site you can join wherever you live.
How I scored Surveys4Bucks
I use the same 100-point system for every platform. See how I test and rate.
Surveys4Bucks scores 20 out of 100. These sites pay you directly for your time.
See the best sites in your countrySurveys4Bucks FAQ
Is Surveys4Bucks a scam?
It does not charge you anything, but you cannot earn on it itself. It only promotes other websites. Emails or texts that say Surveys4Bucks has a payment for you are not real payments.
Does Surveys4Bucks pay you?
No. Surveys4Bucks says itself that you get paid by the companies you sign up with through it, usually by check or PayPal, not by Surveys4Bucks.
I got a message that money is waiting for me. Is it real?
Do not trust it. You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself, and a survey site would never ask for your account number in a text message.
How do I stop the Surveys4Bucks emails?
Unsubscribing does not always work. Block the email address.
Do I need to sign up?
No. You see the promoted websites as soon as you open the site.
How do I contact Surveys4Bucks?
There is a contact form, but it is only for advertisers and affiliates. It does not offer help for members.
Who checked Surveys4Bucks 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 Surveys4Bucks, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.
I don’t have a PayPal account how do I get it to b paid from survey4bucks
Awaiting your response
Thanks
I explain everything in the review above. In general, I do not recommend it, and if you do not have a PayPal account just use good sites that offer other payout options.
Dear Mikael,
Great job with this Review, I was looking for this since somehow upon receiving so many Emails from them, I knew they were too good to be true. I am trying hard to Unsubscribe from them, but they keep showing up in my Emails in my Inbox. They are super Spammy, is there a definite way to get rid of them for good? I have tried Deleting, Unsubscribing, or putting their Emails in the Spam Folder.
Thanking you,
I think the only way to stop it is by blocking the email address.
I have an opportunity to get my funds but don’t hay google pay or PayPal account how does it pay me n no address was given
I won a $1000 per week for life how do I collet.
Where did you win that? Because unless it is an official high-end lottery, this sounds unlikely and as it might be a scam.
So if I got an email that read the following:
Please pick up the payment of $97.48 we have found for you at the linked site.
Simply engage in the surveys there, and have this payment sent to you. You may even earn more!
FOLLOW HERE FOR A $97.48 PAYMENT
then the email should be considered bogus and there is no real opportunity of getting the 97.48?
Do not trust emails like that.
I I just want to know if this is a scam. I get emails from it and I just want to know if that is a scam.
I explain everything in the review above.
idk why he didn’t just say yes or no , yes its a scam
I try to teach people to make an effort to earn online and to learn to do some research to avoid the scams. When I clearly explain something in the review and even have a sum up at the beginning and the end where I clearly explain it, it is just too lazy of people if they cannot even be bothered to read that. I love helping people with questions, but if people cannot even spend 1 minute reading first, it is a waste of time as they are not going to listen anyway, in my experience.
great review. Thank you
Thanks Arabelle. Glad you liked it.
Mikael
Thanks for the info. One more to cross of.
Thanks for the feedback and for stopping by Mary-Ann.
All the best,
Mikael
They send me a text that i when 387$ they want my account number to put the money in there i so confused i didnt know i give my account number and today is Saturday what i have to do
Do NOT give them your account number. You cannot earn on Surveys4Bucks itself so a message like that seems more like a trick. A survey site would never ask for your account number in a text message.
Please read the review above so you can see what the site really is and then I would suggest you to unsubscribe from them asap.