Online SET surveys have both advantages and disadvantages in relation to the more traditional paper based approach. Those listed below draw on several researchers, including Ballantyne, & Fowler (2001); Barkhi & Williams (2010); Brown, Baillie, & Fraser (2009); Cummings, Harris, Driscoll, Lewis, Matthews, Russell, & Cumming (2010); and Lalla & Ferrari (2011).

Advantages are denoted by green hexagons, disadvantages by red.