LimeSurvey vs SurveyMonkey
No leader: the top candidate SurveyMonkey has only 0.24 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for survey tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
LimeSurvey
LimeSurvey is an open-source survey tool that helps organizations design and deploy surveys with 30+ question types, conditional logic, and built-in analytics. Available as both a cloud-hosted service and self-hosted solution, it emphasizes privacy compliance and data security.
SurveyMonkey
A platform that enables organizations to collect survey responses and feedback from employees, customers, and stakeholders, then analyze the data to understand their evolving needs and inform strategic business decisions.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
LimeSurvey
Freemium model with free plan. Basic from €78/month, Enterprise plans with custom pricing.
- Basic€78/month
- 1 admin user
- 1000 responses/month
- 250 MB storage
- Unlimited surveys and questions
- 30+ question types
- Expert€425/year
- 3 users
- 10000 responses/year
- 1 GB storage
- Business€900/year
- 50000 responses/year
- 3 GB storage
- Alias domain
- Priority email support
- CorporateContact sales
- Tailored users and response limits
- Advanced features
- SSO, LDAP, SAML
- Dedicated server
- VIP support
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
LimeSurvey
- Google Analytics
- SAML
- LDAP
- SURFconext
- Remote Control API
- REST API
SurveyMonkey
- Claude
LimeSurvey or SurveyMonkey: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.