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    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

    SurveyMonkey

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    €36
    per month
    Expert
    €395
    per year
    Business
    €1143
    per year
    Corporate
    Custom Pricing
    Team Advantage
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Team Premier
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Standard Monthly
    $99
    per month
    Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
    $468
    per year
    Individual Plan - Premier Annual
    $1,428
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    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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    Community Pulse
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Considered Both Products
    LimeSurvey
    Chose 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
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    77%
    Would buy again
    30 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    79%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    8.6
    72 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Survey templates8.01 Ratings9.171 Ratings
    Themes8.01 Ratings6.764 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding9.01 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Changes to live survey9.01 Ratings7.458 Ratings
    Question design help8.01 Ratings9.168 Ratings
    Multiple question types9.01 Ratings9.174 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    8.4
    68 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Survey logic flexibility9.01 Ratings8.468 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    10.0
    74 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Response tracking9.01 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Data export10.01 Ratings10.070 Ratings
    Standard reports6.01 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings10.060 Ratings
    Analytics4.01 Ratings9.961 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    10.0
    63 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Access controls8.01 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Compliance7.01 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of LimeSurvey and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    LimeSurvey
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    9.9
    44 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing8.01 Ratings9.929 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions8.01 Ratings10.042 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Small Businesses
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qualaroo
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    QuestionPro
    Score10 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (107 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (38 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LimeSurveySurveyMonkey
    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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is best suited for you if you find that you are creating multiple survey regularly. It offers a variety of questions and options and is a well-rounded surveying tool. It is not best if you do not create surveys often, typically use the same survey, or looking for software to create quizzes or assessments. Also, if you are easily overwhelmed by too many options, this may not be the tool for you.
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    Pros
    LimeSurvey
    • Ease of use.
    • Customizable.
    Incentivized
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • SurveyMonkey templates have made it very user-friendly. It is very efficient to create a survey.
    • I love that they have multiple ways to answer questions. For example, short answer, paragraph, and radio buttons to name a few.
    • The surveys are very easy to share. You can import a large list of email addresses or free type just a few.
    • I like that you can test the survey before sending it out live. I send it to myself to verify how it will look and feel to the end-user.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    LimeSurvey
    • Limited email handling.
    • Some customizations are difficult.
    Incentivized
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • Recognizing that there are more limitations when it comes to a mobile interface vs. a desktop interface, I would love to see more profound levels of programming functionality on the mobile side.
    • It would be helpful to have better access to greater levels of third-party results analysis, particularly as it relates to open-ended questions and answers.
    • As an admin, it would be very cool if SurveyMonkey were able to use AI to match the survey we're building (questions, topics, target respondents, etc.) to existing results that might negate the need to ask certain questions in our surveys.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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    Usability
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    It does everything a survey software should do, and it does it very well. I can't speak for how well it would work for a business that was surveying tens of thousands of people - but for a small business of 50 employees with a couple of thousand clients, it does everything it needs to do.
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    Performance
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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    Support Rating
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    I've never had to contact the SurveyMonkey customer care team directly, but they have a pretty good library of help articles on their website. Everything from designing and executing your survey to account and billing questions. I never had a need for further support from Survey Monkey.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    LimeSurvey
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Implementation not required.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is incredibly important to our employees and means we're getting more reliable results from the surveys.
    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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • We use this to survey vendors after a trade show and their comments to me have helped improve other shows. I don't have hard numbers but I know our vendors, some of whom are associate members, are very happy to give this feedback because it helps their ROI too.
    • I know it has saved us employee time as we aren't sifting through email responses and entering them into a spreadsheet. SurveyMonkey does that for us.
    • We often need to do quick polls to our members to make decisions. This makes them feel like they are getting value for their membership dues that they pay our association.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    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