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Cognito Forms vs. LimeSurvey

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cognito Forms
Score 8.9 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.N/A
LimeSurvey
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
LimeSurvey, a German company, offers their open source survey software, available with paid hosted and premium editions.
$34
per month
Pricing
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
per month
Expert
$29
per month (billed annually)
Basic
$34
per month (billed monthly)
Enterprise
$74
per month (billed annually)
Corporate
custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Free 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 ($34/month, billed monthly) Everything in Free + 1000 responses/month 250 MB upload storage white-label surveys email support Expert ($29/ month, billed annually) ($348 annually) Everything in Free + 10,000 responses/year 1 GB upload storage email support white-label surveys removal of LimeSurvey branding 1 alias domain Enterprise ($74/month, billed annually) ($888 a year) 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
Top Pros
Top Cons

No answers on this topic

Features
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.0
2 Ratings
2% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Survey templates8.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Themes7.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom logo/branding9.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.7
2 Ratings
12% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.7
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Changes to live survey9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Question design help10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple question types10.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
10.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
LimeSurvey
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Survey logic flexibility10.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
8.8
2 Ratings
6% above category average
LimeSurvey
7.0
1 Ratings
16% below category average
Response tracking9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data export9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Custom reports9.02 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Analytics9.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
LimeSurvey
7.5
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Access controls8.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
Cognito Forms
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
LimeSurvey
8.0
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Respondent restrictions9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cognito FormsLimeSurvey
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(3 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...
James de Raeve | TrustRadius Reviewer
James de Raeve
GM India and VP Certification
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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.
Tom Shulak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Shulak
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Pros
Cognito Forms
  • Cost effective.
  • Easy to use.
  • Safe.
  • Automates data collection.
WS
Willem Smit
Managing Director
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LimeSurvey
  • Ease of use.
  • Customizable.
Tom Shulak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Shulak
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Cons
Cognito Forms
  • I am happy with Cognito Forms. I have not found any issues.
Verified User
Anonymous
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LimeSurvey
  • Limited email handling.
  • Some customizations are difficult.
Tom Shulak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Shulak
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Usability
Cognito Forms
Non calculated fields are easy to use. Calculations can be a nightmare to get working due to complex and unintuitive syntax, as a non-programmer
Russell Barnett, EA, CTS | TrustRadius Reviewer
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LimeSurvey
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cognito Forms
quick and knowledgable
James de Raeve | TrustRadius Reviewer
James de Raeve
GM India and VP Certification
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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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.
Tom Shulak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Shulak
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Return on Investment
Cognito Forms
  • Safe us a lot of time doing client onboarding.
  • Use it for data collection for business plan info collection.
WS
Willem Smit
Managing Director
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LimeSurvey
  • LimeSurvey costs are extremely low.
  • Some limitations have restricted our potential business.
Tom Shulak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tom Shulak
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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