Can I code this? A Customer Satisfaction (NPS) Survey Tool

A one-question rating scale with an optional follow-up comment is about as simple as a survey gets — genuinely one of the more approachable ideas here.

Build it
Effort: an eveningRunning cost: $0/mo to start

Why CanICodeThis says Build it

  • A single rating-scale question (0-10) with an optional text follow-up is a minimal, well-bounded form
  • Storing and aggregating responses into a score over time is ordinary CRUD and charting
  • Emailing the survey link after a purchase or support interaction is one transactional-email call

The parts that'll cause problems

  • Segmenting responses by customer attributes (plan tier, signup date) needs real data modeling beyond raw scores
  • Automatically triggering the survey at the right moment (after a specific event) needs integration with wherever that event happens
  • Trend analysis and cohort comparison over time is a real, separate reporting feature

How I'd build this

frontendAstro or Next.js
databaseTurso (SQLite)
emailResend
hostingCloudflare Pages

MVP scope

  • A single 0-10 rating question with an optional comment
  • Emailed survey link after a trigger event
  • A dashboard showing score over time

Postpone to v2

  • Segmentation by customer attributes
  • Automatic triggering tied to product events
  • Cohort trend comparison

What it actually costs to build

AI agent — with a subscription (Claude Pro/Max, Cursor, etc.)$0 marginal
AI agent — pay-per-use API, no subscription$16–$27 one-time
Hosting, once it's running$0/mo (free tier)
Domain name, if you want your own~$12/yr

Existing tools solving a similar problem typically run $29–$79/mo — see how they compare below.

The build prompt

Build me an NPS survey tool: a single-question 0-10 rating page with an optional comment field, sent via email link after a purchase or support interaction. Store responses and show a dashboard with the score trend over time. SQLite behind a small API.

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