surveydown

What it does

Compliance limitation

The project says it does not yet provide a security compliance certificate and cannot guarantee SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA compliance for its application code.checked 12 Oct 2026

Custom branding

Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026

Database integrations

Responses are stored in PostgreSQL, and the documentation recommends Supabase while allowing any PostgreSQL service.checked 12 Oct 2026

Data dashboard

The studio Responses tab shows statistics and charts, previews response data, and offers CSV download.checked 12 Oct 2026

Data storage

Responses can be stored in PostgreSQL, with database, preview, and local modes available.checked 12 Oct 2026

Deployment requirement

A live survey is a Shiny application and must be hosted on a service that runs R; static hosts such as GitHub Pages and Netlify are unsuitable.checked 12 Oct 2026

Hosting

Surveys are live Shiny applications and must run on an R-capable host; documented options include Posit Connect Cloud, Hugging Face Spaces, Google Cloud Run, and self-hosted Posit Connect.checked 12 Oct 2026

Hosting considerations

The security page says shinyapps.io is not HIPAA compliant and recommends operating Posit Connect or Shiny Server for users who need a HIPAA-compliant hosting environment.checked 12 Oct 2026

Integrations

The documented stack includes Quarto, Shiny, PostgreSQL, and recommended Supabase; surveys can be deployed to Posit Connect Cloud, Hugging Face Spaces, or Google Cloud Run.checked 12 Oct 2026

Intended users

The FAQ says it may suit people comfortable with Quarto and basic coding who want reproducible collaboration, and may not suit those requiring polished, mature software or a guaranteed security level such as HIPAA compliance.checked 12 Oct 2026

Logic branching

Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026

Operating modes

Surveys support database, preview, and local modes, with preview and local modes storing data locally.checked 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

surveydown is an open-source platform for creating programmable, markdown-based surveys with Quarto, Shiny, and PostgreSQL.checked 12 Oct 2026

Question features

Documented question types include text, numeric, multiple choice, image choice, sliders, dates, and matrix inputs.checked 12 Oct 2026

Reproducibility

The project says its code-based survey content supports reproducibility and version control with tools such as Git.checked 12 Oct 2026

Security certification

The project says it does not currently provide a security compliance certificate and cannot guarantee compliance with standards such as SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA.checked 12 Oct 2026

Security practices

The project says it uses SQL injection prevention strategies and recommends keeping database credentials in a .env file excluded through .gitignore.checked 12 Oct 2026

Support

The FAQ directs users to GitHub issues for bugs or documentation problems and GitHub Discussions for questions, feature requests, and discussion.checked 12 Oct 2026

Survey authoring

Survey content is written in a Quarto document using Markdown and R code, with app settings and server configuration in an R script.checked 12 Oct 2026

Survey design

Survey content is authored in a Quarto document using Markdown and R code, with app settings defined in an R script.checked 12 Oct 2026

Survey logic

The package supports conditional question and page display, forward skipping, and other survey control options.checked 12 Oct 2026

Survey studio

The companion sdstudio package launches a locally run Shiny app for editing, previewing, and monitoring surveys.checked 12 Oct 2026