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Typebot

The conversational format, open source, with real branching.

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Typebot is the closest match to what people actually pay Typeform for: conversational forms built on a visual flow canvas, with branching, conditional logic, variables and integrations. Because it is a flow builder rather than a question list, complex branching is easier to construct here than in Typeform. Self-hostable with Docker and available as a paid cloud. It is the pick when the conversational feel is the thing you are buying and you would rather not buy it per response.

OPEN SOURCEAGPL-3.0SELF-HOSTLOCAL-FIRST
LicenseAGPL-3.0
PricingFree and open source to self-host. Paid cloud plans available.
Open sourceYes
Self-hostableYes
Local-first dataYes

What it does well

  • +Closest replication of the Typeform conversational experience
  • +Flow-canvas builder handles complex branching better than Typeform
  • +Variables, conditions and integrations built in
  • +Self-hosts on Docker; no per-response charge

Where it falls short

  • −AGPL-3.0 strong copyleft — read it before modifying and redistributing
  • −Smaller community than Formbricks
  • −Fewer templates and prebuilt integrations
  • −Self-hosting is your responsibility to run and update

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