LimeSurvey or Formbricks?

LimeSurvey if you want the published Qualtrics questionnaire. Formbricks if the job is a Typeform-shaped flow — /compare/formbricks-vs-limesurvey.

Is this SurveyMonkey?

SurveyMonkey stays on /replace/surveymonkey (Formbricks). This page is the research questionnaire.

A product-research desk stays on /replace/maze. You do not get a tester marketplace.

LimeSurvey is GPL-2.0. Formbricks and HeyForm are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.

Stacks / Forms

Medium

LimeSurvey / Formbricks

Research surveys you host. LimeSurvey is GPL-2.0; Formbricks is AGPL-3.0 — Qualtrics without the experience-management seat.

The problem

Qualtrics sells experience management as a seat: long questionnaires, quotas, panels, and a research OS. You wanted a survey on a box you run. LimeSurvey is GPL-2.0 (LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey; last push 26 Oct 2026) — the classic self-host questionnaire already in the catalog. Formbricks is AGPL-3.0 if the job is a Typeform-shaped flow rather than a research instrument — /compare/formbricks-vs-limesurvey and /replace/typeform. HeyForm is the other AGPL builder — /compare/limesurvey-vs-heyform. This is not Qualtrics' every XM, panel, or Stats iQ SKU, SurveyMonkey's every paid-response pack (that lander stays on /replace/surveymonkey), or a recruited tester marketplace. A conversational form stays on /replace/typeform. A product-research desk stays on /replace/maze.

Replaces

Qualtrics

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Estimated SaaS saved

$2,400

per year, small team, before lock-in

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Formbricks if this is a Typeform flow, not a research questionnaire

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Placeholder: LimeSurvey (PHP + MySQL or Postgres) with a volume for uploads. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway. A Typeform-shaped flow stays on /stacks/formbricks-forms.

The stack

LimeSurvey
GPL-2.0 research surveys — the published Qualtrics path
Catalog entry →
Formbricks
AGPL-3.0 Typeform-shaped engine if the job is a flow, not a questionnaire
Catalog entry →
HeyForm
AGPL-3.0 form builder if LimeSurvey is not the shape
Catalog entry →

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
Qualtrics (small team)	$2,400	LimeSurvey or Formbricks

Agent setup prompt

Replace Qualtrics with LimeSurvey (preferred) or Formbricks.

- Official docs. Persist the database. Build one questionnaire. Do not claim Qualtrics XM, panels, or Stats iQ.
- Formbricks if the job is a Typeform-shaped flow — /compare/formbricks-vs-limesurvey. HeyForm if you want that AGPL builder — /compare/limesurvey-vs-heyform.
- Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.

Also as markdown: /stacks/limesurvey-research.md

FAQ

LimeSurvey or Formbricks?: LimeSurvey if you want the published Qualtrics questionnaire. Formbricks if the job is a Typeform-shaped flow — /compare/formbricks-vs-limesurvey.
Is this SurveyMonkey?: SurveyMonkey stays on /replace/surveymonkey (Formbricks). This page is the research questionnaire.
Is this Maze?: A product-research desk stays on /replace/maze. You do not get a tester marketplace.
Are these free?: LimeSurvey is GPL-2.0. Formbricks and HeyForm are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.