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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LimeSurvey

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ALimeSurvey is an open source solution used to conduct simple questionnaires with just a couple of questions or advanced assessments with conditionals and quota management.

    $39

    per month

    REDCap

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AREDCap is a secure web application designed by Vanderbilt University to build and manage online surveys and databases in a research setting for universities. While REDCap can be used to collect virtually any type of data in any environment (including compliance with 21 CFR Part 11, FISMA, HIPAA, and GDPR), it is specifically geared to support online and offline data capture for research studies and operations.N/A
    Pricing
    LimeSurveyREDCap
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    €36
    per month
    Expert
    €395
    per year
    Business
    €1143
    per year
    Corporate
    Custom Pricing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LimeSurveyREDCap
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFree 25 responses/month 10 MB upload storage 30+ question types 80+ languages Panel integration Question editor Skip logic and branching Piping and micro-tailoring Survey management GDPR compliance Custom survey design Data export Excel, CSV, R, Stata, SPSS, Word, & PDF API access Basic Everything in Free + 1000 responses/month 250 MB upload storage white-label surveys email support Expert Everything in Free + 10,000 responses/year 1 GB upload storage email support white-label surveys removal of LimeSurvey branding 1 alias domain Business Everything in Free + 100,000 responses/year 3 GB upload storage priority email support white-label surveys removal of LimeSurvey branding 2 alias domains Corporate (custom)—
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    Features
    LimeSurveyREDCap
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Survey templates8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Changes to live survey9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Question design help8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Response tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data export10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Access controls8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of LimeSurvey and REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
    -
    Ratings
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score6.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LimeSurveyREDCap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LimeSurveyREDCap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LimeSurvey
    For a cost-effective online survey solution, LimeSurvey is excellent. While it cannot compete with high-end, expensive software like Qualtrics, it does a great job.
    Incentivized
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    Vanderbilt University
    REDCap surveys are very suitable for clinical trials and public health surveys. It's less appropriate for market researches .
    Read full review
    Pros
    LimeSurvey
    • Ease of use.
    • Customizable.
    Incentivized
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    Vanderbilt University
    • Customization. I can use HTML to change format but there are also a ton of built in functionality for branching logic, matrix configuration, slider scales, etc.
    • Security. HIPPA compliance is extremely important for medical research and REDCap ensures our data is safe.
    • Variety of use. Being able to send both surveys and create forms for internal use makes the use cases numerous.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    LimeSurvey
    • Limited email handling.
    • Some customizations are difficult.
    Incentivized
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    Vanderbilt University
    • I don't really see many issues with REDCap.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    Vanderbilt University
    It is very interesting to me especially that it meets all my needs. The libraries makes the job even much easier, since you can just make a few adjustments to the appropriate template chosen
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    Support Rating
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    Vanderbilt University
    They respond almost immediately to queries
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    Alternatives Considered
    LimeSurvey
    LimeSurvey was much cheaper than Qualtrics but certainly less powerful. From a survey standpoint, it has more capabilities than SurveyMonkey and Zoho. LimeSurvey has no reporting or analytic capabilities.
    Incentivized
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    Vanderbilt University
    SurveyMonkey and Google Forms have similar features for surveys but they lack the form options and user interface. They are also not HIPPA compliant so we are not able to collect any identifying information which is usually an issue in research when we are tracking participants. Many institutional review boards won't even approve a study without a HIPPA compliant data collection service.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    LimeSurvey
    • LimeSurvey costs are extremely low.
    • Some limitations have restricted our potential business.
    Incentivized
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    Vanderbilt University
    • REDCap allowed us to house all patient information in one single portal which helped us eliminate the need for paper copies. We moved our whole filing system to an electronic version when we became "live" on REDCap. It is also very convenient and accessible to have all of this data in one location.
    • A very positive impact is the ability for multiple users to see the same health and wellness information for each specific patient. Instead of constantly having to go back and forth via email, phone, etc. to ask about the patient; we could simply look up their information in REDCap and find all of the answers. It made our business much more efficient and made the patients feel as though we did our research prior to meeting with them.
    Incentivized
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    LimeSurvey Screenshots

    Screenshot of how you ask is what you getScreenshot of some of the 28+ question types availableScreenshot of some of the languages LimeSurvey can translate (there are over 80 languages)Screenshot of some of the survey types available (there are surveys for every purpose)Screenshot of a visualization of survey results