As an open source web server-based software, LimeSurvey allows users using a web interface to develop and publish online surveys, collect responses, create statistics, and export the results to other applications.
Miri Infotech LimeSurvey is a pre-configured, ready to run image for running LimeSurvey on Amazon EC2. LimeSurvey (formerly PHPSurveyor) is an on-line statistical survey web app written in PHP based on a MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL or MSSQL database containing LAMP.
LimeSurvey software enables users to quickly create online question-and-answer surveys. It supports numerous response formats and includes basic reporting along with analysis features. LimeSurvey provides unlimited surveys, questions and responses. It is multi-lingual and lets surveys be anonymous that may include graphics or video.
Features
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Ability to create custom designs
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Number of available question types
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Response data visualization
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Dynamic questions
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Open and closed surveys
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Powerful plugins
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Ability to embed pictures or video
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Printable versions of surveys
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Easily invite participants to the survey
Users can use LimeSurvey for doing simple surveys and polls, and as well as complex ones that span multiple pages. It also allows users to customize surveys with their own JavaScript, photos, and videos, and even by editing their survey's HTML directly. LimeSurvey on AWS is used globally by a large number of private individuals, major corporations, universities, and government institutions
The main advantage of Lime tool is that it comes with a good collection of readymade templates. The survey software has a dashboard, which can be used for a variety of purposes like monitoring the surveys, setting quotas, and displaying the results into a range of formats as well as local Excel spreadsheets. Once the user has completed the survey, they can save it and use it for future surveys.
Surveys include custom preferred layout and design, branching, and provides basic statistical analysis of survey results. These can be either be publicly accessible or be strictly controlled.
When offline, users can also print LimeSurvey surveys out and manually enter data to keep the same efficiency as online. LimeSurvey allows for use of rich text in questions and messages, using a rich text editor, and images and videos that can be integrated into surveys.