surveydown
The premium Open Source alternative to SurveyMonkey
🎯 Best for:Researchers who want to integrate survey collection into an R/Quarto pipeline
What is surveydown?
Replaces GUI-based survey platforms with a programmable, Markdown-driven workflow using Quarto and Shiny. It allows researchers to write surveys as code and store responses directly in a PostgreSQL database for full reproducibility.
Tech Stack
RMathematics & Statistics
Why surveydown?
- • Version control friendly
- • Native support for R expressions
- • Direct database integration
Limitations
- • Requires Shiny server hosting
- • Complex setup for non-R users
- • Limited mobile-first templates
3/2/2026
Last Update
22
Forks
12
Issues
Other
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on SurveyMonkey)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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