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Head-to-head · Survey Software

Qualtrics vs LimeSurvey

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Qualtrics #2 in Survey Software 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Qualtrics
LimeSurvey #5 in Survey Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LimeSurvey

Qualtrics leads on 0 checks, LimeSurvey on 1, 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 scoreQualtrics · 9.3/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Qualtrics

Qualtrics scores higher on our rubric for survey software: 9.3 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

LimeSurvey leads on responses included: 1000 /mo versus 500 /mo.

Qualtrics is the better fit for enterprise research teams. LimeSurvey is the better fit for open-source multilingual surveys.

  • Qualtrics fits best

    Enterprise research teams

  • LimeSurvey fits best

    Open-source multilingual surveys

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Side by side

Feature Qualtrics 9.3/10 Visit ↗ LimeSurvey 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.9
Ranking #2 in Survey Software #5 in Survey Software
Best for Enterprise research teams Open-source multilingual surveys
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $420/mo $432/yr
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Email, Tickets, Community, Docs, Phone
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 17 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Qualtrics 5/5 · LimeSurvey 5/5
Logic branching ✓ ✓
Custom branding ✓ ✓
Response analytics ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Respondent panel ✓ ✓
Specs
Responses included 500 /mo 1000 /mo (best)
Questions per survey 30 Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Advanced logic, statistical analysis, dashboards, and reporting
  • Audience panels with targeting criteria, screeners, and sourced respondents
  • API access plus broad survey distribution and data-export options
  • 30+ customizable question types with conditional branching
  • Supports more than 80 languages and extensive branding controls
  • Hosted, self-hosted, API, plugin, and module options
Cons
  • Free account is limited to 3 active surveys and 500 total responses
  • Strategic Research starts at $420 per month with annual billing
  • Enterprise pricing is custom and based on responses and video-feedback minutes
  • Free plan is limited to 25 responses per month
  • Paid response allowances vary by billing period
  • Corporate pricing is tailored rather than publicly listed
Our verdict

Qualtrics is a cloud-based survey research and experience management platform for organizations, research teams, businesses, governments, and healthcare providers. It combines survey creation, conditional logic, response collection,…

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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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  1. QualtricsSurvey Software 9.3Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. LimeSurveySurvey Software 8.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Qualtrics — where it wins

    • Advanced logic, statistical analysis, dashboards, and reporting
    • Audience panels with targeting criteria, screeners, and sourced respondents
    • API access plus broad survey distribution and data-export options

    Where it doesn't

    • Free account is limited to 3 active surveys and 500 total responses
    • Strategic Research starts at $420 per month with annual billing
    • Enterprise pricing is custom and based on responses and video-feedback minutes

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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