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Formbricks vs LimeSurvey
Pick Formbricks if you want the modern Typeform motion (the published stack). Pick LimeSurvey if the job is a long, classic questionnaire with quotas and exports.
Facts checked 17 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Formbricks in the catalog LimeSurvey in the catalogStart on Railway
How they compare
| Formbricks | LimeSurvey | |
|---|---|---|
| License | AGPL-3.0 (catalog); ee/ is commercial source | GPL-2.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | JavaScript listed in the catalog; tags include PHP and MySQL |
| GitHub activity | 13,113 stars in the catalog | 3,767 stars in the catalog |
| Self-host | Modern survey engine on Postgres. | Classic survey platform that has been the self-host default for years. |
| Best for | A public form and responses in your Postgres. | Long questionnaires, quotas, and exports. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Formbricks is Next.js/TypeScript + Postgres. LimeSurvey is the long-running GPL survey suite (catalog language field is JavaScript; tags also list PHP, MySQL, Postgres). Both are OSI as listed.
FAQ
- Formbricks or LimeSurvey?
- Formbricks if you want the modern Typeform motion. LimeSurvey if the job is a long, classic questionnaire. That is the forms roundup FAQ.
- HeyForm?
- Another AGPL Typeform-shaped builder on /best/forms-surveys. Not this pair.
- Are these free?
- Formbricks community and LimeSurvey are OSI as listed. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy Formbricks?
- Open /stacks/formbricks-forms.
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