Alternative to LamaPoll: all survey features free, unlimited responses, 106 languages

When LamaPoll is a fit

LamaPoll is an established German provider with a clear focus on data sovereignty. In several situations, LamaPoll may be the better choice:

When certifications are the deciding factor. LamaPoll is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, 27017 and 27018 (TÜV SÜD) and holds a TISAX label (an automotive-industry information-security assessment). For tenders and supply chains with such requirements, that is an advantage.
When you run many surveys at once with few participants. LamaPoll allows any number of surveys in all plans and caps the participants per survey. For many small surveys running in parallel, this model can be cheaper.
When you have special security requirements. The High-Security module in the Enterprise plan offers IP whitelisting as well as password and session policies.
For schools. LamaPoll offers free Basic licenses for schools in Germany.

Use QUESTIONSTAR when...

QUESTIONSTAR focuses on feature scope, multilingual surveys and predictability.

...when you want to work with all features already in the free plan. With QUESTIONSTAR, all survey features are included in every plan, including the Free plan. In the LamaPoll Free plan, according to the feature overview, logic, multilingual surveys, reports, filters and export are not included; piping, quotas and crosstabs are available from Gold, Whitelabel from Platinum.
...when the number of participants is not known in advance. QUESTIONSTAR: unlimited responses in all paid plans; what is capped is the number of surveys active at the same time. LamaPoll caps the participants per survey (Basic 500, Gold 5,000, Platinum 10,000, Enterprise 100,000).
...when your survey should run in many languages. QUESTIONSTAR: unlimited language versions, automatic translation into 106 languages, custom languages can be added, in all plans. LamaPoll does not translate automatically; you maintain the translations yourself, with multilingual surveys from Basic.
...when you analyze directly in the tool with significance tests. QUESTIONSTAR: filters, crosstabs, group comparisons, t-tests and other significance tests where methodologically meaningful; in all plans. LamaPoll offers filters and reports from Basic as well as crosstabs via "Compare" from Gold; significance tests are not documented.
...when Whitelabel and multiple users should be affordable. QUESTIONSTAR: Whitelabel from MONTHLY (from €59/month per active survey), unlimited users in PROFESSIONAL (€995/year). With LamaPoll, Whitelabel is available from Platinum (€199/month plus VAT), additional users cost €29 to €99 per user per month plus VAT depending on the plan.
...when your questionnaire needs loops. QUESTIONSTAR: branching with multiple conditions, quotas, block randomization, loops and piping in every plan. LamaPoll offers rotation of pages, questions and answers already in the Free plan, visibility rules and jumps from Basic, quotas and piping from Gold; loops are not documented.

Feature comparison

Point by point, without marketing phrasing. Note: all LamaPoll prices are plus VAT. The two providers use different pricing models.

Criterion	QUESTIONSTAR	LamaPoll
Pricing model	Plan based on the number of surveys active at the same time; responses unlimited in paid plans	Any number of surveys; participants per survey capped by plan
Free plan	1 active survey, 50 responses, all survey features	Any number of surveys, 50 participants per survey; without logic, multilingual surveys, reports, filters, export
Monthly	MONTHLY €59/month per active survey (1 to 5), unlimited responses	Basic €49/month (500 per survey); Gold €99/month (5,000); Platinum €199/month (10,000); Enterprise €499/month (100,000); all plus VAT
Annual	STANDARD €395/year (3 active surveys); PROFESSIONAL €995/year (10 active surveys, unlimited users); unlimited responses in each case	Basic €490/year (500); Gold €990/year (5,000); Platinum €1,990/year (10,000); Enterprise €4,990/year (100,000); all plus VAT, save 17% with annual plans
Features by plan	All survey features in every plan	Logic, multilingual surveys, reports, filters, export from Basic; piping, quotas, crosstabs from Gold; Whitelabel from Platinum; Corporate SSO Enterprise only
Questionnaire logic	Multiple conditions, quotas, block randomization, loops, piping	Rotation of pages, questions and answers in all plans; visibility rules and jumps from Basic; quotas and piping from Gold; loops not documented
Multilingual surveys	Unlimited languages, automatic translation into 106 languages	Manual translation; multilingual surveys from Basic
Anonymity protection	Minimum number of participants per analysis group, private questions, one-way enforcement	Anonymization in all plans, separate analysis of contact data; filter combinations recommended from 5 people; technically enforced minimum group size not publicly documented
Built-in analytics	Filters, crosstabs, group comparisons, significance tests	Filters and reports from Basic, Compare/crosstab from Gold; significance tests not documented
Results export for Office	Analysis reports as editable Word, PowerPoint and Excel files + PDF	Overall results as Word, PowerPoint, Excel or HTML from Basic; editability of the charts not documented
SPSS export	With variable labels, value labels, measurement level, all plans	From Basic, with codings; value labels not explicitly documented
Whitelabel	From MONTHLY (academic from CHAIR); your corporate design in all plans	From Platinum; logo and colors in all plans
Users	Unlimited from PROFESSIONAL	Free/Basic 1; Gold/Platinum 1 admin + 3, Enterprise 1 admin + 20; additional ones €29 to €99 per user/month plus VAT
SSO for user accounts	PROFESSIONAL as an add-on, CUSTOM included; university SSO from CHAIR on request	Corporate SSO (Azure AD, ADFS) Enterprise only
AI / MCP	Native MCP server in all plans	Listed as "MCP for AI", not further documented publicly; no other AI features documented
API	REST API, webhooks, Zapier, n8n	REST API v2 from Basic
Hosting / certification	IONOS Germany, ISO 27001 data centers	Hetzner and others, Germany; ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 (TÜV SÜD), TISAX label
Support	Email and phone for all customers	Email and phone
Academic plans	STUDENT, RESEARCHER, CHAIR, CAMPUS	Students free for 3 months, then a reduced-rate upgrade (the plan itself cannot be extended free of charge); schools in Germany free (Basic); educational institutions discounted on request; no dedicated university plans

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Switching over: AI-based migration via MCP

LamaPoll offers a print view (PDF, from Basic), a participation link and an export of the survey texts as CSV or JSON via the Translate function. QUESTIONSTAR currently offers no dedicated LamaPoll importer; the AI-based MCP path handles the reconstruction.

Path: AI-based migration via MCP

Export the survey texts as CSV or JSON, or alternatively print them as PDF or provide the participation link.
Hand the file or link to an AI agent (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others) with the QUESTIONSTAR MCP server.
The AI reconstructs question texts, answer options and pages in QUESTIONSTAR; you add display rules, quotas and language versions during review.

Limits of reconstruction: What gets carried over is what's visible in the source material. Layout settings, workspaces and saved reports are not transferred. You bring existing translations over from the CSV or JSON export, or regenerate them via automatic translation.

How long it takes depends on complexity. For larger inventories we offer a guided migration service.

For surveys already in the field, a clear cutoff date helps: close running surveys in LamaPoll, start new waves in QUESTIONSTAR. You export previous responses as Excel or CSV and, if needed, bring them over via the MCP path as well.

For businesses and universities

QUESTIONSTAR covers surveys from a single research group to a large corporation, with all survey features already in the Free plan.

Hosting: IONOS SE in Germany, ISO 27001 certified data centers, in every plan. On-premise possible in the CUSTOM plan.
GDPR: DPA available for direct download, sub-processor list public.
SSO: for user accounts in PROFESSIONAL as an add-on, included in CUSTOM; universities DFN-AAI and eduGAIN from CHAIR on request.
Academic plans: STUDENT €29/month, RESEARCHER €295/year, CHAIR €895/year, CAMPUS on request.
Support: by email and phone for all customers, regardless of plan.

At around 30 to 50 concurrently active surveys or with individual compliance requirements, get in touch with us directly. That's sorted out faster by phone or email than through a pricing page.

What LamaPoll does better in these situations: ISO certifications (TÜV SÜD) and TISAX, any number of parallel surveys in every plan, a high-security module for Enterprise and free licenses for schools in Germany.

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Your data stays your data

If QUESTIONSTAR ever stops convincing you, you get all your data out in full: as SPSS, CSV or Excel. Any time, without canceling, without extra charge, without asking. We treat data export as a baseline, not a bargaining chip.

Who is QUESTIONSTAR a good LamaPoll alternative for?

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For international surveys

When employee or customer surveys run in many languages: QUESTIONSTAR translates automatically into 106 languages, with no limit on language versions, in every plan. Limit: for a survey in two or three languages that you translate yourself anyway, LamaPoll Basic is enough too.

For HR and employee surveys

When results from small departments should only become visible above a minimum group size and the workforce keeps growing: QUESTIONSTAR with a minimum number of respondents per analysis group and unlimited responses in paid plans. Limit: for many small, parallel pulse surveys, the LamaPoll model can be cheaper.

For universities and research teams

For university departments and research teams with ongoing survey operations, QUESTIONSTAR offers dedicated academic plans: STUDENT €29/month, CHAIR €895/year and CAMPUS on request, significance tests and SPSS export with labels in every plan. Limit: for a thesis, LamaPoll's free, renewable student license (up to 500 participants) can be sufficient.

For mid-sized companies with several users

When several colleagues create surveys and results should appear without a provider notice: QUESTIONSTAR PROFESSIONAL €995/year with 10 concurrently active surveys, unlimited users, Whitelabel and unlimited responses. Limit: if certifications like TISAX are mandatory for you, LamaPoll comes with them.

Common questions when switching from LamaPoll

What's the difference between the pricing models?

LamaPoll charges per participant per survey and unlocks functions by plan; surveys are unlimited. QUESTIONSTAR charges by concurrently active surveys; responses are unlimited in paid plans and all survey features are included in every plan. Which model is cheaper depends on how many surveys you run in parallel and how many people take part. Example: an employee survey with 3,000 participants needs at least Gold at LamaPoll (€990/year plus VAT), while at QUESTIONSTAR STANDARD (€395/year) is enough. Many small surveys with up to 500 participants each, by contrast, run on LamaPoll Basic (€490/year plus VAT) with no limit on the number of surveys.

Where is the data stored?

LamaPoll uses German data centers (including Hetzner); data never leaves Germany, and it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, 27017 and 27018 (TÜV SÜD), plus a TISAX Assessment Level 2 and the BSI IS-Webcheck. QUESTIONSTAR hosts with IONOS in Germany (EU) in ISO 27001 certified data centers. Both offer a DPA.

Is the anonymity comparable?

Both anonymize responses; LamaPoll does not store IP addresses (only hashed when double-participation blocking is active). QUESTIONSTAR additionally enforces a minimum number of respondents per analysis group technically. LamaPoll recommends that filter combinations include at least 5 people; a technically enforced minimum group size is not publicly documented. Free-text entries or rare combinations of attributes can allow conclusions to be drawn with any tool.

Can year-on-year comparisons still be made?

Yes. You export previous results from LamaPoll as Excel or CSV and bring them into QUESTIONSTAR via the MCP path. You create comparisons between waves using filters or with your AI assistant via MCP. When doing so, check whether questions and answer codings are comparable between waves.

Can I bring my LamaPoll surveys over?

Yes, via the AI-based MCP path from the CSV or JSON export of the survey texts, from PDF or from the participation link. You bring previous responses over as Excel or CSV via the MCP path as well.

Does LamaPoll offer an AI connection too?

LamaPoll lists "MCP for AI" on its website; scope and plan are not further documented publicly (as of October 21, 2026). With QUESTIONSTAR the MCP server is included in all plans and documented.

Is QUESTIONSTAR harder to use?

No. You can set up simple questionnaires in a few minutes; you use quotas, loops or translations when you need them. The Help walks you through every step.

When is LamaPoll still the better choice?

When ISO certifications (TÜV SÜD) or TISAX are required, when you run a very large number of small surveys in parallel, or when you need the high-security module.

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LamaPoll is a product of Lamano GmbH & Co. KG (Berlin). QUESTIONSTAR has no business relationship with Lamano GmbH & Co. KG. The mention is for product identification (nominative use). All comparison details refer to publicly available product information as of the last review on October 21, 2026.