Go from SurveyMonkey to LimeSurvey
The job: Forms and surveys (Survey builder with question types and templates, Skip logic and branching, Collect via web link, email invitations and embeds, Exports (CSV, XLS, PDF, PPT, SPSS)). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
Switch app
Open source
The money
$149/mo today , then $39/mo
SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 4 of 4 covered
- Covered: Survey builder with question types and templates
- Covered: Skip logic and branching
- Covered: Collect via web link, email invitations and embeds
- Covered: Exports (CSV, XLS, PDF, PPT, SPSS)
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Survey builder with question types and templates, Skip logic and branching, Collect via web link…
Make the move in four steps
Export from SurveyMonkey
Survey results: question summaries and individual responses. Format: PDF, PPT, XLS, CSV or SPSS
Export stepsSet up LimeSurvey
LimeSurvey Cloud Basic is $39 a month (charged as 34 EUR) for 1,000 responses a month and 1 admin, the same volume as SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly at $149.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at LimeSurvey, then send a test through every one.
Cancel SurveyMonkey
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: Your next billing date.
How to cancel SurveyMonkey
The whole recipe: 4 ways out, best first
What you use
- Survey builder with question types and templates
- Skip logic and branching
- Collect via web link, email invitations and embeds
- Exports (CSV, XLS, PDF, PPT, SPSS)
Not covered
- Filters, crosstabs and statistical significance
- AI and thematic analysis
- Shared templates, roles and permissions
- Accept payments
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Survey builder with question types and templates, Skip logic and branching, Collect via web link, email invitations and embeds, Exports (CSV, XLS, PDF, PPT, SPSS)
- Export your data from SurveyMonkey before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-surveymonkey") on the Stackcut MCP server.
4 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly | flat price | $149/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Tally (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $149 − $0 | +$149/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$149 × 12 | +$1,788 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$1,788 − $50 | +$1,738 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $1,788 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly | flat price | $149/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Fillout (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $149 − $0 | +$149/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$149 × 12 | +$1,788 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$1,788 − $50 | +$1,738 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $1,788 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly | flat price | $149/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: LimeSurvey | Basic plan | $39/mo |
| Difference each month | $149 − $39 | +$110/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$110 × 12 | +$1,320 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$1,320 − $50 | +$1,270 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $1,320 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: SurveyMonkey Standard Monthly | flat price | $149/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: LimeSurvey | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $149 − $5 − $100 | +$44/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$44 × 12 | +$528 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | +$528 − $200 | +$328 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $1,728 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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