privacyapps.ioPrivacy checkup

Private form and survey tools

9 apps, each with a privacy passport

Your form holds other people's data, not just yours. Private form tools avoid ad trackers, host data in places with strong privacy law, or let you run them on your own server. Only a few encrypt responses end to end.

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Privacy passport
Formbricks
Forms & surveys
Our pick
No tracking
Not stated
Open source
Partly
Only you can read it
No
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
1 of 5 checks
- Web
Open source, EU hosting or self-host
Privacy passport
Tally
Forms & surveys
Our pick
No tracking
Not stated
Open source
No
Only you can read it
No
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
1 of 5 checks
- Web
Easiest switch, big free plan

All 9 form and survey tools

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9 of 9 apps

FormbricksPick

Service13.2k

Open-source survey and form platform, hosted in Germany by the makers or run on your own server.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

TallyPick

Service

Belgian form builder with a generous free plan, a document-style editor and data hosted in the EU.

Tracking not stated
Closed source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

Nextcloud

Self-hosted37.3k

Run your own cloud for files, calendars, notes and forms on a server you control, with apps for every device.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Android
iPhone
Mac
Windows
Linux
Web

CryptPad

Service8k

Collaborative documents, sheets, slides and forms encrypted in your browser, usable without an account.

No tracking
Open source
End-to-end encrypted
Account optional
Free plan

Web

HeyForm

Service9.1k

Open-source builder for one-question-at-a-time forms, used on the hosted plan or your own server.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

OpnForm

Service3.9k

Open-source form builder with unlimited forms on the free plan and a self-host option.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

LimeSurvey

Service3.8k

Long-running open-source survey tool for research, available hosted in Germany or self-hosted.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

Framaforms

Service

Free forms and surveys with no ads, run by the French non-profit Framasoft and funded by donations.

No tracking
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free

Web

Typebot

Service10.6k

Builder for chat-style forms and simple bots, with a hosted plan or the option to host it yourself.

Tracking not stated
Partly open
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Web

What to check in form and survey tools

1 No ad or analytics trackers shown to people filling it in
2 Where responses are stored, or can you self-host
3 Whether responses are encrypted so the host can't read them

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