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LimeSurveyvsShiny Server

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

LimeSurveyShiny Server
Score70/10057/100
Rank in category#2 of 6 in Form Builder#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars3 783763
Stars, last 30 days+50—
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageJavaScriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

LimeSurvey scores 70/100 against 57/100 for Shiny Server, so it is the safer default.

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

LimeSurvey is growing faster right now (+50 stars in 30 days).

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