Cognito Forms vs. LimeSurvey

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cognito Forms
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Cognito Forms, from the company of the same name in South Carolina, is presented by the vendor as an easy-to-use online form builder, allowing anyone to create, publish, and manage forms, with free and paid plans. With it, users can create unlimited forms including registration forms, payment forms, and surveys without coding. Forms can be embedded directly into a website, and form submissions can be viewed from any device, any time.
$19
per month 2 users
LimeSurvey
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
LimeSurvey is an open source solution used to conduct simple questionnaires with just a couple of questions or advanced assessments with conditionals and quota management.
$39
per month
Pricing
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
1 user
Pro
$19
per month 2 users
Team
$39
per month 5 users
Enterprise
$129
per month 20 users
Basic
€36
per month
Expert
€395
per year
Business
€1143
per year
Corporate
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFree 25 responses/month 10 MB upload storage 30+ question types 80+ languages Panel integration Question editor Skip logic and branching Piping and micro-tailoring Survey management GDPR compliance Custom survey design Data export Excel, CSV, R, Stata, SPSS, Word, & PDF API access Basic Everything in Free + 1000 responses/month 250 MB upload storage white-label surveys email support Expert Everything in Free + 10,000 responses/year 1 GB upload storage email support white-label surveys removal of LimeSurvey branding 1 alias domain Business Everything in Free + 100,000 responses/year 3 GB upload storage priority email support white-label surveys removal of LimeSurvey branding 2 alias domains Corporate (custom)
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Community Pulse
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Features
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.3
4 Ratings
4% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.3
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Survey templates8.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Themes7.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.54 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.7
4 Ratings
3% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.7
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Changes to live survey8.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Question design help8.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple question types9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.5
4 Ratings
15% above category average
LimeSurvey
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Survey logic flexibility9.54 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.5
4 Ratings
17% above category average
LimeSurvey
7.0
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Response tracking9.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data export9.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports10.04 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Custom reports9.54 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Analytics9.54 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
LimeSurvey
7.5
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Access controls9.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance10.04 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.3
3 Ratings
15% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.0
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.53 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(6 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Likelihood to Recommend
Cognito Forms
It's excellent for small sets of forms, from simple to highly complex It's not good at scale. With over 170 forms now, we desperately need some way to manage and maintain shared content once Cognito does not help. Their approach is that you can copy a working form (great) and modify it to create the next one. That's how we've got so many forms...
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LimeSurvey
For a cost-effective online survey solution, LimeSurvey is excellent. While it cannot compete with high-end, expensive software like Qualtrics, it does a great job.
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Pros
Cognito Forms
  • New Hire Form - It announces the new hire and provides direction to several departments on their needs, computer, phone, security level, etc.
  • Terminations - We use it to shut off security, badges, computers, track phone, electronics, etc.
  • Temp Form - It provides an avenue to enter them into our payroll system for tracking hours, also, for the start and end dates.
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LimeSurvey
  • Ease of use.
  • Customizable.
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Cons
Cognito Forms
  • It isnt the most user friendly if you have someone who isnt experienced
  • Learning curve is pretty high
  • Should be easier to customise the formatting
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LimeSurvey
  • Limited email handling.
  • Some customizations are difficult.
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Usability
Cognito Forms
We have been using Cognito Forms for over 5 years. We find it very easy use and it is part of the programs we use on a daily basis.
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LimeSurvey
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cognito Forms
Very friendly and helpful, but typically takes at least one day to respond. However, when they do respond they dive right into the specific form I ask about and tell me exactly how to fix what I need help with
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LimeSurvey
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cognito Forms
I have not used any other programs like Cognito Forms. I have been with my company for almost two years. I very much like the ease of this system and its capabilities. I like knowing everyone is using the same thing. I do not foresee us making any changes to our current use of Cognito Forms.
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LimeSurvey
LimeSurvey was much cheaper than Qualtrics but certainly less powerful. From a survey standpoint, it has more capabilities than SurveyMonkey and Zoho. LimeSurvey has no reporting or analytic capabilities.
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Return on Investment
Cognito Forms
  • We've been able to get away from Word and pdf forms and build a functionality that is conditional on form content
  • The speed of getting a good-enough version up and running to meet an immediate business need is outstanding
  • The cost of improving a set of almost good-enough forms or propagating a change in business rules is depressing
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LimeSurvey
  • LimeSurvey costs are extremely low.
  • Some limitations have restricted our potential business.
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ScreenShots

LimeSurvey Screenshots

Screenshot of how you ask is what you getScreenshot of some of the 28+ question types availableScreenshot of some of the languages LimeSurvey can translate (there are over 80 languages)Screenshot of some of the survey types available (there are surveys for every purpose)Screenshot of a visualization of survey results