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LimeSurveyvsPanWatch

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

LimeSurveyPanWatch
Score70/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 6 in Form Builder#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars3 7842 281
Stars, last 30 days+51+130
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—0.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaScriptPython

Which one should you pick?

LimeSurvey scores 70/100 against 62/100 for PanWatch, so it is the safer default.

PanWatch ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for LimeSurvey.

If you want the quickest setup, PanWatch is easier to run; LimeSurvey needs more configuration.

PanWatch is growing faster right now (+130 stars in 30 days).

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