Quick answer
Yes — Formforge is a one-time-purchase alternative to Typeform. It costs $99 once, while Typeform runs $29/mo — about $348 per year, every year. Typeform-style forms with unlimited responses, file uploads and CSV export — self-hosted. It is for people who want the job done on their own hardware without a renewal date — not for teams that live inside Typeform's ecosystem.
The verdict
Switch to Formforge if you are an individual or small team paying Typeform $29/mo for work your own machine can do. Four months of Typeform costs more than Formforge does once.
Stay with Typeform if your workflow depends on its integrations, you need enterprise features (SSO, admin controls, SLAs), or your team is large enough that per-seat collaboration tooling is worth the bill. Formforge does not try to replicate those.
Head to head
| Formforge | Typeform | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 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 |
| 5-year cost | $99 | $1,740 |
Where Typeform still wins
- Ecosystem and integrations. Established tools accumulate years of third-party integrations, templates and add-ons. If your workflow is wired into Typeform's ecosystem, switching means rebuilding that plumbing — a real cost.
- Team and enterprise features. Shared workspaces, granular permissions, SSO, audit logs and a vendor to call when something breaks — that is what the higher subscription tiers actually buy, and a pay-once app does not come with it.
- Familiarity and hiring. Typeform is the name people already know. Onboarding a team onto a tool nobody has used before takes time the subscription never charges for.
Where Formforge wins
- Price, permanently. $99 once versus $348/yr for as long as you use it. There is no renewal, no seat count and no tier gate.
- 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.
The math
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.
Common 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.
Try Formforge — $99, one time
Or get Formforge plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.