{"category":{"slug":"open-source-survey-tools","label":"Open-source survey tools"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-09-07","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-09-07","2026-09-06","2026-08-19","2026-08-18","2026-08-10","2026-08-09","2026-07-29","2026-07-25","2026-07-22","2026-07-05","2026-07-04","2026-06-17","2026-06-16"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":3,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"anthropic","count":3,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-07","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"## Best Self-Hosted Survey Platforms for Enterprise (No Third-Party Data Sharing)\n\nFor an enterprise with a hard requirement that response data never touches third-party servers, here are the top options, ranked by maturity and enterprise-readiness:\n\n### 1. **LimeSurvey** — Most mature, enterprise/regulated-industry pick\nLimeSurvey has been in active development for over 20 years and remains the l","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":260,"end":270,"name":"LimeSurvey"},{"start":323,"end":333,"name":"LimeSurvey"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-07","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"Here are the strongest open-source, self-hostable options depending on what kind of \"feedback\" you mean — traditional surveys vs. product feedback/roadmap boards vs. developer-built forms.\n\n## For classic surveys & questionnaires\n\n**LimeSurvey** — the most established option. LimeSurvey has been in active development for over 20 years and remains the leading open-source survey platform. The self-h","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":233,"end":243,"name":"LimeSurvey"},{"start":277,"end":287,"name":"LimeSurvey"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-07","prompt_intent":"alternatives","excerpt":"Here are the best open-source survey tools that let you self-host and avoid per-response caps entirely:\n\n## Top picks\n\n**Formbricks** – The most actively developed modern option. Formbricks is a free, open source, self-hosted form builder with unlimited responses, in-app surveys, and full data privacy. It remains the most actively developed and feature-complete open source Typeform alternative, wi","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":121,"end":131,"name":"Formbricks"},{"start":179,"end":189,"name":"Formbricks"},{"start":376,"end":384,"name":"Typeform"}]}]}]}