The price anchor
| Formforge | Typeform | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 — no subscription | $29/mo |
| Annual | $0 after purchase | $348 |
| 5-year total | $99 | $1,740 |
| 10-year total | $99 | $3,480 |
Subscription figures from the vendor's published pricing ($29/mo, ~$348/yr); the Formforge column is the full price, paid once.
Break-even analysis
Four months of Typeform costs more than Formforge does once.
- After 1 year: Formforge has cost you $99 total — Typeform has cost $348.
- After 3 years: Formforge is still $99 — the subscription is at $1,044.
- After 5 years: Formforge is still $99 — the subscription is at $1,740.
What you get for $99 once
- 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.
- File uploads. Stored locally with size and type limits. Respondent files never touch a third party.
- No renewal, ever. The license does not expire and there is no per-seat meter — $99 is the whole price.
Pricing questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/form-builder-mvp. $99 buys the packaged installer, 1-click setup, updates and setup support.
Does it have logic jumps?
Not yet — fields are linear. Typeform's conditional logic and calculator are genuinely more advanced; if your forms branch heavily, Typeform still earns its price.
Are responses really unlimited?
Yes — they're rows in your own SQLite file. The only limit is your disk.
Do respondents' files stay private?
Yes — uploads are stored on your own server/disk with size and type limits, and never touch a third party.
Formforge — $99, one time
Or get Formforge plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.