formr alternatives

2 tools to consider instead of formr, shown against it.

formr LimeSurvey Prolific
Vendor Georg-Elias-Müller-Institute of Psychology, University of Göttingen LimeSurvey GmbH Prolific
Pricing model Open source + paid options Free tier + paid plans Usage-based
Free tier Yes Yes No
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Open source Yes Yes (GPL-2.0) No
Best for Academic researchers running longitudinal or diary studies that need feedback generated from prior responses. Researchers and institutions wanting either full data control via self-hosting or a low-cost managed survey tool. Academic and behavioral researchers needing vetted, research-literate participants without a subscription.
Pricing

Free and open source, maintained by a university psychology department; free instance available at formr.org.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Community Edition is free to self-host; LimeSurvey Cloud is a paid monthly or annual subscription with tiered response and storage limits.

Basic (Cloud) $39/month
Expert (Cloud) $36/month billed annually ($432/year)
Business (Cloud) $68/month billed annually ($815/year)

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

No subscription; researchers set the participant reward and pay a platform fee on top, discounted for academic users.

Academic / non-profit 33.3% platform fee
Corporate 42.8% platform fee

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features
  • Chains multiple surveys into longitudinal or diary designs
  • Embeds R-generated dynamic feedback (ggplot2/ggvis) in surveys
  • Automated email and text reminders between waves
  • Mobile-responsive survey forms
  • Integrates with OSF for versioned study materials
  • Free hosted instance or self-hosted deployment
  • Free, self-hosted Community Edition with no response caps
  • 28+ question types with skip logic and quotas
  • 80+ language interface
  • GDPR-relevant data-residency options on Cloud
  • REST API and SPSS/CSV export
  • White-label branding on paid Cloud plans
  • 300,000+ vetted, verified participants
  • 300+ demographic and behavioral screening filters
  • Built-in attention-check and quality tooling
  • API and no-code study launcher
  • Direct in-platform participant messaging
  • Optional managed-service full-study support

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