# Page 2 | LimeSurvey Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is LimeSurvey the right Survey solution for you? Explore 50 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/145614/LimeSurvey/reviews --- LimeSurvey 4.4 (50) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/145614/LimeSurvey/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated June 3rd, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of LimeSurvey ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 50 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Tammo T. Partner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Our basis for customer projects" August 8, 2018 5.0 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. 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. Review Source Bruno C. IT Service Engineer Military Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The world needs to know the fantastic work the "Limesurvey team" is doing!" August 3, 2019 5.0 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. 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. Alternatives considered [Google Forms](https://www.capterra.com/p/176571/Google-Forms/)[SurveyMonkey](https://www.capterra.com/p/253516/SurveyMonkey/) Reason for choosing LimeSurvey It's the only one where I can store my own data in my own server and without pay nothing. Review Source DH Damir H. QA Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect companion for call centers" October 11, 2018 5.0 I used to work as an IT guy at a call center, and we noticed that a lot of clients were interested in our surveys but were reluctant to talk to our operators. We offered the option to have the survery sent to them by email and noticed that the answers were even more elaborate than over the phone, with some people even sending screenshots and documents as feedback, where applicable. Overall, it improved the survey detail we were able to provide to customers, and even got us some contracts in the business fields we were previously discarde because of our call-only approach. Also, training people to use it was easy because it is very comprehensive and easy to build up and add complex sections. Pros \- Free - Extremely easy to set up form, questions, and sections by choosing from the provided options - Anyone with MS Office experience can make a professional looking survey - Easy and advanced control of surveys completed, questions answered, skipped or not understood - Response data visualization - Hosting options Cons We had some minor issues with WYSIWYG HTML editor, but these were resolved. Review Source Tom B. SharePoint Systems Officer implementing and managing the corporate intranet Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Survey Software - Full of Features" October 3, 2018 5.0 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). 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. Review Source MM Marcel M. Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best free Open Source Survey Software available" February 12, 2017 5.0 I am working with Limesurvey since 2007. Its user interface has improved a lot recently and the software supports lots of features not even paid software can offer. The "Expression Manager" is a very powerful tool to create a scoring system and calculate scores as survey runtime based on the users feedback. This can be used for assessments or psychological tests which includes dynamically showing certain text blocks at the end of the survey. Pros features ability to create custom designs availability of professional support (Limesurvey Partners program) number of available question types powerful plugins extensive manual ability to run surveys offline using "OfflineSurveys" Android app Cons For new users the interface may require 1-2 hours to get familiar with. Review Source Jordy V. student Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very complex design" May 20, 2021 3.0 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. 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. Review Source Response from LimeSurvey May 25, 2021 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 SB Severine B. Statisticienne Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Un très bon outil de questionnaire et sondage" November 27, 2023 4.0 Pros Outil très pratique pour construire des questionnaires en ligne. Restitution d'une base de données claire et fonctionnelle. Cons Outil pas forcément aisé à prendre en main, certaines boucles ne sont pas simples voire sont impossibles à réaliser. Review Source GM Gordon M. Director of Systems Development Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I love LimeSurvey and the community. Can't stand taking high stakes surveys on SurveyMonkey/Google." April 16, 2018 5.0 Faster survey time to live and more question types. Pros Open source and the community. I love that templates and themes are fairly easy to get off the ground. 2.5 was a huge jump in terms of features and usability. Cons I wish the serve update wasn't paid, but I get it that you need to make money. I wish there was google authentication (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc) built in as well for admins. Mobile first design is key for the whole platform. Review Source PH Phil H. Senior Lecturer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I've used Lime Survey extensively for course evaluations and research surveys" March 15, 2018 5.0 Pros I was new to survey software so LimeSurvey was a good adventure and experience. I downloaded and printed the manual and worked my way through it. Great flexibility of options for questions and formats, easy to launch and manage and easy to generate useful reports or data in spreadsheet format. Many of my graduate students subsequently used LimeSurvey for their research and it was easy to direct them and have them manage their own surveys. Cons Some question formats were counter-intuitive and took time to conquer. Using tokens for surveys was challenging to learn. All was solved eventually. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Responsable informatique Market Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "the right survey software for small companies" October 16, 2018 4.0 we use lime survey when we have small studies with the ease of use project managers work independently with it Pros its easy to install in our server unlike the voxco command center that we use for the same purpose Cons it does not work with the same efficiency as voxco for complexe studies with multiple filtres and quotas . Review Source MH Martin H. Chargé de missions Commerciales Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Outils qui permet de créer des questionnaires complexes de qualité " May 3, 2024 5.0 Pros La création de questionnaires complexes. L’interface Cons La prise en main un pas des plus intuitives mais une fois qu’on a pris le logiciel en main c’est bon Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Digital Marketer Market Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Awesome tool for data collection" August 8, 2018 5.0 Its a wonderful tool to collect data with so many languages. Awesome Pros Functions of stats is most promising and especially the downloading of file in xls format is awesome. Cons Too much functions , sometimes I get confused. Especially conditional functions Review Source AM Alfredo M. M Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Do you want to generate advanced questionnaires? This is your option." February 9, 2021 5.0 For more than 10 years it has been my option to carry out questionnaires to my clients. Not once have I been disappointed. Pros Being an open source tool it gave me an excellent opportunity to implement it immediately without spending a penny Cons Its implementation can be complicated, installation and updates are currently paid options Review Source Chris U. Trade Sales Publishing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Difficult but useful" September 5, 2018 5.0 Pros Great way to track info through surveys and online forms. Lots and lots of bells and whistles for the more intricate of surveys and online forms. Cons It's almost too bulky. Simple, multi-question surveys can be difficult to figure out at times. Review Source PV Pot V. Information Advisor Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Professionally, flexible, stable, excellent platform." July 12, 2016 5.0 I've used this survey professionally, in small pilot study, and going to use it again for a larger nationwide survey. It is an excellent platform, and beats SurveyMonkey and all other platforms in terms of features and ease of use. I hope more people use it so that it will stay around. Pros The token feature is amazing and very good. I used it for an respondent driven sampling survey and it worked very well. The limeservice allows you to create surveys without ever having to read the manual. Cons No cons. Everything good. Review Source JB JS B. manager Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "OPEN SOURCE and a GOOD alternative" March 6, 2020 5.0 It's a nice tool to get people to answer your survey. After some work you can get a beautiful and powerful tool!!! Love it. Pros The pros are that it's a good alternative to PAID survey services. It's clean, modern design and powerful Cons Cons are that's it may be difficult to configure a survey where Monkeysurvey for example is really user friendly. Review Source Response from LimeSurvey March 10, 2020 Hi JS, thank you for taking then time to write this review and recommending LimeSurvey Please note that our Cloud hosting offers full support, all the features of the Community edition and even some more. Maybe we can welcome you as a customer in the future. Best regards Carsten Schmitz LimeSurvey Founder CR Cedric R. Webmaster Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Outil efficace pour des questionnaires avec conditions" April 20, 2024 5.0 Pros La possibilité de faire des conditions selon les reponses Cons La prise en main un peu complexe lors des premiers parametrages du sondage Review Source Response from LimeSurvey April 23, 2024 Hello Cedric, thank you for your enthusiastic review of our Open Source version. We are currently focused on enhancing LimeSurvey’s user-friendliness, especially for beginners. Exciting developments are on the horizon, so stay tuned! VR Verified Reviewer Marketing Analyst Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Way to Conduct Market Research" March 25, 2021 4.0 Ease of "getting to the bottom of things." After a survey, it is really easy to digest what the research shows. Pros The built in templates make market research a breeze. Also super simple to export the results in a user friendly item. Cons A little on the pricey end especially with so many free options out there so that is the biggest negative. Other than that, it works well. Review Source RQ Roxanne Q. Project Officer Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "LimeSurvey is an easy and quick tool to use" April 10, 2018 4.0 It was quick to learn, and met our needs. Pros I enjoyed how quickly and easily you can be an administrator for the software and for the surveys. I really enjoy the intuitiveness of it, and when parts of it are not as intuitive, the online manual is incredibly well detailed and well explained. Some key things that I really love about the software: -The logic -How easy it is to get the results -Copying previous survey to not duplicate the work Cons On the other hand, I did not like that it is limited in the ways to edit once the survey is live. It deletes all previous data (but does give you the option to export and save them before) which would make embedding the data a tad harder. Review Source RK Ritin K. Associate Expert Innovation Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lime Survey for development" February 4, 2019 4.0 Rep. from the support section has been an awesome help. Whenever there is the smallest of problems he was there to guide. That kind of experience make working in challenging environments better. Pros It's very practical especially when trying to work in a developing country context. Cons Still exploring the functionality of Lime Survey. I think it could be a little easier to design new templates. Review Source MS Martin S. Student Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice open source alternative " May 14, 2019 5.0 Overall the product is intuitive and easy to use for newcomers. I have never had problem with creating simple surveys with multiple question types, answer options or setting up conditions for how survey should behave depending on inputs. Pros Its open source, functions are intuitive to use. Cons The answer cap in the free version could be higher. Review Source BR Babu R. Business Analyst Financial Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Lime Survey for Customers" May 5, 2020 4.0 Overall experience has been good with Lime Survey. Pros Ease of use, creating logic and adding questions have been a breeze. Lime Survey is a great tool to use. Cons Sometimes it gets complex when trying to add an equation with logic. Need a lot of research to find answers. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer coop Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great survey tool" March 11, 2019 4.0 Pros One of the best things is that it is free, and you can use it online( don't have to download the application if you dont want to). It is easy to use and there is a flexibility in terms of questions and formats. For people answering the surveys they can save the survey and complete it later as well Cons There are a few things that pop up, which can be annoying. If it is your first time or you don't use it that often you may not notice these things. Also editing your surveys once they are active is extremely difficult. Review Source MS Medhat S. Used the software for: ### "Excellent !" October 27, 2016 5.0 I've used it for 100+ surveys.. very user-friendly & powerful tool.. it also allows using of jquery to handle your custom requirements.. - only disadvantage to me is that it's not made for CATI surveys. Review Source UY Ufuk Y. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Make surveys" September 5, 2022 4.0 Pros An alternative for making surveys and polling, and it is customizable. Cons Some customizations are really difficult to hande. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.