LimeSurvey 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

LimeSurvey

4.4

(50)

Pricing

Starting at €29.00 per month

About LimeSurvey

LimeSurvey is tailored for extensive survey needs, which includes functionality for various types of data collection such as customer feedback, market research, and employee engagement. It allows integration into external panels and offers the flexibility of branding and design customization, enabling surveys to fully align with a user's own website and style. With quota management, LimeSurvey ensures that sample sizes meet research requirements, while its Expression Script expands possibilities for dynamic and responsive survey experiences. The platform’s capability to swiftly export data simplifies the analysis process, helping users to quickly glean actionable insights from the collected information.

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LimeSurvey Pricing and Plans

Starting price: €29.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Free

€0.00

Plan includes:

10 MB Upload Storage
25 Responses/Month
30+ Question Types
80+ Languages
API Access
CSV
Custom Survey Design
Data Export Excel
GDPR Compliance
Panel Integration

Basic

€34.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

1000 Responses/Month
10 MB Upload Storage
250 MB Upload Storage
25 Responses/Month
30+ Question Types
80+ Languages
API Access
CSV
Custom Survey Design
Data Export Excel

Expert

€29.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

10000 Responses/Year
10 MB Upload Storage
1 Alias Domain
1 GB Upload Storage
25 Responses/Month
30+ Question Types
80+ Languages
API Access
CSV
Custom Survey Design

Business

€75.00

per month

Plan includes:

100000 Responses/Year
10 MB Upload Storage
25 Responses/Month
2 Alias Domains
30+ Question Types
3 GB Upload Storage
80+ Languages
API Access
CSV
Custom Survey Design

Corporate

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

10 MB Upload Storage
25 Responses/Month
30+ Question Types
80+ Languages
API Access
Corporate Support
CSV
Custom Number of Alias Domains
Custom Number of Responses/Year
Custom Survey Design

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LimeSurvey Features

Popular features found in Survey
Customizable Questions
Customizable Templates
Data Analysis Tools
Data Import/Export
Drag & Drop
Email Marketing
Feedback Management
Question Branching
Skip Logic
Support Audio/Images/Video
URL Customization
More features of LimeSurvey
360 Degree Feedback
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Tracking
Alerts/Notifications
Anonymous Feedback
API
Charting
Collaboration Tools
Conditional Logic
Content Sharing
Customizable Branding
Customizable Fields
Customizable Forms
Customizable Reports
Dashboard
Data Cleansing
Data Security
Data Visualization
Email Distribution
Email Management
Email Reminders
Gamification
Mobile Survey
Multi-Channel Data Collection
Multi-Channel Distribution
Multi-Language
Multiple Question Types
Multiple User Accounts
Multi-User Collaboration
Offline Access
Offline Response Collection
Panel Management
Progress Reports
Progress Tracking
Pulse Surveys
Question Library
Question Piping
Randomization
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Reporting
Reminders
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Response Quotas
Response Validation
Scoring
Search/Filter
Single Sign On
Skills Assessment
Social Media Integration
SSL Security
Statistical Analysis
Summary Reports
Survey Builder
Survey/Poll Management
Survey Sample Management
Surveys & Feedback
Template Management
Test/Quiz Creation
Third-Party Integrations
Visual Analytics

LimeSurvey Integrations

Microsoft Word

IBM SPSS Statistics

Microsoft Excel

Stata

Google Analytics 360

Adobe Acrobat Reader

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LimeSurvey User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

54%

36%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.0

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.1

Functionality

4.4

Have you used LimeSurvey and would like to share your experience with others?

Bruno C.

Verified reviewer

Military

10000+ employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

The world needs to know the fantastic work the "Limesurvey team" is doing!

I was a very fan of "SurveyMonkey", thus I was looking for something similar, that could give to my organization the same experience BUT with self-host and free possibility. And Limesurvey delivered It to us. Since then, we automatized a lot of processes in our organization. The results were astonishing. We are saving a lot of time.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

It's free, open-source and I can host in my own server (for free). It's even easier to build forms and questionaries than with survey monkey and google forms. The admin interface is easy to use and also the user interface. Very quick to build new forms, to see the answers, etc. Admins can use LDAP to login.

Cons:

Impossible to say anything bad about this software.

Reasons for choosing LimeSurvey

It's the only one where I can store my own data in my own server and without pay nothing.

Lucila F.

Verified reviewer

Higher Education

5001-10000 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2024

Pleased with customer assistance

Very satisfied with the environment and customer assistance

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like how it works and its environment. I recently requested technical support and I am very surprised of how quickly and precisely they answered. It was important for me to solve my problem fast and they were very efficient and kind!

Cons:

I would like to have more built-in question types and flexibility with the scale-type, for example (1-10 scales and 0-10 scales)

Reasons for switching to LimeSurvey

Limesurvey is more professional and has more option for customatization

Vendor Response

Hello and thank you for the nice review. You should be able to create any scale type using the normal array question type, where you can define any scale. If you have problems, please don't hesitate to contact our support at support@limesurvey.org

Replied May 2024

Ian B.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2024

Comprehensive but buggy and hard to use. Very poor customer service

Below average - the UI is very hard to manage and is buggy.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Comprehensive features for creating surveys

Cons:

Old fashioned and hard to use UI with plenty of bug. Lock you into a subscription with no advance warning of payment and will not refund.

Minh T.

Verified reviewer

Research

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2025

Professional tool for survey

Useful tool for survey. But it is not easy for those who have not got coding background. I spent time on forum to find solutions. Luckily experts at forum are very supportive. They helped me a lot. The completed survey is awesome.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Editable and professional survey platform

Cons:

You need to spend time on finding a suitable coding. The program will be better if all possible coding are transferred to friendly-user choices. Just choose what you want by click and done.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the review which we appreciate a lot. LimeSurvey has a great community from all over the world because it is so flexible and can be used in so many ways. Because of the flexibility it can be overwhelming in the beginning, that's why we are currently revising the user-interface and will publish an easier-to-use survey editor interface soon. We are glad that your survey was such a success!

Replied March 2025

Iurie A.

Verified reviewer

Banking

501-1000 employees

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Iurie in tandem with LimeSurvey

Easy to use, intuitive and with many options for all needs

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

easy to use, attractive design, functionalities for all needs

Cons:

During the entire period of use, I encountered no difficulties

Lainie S.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Excellent open-source tool!

We piloted Limesurvey with one state agency probably about 6+ years ago, and quickly realized that this would be an excellent tool across the enterprise.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Intuitive user interface, most of our end-users can review the quickstart guide and be up and running with few questions to our survey administrators Unlimited questions per survey - that tool is a limitation on another survey tool we use. Excellent responsive templates with built-in bootstrap framework Survey output is web accessible (WCAG/Section 508) minus a few things here and there. There has definitely been proactive work done in this area. Easily customizable templates Excellent survey and user permission control

Cons:

The admin interface still needs a lot of work to make it accessible/WCAG compliant. This is an area they should continue to work on When they release a completely new version, they need to make sure that online help/resources are ready for when that new version comes out.

Reasons for choosing LimeSurvey

Since it was open-source, we didn't have to worry about paying subscription prices, etc. which opened up our options in how many users we could have.

Reasons for switching to LimeSurvey

We actually still use Wufoo, but we do not use it as much.

Chris Q.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2021

Limesurveys integration into Vicidial brought my business to another level!!

Lead generation is what we are currently using it for, although im sure it can be used for a lot more in the future

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I loved the fact that I was able to integrate this right into my vicidial platform and generate leads through it, absolutely amazing!!

Cons:

The fact that if a survey was not completed, the next call we ran through the survey with picked up where the incomplete one didn't finish at and we had to press the previous button all the way back to the beginning and redo the surveys.

Reasons for choosing LimeSurvey

The price difference

Vendor Response

Hi, thank you for your kind review. The problem with the restart of a cancelled response can be easily resolved. Please contact support (at) limesurvey.org, refer to this review and we will be happy to help you out.

Replied August 2021

Tammo t.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

Our basis for customer projects

We use LimeSurvey both for in company surveys as well as for public surveys. We write our own reporting scripts (in PHP and/or R) for individual and aggregated reports.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Firstly we began using LimeSurvey because it has a free version. Later we found out that it has an amazing development team, both paid people in Hamburg, as well as some fantastic volunteers that spend a lot of time helping others. Because LimeSurvey is Open Source and written in PHP, it turns out to be extendable and adaptable to our needs. Now, in 2018, after 9 years of living with it, we have it as one of our basic tools for research.

Cons:

Earlier version were sometimes hard to learn, this has become a lot better, but the administrative user interface does still need some love & attention.

Tom B.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

501-1000 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

Great Survey Software - Full of Features

I've used LimeSurvey for about 8 years and haven't been disappointed. The product is stable and powerful, and did I mention it's free (if you host your own).

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Can create as simple of complex a survey as I need. I like the reusable pieces, the range of question types and options for controlling them. The user interface is clear, and much improved over th eyears.

Cons:

Analysis and reporting could do with some improvement, but I'll admit I'm not using the latest version yet. It's not simpel to use, but them nothing that allows for complexity is.

Jordy v.

Verified reviewer

Research

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2021

Very complex design

LimeSurvey at first sight seems very intuitive and helpful yet creating a survey is very troublesome. For next time I will stick to other platforms like Google.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The variety of types of questions and the extent to which one can customize surveys.

Cons:

The complexity of the website itself. You have limesurvey mainwebsite then another one for your survey. The survey website is very unclear and requires quite some knowledge beforehand to be able to make questions. The layout should be simplified to make it more coherent and unambiguous as to what you do.

Vendor Response

Hello Jordy, thank you for your valuable feedback. We actually have planned to tackle the usability issues in the upcoming release of LimeSurvey as we also feel that the onboarding is still way too hard for new users. Also, we know that the interface is not consistent in many places and fixing this will also be a focus of our effort in the immediate future. Thank you for confirming this, and I hope you might give use another try after that. Best regards Carsten Schmitz

Replied May 2021

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