Mapsurvey does the same core job as Maptionnaire — map-based surveys where people mark places, draw routes, and outline areas — with different economics: free to use, open source (AGPLv3), and self-hostable. No per-survey fees, no free-tier gate on your first real project.
Why teams switch
No per-survey fees, no seat licensing, no tier that gates your first real project. Run one survey or many at the same cost: zero.
Read the code, fork it, or run it yourself. No proprietary lock-in — useful for audits and academic publication.
Use the hosted version or self-host with Docker on your own infrastructure for full data sovereignty — the route for EU data residency, since the hosted service runs in the United States.
GeoJSON, GeoPackage, Shapefile, KML, CSV and Excel export built in — open in QGIS, ArcGIS, R, or Python with no conversion.
Side by side
This page is one entry in our guide to participatory mapping tools; the cells below and the guide's table come from the same sourced facts.
| Mapsurvey | Maptionnaire | |
|---|---|---|
| What respondents can draw | Points, lines and polygons, each with follow-up questions | Points, lines and areas (polygons) |
| Export formats | GeoJSON, GeoPackage, Shapefile, KML, CSV and Excel | Shapefile, GeoJSON, Excel with coordinates, PNG map image |
| Open source / self-hosting | Yes, AGPLv3; Docker stack on your own servers | No; proprietary SaaS |
| Hosting region and GDPR posture | Hosted in the United States (Render, Oregon); self-host anywhere for EU residency; no formal accessibility audit yet | AWS, US and Ireland data centres; GDPR, ISO 27001 certified, WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA |
| Pricing model | Published: free, or one flat workspace price | Annual subscription priced by organisation size (three tiers), or a fixed 12-month single project; quote only |
| Free tier or trial | Free plan, unlimited surveys and responses, no time limit | Two-week sandbox, free, cannot publish a live project |
| Public results page | Yes, a public results page per survey, no account needed | Public project pages and auto-updating reports on the Communicate tier and above; none on the entry tier |
| How you start | Self-serve sign-up; the developer answers questions directly | Talk to sales or book a demo; onboarding included |
| Languages | 75, translation included | Multilingual questionnaires with a built-in translation tool and AI translation; count not published |
Maptionnaire details come from the vendor's public pages, read on 2026-10-06: maptionnaire.com, maptionnaire.com. 'Not published' means the page we read does not say; verify current specifics with the vendor. We publish no other vendor's price: the model, the trial and where a rate is listed, nothing more. Every tool in this category on one table.
Being fair
We keep this honest on purpose. If Mapsurvey isn't the right fit, we'd rather you know now — and the fastest way to tell is to build a survey and see.
Mapsurvey is independent and founder-led — no sales team, no funnel. Email me directly with a migration, self-hosting, DPA, or "does it do X?" question, and I'll answer personally.
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