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Formbricks vs LimeSurvey
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars, 2,518 forks, 207 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LimeSurvey has 3,727 stars, 1,122 forks, 101 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Formbricks leads on adoption by 247% (12,950 vs 3,727 stars). Formbricks is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; LimeSurvey is written in JavaScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Formbricks has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, LimeSurvey 30%. Formbricks was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (react, survey), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Formbricks | LimeSurvey | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 13K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.5K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Formbricks if
- You weight community size — 13K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick LimeSurvey if
- You want the LimeSurvey feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and LimeSurvey fits your workflow better
About Formbricks
Formbricks is an open source survey and experience management platform written in TypeScript. It provides a free surveying platform and a privacy first experience management platform. The project lives in the TypeScript, Next.js, and React ecosystem. It positions itself as an open source alternative to Qualtrics, Intercom, Typeform, and SurveyMonkey.
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About LimeSurvey
LimeSurvey is a free and open source online survey platform written primarily in PHP with a JavaScript and React front end. It lives in the web forms and survey ecosystem, and it positions itself as a self hostable alternative to hosted services such as SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Qualtrics, and Google Forms. The project has been developed since 2006 and is used by businesses, academic institutions, teachers, students, governments, and financial institutes across more than 80 countries.
read the full LimeSurvey overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Formbricks or LimeSurvey more popular?
Formbricks has 12,950 GitHub stars and LimeSurvey has 3,727. Formbricks has the larger community by that measure.
Are Formbricks and LimeSurvey free?
Neither Formbricks nor LimeSurvey declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Formbricks and LimeSurvey?
Formbricks is written in TypeScript and LimeSurvey in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Formbricks or LimeSurvey?
Choose Formbricks if you want the larger community (12,950 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose LimeSurvey if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.