Replace Typeform?

KINDA ยท weekend project
catalog price reference $39/mocategory ๐Ÿ“ formsreported replacement votes 0

A one-question form UI is easy, but Typeform's respondent UX, templates, analytics, integrations, anti-spam, payments, and scale justify a kinda.

the prompt
Build me a one-question-at-a-time survey app to replace Typeform, personal scale. Requirements:

- Node + Express + better-sqlite3 on my VPS behind Caddy. A form is a YAML file in
  forms/ (types: text, email, select, rating 1-5, yes/no), loaded at request time.
  No visual builder.
- Public page at /s/<slug>: one question on screen, large type, Enter or click to
  advance, up arrow to go back, progress bar, thank-you screen. Vanilla JS, no
  framework, works on a phone.
- Simple branching: a question may declare next: per answer. One level deep, do not
  build a logic engine.
- Responses saved on completion to SQLite with timestamp and form version.
- CSV export at /admin/<slug>.csv behind an ADMIN_TOKEN from .env; optional webhook
  POST per completed response, URL set in the form's YAML.
- Honeypot field and a per-IP rate limit for spam, nothing fancier.
- No accounts, no telemetry; respondent data stays in my SQLite file.
- Out of scope: a drag-and-drop editor, payments, analytics dashboards, and
  partial-response capture. Adding a form means dropping a YAML file on the server.
- README: Caddy snippet and the YAML form format with one full example.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter) or copy it raw ยท this prompt is generated from the build plan ยท improve it via PR

why people still pay

They pay because the form looks good and converts without custom QA.

what you lose

xtemplate quality

xcompletion UX

xanalytics

xintegrations

xconditional logic polish

xpayments

xspam controls

prior art to inspect before buildingHeyFormOpen-source form builder with surveys and forms; useful prior art for Typeform-like flows.โ†—
reported replacements ยท 0share on X โ†—"Typeform replacement research and build prompt"
questions
What does the Typeform verdict mean?

The core job looks buildable, with meaningful gaps: template quality, completion UX. Read the full tradeoff list before committing. This research record is not a hosted IVCIFY tool.

What price does this directory record show for Typeform?

The directory records $39/month for Basic, checked 2026-07-30. Verify the source before making a purchase decision. This reference stays outside retail Stack Math unless current matched evidence supports the comparison.

What do I lose by replacing Typeform?

Honestly: template quality; completion UX; analytics; integrations; conditional logic polish; payments; spam controls. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.

Is there an open-source alternative to Typeform?

The listed prior art includes HeyForm (Open-source form builder with surveys and forms; useful prior art for Typeform-like flows.). Inspect those projects before starting from a blank prompt.