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Survey tool for research and feedback, with 30+ question types, branching and 80+ languages.

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What is LimeSurvey?

Survey tool for research and feedback, with 30+ question types, branching and 80+ languages.

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Who is LimeSurvey best for?

LimeSurvey is best for universities and researchers who run detailed multilingual surveys and keep their own data.

  • Academic and field research

    Branching, skip logic and 30+ question types handle long questionnaires and studies.

  • Multilingual surveys

    One survey can run in more than 80 languages for respondents in different countries.

  • Invite-only studies

    Closed access mode sends personal links so only invited people can answer.

  • Data you control

    Run it on your own server, or pick one of seven hosting regions on LimeSurvey Cloud.

How much does LimeSurvey cost?

LimeSurvey's Community Edition is free to self-host, and LimeSurvey Cloud starts at €26 a month for Basic, with Expert and Business billed yearly.

Self-hosted$0Community Edition, your server
  • Unlimited surveys and questions
  • 30+ question types, 80+ languages
  • RemoteControl API and plugins
Basic€26Per month
  • 1 admin user
  • 1,000 responses a month
  • 250 MB upload storage
Expert€23Per month, billed yearly
  • 3 admin users, 10,000 responses a year
  • White-label domain, custom branding
  • 1 GB upload storage
Business€58Per month, billed yearly
  • 5 to 10 admin users, 50,000 responses a year
  • Alias domain, priority email support
  • 3 GB upload storage

Expert is €268 a year and Business €693 a year. Corporate plans add SSO, LDAP, SAML and a dedicated server at a quoted price. LimeSurvey Cloud also has a free package, and an expired subscription falls back to it. Full pricing on limesurvey.org. We checked these prices on .

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Is LimeSurvey open source?

Yes. LimeSurvey's code is public under the GPL 2.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.

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3,797stars

+32 (+0.8%) in the last 30 days

Last commit
13 Nov
Repository age
14 years
Licence
GPL 2.0 or later
Self-hosted
Yes
Run it yourselfThe code and the steps to put it on your own server are in its repository on GitHub.View on GitHub
Host it on a serverHostinger, Railway and Elestio set it up on a server for you with a one-click install.

What are the best LimeSurvey alternatives?

LimeSurvey is an open source alternative to ngSurvey and SurveyMonkey AI. Formbricks does the same job and is open source too.

Questions about LimeSurvey

What is LimeSurvey?

Survey tool for research and feedback, with 30+ question types, branching and 80+ languages.

Who is LimeSurvey for?

LimeSurvey is best for universities and researchers who run detailed multilingual surveys and keep their own data.

Is LimeSurvey free?

Yes. LimeSurvey has a free Self-hosted plan: unlimited surveys and questions.

How much does LimeSurvey cost?

LimeSurvey's paid plans are Basic at €26 per month, Expert at €23 per month, billed yearly and Business at €58 per month, billed yearly.

Is LimeSurvey open source?

Yes. LimeSurvey's code is public under the GPL 2.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.

What are the best LimeSurvey alternatives?

The closest alternatives on Recaply are ngSurvey, SurveyMonkey AI and Formbricks.

Where can I try LimeSurvey?

On its official website, limesurvey.org.