What is the difference between Formbricks and Paperform?

Formbricks is best for Product teams wanting open-source in-app surveys, while Paperform is best for Creative businesses wanting beautiful forms with payments. Formbricks starts at Free and Paperform starts at $24/mo.

Is Formbricks or Paperform cheaper?

Formbricks starts at Free and is free. Paperform starts at $24/mo.

Is there a free alternative to Paperform?

Yes, Formbricks offers a free tier.

Formbricks vs Paperform

Formbricks is open-source survey and form platform for in-app micro-surveys, feedback, and NPS tracking, while Paperform is beautiful form builder with e-commerce, scheduling, and rich content blocks. The biggest difference up front: Formbricks is free, while Paperform starts at $24/mo. Formbricks is built for product teams wanting open-source in-app surveys, whereas Paperform targets creative businesses wanting beautiful forms with payments.

At a glance

	Formbricks	Paperform
Best for	Product teams wanting open-source in-app surveys	Creative businesses wanting beautiful forms with payments
Starting price	Free	$24/mo
Free tier	✓	—
Open source	✓	—
Free tier available	✓	—
Open source	✓	—
Analytics	—	✓
E-Commerce	—	✓
In-App Surveys	✓	—
NPS	✓	—
Open Source	✓	—
Rich Content	—	✓
Scheduling	—	✓
Self-Hosted	✓	—

Formbricks

Strengths

Open source and transparent
Includes In-App Surveys as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Fully open-source — you can self-host, audit the code, and avoid vendor lock-in
The core product is free with no paywalled essentials

Weaknesses

May lack some advanced features
Self-hosting is free but requires server maintenance and DevOps knowledge
Self-hosting requires Linux admin skills and ongoing server maintenance
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in form builder

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Paperform

Strengths

Includes E-Commerce as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Includes Scheduling as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows
Pricing starts at $24/mo, which includes the full form builder feature set
Includes rich content alongside the core feature set — fewer separate tools needed

Weaknesses

Starts at $24/mo — on the expensive side, especially for small teams or solo users
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in form builder
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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The bottom line

Pricing: Formbricks is completely free, which makes it the obvious pick if budget is the top concern. Paperform starts at $24/mo. That cost buys you a more polished or feature-rich experience, so it comes down to whether the extras justify the spend.

Feature gaps: Formbricks offers In-App Surveys, NPS and Open Source that Paperform lacks. Paperform brings Analytics, E-Commerce and Rich Content that Formbricks does not have.

Team fit: Both tools target small teams teams, so the decision hinges on features and workflow fit rather than scale.

Open source: Formbricks is open source, meaning you can self-host, audit the code, and avoid vendor lock-in. Paperform is proprietary — you are trusting the vendor with your data and uptime.

Where each tool shines: Formbricks's biggest strengths are: open source and transparent. includes in-app surveys as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows. Paperform's biggest strengths are: includes e-commerce as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows. includes scheduling as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows.

Watch out for: With Formbricks, users commonly note that may lack some advanced features. With Paperform, the main complaint is that starts at $24/mo — on the expensive side, especially for small teams or solo users.

Choose Formbricks if...

You need a tool built for product teams wanting open-source in-app surveys
Budget is a hard constraint — Formbricks is free, Paperform is not
You need self-hosting, data sovereignty, or the ability to audit source code
You specifically need In-App Surveys and NPS
You care about includes in-app surveys as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows

Choose Paperform if...

You need a tool built for creative businesses wanting beautiful forms with payments
You specifically need Analytics and E-Commerce
You care about includes scheduling as a core feature, purpose-built for form builder workflows