{"category":{"slug":"open-source-form-builders","label":"Open-source form builders"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-09-06","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-09-06","2026-09-05","2026-08-16","2026-08-15","2026-08-07","2026-08-06","2026-07-29","2026-07-26","2026-07-25","2026-07-20","2026-07-19","2026-07-01","2026-06-30","2026-06-23","2026-06-17","2026-06-16"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":7,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"anthropic","count":7,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"Based on current options, here are the best self-hostable open-source form builders for lead collection, ranked by fit:\n\n## Top picks for lead generation\n\n**OpnForm** — The strongest general-purpose pick for lead-gen forms specifically. It's a clean, no-code form builder (PHP/Laravel backend, Vue frontend) that feels a lot like the hosted tools but runs on your own box, defaulting to PostgreSQL wi","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":157,"end":164,"name":"OpnForm"},{"start":277,"end":284,"name":"Laravel"},{"start":294,"end":297,"name":"Vue"},{"start":387,"end":397,"name":"PostgreSQL"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"For enterprises that need to keep form data under their own infrastructure control for HIPAA/GDPR, the field narrows considerably from the broader form-builder market — most \"HIPAA-compliant\" tools are actually SaaS platforms that sign a BAA, not self-hosted products. Here are the strongest genuinely self-hostable options, plus the caveats that matter for compliance.\n\n## Top self-hosted options\n\n*","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"recommendation","excerpt":"# Best Open-Source Form Builders for React/Next.js Embedding\n\nBased on current options, here are the top picks depending on what you need:\n\n## 🥇 Easiest Overall: **SurveyJS**\nSurveyJS Form Builder for React is an open-source client-side component that fully integrates into your React application and generates form JSON definitions (schemas) behind the scenes. 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Here are solid open-source, self-hostable alternatives — most eliminate response caps entirely once deployed on your own infrastructure.\n\n### Top General-Purpose Picks\n\n**Formbricks** — Currently the most a","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":82,"end":90,"name":"Typeform"},{"start":92,"end":99,"name":"Jotform"},{"start":365,"end":375,"name":"Formbricks"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"comparison","excerpt":"# Self-Hosted Form Builder vs. Hosted SaaS: When Self-Hosting Makes Sense\n\n## Quick Framing\n\n**SaaS form tools** (Typeform, Jotform, Google Forms, Tally, Formspree, etc.) trade control for convenience — you get instant setup, maintained infrastructure, and support, but you depend on someone else's servers, pricing, and policies.\n\n**Self-hosted options** (Formbricks, LimeSurvey, FormKit, OpenForms,","excerpt_withheld":false,"withheld_reason":null,"highlights":[{"start":114,"end":122,"name":"Typeform"},{"start":124,"end":131,"name":"Jotform"},{"start":133,"end":145,"name":"Google Forms"},{"start":147,"end":152,"name":"Tally"},{"start":154,"end":163,"name":"Formspree"},{"start":357,"end":367,"name":"Formbricks"},{"start":369,"end":379,"name":"LimeSurvey"},{"start":390,"end":399,"name":"OpenForms"}]},{"engine":"anthropic","answered_on":"2026-09-06","prompt_intent":"problem_solving","excerpt":"Here's a practical guide to building and self-hosting your own forms with no per-submission fees:\n\n## Best self-hosted, open-source options\n\n**OpnForm** is one of the strongest general-purpose picks. 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