LimeSurvey Pricing: Find Your Perfect Tier
Three ways to run LimeSurvey. Free self-hosted, €29-75/month Cloud SaaS, or managed hosting with Opsily. Compare costs, features, and total cost of ownership to find what works for your team.
LimeSurvey is open-source survey software used by 1.5M+ users in 160+ countries. You have three deployment options.
LimeSurvey Cloud (Official SaaS) starts at €29/month for the Expert tier (€348/year billed annually). Basic tier is €34/month. Business tier is €75/month annual (€900/year). Corporate tier is custom pricing. Each tier includes a fixed number of admin users, annual responses, and storage. No per-response overages.
Self-Hosted Community Edition is free forever. You run it on your own server: you manage Linux patching, database backups, SSL certificates, and security updates.
Opsily Managed Hosting bundles LimeSurvey with enterprise infrastructure: daily encrypted backups, SSL, GDPR compliance, 24/7 monitoring, and support. You get reliability without the operational burden of self-hosting.
The right choice depends on your team's technical capacity, response volume, and whether you want to manage infrastructure yourself.
LimeSurvey Pricing vs Enterprise Alternatives
Why teams switch from expensive platforms to LimeSurvey.
LimeSurvey Cloud pricing verified 2026-07-29. Qualtrics publishes no public pricing. SurveyMonkey adds €0.10 per response over plan limits.
Academic and Nonprofit Discounts Available
Teachers, students, and verified nonprofits receive 50% discount on Cloud tiers. Nonprofits get 30% off. Verify your status and save on every survey.
Why Managed LimeSurvey Hosting Costs Less
Free self-hosted surveys sound great until you pay the hidden costs: server management, backups, compliance, and your team's time.
No Server Management
We patch Linux, update PostgreSQL, rotate backups, and monitor uptime. You focus on surveys, not ops. No 3 AM alerts about disk space.
GDPR Built In
Data processing agreements, encrypted backups, audit logs, and 7 hosting region choices come standard. No DIY compliance headaches. EU data residency guaranteed.
Grow Without Scaling Headaches
Self-hosted breaks at 50K+ responses per year. Managed hosting scales to millions. Upgrade a plan, not your entire infrastructure.
Built for teams who need reliability
Get Started in 4 Steps
From signup to live surveys in hours, not weeks.
Choose Your App
Select an app to get started.
Choose Your Plan
Select the tier based on your response volume, admin users, and storage needs. All plans include GDPR, backups, and support.
Deploy LimeSurvey
We provision your instance, configure SSL, set up daily backups, and activate compliance monitoring.
Build or Import
Start with 800+ templates or migrate existing surveys. Our team handles zero-downtime imports from self-hosted or other platforms.
Invite Your Team
Add collaborators with role-based permissions. Start collecting responses immediately.
Opsily Managed LimeSurvey Hosting
Transparent, fixed pricing. All plans include daily backups, GDPR compliance, 7 hosting regions, SSL, and 24/7 monitoring. No per-response overages.
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Enterprise Security and Compliance
Survey data is sensitive. We protect it with the same standards we use for our own infrastructure.
GDPR Compliant
Full GDPR compliance built in. Data processing agreements, EU data residency (Germany and Finland), annual compliance audits, and consent management.
Encrypted Backups
AES-256 encryption at rest. SSL/TLS encryption in transit. Daily backups tested weekly for recovery. Point-in-time restore available.
Automated Daily Backups
Your data is backed up automatically every day. Stored redundantly across multiple data centers. Tested restoration weekly to ensure integrity.
7 Global Hosting Regions
Choose your data center: Germany (Hamburg), Finland (Helsinki), UK (London), USA (N. Virginia), Canada (Toronto), or Australia (Sydney).
99.9% Uptime SLA
Redundant infrastructure, automatic failover, and 24/7 real-time monitoring. Your surveys are always live when respondents need them.
Frequently Asked Questions About LimeSurvey Pricing
LimeSurvey Cloud offers four tiers. Basic is €34/month (1 admin, 1,000 responses/year, 250MB storage). Expert is €29/month when billed annually (€348/year), with 3 admins, 10,000 responses/year, 1GB storage. Business is €75/month annual (€900/year) with 5-10 admins, 50,000 responses/year, 3GB storage. Corporate tier is custom pricing. No per-response overages on any tier. Teachers and students get 50% off; nonprofits get 30% off.
Stop Managing LimeSurvey Infrastructure. Start Collecting Responses.
Deploy managed hosting in hours. GDPR compliant, automated backups, 24/7 monitoring. Scale from 1,000 to 50,000+ responses per year without touching a server.