LimeSurvey vs Fuel Cycle

LimeSurvey8.4Visit Fuel Cycle8.3Visit

Higher score LimeSurvey #7 in Market Research Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit LimeSurvey

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Fuel Cycle #8 in Market Research Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Fuel Cycle

• LimeSurvey fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing self-hosted surveys

• Fuel Cycle fits best

  End-to-end mixed-method research

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Side by side

Feature	LimeSurvey 8.4/10 Visit ↗	Fuel Cycle 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.3
Ranking	#7 in Market Research Software	#8 in Market Research Software
Best for	Budget-conscious teams needing self-hosted surveys	End-to-end mixed-method research
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$432/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs, Phone	Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations	4 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features LimeSurvey 0/3 · Fuel Cycle 3/3
Panel access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Conjoint analysis	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Advanced segmentation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Reporting level	Not checked yet	Advanced
Response limit	1000 responses	Not checked yet
User seat limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Combines owned communities, recruitment, quantitative, qualitative, and UX research Advanced reporting includes crosstabs, statistical testing, and segment comparison AI features, REST API, and integrations support wider research workflows
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	Pricing requires contacting sales Conjoint studies run through Conjointly rather than a native FC Surveys question type The broad feature set may exceed the needs of teams focused on one research method
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 →	Fuel Cycle is a cloud-based market research platform for enterprise insights teams running ongoing customer, product, brand, and market research. It brings together owned research communities, audience recruitment, surveys, quick polls,… 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

• Fuel Cycle — where it wins

  • Combines owned communities, recruitment, quantitative, qualitative, and UX research
  • Advanced reporting includes crosstabs, statistical testing, and segment comparison
  • AI features, REST API, and integrations support wider research workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Conjoint studies run through Conjointly rather than a native FC Surveys question type
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of teams focused on one research method

• LimeSurvey8.4/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit LimeSurveyFull verdict →
• Fuel Cycle8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad research suite for teams that need communities, mixed methods, UX studies, and advanced reporting.

  Visit Fuel CycleFull verdict →