Typeform vs LimeSurvey Community Edition

Fit:

Migration notes

Research-oriented survey workflows differ from Typeform conversational forms. Rebuild questions, branching, styling and integrations; LSS supports LimeSurvey survey interchange rather than Typeform imports.

Sources: community.limesurvey.org · checked 2026-10-21

TypeformPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 28 / account / month

Pricing modelmixed, billed annual

OwnerTypeform

Basic $28/month billed annually; $39/month monthly billing. Includes one user and 100 responses/month. Free plan is distinct from paid Basic. Source

Typeform plans reviewed
Basic	entry	USD 39 / account (1 user; 100 responses/month) / mo
Business	business	USD 129 / account (5 users; 10,000 responses/month) / mo
Enterprise	enterprise	Quote only

LimeSurvey Community EditionOpen-source alternative

Fit for Typeform

License

GNU General Public License v2.0 The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GNU GPL, each with different requirements. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier U

Self-host

Paid-feature limits2 noted

LimeSurvey Community Edition plans reviewed
Community Edition	free self-hosted core	Free
Business	vendor commercial cloud	USD 122,904 / cloud survey account / yr
Corporate	vendor commercial cloud	Quote only

What you may give up

ComfortUpdate automated updates require paid subscription after trial; manual updates remain available
Cloud has exclusive features; complete current Cloud-versus-CE feature list not established

Tier U: GPL CE is self-hostable with mature research survey functionality. Current official site explicitly says Cloud includes exclusive features; older forum assertions of full parity are superseded. Exact exclusives not sufficiently enumerated to assign A/B/C confidently. License source

What running it takes

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No baseline Redis, separate queue or object store required in official CE installation. Email delivery configuration needed for invitation workflows; exact SMTP route not verified in this pass. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.