Self-Hosted LimeSurvey Without the Headaches
Own your survey data, control your hosting region, and ditch per-user fees. LimeSurvey self-hosted gives you everything. Opsily handles the infrastructure so you don't have to.
Why Self-Host LimeSurvey on Opsily?
Self-hosting gives you control. Managed hosting gives you peace of mind. We do both.
Own Your Data
No SaaS vendor lock-in. Your survey data lives in your environment. Full ownership, full control. Choose your hosting region from 7 options: Germany, Finland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, or custom. GDPR data residency locked in.
No Per-User Fees
Self-hosted LimeSurvey costs nothing per user, per response, per survey. One flat infrastructure fee. Deploy 1 survey or 1,000 surveys, the cost doesn't climb. SaaS alternatives charge by the head.
We Run the Ops
Self-hosting doesn't mean self-managing. We handle backups, patching, monitoring, security updates, and uptime. You run your surveys. We run the server. No spreadsheet alerts at 2 AM.
Built for teams who need reliability
Deploy LimeSurvey in Minutes
Self-hosting LimeSurvey on Opsily is straightforward. No infrastructure knowledge required.
Choose Your App
Select an app to get started.
Choose Your Server
Pick the plan size that fits your response volume and survey complexity. All plans include LimeSurvey, backups, and monitoring.
Select Your Region
Choose where your survey data lives: Germany, Finland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, or custom. Your respondents' data never leaves your chosen region.
Deploy and Customize
LimeSurvey is live and ready. White-label with your domain, colors, and branding. Set up integrations (SAML, LDAP, webhooks) in minutes.
Build and Launch
Create your survey using LimeSurvey's 30+ question types, 800+ templates, and conditional logic. Share via link, QR code, or email. Start collecting responses immediately.
Self-Hosted vs. Managed Hosting
GDPR and Data Residency Matter
LimeSurvey's German headquarters and 7-region hosting strategy appeal to privacy-conscious organizations. When you self-host with Opsily, you control your data residency completely.
Choose Germany for GDPR compliance. Choose Finland if your users are in Scandinavia. Choose the UK for GDPR-UK alignment. Your survey responses stay in your chosen region.
This is critical for:
- Healthcare organizations collecting patient feedback
- Financial institutions running customer research
- EU public sector meeting strict data localization rules
- Universities and research teams handling sensitive study data
- Companies operating under data residency contracts
Cloud SaaS platforms offer region options, but they own the infrastructure. Self-hosted means you own it.
The Infrastructure Reality
LimeSurvey is lightweight. It runs on PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 8.0+ - standard open-source stack. A small VPS costs 80-200 EUR per month to run. Add domain costs, backup tools, monitoring, and admin time, and your "free" self-hosted platform quickly costs more than Opsily's managed plans.
Opsily's managed LimeSurvey includes the infrastructure, backups, security updates, monitoring, and support. No hidden DevOps bill.
Simple LimeSurvey Hosting Plans
All plans include automatic backups, security updates, GDPR compliance, 7 hosting regions, and 24/7 monitoring. Scale anytime.
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Enterprise-Grade Trust
Security, compliance, and reliability built in.
GDPR Compliant
Data processing agreements included. Daily encrypted backups. EU hosting available.
7 Hosting Regions
Germany, Finland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, plus custom options. You choose where your data lives.
99.9% Uptime SLA
Monitored 24/7. Redundant infrastructure. Automatic failover.
Encrypted at Rest
All survey data encrypted. Daily backups secured. Zero manual access by default.
Continuous Security
Automatic PHP and MySQL patches. Firewall rules updated. Vulnerability scanning included.
Self-Hosted LimeSurvey Questions
Everything you need to know about deploying and running LimeSurvey on Opsily.
Self-hosted means you run the LimeSurvey software on your own infrastructure—you manage the server, backups, security, and updates yourself. This puts full responsibility on your team. Opsily's managed self-hosted LimeSurvey gives you the ownership benefits (full data control, no vendor lock-in, GDPR compliance) but we handle the ops (infrastructure, patching, monitoring, backups). You get data sovereignty without the DevOps overhead. Think of it as self-hosted plus: you keep control, we keep it running.
Ready to Own Your Survey Platform?
Deploy LimeSurvey self-hosted on Opsily today. GDPR-compliant, fully managed, no vendor lock-in.