LimeSurvey vs Appinio

LimeSurvey6.8Visit Appinio6.8Visit

LimeSurvey #7 in Market Research Software 6.8/10 Free plan · paid from $39/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit LimeSurvey

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Appinio #8 in Market Research Software 6.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Appinio

• LimeSurvey fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing self-hosted surveys

• Appinio fits best

  Fast global panel-based research

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Side by side

Feature	LimeSurvey 6.8/10 Visit ↗	Appinio 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.8	6.8
Ranking	#7 in Market Research Software	#8 in Market Research Software
Best for	Budget-conscious teams needing self-hosted surveys	Fast global panel-based research
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs, Phone	Email, Phone, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LimeSurvey 0/3 · Appinio 3/3
Panel access	Not published	✓ (best)
Conjoint analysis	Not published	✓ (best)
Advanced segmentation	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Reporting level	Not published	Advanced
Response limit	1000 responses	Not published
User seat limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	30+ question types, branching, and support for more than 80 languages Cloud or self-hosted deployment, with an open-source Community Edition Panel integration, response reporting, exports, and XML-RPC/JSON-RPC APIs	Global consumer panels with conjoint and MaxDiff methods Real-time dashboards, segmentation, and interactive analysis boards AI-assisted surveys with PowerPoint, XLS, and CSV exports
Cons	Free plan is limited to 25 responses per month and one admin user Basic adds 250 MB of upload storage; larger storage appears on higher tiers Business and Corporate plan highlights do not include listed prices	No free plan for evaluating the platform Pricing is quote-based and tied to research credits Its broad feature set may exceed simple survey needs
Our verdict	LimeSurvey supports online survey creation, distribution, response collection, and analysis for researchers, businesses, educators, healthcare organizations, public-sector teams, and enterprises. It is available as a hosted cloud service… Read the review →	Appinio is a cloud-based market research platform for businesses, agencies, consultancies, and research teams. It combines survey creation, global consumer panel access, automated methodologies, real-time analysis, collaboration boards,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LimeSurvey — where it wins

  • 30+ question types, branching, and support for more than 80 languages
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment, with an open-source Community Edition
  • Panel integration, response reporting, exports, and XML-RPC/JSON-RPC APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 25 responses per month and one admin user
  • Basic adds 250 MB of upload storage; larger storage appears on higher tiers
  • Business and Corporate plan highlights do not include listed prices

• Appinio — where it wins

  • Global consumer panels with conjoint and MaxDiff methods
  • Real-time dashboards, segmentation, and interactive analysis boards
  • AI-assisted surveys with PowerPoint, XLS, and CSV exports

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the platform
  • Pricing is quote-based and tied to research credits
  • Its broad feature set may exceed simple survey needs

• LimeSurvey6.8/10 · Free plan · paid from $39/mo

  A flexible survey platform with a free self-hosted edition and cloud plans from $39 monthly.

  Visit LimeSurveyFull verdict →
• Appinio6.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad panel-based research platform for fast, multi-market consumer studies.

  Visit AppinioFull verdict →