LamaPoll
Berlin survey tool with German-only hosting, ISO 27001/27017/27018 certification and a free plan
Quick Overview
| Company | Lamano GmbH & Co. KG |
|---|---|
| Category | Survey Tools |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| EU Presence | EU (Germany) |
| Data Location | Germany, on LamaPoll's own servers (data centre operator not named) |
| Open Source | No |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, TISAX |
| Pricing | Free (50 participants per survey) / Basic €49 / Gold €99 / Platin €199 / Enterprise €499 per month, or 10× the monthly price per year; excl. VAT |
| Free Option | Free tier; 14-day free trial of almost all features; free student plan (3 months, renewable) |
| Replaces | SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Qualtrics |
Detailed Review
LamaPoll keeps survey data on its own machines and nowhere else. Its licence page states that storage occurs exclusively on LamaPoll's servers in the Federal Republic of Germany, with no hyperscaler anywhere in the chain — which is a different proposition from a German company renting capacity in a Frankfurt region of an American cloud. The operator of the data centre behind those servers is not named, and that is the one gap in an otherwise unusually plain story.
The certification is where it separates itself from most of this category. LamaPoll states that the entire company, not merely a rented data centre, is certified to ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and ISO 27018, and holds TISAX as well — the assessment German automotive buyers ask suppliers for. Elsewhere in this list the ISO certificate usually belongs to the hosting provider, which is a weaker claim than it looks when a procurement questionnaire asks who was actually audited.
Prices are published in full: free for 50 participants per survey, then Basic €49, Gold €99, Platin €199 and Enterprise €499 per month excluding VAT, or ten times the monthly price for a year.
There is a 14-day trial of almost all features and a free student plan running three months and renewable. The operator is Lamano GmbH & Co.
KG in Berlin, registered as HRA 53976 B at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg with Lamas GmbH as its personally liable partner. The footer says 2007 to 2026 but no founding year is published, white label and SSO sit on the higher tiers only, and there is no source code to inspect or self-host.
What LamaPoll does well
- Survey data stored exclusively on LamaPoll's own servers in Germany
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 for the whole company, plus TISAX
- Prices published in full, from €49 to €499 per month
- 14-day trial of almost all features, and a renewable free student plan
- Berlin partnership with its register entry and liable partner in the imprint
Where LamaPoll falls short
- The data centre operator behind those German servers is not named
- No founding year published — the footer only reaches back to 2007
- Closed source, with no self-hosted option
- Free tier stops at 50 participants per survey
- White label and SSO only from the higher tiers
Standout feature. The company itself is certified, not just the data centre it rents — a distinction procurement questionnaires are built to catch.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Survey data stored exclusively on LamaPoll's own servers in Germany
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017 and ISO 27018 for the whole company, plus TISAX
- Prices published in full, from €49 to €499 per month
- 14-day trial of almost all features, and a renewable free student plan
- Berlin partnership with its register entry and liable partner in the imprint
Cons
- The data centre operator behind those German servers is not named
- No founding year published — the footer only reaches back to 2007
- Closed source, with no self-hosted option
- Free tier stops at 50 participants per survey
- White label and SSO only from the higher tiers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is LamaPoll?
LamaPoll keeps survey data on its own machines and nowhere else. Its licence page states that storage occurs exclusively on LamaPoll's servers in the Federal Republic of Germany, with no hyperscaler anywhere in the chain — which is a different proposition from a German company renting capacity in a Frankfurt region of an American cloud. The operator of the data centre behind those servers is not named, and that is the one gap in an otherwise unusually plain story.
Where is LamaPoll based?
LamaPoll operates from Berlin, Germany, which places it under EU (Germany). Compliance: ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, TISAX.
What does LamaPoll cost?
Free (50 participants per survey) / Basic €49 / Gold €99 / Platin €199 / Enterprise €499 per month, or 10× the monthly price per year; excl. VAT. Free tier; 14-day free trial of almost all features; free student plan (3 months, renewable).
Who is LamaPoll best for?
German-only hosting with the certificates to match. The company itself is certified, not just the data centre it rents — a distinction procurement questionnaires are built to catch.
What are the drawbacks of LamaPoll?
The data centre operator behind those German servers is not named. No founding year published — the footer only reaches back to 2007. Closed source, with no self-hosted option. Free tier stops at 50 participants per survey. White label and SSO only from the higher tiers.
Is LamaPoll a good alternative to SurveyMonkey?
LamaPoll is built as a European alternative to SurveyMonkey: Berlin survey tool with German-only hosting, ISO 27001/27017/27018 certification and a free plan. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does LamaPoll compare to other Survey Tools?
LamaPoll is one of several European Survey Tools we cover. It is most often compared with SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, Qualtrics.