LimeSurvey
by LimeSurvey · Open-source survey tool with hosting-region choice and 800+ templates
BenchRank score
Screenshots of LimeSurvey
Homepage
Overview
LimeSurvey builds questionnaires, polls and forms using over 30 question types, skip logic, piping and multilingual surveys in 80+ languages. Surveys are shared by public link, QR code, personal password-protected link or website embed, and results are read through built-in statistics or exported to SPSS, R, Stata, CSV, Excel and PDF. The codebase is public and can be self-hosted.
- Best for
- Universities, public sector and research teams needing surveys with control over data location
- Pricing
- Free sign-up, then Basic at £66/month billed monthly, Expert at £30/month and Business at £65/month billed annually, with Corporate on contact sales; checkout is always in EUR.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hostedCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- 800+ templates and over 30 question types
- 7 hosting regions, GDPR data processing agreement, anonymous surveys
- Exports to SPSS, R, Stata, CSV, Excel and PDF
- WCAG 2.2 AA-aligned, with screenreader compatibility
Trade-offs
- Basic covers 1 admin user, 1,000 responses/month and 250 MB storage
- SSO, LDAP, SAML and dedicated server only on contact-sales Corporate plan
- Plugins and modules carry extra fees for installation and updates
- Insights, dashboards, team collaboration and AI are listed as 'soon'
How LimeSurvey markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on LimeSurvey’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“The best online survey tool - fresh like no other”
- Angle: Simplicity / ease
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from LimeSurvey’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
This doesn’t look right — report a problem with LimeSurvey’s score
Where this comes from
The LimeSurvey pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
Alternatives in Forms & Surveys
Ranked 1
86.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Flowback
Flowback · AI feedback intake that produces PRDs and build-ready issues
Best for: Small product teams whose user feedback needs turning into build-ready issues
Ranked 2
71.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Formbricks
Formbricks · Open-source experience management for link, website and in-app surveys
Best for: Teams wanting open-source, self-hostable surveys in websites, apps and emails with data control
Ranked 3
57.1 — BenchRank score out of 100OpnForm
OpnForm · Open-source form builder with unlimited responses and self-hosting
Best for: Teams that need unlimited form responses and the option to self-host or keep data in the EU
Is this your product?
Claim LimeSurvey to manage its profile. Claiming lets you suggest edits to the descriptive fields — it never changes scores or rankings.