surveysare

surveysare is an open-source web platform for designing, distributing, and analyzing surveys. Built with privacy and accessibility in mind, surveysare aims to provide a lightweight alternative to larger survey suites while maintaining essential functionality such as customizable question types, branching logic, and real-time results.

Originating in the early 2020s as a community project, surveysare was created by contributors seeking to lower barriers to survey research. The project emphasizes interoperability, offering standards-based data formats and a simple API for integration with other tools.

Key features include a range of question types (text, multiple choice, rating scales), conditional logic, anonymous responses, consent management, and real-time analytics. It supports self-hosting and can be deployed on common web servers; data can be exported in CSV, JSON, or standard statistical formats. The user interface focuses on clarity and accessibility, with options for multilingual surveys.

Licensing and governance are centralized in the open-source model, with community contributions managed through a public repository and issue tracker. The project also maintains minimal default tracking to protect respondent privacy, while allowing opt-in analytics for researchers who need them.

In practice, surveysare has been adopted by educators, researchers, and small organizations seeking a transparent and controllable survey solution. Critics note that, compared with commercial platforms, it may lack advanced enterprise features and dedicated support, though its openness and privacy-forward design are cited as strengths.