LimeSurvey
LimeSurvey is open-source survey software from Hamburg, Germany, built as a free alternative to Qualtrics. Self-hosting gives unlimited surveys and responses, and the hosted Cloud plan keeps data in Germany or Finland.
Quick facts
Self-hosting is genuinely free with no response cap, so a research team or public body can run unlimited surveys without a per-response bill.
The interface feels more utilitarian than newer form builders, and the free Cloud tier is capped at just 25 responses a month.
Why does it score 100?
Incorporated in Hamburg, Germany – a full EU member state.
Privately held and led by founder Carsten Schmitz, with no VC funding found.
Runs its own infrastructure, with Cloud customers able to pick a hosting region such as Germany.
The Community Edition is fully open source under the GPL, and the company markets ISO 27001-certified hosting for GDPR use.
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