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survey tool · Formbricks GmbH

Formbricks

Open-source survey platform with a free hosted plan and data stored in Germany.

70/100

#6 of 12 survey tools
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

Formbricks suits teams that want open-source code, EU hosting and published security credentials, with a free plan to start on1,6,11. Pro is the cheapest paid plan at $74 a month with 2,000 responses1. The catch: quotas and single sign-on sit in higher or enterprise editions, and the pricing page does not list logic for Pro1,4,10.

Best for: Teams that want open-source code, EU hosting and website or in-app surveys.

Where the points come from

Price8 of 20
Limits10 of 14
Questions and logic14 of 22
Results12 of 18
Security and trust26 of 26

Price 8 of 20 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Free planYesThe Hobby plan is free and allows 250 responses a month1.6 / 6
Cheapest paid plan$74/moPro, $74 a month. Annual prices are not shown, so the monthly price is used1.2 / 14

Limits 10 of 14 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Responses a month, cheapest paid plan2000Pro allows 2,000 responses a month, with opt-in overage handling1.10 / 10
Unlimited surveys and questionsNot publishedThe pricing FAQ on survey limits has no readable answer; the page lists only workspaces and responses1.0 / 4

Questions and logic 14 of 22 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Skip logic on the cheapest paid planNot publishedConditional logic is listed under the free Hobby plan; the Pro list does not repeat it1,2.0 / 8
Randomised questions or answersYesSingle select options can be shown in random order, or random except the last option13.4 / 4
Multilingual surveysYesOne survey holds a translation per language, shared logic and results. Manual translation has no plan gate3.5 / 5
Answer pipingYesRecall information is listed on the Hobby plan1.3 / 3
Response quotasYesQuota management is listed on Scale and can stop new responses from a segment1,4.2 / 2

Results 12 of 18 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Export formatsCSV, ExcelDownload offers all, filtered or selected responses as CSV or Excel; SPSS is not mentioned5.4 / 6
Cross-tabulationNot publishedNot published in the docs on reading results, which describe filters only5.0 / 4
Public APIYesThe Management API lists and updates responses and manages webhooks; the free plan lists API access1,9.4 / 4
Remove vendor brandingYesPro, $74 a month, lists hiding Formbricks branding1.4 / 4

Security and trust 26 of 26 points

RuleWhat is publishedPoints
Single sign-onYesSingle sign-on is part of the Formbricks Enterprise Edition10.4 / 4
EU data storageYesFormbricks Cloud is hosted in Germany; the pricing page says Frankfurt1,6.5 / 5
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001YesThe security page says it is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliant6.7 / 7
Data processing agreementYesA published data processing agreement takes effect without signature with the main agreement7.3 / 3
Published accessibility reportYesDocs publish a VPAT 2.5 summary for the survey interface, completed 9 August 20268.4 / 4
Open sourceYesThe core application is licensed under AGPLv3; the enterprise folder has a separate licence11,12.3 / 3

The rule behind each line: how we score survey tools.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

PlanPrice as listedPer monthNotes
Hobby1 workspaceFree1$0250 responses a month
Pro3 workspaces$74/month1$742,000 responses a month; hides Formbricks branding
Scale5 workspaces$325/month1$3255,000 responses a month; adds quotas and access roles

The page offers an annual toggle with 2 months free but shows no annual figure; we use the listed monthly price1.

Strengths

  • Free plan with all question types, conditional logic, recall and API access1.
  • Core code is open source under AGPLv3 on GitHub11.
  • Names SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, and says Formbricks Cloud is hosted in Germany6.
  • Publishes a GDPR data processing agreement that applies without a separate signature7.
  • Publishes a VPAT for the survey interface8.

Limits

  • Cheapest paid plan is $74 a month for 2,000 responses1.
  • Quota management is listed from the Scale plan at $325 a month1,4.
  • Single sign-on is part of the Enterprise Edition10.
  • Exports cover CSV and Excel only; no SPSS5.

What Formbricks GmbH says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

  • Formbricks says its survey interface partially conforms to WCAG 2.0 Level AA8.

Other survey tools

  1. 1
    LimeSurveyResearchers who want open-source code, EU hosting and detailed survey logic
    80/100
    $26.38/mocheapest paid plan
  2. 2
    AlchemerResearchers who need complex logic and exports for a small team
    79/100
    $26.25/mocheapest paid plan
  3. 3
    SurveyMonkeyTeams that want skip logic and analysis tools in one hosted product
    79/100
    Not publishedcheapest paid plan
  4. 4
    QuestionProResearchers who want deep analysis tools and EU or SSO options
    74/100
    $99/mocheapest paid plan

All 12 survey tools

Sources

  1. Formbricks Pricing, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  2. Conditional Logic, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  3. Multi-language Surveys, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  4. Quota Management, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  5. Reading Survey Results, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  6. Formbricks Security, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  7. Data Processing Agreement, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  8. Accessibility, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  9. REST API, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  10. OAuth & SSO, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  11. formbricks/formbricks, GitHub. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  12. Open-Source, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
  13. Single Select, Formbricks. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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