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LimeSurvey

A mature open-source survey platform for research, with self-hosting and paid cloud plans.

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About LimeSurvey

LimeSurvey is a German open-source survey tool that has been used in academic, government and market research for many years. It is built for serious questionnaires: dozens of question types, complex branching and expressions, quotas, randomisation, token-based participant management for invitations and reminders, and support for surveys in many languages at once. Results can be exported to SPSS, R, Excel and other formats. The Community Edition is free to download and run on your own PHP server under a GPL licence, which is why universities and public bodies use it to keep data in-house. LimeSurvey also sells hosted cloud plans with data centres in several countries and support; the pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency. The trade-off is usability: the interface is functional but dated and has a learning curve, and the default survey themes look plain without some customisation. It runs in the browser.

Best for: Researchers, universities and public bodies running complex surveys on their own servers.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Free, self-hostable Community Edition
  • Advanced logic, quotas and multilingual surveys
  • Exports to SPSS, R and Excel

Why people leave

  • Dated interface with a learning curve
  • Self-hosting needs a PHP server and upkeep
  • Plain default themes

Top LimeSurvey alternatives

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  1. 1KoboToolbox logo
    KoboToolbox

    Free, open-source field data collection with offline mobile apps.

    66.5
  2. 2Qualtrics logo
    Qualtrics

    Enterprise research suite with hosted support.

    62.6
  3. 3Formbricks logo
    Formbricks

    Modern open-source surveys aimed at product teams.

    59.6
  4. 4SurveyMonkey logo
    SurveyMonkey

    Easier hosted surveys with strong analysis.

    57.2
  5. 5QuestionPro logo
    QuestionPro

    Research-grade hosted surveys.

    55.3

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LimeSurvey: common questions

Is LimeSurvey free?

Yes. LimeSurvey is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is LimeSurvey open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does LimeSurvey run on?

LimeSurvey is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to LimeSurvey?

The highest-ranked LimeSurvey alternatives right now are KoboToolbox, Qualtrics and Formbricks. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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