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Formbricks: Free Survey Alternative

Name: Formbricks: Free Survey Alternative
Author: formbricks

Get a free Qualtrics alternative with formbricks, for founders and startups, with 12k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free + open-source

12,809 stars2,485 forksTypeScriptHealth Score 9/10Updated 8/23/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Create web forms and surveys without needing design experience

What you can make with it

Web forms and surveys that users can fill out directly in your app or website, e.g., an onboarding survey for new customers on your website

How it helps

This AI tool is perfect for makers who don't have a designer on hand, saving time and money on custom visual design

Real use case example

"A solo developer, Alex, wants to onboard new customers with a simple survey on their website. Alex writes some HTML, pastes it in, and uses Formbricks to design the form in minutes. The form goes live, and new customers submit their information directly to Alex's database"

If you're new

Pick up this skill when you're building a simple web form or survey and want to save on design costs

If you're senior

Senior developers will use this whenever they need a customizable, open-source solution for web forms and surveys

Common confusion cleared up

Formbricks replaces a designer's role, but doesn't eliminate the need for HTML and form functionality

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Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: It's free, open-source, and a great open-source alternative to paid tools like Qualtrics

What it does

Formbricks is an open-source alternative to Qualtrics, allowing founders and startups to create and manage forms and surveys with a high degree of customization and control.

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks.git

When to use it

•When you need to collect user feedback or survey data for your startup
•When you want to create custom forms for your website or application
•When you're looking for a free and open-source alternative to commercial form and survey tools

Quick start

1Run npm install to set up the project dependencies
2Use npm run build to build the project
3Start the development server with npm run dev
4Access the formbricks dashboard at http://localhost:3000
5Create a new form by clicking on the 'New Form' button and following the wizard

Ready-to-paste prompt

Create a new form with a survey question by running npm run dev and accessing http://localhost:3000, then clicking on 'New Form' and selecting 'Survey' as the form type

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (version 16 or higher) and npm installed on your system before cloning and running formbricks, as it uses TypeScript and requires a compatible runtime environment

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