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Formbricks
Experience Management Suite built on the largest open source survey stack worldwide. Gracefully gather feedback at every step of the customer journey to know what your customers need.
DockerNodejs
Polls and Events
Open source alternatives to SurveyMonkey
We track 3 open-source SurveyMonkey alternatives, of which 2 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. Formbricks leads on health at 96/100 with 683 commits in the last 90 days; across all 3 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-2.0.
updated Oct 2026 3 alternatives best health 96 ★ 26k combined 1,769 commits / 90d 2 with Docker
Top picks to replace SurveyMonkey
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Healthiest
Health 96/100: 683 commits in 90 days, latest release 6.1.2, Docker image available.
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Most active
930 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
Showing 3 of 3 tools
All 3 SurveyMonkey alternatives, ranked by health
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HeyForm
Form builder that allows anyone to create engaging conversational forms for surveys, questionnaires, quizzes, and polls.
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LimeSurvey
Feature-rich web-based polling software. Supports extensive survey logic.
PHP
SurveyMonkey alternatives compared
Formbricks and HeyForm tie at 96/100. Formbricks also has the largest following, at 13k stars.
The most recent release is Formbricks 6.1.2, published 3 days ago. LimeSurvey publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Nodejs (1) and PHP (1) are the most common. Formbricks, HeyForm and LimeSurvey are copyleft.
3 of these 3 also appear among the Google Forms alternatives, which lists 1 more.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Formbricks Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 13k | AGPL-3.0 | today | Yes |
| HeyForm Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 9.1k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| LimeSurvey Steady at 59 since 11 Sep, no tagged release | 59 | 3.8k | GPL-2.0 | today | No |
SurveyMonkey alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to SurveyMonkey?
Formbricks scores highest at 96/100, with 683 commits in the last 90 days, 13k stars on GitHub and its latest release (6.1.2) published 3 days ago. LimeSurvey has the most raw commit activity at 930 commits in 90 days.
Which SurveyMonkey alternatives use a permissive licence?
None of the 3 tracked alternatives use a permissive licence; 3 are copyleft (GPL, AGPL or similar), which requires publishing changes to any modified version you distribute.
Which SurveyMonkey alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Formbricks, HeyForm. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Formbricks or HeyForm the better SurveyMonkey alternative?
On measured health Formbricks leads, 96 to 96. Formbricks has 683 commits in 90 days, 13k stars and 6.1.2 from 3 days ago; HeyForm has 156 commits in 90 days, 9.1k stars and v3.0.5 from 6 days ago. Formbricks is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the SurveyMonkey alternatives still maintained?
2 of the 3 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the SurveyMonkey alternatives written in?
Nodejs: Formbricks. PHP: LimeSurvey. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
