Typeform charges $25-100 per month with hard caps on responses, contacts, and questions. The 9 best open-source alternatives let you self-host unlimited forms, surveys, and quizzes for $11 per month. Here are your options.
On-Premise
Context
Typeform is an excellent product but the pricing model frustrates growth.
Free tier 10/mo. Basic $25 (100/mo). Plus $50 (1000/mo). Higher tiers up to $100+. The cap is the friction.
GDPR-regulated workflows cannot store response data with a US-headquartered provider. EU data residency matters.
Typeform branding visible on free and lower tiers. White-label requires the Business plan ($100+/mo).
The list
Modern UIs, unlimited submissions, GDPR-compliant.
Best open-source Typeform alternative
Modern survey and form platform with a polished UI rivaling Typeform itself. Multi-step forms, conditional logic, integrations with Slack, webhooks, email. Active development in 2026.
Beautiful open-source form builder
OpnForm is an open-source form builder with a clean, Typeform-style UI. Conditional logic, custom branding, integrations, and unlimited submissions when self-hosted.
Lightweight and fast
Lightweight form builder with a simple UI and easy self-hosting. Good for basic surveys and lead capture.
Closest UX to Typeform (mostly SaaS)
Tally has a generous free tier and a clean UI similar to Typeform. Primarily SaaS, with limited self-host options.
Forms backed by a database
NocoDB is an Airtable alternative with built-in form support. Submissions land in your database directly.
Mature, enterprise-grade
20+ years of development. Powerful logic and analysis features. UI feels older but functionality is comprehensive.
Self-hostable, highly customizable
Open-source survey library with self-hostable backend. High customization potential, requires more setup.
Managed Formbricks
The hosted version of Formbricks if you do not want to self-host.
Free but data goes to Google
Free, easy, integrates with Sheets. Data lives with Google, no GDPR data residency control, limited branding.
Side-by-side
Pricing
Example workload: 5,000 form submissions per month.
Why Elestio
Pick Formbricks or any survey tool, choose your cloud, click deploy. Public form URL ready immediately.
Daily encrypted backups of your form responses. Free Let's Encrypt SSL on your form domain.
3 EU-based cloud providers. GDPR-compliant for collecting personal data from EU respondents.
Pay for the VM, not for each form submission. Predictable budget regardless of volume.
Free trial. Formbricks live in 3 minutes with HTTPS, daily backups, and your own URL.
Reviews
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"I'm in the IT industry for over 25 years and Elestio stands out in many ways. The managed services are top-notch, support is incredibly fast, and the platform just works. Couldn't be better!"
FAQ
In 2026, yes. The UI has matured significantly. The multi-step form experience rivals Typeform for in-app feedback and NPS use cases.
Yes via JSON export from Typeform and reimport in Formbricks. The mapping is mostly 1-to-1 for question types. Conditional logic may need manual review.
On Elestio, Formbricks deploys in 3 minutes with HTTPS, daily backups, and a working URL. Faster than creating a Typeform account.
Yes, webhooks work natively. For richer integrations and unlimited workflow automation, pair Formbricks with n8n, also self-hostable on Elestio, with no per-task fees.
Yes via iframe, JS widget, or REST API. Customization of styles, fonts, and brand colors is supported.
Yes when deployed on EU infrastructure. Elestio offers 3 EU cloud providers (Hetzner DE/FI, Netcup DE, Scaleway FR) with GDPR + ISO 27001 + SOC 2 compliance.
Self-host Formbricks for $11/mo. Unlimited submissions, EU data residency.
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