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Formbricks

Open source alternative to Hotjar, Pendo and Qualtrics

Formbricks is an open source survey and user research platform for in-product micro-surveys, NPS, CSAT, and link surveys with privacy-first data storage. A self-hosted alternative to Typeform and Hotjar Feedback; AGPL-3.0 licensed.

12.4K starsTypeScriptAGPL-3.0Active this week
Visit websiteGitHub repo
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Contents
  1. 01Who Formbricks is for
  2. 02The problem it solves
  3. 03How it solves it
  4. 04Strengths and trade-offs
  5. 05Tech stack
  6. 06FAQ
  7. 07Similar open-source tools
TL;DR

Formbricks is a survey and experience-management platform for product teams collecting in-app surveys, website feedback, and user research data. It replaces tools such as Hotjar, Pendo, or Qualtrics when teams want self-hosting, AGPL-3.0 source access, and tighter control over feedback data.AGPL-3.0 · TypeScript · 12.4K stars · Active this week

who it's for

Who Formbricks is for#

Product teams running in-app surveys

Formbricks fits teams that want feedback prompts tied to product context while keeping control over response data.

Skip if:

Use a fully managed research platform if your team needs vendor-run panels and enterprise survey services.

Privacy-conscious teams replacing survey SaaS

Self-hosting helps teams with stricter customer-data boundaries collect feedback without another analytics vendor.

Skip if:

Skip it if you cannot operate the app or review AGPL obligations.

the problem
tech stack · detected from GitHub

What it's built on#

Languages
JavaScriptTypeScript
Frameworks
Next.jsReact
Infrastructure
AWS
Tooling
Turborepo
frequently asked

FAQ#

Is Formbricks self-hosted?
What license does Formbricks use?
What is Formbricks best for?
also worth a look

Similar open-source tools#

LimeSurvey

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Repository

Stars
12.4K
Forks
2.3K
License
AGPL-3.0
Latest
5.0.2
Last commit
2 days ago
Last verified
Jun 6, 2026
Repo
formbricks/formbricks ↗

Additional details

Language
TypeScript
Open issues
224
Contributors
321
First release
2022

Categories

Customer SupportData & AnalyticsMarketing & Growth

Tags

User Feedback ManagementSelf HostedOpen CoreCustomer SupportWeb AnalyticsNo CodeData Visualization

The problem it solves#

how Formbricks solves it

How it solves it#

In-product and link surveys

Formbricks supports feedback collection inside applications as well as shareable surveys, covering both contextual product prompts and standalone research.

Self-hosted feedback data

Teams can operate Formbricks themselves, which helps when survey responses include customer context that should stay inside controlled infrastructure.

Targeting and analysis workflows

The product focuses on asking the right users at the right moment, then turning responses into product feedback instead of raw form submissions.

strengths · trade-offs

Strengths and trade-offs#

Strengths

  • Feedback stays closer to the productSelf-hosting can reduce the data-boundary concerns that come with embedding third-party survey scripts in a product.
  • Built for product teamsFormbricks is more than a generic form builder. Its strongest fit is product feedback, user research, and in-app survey workflows.

Trade-offs

  • -Network-copyleft reviewTeams modifying and offering Formbricks over a network need to understand AGPL source-sharing requirements before building around it.
  • -Operations instead of pure SaaSSelf-hosting means your team owns upgrades, deliverability, uptime, and data retention policies.
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Yes. Formbricks supports self-hosting in addition to its hosted product.

Formbricks is AGPL-3.0 licensed.

User feedback tools often sit directly inside the product, which means they collect behavior, sentiment, account context, and sometimes sensitive free-text responses. Sending that data to another vendor can create privacy review work and pricing pressure as response volume grows.

Product teams still need targeting, survey delivery, response analysis, and research workflows. The problem is getting those capabilities without turning feedback collection into another opaque SaaS dependency.

Formbricks is best for product teams collecting in-app surveys, website feedback, and user research responses.