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LimeSurvey

by LimeSurvey · Open-source survey tool with hosting-region choice and 800+ templates

54.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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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'

Pricing

Published plans from LimeSurvey’s own pricing page, in GBP. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

LimeSurvey pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in GBP
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Basic	£66per account	—	1 admin user 1,000 responses/month, 250 MB upload storage Unlimited surveys and questions Community support
Expert	—per account	£30	3 admin users 10,000 responses/year, 1 GB upload storage White-label domain and custom branding Everything in Basic
Business	—per account	£65	5-10 admin users 50,000 responses/year, 3 GB upload storage 1 alias domain Priority email support
Corporate	Contact sales	—	Tailored users and responses SSO, LDAP, SAML Dedicated server VIP email queue and named CSM/CSE contacts

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 75 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 83 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

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: 30 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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