LimeSurvey

What LimeSurvey does

LimeSurvey GmbH is a Hamburg, Germany-based software company that operates an open-source online survey platform founded in 2006 (originally as phpsurveyor, rebranded in 2012). The company offers both a cloud-hosted SaaS product and a self-hosted open-source edition, serving 60K+ companies and institutions across 160+ countries with 1.5M+ users and 260M questions answered on the platform. Named customers span both the open-source community (Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Gnome) and the enterprise and public sectors (BMW Group, Ars Electronica, Austrian state government of Vorarlberg, Berlin-Brandenburg statistics office).

The platform's core technology delivers five product types—Surveys, Polls, Questionnaires, Forms, and Votes—supported by 30+ customizable question types, 800+ pre-designed templates, conditional logic and branching, and 80+ language support. Technical infrastructure includes 7 hosting region choices, 2048-bit SSL encryption, GDPR and CCPA compliance, WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility, and an ISO 27001 certification currently in progress. AI-powered features launched in beta in 2025 provide generative survey question creation and quick translations. Distribution combines self-serve sign-ups, an enterprise sales motion via "Contact sales" and "Book a demo" CTAs, and a channel partnership with Hostinger for one-click installation on its web hosting platform.

LimeSurvey runs a freemium revenue model: the self-hosted open-source version is free, the cloud SaaS offers a free tier plus paid corporate plans, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed venture funding, employs 1-10 people, and is led by CEO Jory Nagel. The customer base spans education, healthcare, public sector, market research, HR, customer experience, events, nonprofit, and marketing verticals, with particular concentration in academic (250+ universities) and public-sector (75+ government organizations) segments. The addressable market is sized at $8.24B in 2025, projected to reach $18.28B by 2032 at a 12% CAGR per ResearchAndMarkets.com.

Name

LimeSurvey

Legal name

LimeSurvey GmbH

Website

https://www.limesurvey.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LimeSurvey GmbH operates an open-source online survey platform available as cloud-hosted SaaS and self-hosted software, serving 60K+ organizations across 160+ countries with survey, poll, form, and questionnaire tools, led from Hamburg, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Survey Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Q&A and Knowledge Discovery Platforms (BPAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Online survey software
• Survey creation platform
• Open source surveys
• Form builder tools
• Feedback collection software

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Cloud Hosted): Cloud-hosted subscription model with free tier and paid corporate plans. Users can create accounts with username/password and access surveys online.
2. Self-Hosted (Open Source): Free open-source version available for self-hosting on user's own infrastructure, with optional paid support plans

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

LimeSurvey provides an open-source online survey platform available as both a cloud-hosted SaaS and a self-hosted deployment. The platform enables users to create professional surveys, polls, questionnaires, forms, and votes using 30+ customizable question types, 800+ pre-designed templates, and conditional logic across 80+ languages. It also offers statistical analysis tools, AI-powered question generation and translations in beta, and data export to Excel and SPSS formats.

Product overview

LimeSurvey is an open-source online survey platform available as both a hosted SaaS and self-hosted solution. The core product portfolio consists of five main survey types (Surveys, Polls, Questionnaires, Forms, and Votes) supported by a library of 800+ professional templates and statistical analysis tools. AI-powered features in beta provide question generation and multilingual translation. The platform supports over 30 question types and 80+ languages, with data export capabilities including Excel and SPSS formats. Additional tools include survey planning calculators (margin of error, sample size, NPS, etc.) and research methods like conjoint/CBC, maxDiff, and click-map heatmaps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surveys The core survey creation and distribution product enabling users to create professional surveys with over 30 customizable question types, conditional logic, and 80+ language support, for businesses, researchers, educators, and individuals.
• Polls A quick single-question or short survey voting tool for capturing instant audience opinions and preferences.
• Questionnaires A comprehensive questionnaire builder for detailed data collection with conditional logic and branching capabilities.
• Forms A form creation tool for building contact forms, registration forms, order forms, and other data collection forms.
• Votes A voting mechanism for collecting votes on proposals, decisions, or preferences from participants.
• Survey Templates Over 800 pre-designed survey templates organized by category (business, HR, education, healthcare, events, marketing, customer, corporate) for quick survey creation.
• Survey Tools (Calculators) A suite of statistical calculators including margin of error, sample size, CES, CSAT, NPS, eNPS, statistical significance, A/B testing, MaxDiff, and price optimization tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60K+ companies and institutions trust the platform
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature13 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LimeSurvey

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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