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Head-to-head · Survey Software

LimeSurvey vs QuestionPro

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score LimeSurvey #5 in Survey Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LimeSurvey
QuestionPro #7 in Survey Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 10-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit QuestionPro

LimeSurvey leads on 1 check, QuestionPro on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLimeSurvey · 8.9/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly QuestionPro

LimeSurvey scores higher on our rubric for survey software: 8.9 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

LimeSurvey leads on responses included: 1000 /mo versus 200 /mo.

LimeSurvey is the better fit for open-source multilingual surveys. QuestionPro is the better fit for research teams needing advanced methods.

  • LimeSurvey fits best

    Open-source multilingual surveys

  • QuestionPro fits best

    Research teams needing advanced methods

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Side by side

Feature LimeSurvey 8.9/10 Visit ↗ QuestionPro 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.7
Ranking #5 in Survey Software #7 in Survey Software
Best for Open-source multilingual surveys Research teams needing advanced methods
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $432/yr $99/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 10 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Tickets, Community, Docs, Phone Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations 4 integrations 20 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LimeSurvey 5/5 · QuestionPro 5/5
Logic branching ✓ ✓
Custom branding ✓ ✓
Response analytics ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Respondent panel ✓ ✓
Specs
Responses included 1000 /mo (best) 200 /mo
Questions per survey Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • 30+ customizable question types with conditional branching
  • Supports more than 80 languages and extensive branding controls
  • Hosted, self-hosted, API, plugin, and module options
  • Conjoint, MaxDiff, and A/B testing support advanced research
  • Offline collection works on iOS and Android
  • API access, webhooks, and raw-data export support workflows
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 25 responses per month
  • Paid response allowances vary by billing period
  • Corporate pricing is tailored rather than publicly listed
  • Paid plans are billed annually
  • Response allowances vary by plan and billing structure
  • Research Suite uses custom response pricing and requires 10+ users
Our verdict

LimeSurvey is survey and questionnaire software for students, researchers, businesses, public-sector organizations, and other teams. It supports online form creation, response collection, analysis, and exports through a hosted cloud…

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QuestionPro is survey and research software for market-research, customer-experience, employee-experience, academic, and nonprofit teams. It combines survey creation, multiple question types, skip logic, branching, branding, response…

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  1. LimeSurveySurvey Software 8.9Free plan
  2. QuestionProSurvey Software 8.7Free plan · 10-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LimeSurvey — where it wins

    • 30+ customizable question types with conditional branching
    • Supports more than 80 languages and extensive branding controls
    • Hosted, self-hosted, API, plugin, and module options

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 25 responses per month
    • Paid response allowances vary by billing period
    • Corporate pricing is tailored rather than publicly listed

  • QuestionPro — where it wins

    • Conjoint, MaxDiff, and A/B testing support advanced research
    • Offline collection works on iOS and Android
    • API access, webhooks, and raw-data export support workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid plans are billed annually
    • Response allowances vary by plan and billing structure
    • Research Suite uses custom response pricing and requires 10+ users

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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