Formforge and Typeform solve the same problem from opposite directions: one is source-available software you can own outright for $39, the other is a subscription at $29/mo run entirely on someone else's servers.
Head to head
| Formforge | Typeform | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 one-time | $29/mo ($348/yr) |
| Responses | Unlimited | 100/mo (Basic) |
| Forms | Unlimited | Capped by plan |
| File uploads | Included, your disk | Higher tiers only |
| Data ownership | Your server, your SQLite file | Their cloud |
| One-question-per-screen UX | Yes | Yes |
| CSV export | Yes | Yes |
| Works offline / air-gapped | Yes | No |
What Formforge does well
- Drag-orderable field editor — 10 field types: short/long text, email, number, dropdown, radio, checkboxes, date, file upload, star rating.
- Two display modes — One-question-per-screen "Typeform-style" flow with keyboard navigation, or classic single page.
- Form settings — Title, description, button text, success message or redirect URL, accent color, open/closed toggle.
- Submissions inbox — Table view, detail drawer, one-click CSV export, downloadable file answers.
What Typeform still does better
There's a real reason Typeform costs what it does: a bigger team, broader integrations and dedicated support behind it. If that ecosystem is genuinely what you need, it's worth paying for.
Which one should you pick
If your workflow depends on Typeform's specific integrations or you'd rather not run anything yourself, stay put — that's a legitimate call. If you're comfortable owning the tool and want to stop paying $29/mo for a job your own hardware can do, Formforge pays for itself and then some: six weeks of Typeform costs more than Formforge does once.
Try Formforge — $39, once
Typeform-style forms with unlimited responses, file uploads and CSV export — self-hosted.