Typeform alternatives: 4 free & open-source picks
Curated, verified, and actually free. No trials, no crippled tiers. Star counts and last-activity dates checked by hand, not scraped and forgotten.
Typeform's manners, minus the monthly rent
Open-source forms with unlimited respondents; the free self-hosted builder team stops at two
Conversational forms with serious branching; free to self-host under a fair-source licence
A generous hosted form builder with logic and unlimited responses; branding is the upsell
last updated 2026-08-06 · no votes, no pay-to-list · just what's real
OhMyFormEveryone still recommends it; the repo was archived in 2024 and the last real code is roughly five years old
SurveyJSThe free part is a JavaScript library; the no-code creator and analytics need paid developer licences
TellFormA once-famous Typeform clone; archived since 2019, which is a long time to trust a form endpoint
| tool | license | running it | platforms | stars | active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeyForm | open source | docker to self-host | web, self-hosted | 8,881 | 2026-07 |
| OpnForm | open source | docker to self-host | web, self-hosted | 3,500 | 2026-08 |
| Typebot | free (closed) | self-host, real ops | web, self-hosted | — | — |
| Tally | free (closed) | they host it | web | — | — |
They pay because the form looks good and converts without custom QA. If none of that applies to you, any pick above saves $468 a year.
Is there a free alternative to Typeform?
Yes: HeyForm, OpnForm, Typebot and 1 more. Every tool on this page is either open source or genuinely free to use long-term: no trials, no crippled tiers.
Should I just build my own Typeform?
Our verdict is KINDA. A one-question form UI is easy, but Typeform's respondent UX, templates, analytics, integrations, anti-spam, payments, and scale justify a kinda. If you'd rather build, the exact one-shot prompt is free at canivibecodeit.com/typeform.
