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Open source alternatives to Typeform

We track 5 open-source Typeform alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 4 ship a Docker image. Formbricks leads on health at 96/100 with 683 commits in the last 90 days; across all 5 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, GPL-2.0, MIT.

updated Oct 2026 5 alternatives best health 96 ★ 39k combined 1,849 commits / 90d 4 with Docker

Top picks to replace Typeform

  • Healthiest

    Formbricks

    Health 96/100: 683 commits in 90 days, latest release 6.1.2, Docker image available.

  • Most active

    LimeSurvey

    930 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.

  • Permissive licence

    form.io

    MIT, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 39/100.

Licence family

Showing 5 of 5 tools

All 5 Typeform alternatives, ranked by health

  • Top pick · highest health

    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.

    ★ 13k⟳ today6.1.2AGPL-3.0

    DockerNodejs
  • Typebot

    Conversational app builder (alternative to Typeform and Landbot).

    ★ 11k⟳ 4 days agov3.19.1AGPL-3.0

    Docker
  • HeyForm

    Form builder that allows anyone to create engaging conversational forms for surveys, questionnaires, quizzes, and polls.

    ★ 9.1k⟳ yesterdayv3.0.5AGPL-3.0

    Docker
  • form.io

    A REST API building platform that utilizes a drag & drop form builder, and is application framework agnostic. Contains open source and enterprise version.

    ★ 2.3k⟳ yesterdayMIT

    DockerNodejs

Typeform alternatives compared

Formbricks and Typebot 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 and form.io publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. form.io scores under 40, so check recent activity before adopting it. By stack, Nodejs (2) and PHP (1) are the most common. form.io is permissively licensed; Formbricks, Typebot, HeyForm and 1 more are copyleft.

3 of these 5 also appear among the SurveyMonkey alternatives; Typebot and form.io are specific to Typeform.

Open source alternatives to Typeform by health, stars, licence and last commit
Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit Docker
Formbricks Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep 96 13k AGPL-3.0 today Yes
Typebot Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep 96 11k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago Yes
HeyForm Health 96 on 11 Sep, 96 nowSteady at 96 since 11 Sep 96 9.1k AGPL-3.0 yesterday Yes
LimeSurvey Health 59 on 11 Sep, 59 nowSteady at 59 since 11 Sep, no tagged release 59 3.8k GPL-2.0 today No
form.io Health 39 on 27 Sep, 39 nowSteady at 39 since 27 Sep, no tagged release 39 2.3k MIT yesterday Yes

Typeform alternatives: common questions

What is the most maintained open source alternative to Typeform?

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 Typeform alternatives use a permissive licence?

1 of 5 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): form.io (MIT). 4 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.

Which Typeform alternatives run in Docker?

4 of 5 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Formbricks, Typebot, HeyForm, form.io. 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 Typebot the better Typeform 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; Typebot has 75 commits in 90 days, 11k stars and v3.19.1 from 10 days ago. Formbricks is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.

Are the Typeform alternatives still maintained?

3 of the 5 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. form.io scores under 40.

What languages are the Typeform alternatives written in?

Nodejs: Formbricks and form.io. PHP: LimeSurvey. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.