Alternatives / Jotform
Looking for an open source Jotform alternative? We compared 6 open source form builders and survey tools by license, self-hosting, features, and maintenance. Formbricks, HeyForm, and OpnForm cover most needs, while LimeSurvey suits long surveys and Palform focuses on encryption.
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Formbricks | Surveys and feedback in apps and email | AGPL-3.0 core |
| HeyForm | Drag-and-drop forms and quizzes | AGPL-3.0 |
| OpnForm | Form builder with logic and analytics | AGPL-3.0 core |
| LimeSurvey | Long surveys with 28+ question types | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Formizee | Developer forms with API and SDKs (stalled) | Apache-2.0 |
| Palform | End-to-end encrypted forms (very small) | AGPL-3.0 |
We looked for open-source tools that build forms and collect submissions like Jotform: a builder, conditional logic, integrations, and exports. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. We also looked at Ikiform, but its repository and website are no longer reachable, so we left it out. See our methodology for the full criteria.
HeyForm is a drag-and-drop form builder for surveys, quizzes, and data collection with conditional logic and multi-page forms. OpnForm is a form builder with conditional logic, analytics, and exports, and Formbricks focuses on surveys and feedback inside apps, websites, and email.
LimeSurvey has 28+ question types, quotas, multilingual support, and GDPR features for research. Palform builds end-to-end encrypted forms with branching logic and data-retention tools, and Formizee is a developer-focused forms platform with an API and SDKs.
Formbricks and OpnForm have open-source cores with paid enterprise features, and their self-hosted editions can lack some of them. Formizee's last commit was in July 2025, so it looks stalled.
Formbricks core, HeyForm, OpnForm core, and Palform are AGPL-3.0. LimeSurvey is GPL-2.0 or later. Formizee is Apache-2.0.
Formbricks, HeyForm, OpnForm, LimeSurvey, and Palform had commits within days of this update. Palform is small with about 48 stars.
Jotform is a proprietary hosted service whose plans cap submissions, storage, and forms, and your respondents' data lives on its servers. Open-source tools remove those limits, keep submissions on your infrastructure, and fit GDPR needs, but have fewer templates and payment integrations.
AGPL-3.0-core platform for link, website, in-app, and email surveys, with user segmentation, event-triggered surveys, NPS, product research, multilingual forms, partial submissions, targeting, analytics, and self-hosting. Additional Enterprise functionality is separately licensed.
Pricing: Self-hostable open-source core; Enterprise functionality and managed plans are commercial.
AGPL-3.0 form builder with drag-and-drop questions, conversational layouts, conditional logic, branding, analytics, exports, integrations, and self-hosting. Includes file uploads, picture choices, date fields, webhooks, and Zapier/Make integrations.
Pricing: Open-source self-hosted project; hosted service is also available.
AGPL-3.0-core form builder for creating forms and routing submissions, with varied fields, conditional logic, file uploads, embeds, webhooks, custom branding, analytics, notifications, CAPTCHA, submission limits, and self-hosting. Advanced Enterprise functionality is separately licensed.
Pricing: Self-hosted open-source core and managed cloud; Enterprise features are separately licensed.
GPL-2.0-or-later survey platform for academic, market, public-sector, and research use, with branching, quotas, multilingual questionnaires, anonymous surveys, response tokens, assessment logic, permissions, export tools, and self-hosting.
Pricing: Open-source self-hosted software and managed SaaS options.
Apache-2.0 platform combining form creation and submission handling with APIs, analytics, SDKs, encryption, team features, permissions, and self-hosting. It is closer to developer form backends such as Formspree than a non-technical visual builder.
Pricing: Open-source self-hosted project and hosted service; check current project activity.
AGPL-3.0 form builder designed to encrypt responses so the service operator cannot normally access plaintext. Includes branching, customization, analytics, webhooks, response recall, OIDC, and hierarchical permissions. The full service code is published, but self-hosting is possible rather than officially supported.
Pricing: Hosted service; experimental self-hosting is not officially supported yet.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formbricks | Survey platform | AGPL-3.0 core + ee | Yes | Product feedback |
| HeyForm | Form builder | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | General forms |
| OpnForm | Form builder | AGPL-3.0 core + paid | Yes | Notion-style forms |
| LimeSurvey | Survey tool | GPL-2.0+ | Yes | Research surveys |
| Formizee | Forms API | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Check maintenance first |
| Palform | Form builder | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Sensitive data |
Want a general drag-and-drop form builder
HeyForm supports conditional logic, multi-page forms, and integrations.
Want in-app and email surveys
Formbricks focuses on feedback surveys with triggers and segmentation.
Want research-grade surveys
LimeSurvey offers 28+ question types, quotas, and multilingual surveys.
Want encrypted submissions
Palform encrypts submissions end to end and has data-retention tools.